tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36752111463018112162024-02-07T06:27:40.268-05:00Miles to GO...Slow and Steadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060031976471956794noreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675211146301811216.post-31591109767579550262014-08-27T10:51:00.002-04:002014-08-27T10:51:54.499-04:00Another Year has Gone By.... Quick Recap<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Another year has gone by and I have neglected the blog. I
originally started this to fund-raise and that was my justification for letting
it go but I do feel like I have accomplished something even if I write a line
or two when I keep up with this. Today was day 3 of running for me this week. I am training for the Philly
Half Marathon in November and I think because I have already run a few half
marathons I keep thinking of it like no big deal. ‘No worries if I don’t train,
I can just walk it!’ And then every once in a while I will have the thought of
breaking my PR and I know that I need to actually take time to train if I am to
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I do not run for speed or to place, I run because it makes me feel
good. I really like the medals too, let’s be honest. However, I would like to train and see if I can break my PR for the Half. It helps that this is in Philly and I already have run it in 2011 when I did the Full Marathon. I remember looking at the Half Marathoners as they turned to head to their finish line and I continued on to Mile 14. I was hating for sure... I got my Marathon PR at that race too. There is nothing like running a route you have run so many times before but having tons of people yelling for you and the others. That is actually what I like to daydream about when I am doing the day to day runs...a crowd cheering as I cross the Finish Line. Alright, back to reality.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Since last year, I have not run too much. I did do the Broad
Street Run which was fun once the crazy train ride to get to the start was
behind me. What else…. Well life has been amazing, that is for sure. I started
my final year of Nursing School on Monday, I went to Ireland and Paris in April
with Jeff (amazingly awesome), actually there are a ton of things that I can’t
even list but just know: overall life is wonderful. That being said I do feel
the running lacking in my life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It is really easy to justify skipping a run
here and there when I am working full time, in school 2 nights a week and weekends,
plus the commute, etc… however there are other kids in my class that have to do
everything I do and they still find time to run. One woman in particular is a
marathon runner and very good at it, she has placed in most of the races that I
have asked her about, but she is very modest about it which makes her even
cooler. She was telling me last Spring that even taking 20-30 mins to run will
help you to focus and study more. Over the summer I did try to run on the
mornings that I had tests and I think it helped me do pretty well. Not sure if it was all of the studying or the running or both but I didn't want to jinx it so I would run those mornings just in case it was the running help me pick those multiple choice answers. Win-Win.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As you know I enjoy taking pics so let me just post a few
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Oh yeah!!!! I almost forgot….Jeff and I ran a
10K when we were in Dublin!!! That was the coolest!!!! So many people and at
night!! Wow can’t believe I forgot that one… so that was a race in April, race
in May.. I guess I have been in the running world a bit. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Next... on to November. My runs have been short this week although like I said, 3 days in a row is a big step. I am going to try to get back to a routine of a couple short runs and one long run per week. This semester is going to be tough in school especially since my program just raised the bar with GPA and grades per class. 2 semesters left though, home stretch! I have to keep in mind that my brain wants my body to run because it makes me healthy and it also gives it a break from the text books!</span></div>
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<br />Slow and Steadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060031976471956794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675211146301811216.post-45268432292313232472013-08-06T22:11:00.002-04:002013-08-06T22:11:41.804-04:00Guess Who's backOK I have gone over 9 months without posting and almost 10 months without running a race. I am freaking antsy!!! I feel an urge in my stomach to run and have been able to a couple times the past couple weeks. Tonight I took my last final for this semester and am looking at 3 weeks off until classes start again. 3 weeks with just work and NO SCHOOL, so clearly I am trying to find a race I can sign up for to ensure motivation to get out there and run!! I will be around mid September for the Rock N Roll Half marathon, but the entry fee is close to $100 at this point...<br />
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Philly Half in November is 110 I think and the full is $130. I have off from school but it is my clinic make up day, in case I miss one of the other weekend clinics in the fall. If I were to commit to that I would have to be 100% sure I will not miss any weekend clinic (which I have not done yet) but I am hesitant to make that commitment until it is closer to the race. I wish there was a 10K or something similar the end of August or a Half marathon for Dec/Jan.... I am going to start the search.<br />
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I had to get it out there, I miss running. When I am not running it feels weird... I used to loath running in HS and college when I had to do it and now that I have not in close to a year...makes me sad. Time for a change..<br />
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<br />Slow and Steadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060031976471956794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675211146301811216.post-14694230169711754542012-10-26T10:17:00.002-04:002012-10-26T10:52:25.317-04:00What I Learned the Last 5 Years<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As I was finishing my AC update I started typing and words began to pour onto my screen. It turns out there is a lot more that I had to say overall about the impact running has had on me. I started this blog in 2009 when I signed up for my first full marathon to help me raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training and I have kept it going since. I remember when I had tear away fliers in the Cancer Center at Penn (where I was working at the time) to promote the blog and the amount of support I got from the patients and my coworkers. This blog has helped me find gratitude and love even in the most painful situations. This might be my last entry and I wanted to give an overview of what I have learned since I ran my first mile in my first race. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My first Half Marathon was in Feb of 2009. Since then I have run 6 Half Marathons (Tallahassee, Philly (2x), Nashville, Disney, AC), 3 Full Marathons (NJ, Philly, Disney), and 2 Ultras (20 in 24). That is pretty amazing, considering I was scared to run a 10K in 2007 (My first ever race). When I start Nursing School in January, my life will change completely. Every time I get an email from Active.com or other race sites telling me about the races coming up, I do get a little sad. This was my last race for awhile and it hit me with those last tenths of a mile. I started to tear up from joy and sadness at the same time. I am so grateful that for some reason I decided to start running a few years ago. Countless people have encouraged me, from the very beginning, and I have had a chance to help other people get into it too. The races I ran with Back on my Feet and with Team in Training, all of the friends I have made purely because of our common hobby, and of course the people I meet on each race <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">day</span>, are simpl<span style="font-size: small;">y irreplaceable</span></span>. My life is absolutely better because of those people, organizations, and the places I have gone. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Every time I have started a race, I have finished feeling like a champion. I have never broken records, and do not plan to. I joke a lot about why I run (medals, t shirts, soft pretzels) but the truth is that I have proven to myself that it is possible. From that 10K Run (Ben Franklin Bridge Run in 2007) to the 20 in 24, every step I took went beyond what I thought I could do. I have literally gone miles past my expectations because I took it one step at a time. I am getting choked up typing this because I am realizing what a huge part running has played in my life. I know in my heart that anyone who sets their mind 100% to doing what they truly want, can do it. When people congratulate me and say ‘I could never do that,’ I tell them ‘ you absolutely could.’ The human mind is so incredibly powerful and it is up to us to shift that power. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">That first race in 2007 came 18 months after I finished college (the first time). My mind had not thought about shooting for the stars in a very long time before then. I trained for that race and suddenly I had something to talk about with people, other than my job. When someone asked ‘What’s new?’ I jumped at the opportunity to tell them. I was excited to do something I had never tried before.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When I moved from Jersey to Philly in Dec ’07, I was nervous about making friends and what my life would be like living in a city. My mom had given me the information about Back on my Feet and I joined in Jan ’08. 3-4 mornings a week, I met with BOMF members and volunteers at 5am and we would run before the sun came up. We entered a few 5 K races and then it came time for Broad Street and I thought ‘10 miles, that’s crazy,’ as my mouth told the other members ‘you’ve already come this far, you can run 10 miles.’ I started to run on my own and shift my thinking. What would I say to someone else if they were running with me? And that incredible mind power switched from negative to positive. Some people may just have the gift of being able to switch to positive and optimistic without any outside influence but for me it helped to pretend I was encouraging someone else. I would run with other people and mean those positive things I said to them, so why couldn’t it be true for me too?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In Feb of ’09 I ran even farther than I had before, in the Tallahassee Half Marathon. I ran for Back on My Feet and fund-raised for that run. Knowing during that race that I was running for other people, gave me the motivation I needed to keep my mind slightly more positive than negative. After that race I went back to 5Ks for a few months until I got a pamphlet in the mail about Team in Training. I showed up to an Info session solely to find out what this was about, I made up my mind to not commit to anything that day. 2 hours later I had given my $100 deposit and was signed up for my first Full Marathon. I had to raise a lot of money but it was for a great cause and I also was on a team of people who were in the same boat as me. We met once a week on the weekends and they helped me get 100% ready for anything that could happen on marathon day. Nashville- April 2010, tornado warnings caused the race officials to cut the marathon time at 3:30, forcing me and the majority of other first timers to only run half. I was devastated, but TNT gave me the opportunity to run NJ the following week and that was my first Full Marathon. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: small;">Pushing myself farther with my running gave me the courage to start pushing in other areas of my life. From May 2010 until right now I have completed my prerequisites and have been accepted in to LaSalle University’s Nursing Program, am at a job I thoroughly enjoy and also get to learn (Medical Field), and as stated above I have run hundreds of miles more than I ever thought I could. Life is always changing and I know this temporary pause in my running will not stop the miles I will go in the other areas of m<span style="font-size: small;">y life</span>. The fact is had I not started to walk that first mile, I am not sure where I would be today. The mind is incredibly powerful and for today my switch is on positive.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: small;">I want to thank all of you who have followed me on here and I hope to one day return and share the distances I have gone from now until that time. In summary, running opened a door for me that I never knew was in my room of life. On the other side was wonder, challenge, beauty, pain, and friendships that will last a lifetime. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sunday morning, October 21, I laced up and got in the car with my mom and brother Patrick to head to AC. It was chilly, around 48 degrees at 6am. Saturday my mom and I went to Bally's to pick up my race packet. I do not go to AC often and couldn't tell you where anything is other than the ocean, but it is pretty cool to look at! The boardwalk is really interesting because you walk inside and you are in a casino. It was really pretty inside with waterfalls and cowboy paintings. Oh and yes they did have a Balloon Arch at the Expo (ohhh fancy)!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">I was surprised there were not more people at the start when I got there at 7:20am. The race started at 8 and I thought for sure I would walk up to a sea of people. At about 7:45, that sea flooded in. I think most of the runners were inside waiting. The sun was out but it was still pretty chilly when we started. The first 9 miles we ran around on the streets, on some ramps, through a tunnel, around the Borgata, and in front of the new casino Revel. I had forgotten my watch and the holder for my phone, so I held my phone the whole time. I ran the first mile without walking and then I switched to a run 5 mins, walk 1-2 mins. Since I was using my cell I just looked at the lock screen and did not have an accurate second count. Of course if I saw a water stop ahead I would run until I hit that, then walk a bit. The momentum of the other runners kept me going longer than normal.</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Once we made it back on the boardwalk, we only had 5 miles left. We passed the finish line around mile 9 to go out and back…. I felt like I was NEVER going to reach the turnaround point. I saw the Full Marathon Winner pass me when I was at Mile 11, he was at mile 25… Crazy town. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">All in all, I did not hit a wall. There was a point when I wished it would be over but I think I hit that point in all of my races (even 5Ks). In every run I do, when I know there is only 2 miles or 1 mile left it feels like 4 miles. Once I finally hit the turnaround, I could see Bally’s and where the finish was, way off in the distance. I started cheering on everyone that was heading the opposite way to reach their turn around. I saw a few of the Marathon Maniacs and realized they were not even half way! I was so grateful to only be running 13.1 miles and not 26.2! It had been awhile since I was in a run and able to finish with the majority of people and not continue my trek. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">With about a half a mile to go, I started to get emotional. There was a stage for 100.7 (the rock station down the shore) and a band was playing, so automatic goose bumps. I started to think about the next few years and how far I had come in the past 3 years. I was able to keep it together as waves of joy and gratitude pulsed through my sweaty body. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: small;">I finished strong with a 2:35:36… and I am very happy with that. It is not my best time and it is not my worst but it was my only Atlantic City Half Marathon time and I did it! I finished and that ultimately is what I signed up to do. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Slow and Steadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060031976471956794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675211146301811216.post-14794585215231454532012-09-26T22:25:00.001-04:002012-09-26T22:25:11.211-04:00Bailey Chance 2000 (?)- 2012I'm sad to write this but our family dog, Bailey, died on Saturday. She was about 12 years old (shelter dog so not sure exactly) and a great dog. Even until the very end she was showing her love to my mom and I. Here are some pics so you can see how absolutely adorable she was. <div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVc5TJ8D4yn8RScg-sr6WWvvXxzYTMhyphenhyphen18BEgUoO_zezD012oO6RioJbDTad2ly8a8yq0L_bQYXCOsDQ7AtOkmnNebXogYvi-RrH6KaQy8WFufpsjpcEiN-f20Ckrhmmp1sSZrYgGBj3No/s640/blogger-image--568269058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVc5TJ8D4yn8RScg-sr6WWvvXxzYTMhyphenhyphen18BEgUoO_zezD012oO6RioJbDTad2ly8a8yq0L_bQYXCOsDQ7AtOkmnNebXogYvi-RrH6KaQy8WFufpsjpcEiN-f20Ckrhmmp1sSZrYgGBj3No/s640/blogger-image--568269058.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUM4C3BhKx6Z810k_YP9Bw6Y08VH0sG4d7cATqqKS91NscDrK3cqTt7AL8pmu_e47GkPPNzn6iOc0Y4Hhh7Itia2Mipc2fhZQsqs4sP2XqZ8jhI6A2_zJXklfD6hVmJdGWsLxgXHuYiHO/s640/blogger-image-1199576810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUM4C3BhKx6Z810k_YP9Bw6Y08VH0sG4d7cATqqKS91NscDrK3cqTt7AL8pmu_e47GkPPNzn6iOc0Y4Hhh7Itia2Mipc2fhZQsqs4sP2XqZ8jhI6A2_zJXklfD6hVmJdGWsLxgXHuYiHO/s640/blogger-image-1199576810.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO3MhVlGU_p4a1o4V_TyHMV_F_DChKpUeA4unDIQaQSwuliZ4EQiHafFMCqj3muQ-nfW2Vvq1P9UGEJgk7gdnRbmNegRKhCYbWJAD9UN3xRRYvXxoFWsn811_qh-lDWKDTbw9z1KOJdnNJ/s640/blogger-image--1642966916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO3MhVlGU_p4a1o4V_TyHMV_F_DChKpUeA4unDIQaQSwuliZ4EQiHafFMCqj3muQ-nfW2Vvq1P9UGEJgk7gdnRbmNegRKhCYbWJAD9UN3xRRYvXxoFWsn811_qh-lDWKDTbw9z1KOJdnNJ/s640/blogger-image--1642966916.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_8CacZejGS5GZPc3MUHyz9KQRtAu1mZwGKf21n4CpUNtVGp0qY9OBZTzLA4Ic4-KGkw3Ok2GlyCnbGgqxnUtcuKHjTeDWbqxk0DLMl5mMTHvzcHjGoh4F0CEsWX-xdMK9-w5e2PPvXxd/s640/blogger-image-1687997121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_8CacZejGS5GZPc3MUHyz9KQRtAu1mZwGKf21n4CpUNtVGp0qY9OBZTzLA4Ic4-KGkw3Ok2GlyCnbGgqxnUtcuKHjTeDWbqxk0DLMl5mMTHvzcHjGoh4F0CEsWX-xdMK9-w5e2PPvXxd/s640/blogger-image-1687997121.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_Xzv6v2Tfic67zWSz6Z9ns5L2hYV8oRJJHvQSByI3o_IplmCM1L8tXYiwRSP4Vieq4LrB_fQIieXzklszqBWrvkTUnJ8H0rED5JQ8B84mkS4EXT_wuCM3V2a8K5GC-Ln9J6pWFfn8De5/s640/blogger-image-893180064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_Xzv6v2Tfic67zWSz6Z9ns5L2hYV8oRJJHvQSByI3o_IplmCM1L8tXYiwRSP4Vieq4LrB_fQIieXzklszqBWrvkTUnJ8H0rED5JQ8B84mkS4EXT_wuCM3V2a8K5GC-Ln9J6pWFfn8De5/s640/blogger-image-893180064.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhImf8pBmFXmfDAC-CobWNxHpjpRiNp4GroHFhjWDLhF4zTlL1c2vJFTHmFXTgHuFvgGB-5FKPalbetVUlueCKduYuGXrcBcz1ebXa9WOgXdYBwimuj0cs8h85235G0AxILcFe50ENf-QQb/s640/blogger-image--969714558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhImf8pBmFXmfDAC-CobWNxHpjpRiNp4GroHFhjWDLhF4zTlL1c2vJFTHmFXTgHuFvgGB-5FKPalbetVUlueCKduYuGXrcBcz1ebXa9WOgXdYBwimuj0cs8h85235G0AxILcFe50ENf-QQb/s640/blogger-image--969714558.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiUWiww-5K1SAIDVLyX-g8_uhoLhIA1-x82WY3ChbY8NvfEe1HvaNBxVuRLXdvcJeuqg5G4D9FbYI4z6OPS3CztcCyeF8rmpvnTFIPtFEdTRXwB33FpH52I30haBMzT9qJBI3mis2X7tYj/s640/blogger-image--468217425.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiUWiww-5K1SAIDVLyX-g8_uhoLhIA1-x82WY3ChbY8NvfEe1HvaNBxVuRLXdvcJeuqg5G4D9FbYI4z6OPS3CztcCyeF8rmpvnTFIPtFEdTRXwB33FpH52I30haBMzT9qJBI3mis2X7tYj/s640/blogger-image--468217425.jpg" /></a></div>Slow and Steadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060031976471956794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675211146301811216.post-90186268643384642532012-09-26T21:58:00.001-04:002012-09-26T21:58:16.457-04:00Picture Perfect WeatherWell I am happy to report that I have in fact been waking up and running! 4 days last week and 2 already this week. The weather is great! 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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Almost a month without a post! Wow, you guys know that that means right? I haven’t had too much to post about. My running has been pretty inconsistent. This morning and yesterday I did run however, hence this post! Life is always changing, they say that is the one thing that is constant. Every couple months for the last 2.5 years my schedule has changed with school. Well my night time schedule because I have been working full time throughout. And yet here I am, an entire(regular) semester OFF from school! No class, no homework, no labs, no papers, no responsibility! That was why I wanted to run something this fall, because I need to have something lined up. Technically this would only be my 2nd week of school if I was taking a class. Well I have not had class since July! That is 2 whole months ago! And again, I have not been running. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This morning when I was writing (I started reading ‘The Artist’s Way’ with a couple girls and it suggests you write 3 pages every morning as soon as you wake up) I caught myself about to write negative things “I should be here..’ or ‘I should have done this by now’ but I stopped and instead wrote that I don’t want to feel guilty for not doing something in the past but make more of an effort to do it right now. Totally changed my mood. Then I went outside and ran 5 miles! With the Atlantic City Half Marathon 39 days away, 5 miles is a good place to build from. Nothing I can do about the last 2 months I had without class now. But I can make an effort to do some things over the next couple months that I have not had time to do the past 2 years. It’s interesting how many things I would like to investigate and learn….I think a list may be in order. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Right this is my running blog! Here are some pics from this morning and yesterday morning’s run</span><br />
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always and without end is itself new. There is no yesterday nor any
tomorrow, but only Now, as it was a thousand years ago and as it will be
a thousand years hence." ~ Meister Eckhart</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Last night I went for a run. It was only
my 3<sup>rd</sup> or 4<sup>th</sup> since the 24 hr race. I have not been able
to get back into my groove. I just changed some things around… I am no longer
running the Hartford Marathon. After sleeping for the last month, I thought it
would be best to train more than 2 months for a full marathon. After googling
for an hour or two then getting a discount code from Holly, my mind was made
up! I am registered for the Atlantic City Half marathon October 21! Yay!! A
local race and on the boardwalk (for some)!! Now that I have a race, maybe I
will be more inclined to lace up and get out there. Tonight I am going to run a
couple miles after work. Last night I did about 3.5 miles and was pretty tired.
I feel like my body is starting from scratch, but that is okay. I have 66 days
to get ready! I am hoping that the weather will break soon and all the humidity
will be gone. Make way for Autumn! My favorite season (I hope you like the
scenic change on my background).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">This is primarily a running blog but
sometimes other things come into play. I had posted previously about the post
marathon blues. I am not exactly sure of my pattern of emotions after the races
but I definitely experience some dips into depression. Lately I have been
extremely tired and sleeping at every opportunity (which I could be running). I
want to come out of this funk. And so I am writing online (where all things
remain forever) so I can use this as an affirmation. I find that when I text someone
or post on Facebook that I am going for a run, I have a smaller chance of
laying down and taking a nap. So today I am writing, in hopes to run and not
nap after work. Today is day 2 of Half Marathon training…Galloway style (which
I am going to make up but walk/run… so we shall call it Galloway). </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Instead of Miss America...it will be 3,000 runners smiling and waving</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<i style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"> "</span></i><span class="grand"><i style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">I don't believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be." ~Ken Venturi</span></i></span></div>
<br />Slow and Steadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060031976471956794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675211146301811216.post-74513682576947632272012-07-19T12:22:00.004-04:002012-07-19T12:52:26.699-04:0020 in 24 Sum Up.. July 14-15 2012<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whole crew: Matt, Juliane, Maggie, Nick, JP, Me, Sean, Mark, Jessie, Holly</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">When I opened my eyes Saturday July 14,
I started smiling immediately. Every day that week I had woken up in a panic,
thinking it was Saturday and knowing what I had ahead of me. Yet when it
actually was Saturday, I woke up, ready. I looked at my phone to see the
weather, instead of actually looking out the window (that I do have in this
apartment) and saw the dreaded clouds and rain icon. I looked outside and sure
enough, it was telling the truth. I had been watching the forecast religiously
since Wednesday and I knew that rain was to be expected for both Saturday and
Sunday so I was not shocked. I knew that in the 4 previous years of the 20 in
24 Race it had been hot & sunny, so I think in the back of my mind I was
hoping that would continue. I had the notion the Big Man upstairs got a memo
letting him know that these next 24 hours were more special than the other 24
hours preceding or following it, so He should roll out the VIP treatment and
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">My dad came around 7 and I could tell by
his T-Shirt that the rain picked up. We hurried and packed the truck, putting
all of the open bags: clothes, food, sleeping bags, etc in the front of the
truck with us. We set up camp and were able to get some space around us too
because we had 4 or 5 other tents coming. We had a total of 9 runners at the camp and
probably around the same crew members. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">It was still raining when the race
started, but it had gone through waves of speeding up and slowing down. I
honestly can’t tell you when it slowed or when it stopped completely but I
think for my first two laps it was raining pretty consistently. I stopped to
use the Port-a-potty around mile 11 and it felt like I had just come out of a
swimming pool. I was completely drenched, not sure if it was majority sweat or
rain but I was soaked. I did not break between my first two loops and later I
found out that most runners stopped and changed their socks and/or shoes
earlier on to avoid blisters. I stopped for about 10-15 minutes between loops 2
and 3 but wanted to keep going. The first 3 loops I ran alone, but I did meet
some pretty cool people. It is always neat to see how people got into running
in general and then find out what on earth possessed them to become Ultra
marathoners. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I met a guy named Basil who was running
about a 10:30-11 min mile steadily. I was walk /running (2min walk/2 min run)
and kept passing him in the run and getting passed in the walk so he slowed up
to talk with me. His goal was 100 + miles (I believe) and he was planning on
only stopping if he absolutely needed to. He said he noticed that I ran on my
toes and not the entire foot, so then I was over thinking my feet placement for
a few miles. I looked online yesterday and unfortunately Basil did not meet his
goal. Hopefully he is not injured. I didn’t see him again after that first
loop.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I lost Sean and Holly around Mile 4 (I
had them in view until then but they were ahead of me). I didn’t see Holly
until maybe 3am and I caught up with Sean for my 4<sup>th</sup> and 5<sup>th</sup>
loops. He was ready to walk run and by then I had dropped to a 2min run/ 5 min
walk. This year they did not have us check off the course unless we planned on
taking more than a 30 min break, so I did not check off the course until after
my 6<sup>th</sup> Lap (50.7 miles).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Lap 1 – 1 hr 40 mins (no break) -2min
walk/2min run…. 8.4 m</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Lap 2- 1hr 50 mins (break 10-15 mins)
2min w/2min r…. 16.912</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Lap 3 – 2 hrs (break 20 mins) 4 min
walk/ 2 min run…. 25.368</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Lap 4 – 2 hrs 6min (break 20 min?) 5 min
walk/2 min run… 33.824</span></div>
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eternity- break ? I stopped thinking and counting) 5 min walk/ 2 min run… 42.28</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Lap 6 – 2hrs 45 mins (the worst) WALKED
in SILENCE with 3 Pacers who stuck with me even though I hit the WALL… 50.736</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Lap 8 – (ran til 10am- 2.4 miles)- 2 min
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">OK I can’t remember exactly if it was
after my 3<sup>rd</sup> or 4<sup>th</sup> lap that I changed my socks but I
remember, not wanting to see what I saw. I had blisters on both feet, on the
heels. My left foot was the worst blister I have ever had in my life. I ignored
it. I decided that I would get my 50 miles in and then take a shower and deal
with whatever I needed to. I was afraid that if I went to the Med tent or let
anyone see my feet they would propose the idea of not finishing and I really
didn’t like that idea. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">This was the hardest race I have ever
done in my life. During my 6<sup>th</sup> lap (miles 42-50) I completely broke
down inside. I had 3 awesome pacers and they allowed me to walk angrily in
silence as I tried to suppress the tears. If what they say is true, that ‘pain
is weakness leaving the body,’ then it felt like I was a bottomless vessel of
weakness and it couldn’t get out fast enough. I can’t write down all of the
thoughts I had in that lap, because I fear it might be confused with a suicide
or homicide note, so I will just say that I broke. I 100% broke and I wanted to
just be done. I didn’t want to have to walk the rest of the loop. As we got
closer to the Med Tent at mile 4 I told my pacers I needed to sit down once we
got to the stop. Luckily before we got there I had to use the port-a-potty so
when I went in there and came back out, I wanted to just keep going. I knew if
I sat down, especially there, I ran the risk of them pulling me from the
course. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">It took me 14hours and 8 minutes to do
my 50 miles, which was better than last year. After that lap I didn’t know if I
was going to stop or not, but I knew I didn’t want to keep going. They had the
showers on rotation, every 2 hours it was guys, then girls for 2 hrs, etc. So I
was not able to shower until 2am. I laid down in the tent and set my alarm. The
shower felt good, but it was a little on the cold side. I unfortunately got a
good look at my feet while I was showering and it made me want to see if the
Med Tent could possibly help me out. It was getting harder and harder to put my
sneakers on, even with loosening the laces all the way. I showed the Medic what
was going on and she confirmed that yes that was pretty gross looking right
there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Since I had been ignoring it for the
last 20 miles the blisters started to harden. The one on my left heel was my
main concern and she was able to drain most of it. The bottom part of it was
already hard and she was not able to drain that part. She told me that had I
gone to them sooner, she could have done more. Then she asked the million
dollar question “Are you going to keep running?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">My body said ‘NO!!!’ but my mouth said
‘Yes, well I would like to have the option.’ She fixed me up with a bandage for
support around the blister and a hole in the middle of it, I guess so it
wouldn’t keep rubbing. I told her that my other foot will probably be fine and
then I hobbled back to camp. I very rarely get blisters, and I know I am lucky
because most of my runner friends suffer from them. I think because of the rain
and the fact that I kept the same socks and shoes on for so long, my feet gave
it their best but eventually had to cry Mercy! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">It was after 3am at this point and Holly
just went out on her 6<sup>th</sup> Loop. Sean had come back from his and
collected his finisher plaque. He was done and now it was time for him to
sleep. Maggie was like a tornado, she came and went with small tiny breaks
between laps. She was close to 80 miles at that point. I tried to talk with
Maggie’s dad and her brother for a little but I kept dosing off. They offered
for me to sleep in their tent for a little. I hit the pillow and passed out! I
woke up over an hour later and it was light out. Around 6am I got out of the
tent and started to think. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I felt refreshed, Mentally, and I really
did not want to remember this race by that last lap of wishing for everything
to be over. I sat talking for a few minutes and ate some fruit, then I decided
that I just needed to go. Even if it took me 3 hours to get another couple
miles, I just needed to end it the right way. At 6:50am I checked back on to
the course, Redbull in hand, and I started to walk. This time I was walking
with a smile. The pajama loop run started at 6am so the runners were coming my
way and we were exchanging ‘Good job!’ and “Looking Good” with each other.
Every time someone blew by me, I felt comfort in telling myself ‘they are only
6 miles into their race and I am 52…’ I came up to the first water stop with
the dude, that I kid you not, did not stop dancing the entire 24 HOURS! They
were bumping techno and dance music at that stop (1 mile in to the loop) the
whole time and this kid had me cracking up every loop. You would think by the 8<sup>th</sup>
time I was sick of him but I wasn’t, I was envious of his energy! I looked at
my watch and started thinking, maybe I could get a full loop in. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">10:20am...Mission Accomplished</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I started thanking God for getting me
through the previous 22 hours. I knew He never gave up on me and that I allowed
myself to get in my own way. There was no use in getting down about caving into
the pain. The only thing I had control over was the next 2 hours (well that one
moment if we want to get technical), the last 2 hours of the race and I wanted
to make it right. That walk was great. I smelled the trees, I said hi to every
runner that passed me by, even the ones that ignored me. I passed other runners
who were now limping but still determined to keep moving and I was grateful
that I had no major injuries. My feet hurt, but so did everyone else’s. I
wasn’t unique in the pain. I had on my clean clothes, socks, different shoes,
and had ditched the hat. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The coolest part of the entire race was
when I came around, to finish my 7<sup>th</sup> lap (9:10am) and there were
people all around the finish. I had 4 bracelets on from the rest stops and the
official said ‘Are you done?’ and everyone went silent for a minute to hear my
response, “I’m going to keep going” I said, and the cheers were so loud! The
official cut the bracelets off and I heard my mom say ‘She’s gonna keep going?!’
I looked over to my parents and reassured them ‘Just to the next water stop, I’ll be back
after 10. Don’t worry I feel great!’ They both smiled and Goosebumps engulfed my
entire body. Ann Mahlum (Founder of BOMF) gave me a high five and said ‘Awesome
Job Katie!’ I ran 2 minutes/ walked 5 minutes until I got to the rest stop 2.4
miles away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Serge (the reigning champion) came up to
the rest stop a few minutes after me. He ran 154 miles and still was
smiling. I started talking with the
other runners, 80 miles, 95 miles, 105 miles..when I was asked how far I went,
I sheepishly said ’61, nothing crazy like you guys.’ The woman who ran 95 said ‘are
you kidding? You just ran 100K! 62 miles is 100K’ Well that certainly sounds
better than 61 miles. She continued on to tell me there are a bunch of 100K
races out there. I told her I was taking a break from the running, coming up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Also a correction, Maggie ran 110 miles not 109...And she amazes me!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Am I glad that I did this again? Yes. I
am glad that I was able to fit in another loop, so I could end it on my terms:
not hating life. </span></div>
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<span class="huge" style="color: magenta; font-family: inherit;">"Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother."</span><span style="color: magenta; font-family: inherit;">
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</div>Slow and Steadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060031976471956794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675211146301811216.post-19366448330595339372012-07-16T02:02:00.001-04:002012-07-16T02:02:39.572-04:0061.7 MilesI will be updating in detail this week about the race. I hit some mental points I had never experienced. After a long mental debate, I was able to run the same I did last year, 61.7 miles. Maggie ran 109 miles!!! She was amazing. The majority of my other Lone Ranger friends met their goals ( mostly 50), including my brother Sean. It was grueling and challenging. As I lay here in bed, sore, I'm smiling ear to ear because I did the best could. Every race day is different and this weekend was no exception. More to come, stay tuned.<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLIPvrdWKpcGgdyxsnYlHbJ643_fA41Q2zOHicQ1YZ15mOfG5L8mw2t-RsGuKnT0PFKEaXbZkERM_LYQkWIkKS8iIA7rr2QeXj1oAeioi4gKVHyBsXkICfw73sdMu8RO89vfgMtwsL3xvc/s640/blogger-image-541836555.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLIPvrdWKpcGgdyxsnYlHbJ643_fA41Q2zOHicQ1YZ15mOfG5L8mw2t-RsGuKnT0PFKEaXbZkERM_LYQkWIkKS8iIA7rr2QeXj1oAeioi4gKVHyBsXkICfw73sdMu8RO89vfgMtwsL3xvc/s640/blogger-image-541836555.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs9vW5Hlokt2A9Oz5p29IP2HOm3jZ8VFOj_2DVYIQ5J9FLcO16ms0yftNjClwxxA4OJH3GGRvr6FhTWaN-UvQEbU3B86uJOeOKlyH1sxUJfj-zSoBRI_TyjNPbHMoKBTeamNwnlIOGdmnd/s640/blogger-image-486716118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs9vW5Hlokt2A9Oz5p29IP2HOm3jZ8VFOj_2DVYIQ5J9FLcO16ms0yftNjClwxxA4OJH3GGRvr6FhTWaN-UvQEbU3B86uJOeOKlyH1sxUJfj-zSoBRI_TyjNPbHMoKBTeamNwnlIOGdmnd/s640/blogger-image-486716118.jpg" /></a></div>Slow and Steadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060031976471956794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675211146301811216.post-84590898814609180782012-07-13T22:03:00.001-04:002012-07-13T22:03:32.005-04:00I went to dinner with a group of Lone Rangers tonight. Had a pizza to myself (see below :p) and we discussed our goals, strategies, and hopes for this weekend.<br />
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I am not wearing the race shirt tomorrow but will be sporting the hat and Bib (#18 it went by order of registration, clearly not pace).<br />
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Next time I write I will have ran my 2nd Ultra-marathon! Stay tuned, it's sure to be entertaining. <div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zCqNuVvoW2NTQ7A-dlO08sYW5rIQpLsBftSRnQlMfDabkPH2_qm9c-6g-o9zJ3CwVi_eQP-fmSUtQ8TwpSwnNnkD9qoSRvu14BKhl3hT25Oak9c-_o3zHWqxD_tCkRXRIoYcHKdmECVJ/s640/blogger-image--473889242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zCqNuVvoW2NTQ7A-dlO08sYW5rIQpLsBftSRnQlMfDabkPH2_qm9c-6g-o9zJ3CwVi_eQP-fmSUtQ8TwpSwnNnkD9qoSRvu14BKhl3hT25Oak9c-_o3zHWqxD_tCkRXRIoYcHKdmECVJ/s640/blogger-image--473889242.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_0rjTxQw-RDURGKrTOR4qwCssFjpp4XpQoWVDiFI8ZvFaW4l3wLGISoEZoBW9MMDYagghVVGGcn7F1NfdLBg8QswsMiHqVzazN8IGfopjiWgJcaBoASo12nMB5HqGbGmwC3f-BU6pFyN/s640/blogger-image--82551152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_0rjTxQw-RDURGKrTOR4qwCssFjpp4XpQoWVDiFI8ZvFaW4l3wLGISoEZoBW9MMDYagghVVGGcn7F1NfdLBg8QswsMiHqVzazN8IGfopjiWgJcaBoASo12nMB5HqGbGmwC3f-BU6pFyN/s640/blogger-image--82551152.jpg" /></a></div>Slow and Steadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060031976471956794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675211146301811216.post-13490525692064869152012-07-13T10:51:00.001-04:002012-07-13T10:51:29.123-04:00Crunch TimeRock, I look forward to passing by you 9 times tomorrow... <div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdlqtLAjnTEtYvUAhmRwNKMXPYbxNxO5eF-E3g3b-dqlAk61DlVS7oirkIhUWFlpPABJG1kxx55-S-SCaEnTxSUcAj4TupwUtLHIBqOQUx4vJjh8GMcYuNXtkeYnZq9b4bWtpsCWkgE-Su/s640/blogger-image-420397020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdlqtLAjnTEtYvUAhmRwNKMXPYbxNxO5eF-E3g3b-dqlAk61DlVS7oirkIhUWFlpPABJG1kxx55-S-SCaEnTxSUcAj4TupwUtLHIBqOQUx4vJjh8GMcYuNXtkeYnZq9b4bWtpsCWkgE-Su/s640/blogger-image-420397020.jpg" /></a></div>Slow and Steadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060031976471956794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675211146301811216.post-18845440840561580002012-06-11T11:57:00.002-04:002012-06-11T12:12:01.411-04:00The Mental Shift<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">
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The difference between Homer (above) and the happy lady (below) is a shift of perception... I look like Homer when I am dreading what I have left, but I look like Happy Lady (this is what I decided to name her) when I think about how far I've gone or am simply enjoying those steps I am taking at that exact moment.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I started to write on Saturday after my
20 mile run and fell asleep, so let’s give it another try right now. I was
aiming for 5 hours and fell short by 10 minutes. At about mile 14 I had started
to negotiate with myself and came to the conclusion that 20 miles would be
good. I am still planning on running 8 hours on Sunday and the justification at
mile 14 said ‘alright Katie, cutting it short this week will be good, a little
less pain to forget about…That way you will be fully ready for next week.’ It
was a great day, a little hot, but it was good prep for July. The shade was
wonderful and under the bridges there was a slight breeze. I did two full loops
then an out and back from Lloyd Hall. This time I went around West river first
since that will be our route as the Lone Rangers! Every water stop I visualized
in my mind. I thought about the 4. Something mile Med tent in the parking lot
on West River, how they have the huge light hooked up to the generator. And how
I told my brother Sean, to suck it up so he didn’t get stopped as I was nearing
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I showered and watched the Phillies once
I got home. I was really sore at the time. I had walked a lot of the second
half but my feet hurt and I just wanted that Air Conditioner blowing on me as I
curled up in bed. I finally nodded off in the 10<sup>th</sup> inning around
6:30 and slept 45 mins. The Phillies lost, but my nap was amazing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">This morning I got out for a 3.3 mile
run and felt great after! It was a really nice morning and the sun has been
rising around 5:30, which makes for a fully lit run for me. I think all the
sleep I got this weekend helped, because I wasn’t very sore yesterday. I slept a
lot! Which I am very happy about because today is a good day! </span></div>Slow and Steadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060031976471956794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675211146301811216.post-68412876877106623122012-06-07T13:21:00.001-04:002012-06-07T13:37:30.857-04:00Positive Outlook<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">OK I have been a slacker. I wanted to
write last week that I was able to get my 3+ hour run in for 15 miles (2 weeks
ago). Last weekend I did not get a long run in but I am happy to report that
this weekend is wide open and I will absolutely be getting in a 5-6 hour
walk/run. My 15 miles was majority walking. I have been in a dilemma lately,
well okay I have been sleeping in the mornings and thoroughly enjoying it. I
have class until 10pm on Mondays and Wednesdays which makes it hard. Thursdays
I have class until 8pm so I will try to run tonight, if only a few miles. The
weirdest thing has happened, in that when I am not in class I want to be
studying. I rewrite my notes and make note cards most of my free time and it
has been paying off. So far I have only had one test but I got an A! I will
have tests June 14, 21, 27, and the final the 28<sup>th</sup>! I have made
school an absolute priority for the next few weeks. The bad thing about that
is, I will only have a couple weeks to get back to the regular running before
the 24 hour race. The okay thing is, I am just going to lace up, show up and
see what happens. If I don’t run more than last year, no big deal. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No Matter when or where I run- I end up filthy</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The 15 miles was more of a mental training.
I went out there with the walk/run strategy for the first few miles and then I
shut my watch intervals off and just did what I wanted to. It was a gorgeous
day, around 80 degrees. For a bit there I was trying to figure out the pace I
would need in order to run 75 miles but still have time to stop, etc. and I
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give me 75 miles in 20 hours…allowing me 4 hours for pit stops, sock changes,
food, etc..If I were to just walk, without stopping more than 30 mins at a time,
I could do it.. I was also looking at the results from last year.. I did 7
laps, this year I only need to do two more than that…only 9 laps, that is all!
If I subtract the nap I took between 3-5am last year I think that will be a
huge factor.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was taken on a weekday run...it's pretty before the storm</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The first year, when I did the relay, I
remember seeing a guy smiling and power walking. He was about my age and he
walked I think over 60 miles. And that honestly made me think I could do 50
when I signed up last year. I hope that maybe one day people will see me
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I like running and I like the race
atmosphere, I know that I am justifying my laziness right now but I am okay
with that. In a few weeks I will have… you ready for this? Over 2 months off
from school! No classes at all! I have been in school every semester for the past
2 years. I signed up for just one class in the fall and it is not a science so
it will not be as time consuming. The next…6 months, well 5 once I am done
Micro will be a good time to train. It makes me grateful for just having to
work 40 hours a week. Maybe I will even pick up cooking or some other domestic
activity folks do of my age….Or maybe I will catch up on all of my shows…Let me
just worry about today first…</span></div>
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"Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning." ~Benjamin FranklinSlow and Steadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060031976471956794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675211146301811216.post-81584684777347574842012-05-23T14:13:00.001-04:002012-05-23T16:17:55.127-04:00Recommitment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Saturday night I stayed at my friend Jen’s house in Somer’s Point. I had been really tired from a beautiful wedding in LBI (Congrats again to Colleen & Jamie) Friday, then heading to the shore for the afternoon Saturday to relax and catch up. I probably was asleep within seconds of my eyes shutting… I remember a lot of my dreams and I dream every night. Sometimes I forget them as soon as I wake up and other times, they stick with me for awhile. I had a dream Saturday night about 20 in 24. Maggie, Julieane, and some of the other Lone Ranger women were there. We were on a little street in Italy and it was night time. The other girls were getting ready and it was clear the race was happening here and now. I looked down and I had on shorts and a t-shirt, I could have run in them if I had to but it was clear I was not dressed for this occasion. I was worried because I had not trained but I was ready to go because I committed to it.</div>
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I was just about to start and my brother Sean grabbed my shoulder, “Kate! What are you doing?! Why aren’t you in this?” He was pointing at my clothes. “I am, Sean…I signed up in November, I am def in this!” and I tugged on my bib number. “I mean, you are usually psyched…you usually have on something fun you picked out, something bright to change into later, some stupid wrist things or something…this isn’t you! This isn’t how you race! Did you even train?!” I felt like a deer in headlights… “I, uh… I ran Broad Street” Yeah at that point we both looked at the ground and shook our heads. I woke up feeling terrible! I have NOT been training the way I did last year and even though it is less than two months away, I need to do something drastic!</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sunday I ran 11 miles, with the dream fresh in my mind. It was a gorgeous day, pretty hot too (around 80) and I went out with a goal to run 2 hours or at least 10 miles. I did 11 and was over 2 hours, so I felt great! Monday I was a little sore and did not run. Monday night when I was settling in for bed, after 4 hours of Microbiology…I asked God to help make running a priority again, for the help to get me up in the morning and get back to training. Tuesday I woke up before 6 and got dressed. It was raining so I decided to use the keychain I haven’t used too often to go to my gym. The treadmills have new TVs, touch screens, and it was pretty neat. The pace and time are right on the TV and the button to adjust the speed wasn’t a button but a lever type thing. I was liking it. It even gave you a workout summary when you were done. I did 4 miles, under an 11 min pace which is good! This morning the heat had me up before my alarm at 5:45. This time it was nice enough to run outside though. I did another 4 this morning. It was humid and I was soaking wet with sweat in the first mile, but I always prefer that to the treadmill!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">My goal is to run for 3-4 hours this weekend. Next weekend I will be in CT Fri and Saturday and have a baby Shower Sunday so I will be happy if I get 2 hours in…I might have to wake up really early one week day and crank out like 10 miles..I am going to keep praying and see what God thinks I should do about it. June 9-10 weekend I would like to run 5-6 hours. Maggie said that our longest run should be June 16 or 17 because it will give us 4 weeks to recuperate. Her and Julieane just ran a 50 mile trail race on Sunday, so I think that is there farthest run (those girls are slightly crazy). I was thinking about an 8 hour run June 17. Maggie and Caroline said they are free too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">I am going to see “Buddy” the musical about Buddy Holly with my parents and
Patrick Saturday which will be a perfect time to see if they are free any of
those days. Last year, I know I wrote about it…my parents showed up for Maggie
and I on our longest run with ice cold water, bananas, and orange Gatorade. I
think it qualified as top 5 happiest moments of my life. It would be awesome if
we could get some support pacers to come out again like Bonnie, Ed, and I think
Annukka and Matt were there. It is all kind of fuzzy now, but I remember that
happiness. I was also delusional, but oh so happy. I have been hyper all day and
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Yesterday 40,000 people laced up to run 10 miles down Broad St, and I was one of them. It was a great day, beginning to end. Obviously if you have read my blog before you know that I run because it feels pretty awesome. I also like the t-shirts and medals, let’s not lie. Over the past couple years, doing Team in Training, and other group running organizations my mind set has completely changed. I prefer running without headphones and I like to start conversations with people. At least I make little comments if I like their shirts or it looks like they need some motivation, etc.</div>
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Here is the group I met at the subway to head to the start: Back row (L to R) Justin, Lauren, Evelyn, Maggie, Me, Matt, Lori, Jessie, Mark (front R to L) Caroline, Annukka, Julie, Dana, and Suzanne<br />
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I was in a groove yesterday, felt fantastic! I ran the first mile with Jessie and then decided to start run/walking. I was around a ten min mile for the first 3 miles, 51 mins for my 5 miles and 1:13 for my 7 miles, very very good for me!<br />
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Right after mile 8 I was grooving down the left side of Broad St, I tried to stay to the sides because I was taking walk breaks. I raised my arm (that had a neon green arm warmer on it) every time I transitioned into a walk as I was taught to do in any race. There were a couple snide comments directed my way by frustrated runners, telling me to move over to the side. With 40,000 runners it was hard to weave to the farthest lane every 2 minutes. I had to shake them off and realize some people are grumpy, and they probably didn’t like that I would run past them during my run spurts. I used to HATE when people ran/walked, because I felt like I put in way more effort than them because I was running the whole time. They should have to finish way behind me for ‘giving up’ and walking. My how the tables have turned! But I can understand people’s frustration when they look like they got hit by a truck 7 miles in and I am still smiling ear to ear as I power walk by.<br />
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Ok so a little after 8 miles I saw this woman go off to the side and crouch down, grabbing her leg. She was using a car for support and I stopped to see if she was okay. I had a feeling she didn’t have a phone on her and there were no cops or medics in the near vicinity. She said she got a cramp in her calf for the first time ever. I started walking with her and she was devastated. It was her first Broad St Run, the longest race she has done. I pointed out how it could have been worse, she could have gotten this cramp at mile 4, she was so close the end now. There have been so many times when I wanted to quit, or I was alone in the race and got lost deep down in that dark mental spot that says I am no good. Something told me if I left this woman she could venture to her deep dark place and I didn’t want that to happen.<br />
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She didn’t ask me to stay with her and has I kept running I would have gotten my best time, but I’ll run Broad St again and now maybe Patti will too. She tried to run a couple times but said it hurt too much. I got into my motivation mode and start telling her what a huge accomplishment it is to finish this race. That most people never run ten miles (oh and my fav shirt yesterday said something along the lines of “No matter how slow your pace, it’s faster than the people who never left the couch”- it def had better wording to it but I LOVED it and told the guy wearing it) and she should be proud. She said without hesitation ‘Well I didn’t run the ten miles, I’m walking!’ and like a dagger to my heart, I spouted back at her that I have walked/ran 3 marathons and still crossed the same finish line I would have had I ran the entire thing. There was a slightly awkward pause and then I smiled at her as we passed the ‘1/2 mile to the finish’ sign.<br />
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We did jog across the finish line and then Patti and I parted ways. I was really glad I got a chance to help out, because I feel like that is only a tiny bit of what other people have done for me. I was only 5 minutes slower than last year and I did have a hidden goal of under 2 hours, which I made (1 hour 52 mins). All in all it was a wonderful day!<br />
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The weather is getting nicer and the runners are coming out of the wood work. I am loving it! Last weekend I got to go to Cape May with some friends and I couldn’t have asked for better weather. Saturday morning I went for a run, started with a long sleeved shirt and jacket and less than 20 minutes in I am pretty sure the heat turned on about 20 degrees. I only did about 3.5 miles so it wasn’t too bad. Cape May is gorgeous! I always think of Al Albert’s song ‘On the Way to Cape May’ whenever I am getting ready to go to the shore. Every Friday they play it on Oldies 98 in the Summer. As with most things, I googled the song so I could post it on Facebook but then I came across Uncle Al’s Obituary :/ My mom and I had gone to the Berlin auction a few years ago and found ourselves in the music store wondering if Al Alberts was still alive and well… turns out he died in 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Alberts Naturally I then spent a good 45 minutes looking at clips from Al Albert’s Showcase, the show he had on Sunday mornings (maybe it was Saturdays) for just about eternity…I used to watch it when I was a kid and pretend I was on the show. Ahhh memories, RIP Uncle Al, you were a gem.</div>
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Sorry to side track there, back to the run. The pics I posted, came out pretty well. You can see the Cape May Lighthouse if you run all the way to the end of Beach Ave. I remember going to the lighthouse about 8 years ago, it was really neat. <br />
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Broad St is rapidly approaching (Less than 2 weeks now) and I am getting pretty excited. The Inquirer is posting a different person’s story each day leading up to the run about their reasons for running it. It is really inspiring. The story today is about a man who lost 100lbs in the past year I think. Anyway he said he ran 10 miles in 88 minutes the other day and I was like ‘what?! That’s amazing!’ And I was a little jealous because last year my time was… 107 minutes, dude is 19 minutes faster than me…However I can guarantee he works a lot harder than I do. <br />
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I will leave you with this Chinese Proverb that I found while Googling Motivational Quotes:<br />
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Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bAxjpKe5j_Umz26VT9TRcdQ5msDuhNzpbekNsjdIwrlJ3_EuhujeHEkwIKP5sahZf6BVWimUCC7KFEia6qKvMXhPW5PHNthnfiP42PYt77rZqJRkhDcq47YlZc4tFDn7MMS1o5XkZMqX/s640/blogger-image-709620307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bAxjpKe5j_Umz26VT9TRcdQ5msDuhNzpbekNsjdIwrlJ3_EuhujeHEkwIKP5sahZf6BVWimUCC7KFEia6qKvMXhPW5PHNthnfiP42PYt77rZqJRkhDcq47YlZc4tFDn7MMS1o5XkZMqX/s640/blogger-image-709620307.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Goudy Old Style','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Later in the day I got a tour of Mystic, CT. There were shops and boats and piers. Very pretty. We went up to Ender’s Island which is like a retreat area run by priests and nuns, I believe. It was so nice there. Sometime’s with all the hustle and bustle, I forget what pure silence sounds like…I got to hear and see it this weekend. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzJ2_gtUozLg70f3HQ7MOdBTAjIt72RDUzvN5GZeoD6hjW8M3BnDt7WU__3Lsgnt6hZ0fAsteUsRV0mpHXL0qfzDSBF1ycktdEV6ucVs8Vith1TleMNUce39vq2x4_C41EcTSteibxkwX/s640/blogger-image--1092997671.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzJ2_gtUozLg70f3HQ7MOdBTAjIt72RDUzvN5GZeoD6hjW8M3BnDt7WU__3Lsgnt6hZ0fAsteUsRV0mpHXL0qfzDSBF1ycktdEV6ucVs8Vith1TleMNUce39vq2x4_C41EcTSteibxkwX/s400/blogger-image--1092997671.jpg" width="299px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhriDZuJs5aHu6-TyjV2mTdbnAusnAVXIn3M6DsFVmcRjh9t3sI-ISxEQP-r3lou_KnP9ApxWW9MMMzeXgUM3Hnlu45lo5HXcdgRut55c-mafSqJSS_SnwgGBPWieDB5bAud7DyATGq-EMY/s640/blogger-image--1678174462.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhriDZuJs5aHu6-TyjV2mTdbnAusnAVXIn3M6DsFVmcRjh9t3sI-ISxEQP-r3lou_KnP9ApxWW9MMMzeXgUM3Hnlu45lo5HXcdgRut55c-mafSqJSS_SnwgGBPWieDB5bAud7DyATGq-EMY/s400/blogger-image--1678174462.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvSSpQIt2TzDvkNVjoczwQru7R_8L8VeQX4BqeZF00Qto-rVSrw_IzgoBMhDbOHe_MOCHOBPSbu8BwQbbcOryrhRZhKDPWJKZCl_p70iI3GAPNkzoXpZQlKrkwQA55k2NkulUQTYl0MOs/s640/blogger-image--60119712.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvSSpQIt2TzDvkNVjoczwQru7R_8L8VeQX4BqeZF00Qto-rVSrw_IzgoBMhDbOHe_MOCHOBPSbu8BwQbbcOryrhRZhKDPWJKZCl_p70iI3GAPNkzoXpZQlKrkwQA55k2NkulUQTYl0MOs/s400/blogger-image--60119712.jpg" width="299px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSGD2-FY9Lydm0n0ADvAHz59z2ucfXxnnKV1NUiuogSsp-V2PGNd9ChyphenhyphenaCxxLcZHGtyIYH1kt7UBZIbReu_NGALE-mF9umgmVYZ9NiZdVSvLA9YokHdK19inT7fYUBk4eFbM_AE9hZdSC/s640/blogger-image-1311328376.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="375px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSGD2-FY9Lydm0n0ADvAHz59z2ucfXxnnKV1NUiuogSsp-V2PGNd9ChyphenhyphenaCxxLcZHGtyIYH1kt7UBZIbReu_NGALE-mF9umgmVYZ9NiZdVSvLA9YokHdK19inT7fYUBk4eFbM_AE9hZdSC/s400/blogger-image-1311328376.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySF3SgZ2k8DM8_aTW8iMJVafldTG0P_aBxA_G-ARpJSOEJVGYZW9bKRyLbSi_AmMO1chKeaiuX4WR1VTaYmZOVkaXnYHlUB3IExz9aD6Rerf2O-z-JwfGNaELtllxqWukZYdpuIPYtr-H/s640/blogger-image--979188929.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySF3SgZ2k8DM8_aTW8iMJVafldTG0P_aBxA_G-ARpJSOEJVGYZW9bKRyLbSi_AmMO1chKeaiuX4WR1VTaYmZOVkaXnYHlUB3IExz9aD6Rerf2O-z-JwfGNaELtllxqWukZYdpuIPYtr-H/s640/blogger-image--979188929.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgT7AWtE6HiQiG_wYWOIZTE24qgOVoZmWBUoYE_8Dm9hqgbee0fNDVKO1dEaIIcR2dPsUkYi06v2ms5cgJPm8DOZlgns8hmixhS_AXygj07-gLw2Lf-B1I-zMlWGhwbqGfMuMRWv_2som/s640/blogger-image--96322085.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgT7AWtE6HiQiG_wYWOIZTE24qgOVoZmWBUoYE_8Dm9hqgbee0fNDVKO1dEaIIcR2dPsUkYi06v2ms5cgJPm8DOZlgns8hmixhS_AXygj07-gLw2Lf-B1I-zMlWGhwbqGfMuMRWv_2som/s400/blogger-image--96322085.jpg" width="299px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNoSHI1_elnop-FgPvQ9_EBLTsRxD34Xguk_XPvayT9EHMf-bgV9Jf41DC_3TBe_DpcNcE_FDLiPe0wXsRBwEBUtgGHWJLX2yRfbLcfnzQm0WwuG_aObNXW77_nVAwq69xFXGEboPcODmR/s640/blogger-image-1703758480.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNoSHI1_elnop-FgPvQ9_EBLTsRxD34Xguk_XPvayT9EHMf-bgV9Jf41DC_3TBe_DpcNcE_FDLiPe0wXsRBwEBUtgGHWJLX2yRfbLcfnzQm0WwuG_aObNXW77_nVAwq69xFXGEboPcODmR/s400/blogger-image-1703758480.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I really should watch the movie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That night we went to Mohegan Sun for dinner and got to hear some Doo Wop music. It was a great time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRGvhr4v1BNy7Ht13vqrA9oNNGz5A9xSj3lK8rEe0426_qVH_zKbT6X487bWzIsUYzYzqRvEQScV7nMtpEbvl6N3IrHdM4WNNlj-UyrSz29jGNocdSeTCrxHM0XlpvXuLzEhgaViPU08y1/s640/blogger-image-614900262.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRGvhr4v1BNy7Ht13vqrA9oNNGz5A9xSj3lK8rEe0426_qVH_zKbT6X487bWzIsUYzYzqRvEQScV7nMtpEbvl6N3IrHdM4WNNlj-UyrSz29jGNocdSeTCrxHM0XlpvXuLzEhgaViPU08y1/s320/blogger-image-614900262.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hadn't been to Mohegan Sun since I turned 21. I hardly remembered it then so this time was like the first time and it was great. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">27 Days until Broad St! I can feel the weather getting nicer out there and I think that will have a positive affect on my training. I didnt really have time to indulge in Easter Candy yesterday because I was travelling around. I am fighting the urge to go sweap up at Rite Aid on the leftovers but it may just happen tonight. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope everyone had a great Easter! It was so nice for me to get a change of scenery for a day and a half. As much as I love the outdoors; grass, trees, ocean...My heart did flutter when I stepped back into Philly. I guess I have grown to love this place <3 </div>Slow and Steadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060031976471956794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675211146301811216.post-57345694240686831162012-04-04T15:09:00.002-04:002012-04-04T15:12:41.759-04:00Spring has Sprung<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Gi3X86cfxHQUxNhJtShyphenhyphenCvGPNFTlsHy80I2vSe8PZdYY_lz_SkqSeQ751OfTwNq3jg3IVRntq2UwQppmC5OvXPXX0hidRTfsqsOxAjyJTMMAjIDPHnYpW41zBBwl2ch7y4pabxZ2g-oB/s640/blogger-image--1592779481.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Gi3X86cfxHQUxNhJtShyphenhyphenCvGPNFTlsHy80I2vSe8PZdYY_lz_SkqSeQ751OfTwNq3jg3IVRntq2UwQppmC5OvXPXX0hidRTfsqsOxAjyJTMMAjIDPHnYpW41zBBwl2ch7y4pabxZ2g-oB/s400/blogger-image--1592779481.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPtDCwcLshQIuetxEfqDHn4hw9r6o0Z5pDHyemF2C5AupclOT40m6okrfTeoAzqNdyhtEOhiMUFvBdW7m0mIsZ33yEQ4iWp1WHMCqXT1-5dfaYuFtBqY9VuLaBlHlEMvn9MlsOAyaLf4b/s640/blogger-image--694779412.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPtDCwcLshQIuetxEfqDHn4hw9r6o0Z5pDHyemF2C5AupclOT40m6okrfTeoAzqNdyhtEOhiMUFvBdW7m0mIsZ33yEQ4iWp1WHMCqXT1-5dfaYuFtBqY9VuLaBlHlEMvn9MlsOAyaLf4b/s400/blogger-image--694779412.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-k1n36z2T0fZdCWI-qKlfmaUZbBeHH_g-ZphIyl_O4pCuvjw0an7FedTj12TtM37cGCO0bxUXW0l7w43Ulm1mFR3NhzdiP2fV6au5U1mEcosXYP-Yfg9ViNEwDgVqmoCn7bioLqRBoaR4/s640/blogger-image-1297746987.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-k1n36z2T0fZdCWI-qKlfmaUZbBeHH_g-ZphIyl_O4pCuvjw0an7FedTj12TtM37cGCO0bxUXW0l7w43Ulm1mFR3NhzdiP2fV6au5U1mEcosXYP-Yfg9ViNEwDgVqmoCn7bioLqRBoaR4/s400/blogger-image-1297746987.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpAJk8ThRriaIIStGCpXjthbCpH1PLLc3S_o76AIk3es3S3t99OWfM4KCFXHnHkPDz9wNKFdN3nF1sSPZGhcXQGhtV_dlyhMovnakn5gmhSZjBDP6CmxDviC8yuI5CPx4bZ1A_9BMVe3H/s640/blogger-image-575655584.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpAJk8ThRriaIIStGCpXjthbCpH1PLLc3S_o76AIk3es3S3t99OWfM4KCFXHnHkPDz9wNKFdN3nF1sSPZGhcXQGhtV_dlyhMovnakn5gmhSZjBDP6CmxDviC8yuI5CPx4bZ1A_9BMVe3H/s400/blogger-image-575655584.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVX4TaNX79WJTUycNNl_-ZQDzh2ICuiUj6OPOvFUVvJXebZ4QG6yYb-0ic0NIoaBQA-6h4HFr2TufckDgTYNVmb8wXb2-tlg7zOl5LgBof5Sr1rq-ITME0UDKIOQDRoYrEIs_8DGCIdxw6/s640/blogger-image--959733184.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVX4TaNX79WJTUycNNl_-ZQDzh2ICuiUj6OPOvFUVvJXebZ4QG6yYb-0ic0NIoaBQA-6h4HFr2TufckDgTYNVmb8wXb2-tlg7zOl5LgBof5Sr1rq-ITME0UDKIOQDRoYrEIs_8DGCIdxw6/s400/blogger-image--959733184.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihq-RLsxV3iNaWalYKJQfhIYZukVxivEW3Ilx4XIXgaiI1XsP-b2Yzn9Fv58SMhefdnrPBmnrRKc9YMcUnZVyyB4gtgfLWyykYtQa7fiiOamALSq7BG3AuYMYOXPPC2tkjydiuoEg8kte4/s640/blogger-image-491729971.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihq-RLsxV3iNaWalYKJQfhIYZukVxivEW3Ilx4XIXgaiI1XsP-b2Yzn9Fv58SMhefdnrPBmnrRKc9YMcUnZVyyB4gtgfLWyykYtQa7fiiOamALSq7BG3AuYMYOXPPC2tkjydiuoEg8kte4/s400/blogger-image-491729971.jpg" width="299" /></a></div>Slow and Steadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060031976471956794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675211146301811216.post-51335198388610695122012-04-04T14:58:00.004-04:002012-04-04T15:06:35.303-04:00The Boys are Back in Town<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took my brother, Patrick, to the game Monday night… Phils victory over the Pirates 4-3..We sat in 233 which is one section from the Hall of Fame Club so it was pretty sweet. I will def be doing that next year.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Saturday I ran the Phillies 5K with Coach Laurie from Team. It was a bit dreary out but the rain held up. After we got to walk the warning track on the field, and that was why we all showed up!</div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Tomorrow I am running the Phillies 5K at Citizen’s Bank Park! I promise to snap some shots at the packet pick up today. Even if there are no balloon arch entrances…because this will be my first time at the Park since Fall. The past 3 years that I have walked back into the bark in April I have tried to figure out how I can arrange my schedule so I can work there again. I missed being in the park at all of the home games. I didn’t miss the uniform so much but I did kind of like the red windbreaker throw jacket. I am in school still though so I will have to suppress those initial butterflies that bounce from my belly to the justification area of my brain. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: white; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"> I had been talking with some friends last week about what it is they do to stay healthy. I usually do not weigh myself because I went through a phase of my life when I was consumed with it. I no longer own a scale because I appreciate my peace of mind. HOWEVER, I stepped on a scale Tuesday, for the first time in a long time and well I was not happy. I had a feeling that was around where I weighed these days but I like to overshoot it…when I saw the numbers right there it became real. I do not think I am fat or am going to stop eating or anything crazy like that but I did decide (yesterday) to make a conscious decision to start tracking what I eat, so I am aware of the lack of vegetables, fruits, etc and when I am way over my projected caloric intake. I am now on ‘My Fitness Pal’ and so are a few of my friends. Everyone has lost weight with it which is a great inspiration. Today is day 2 of tracking, so far so good. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: white;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">I know that I have a tendency of going gung ho for something for a very short time then giving up. One of my friends is a Beachbody Coach and so she has been trying to get us all involved with Beach Body…I caved and joined her Shakeology Challenge. Shakeology is replacing one meal a day with the Shake powder and the challenge will last 60 days. We have to commit to working out 3x per week but I am hoping to do more than that. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
This morning when I got up, I decided to dust off my TurboJam and do that instead of run. I can’t tell you the last time I did it. When I was on Beachbody’s website they said you can do the ‘TurboJam Challenge’ or “P90x” among others and I already own both of those but never use them. I did 60 mins (20 min workout and Turbo Sculpt) this morning! Also a good motivator to workout, is on My Fitness Pal they add calories for you to eat when you exercise and that was my deciding factor this morning, it worked!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: white;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: white; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">St. Patrick’s Day is in two days!!!! I am excited, as always, to listen to some Irish Music, eat some good food, and be around family and friends! I have my green already picked out!! Tomorrow I am planning on going for a run, unless it is raining then I will hit the gym. I hope everyone has a wonderful St. Patrick’s!!!</span></div>Slow and Steadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060031976471956794noreply@blogger.com0