Hi everyone! Again, sorry for not being around much. 3.5 more weeks of school and I'll get a break! Whew!
Some of you are really getting speedy. During my summer break, I'm going to work more on speed, weight loss, training, cleaning the house, world peace and getting pedicures. In the meantime, I'll live through you guys.
For those of you of you who think you have to run the full race, wait until you experience a half or full in the blazing heat and humidity that Florida can sometimes offer. Trust me, you'll be welcoming those walking and crawling breaks!
Jeff Galloway and others have come up with a generic formula of when to take walking breaks - for every 10 minutes of running, you should walk one minute. That's six minutes for every hour. Your body needs that time to re-energize. You're also less prone to injury if you take these breaks.
Jess - Really, for shorter distances, you probably won't notice the benefit of the walking breaks as much as you will with longer distances. I think the sluggishness you are experiencing is common. You just have to find what works for you. For 4-6 miles, you could probably run the whole way and not have any problems. It's when you start adding miles, your body starts wearing down, you get tired and maybe achy. You're more prone to injuries. By incorporating some walking breaks, you give your body (feet and legs, mainly) a break. You'll be able to maintain your pace better. You'll feel better when you finish. Again, find what works for you....especially when you add more miles. Now, I'm speaking only from my experience as a walker with a little running mixed in. Perhaps those of you who run more can better answer this question.
Vernonica - sorry about the MIL snub. I've never understood why people behave this way at times. It only makes them look bad. Good for you for standing your ground, though. Sounds like FIL knows what's going on and is supportive of your efforts.
And now for my pity party....I'm a little mad. I did not get selected for the Nike Women's half-marathon...third year in a row! Darn! The lottery has only been offered three years and I've been declined all three years! At least NYC lets you in on the third year if you were declined two years in a row. I'll get over it, but geez! Three years in a row? I might have to break down and do Disney's Wine & Dine. That would be more fun anyway, right?
I'm leaving tomorrow to participate in OK City's half-marathon. I'm really looking forward to the break even though I'll have to take some work with me. I'll be seeing some other WISHers while there. I'll take some pics and share them with you all when I get back.
Hope you all have a great weekend and happy training! Amy - hang in there. We all have those "less than stellar" days.
Some of you are really getting speedy. During my summer break, I'm going to work more on speed, weight loss, training, cleaning the house, world peace and getting pedicures. In the meantime, I'll live through you guys.
For those of you of you who think you have to run the full race, wait until you experience a half or full in the blazing heat and humidity that Florida can sometimes offer. Trust me, you'll be welcoming those walking and crawling breaks!
Jeff Galloway and others have come up with a generic formula of when to take walking breaks - for every 10 minutes of running, you should walk one minute. That's six minutes for every hour. Your body needs that time to re-energize. You're also less prone to injury if you take these breaks. Jess - Really, for shorter distances, you probably won't notice the benefit of the walking breaks as much as you will with longer distances. I think the sluggishness you are experiencing is common. You just have to find what works for you. For 4-6 miles, you could probably run the whole way and not have any problems. It's when you start adding miles, your body starts wearing down, you get tired and maybe achy. You're more prone to injuries. By incorporating some walking breaks, you give your body (feet and legs, mainly) a break. You'll be able to maintain your pace better. You'll feel better when you finish. Again, find what works for you....especially when you add more miles. Now, I'm speaking only from my experience as a walker with a little running mixed in. Perhaps those of you who run more can better answer this question.
Vernonica - sorry about the MIL snub. I've never understood why people behave this way at times. It only makes them look bad. Good for you for standing your ground, though. Sounds like FIL knows what's going on and is supportive of your efforts.
And now for my pity party....I'm a little mad. I did not get selected for the Nike Women's half-marathon...third year in a row! Darn! The lottery has only been offered three years and I've been declined all three years! At least NYC lets you in on the third year if you were declined two years in a row. I'll get over it, but geez! Three years in a row? I might have to break down and do Disney's Wine & Dine. That would be more fun anyway, right?
I'm leaving tomorrow to participate in OK City's half-marathon. I'm really looking forward to the break even though I'll have to take some work with me. I'll be seeing some other WISHers while there. I'll take some pics and share them with you all when I get back.
Hope you all have a great weekend and happy training! Amy - hang in there. We all have those "less than stellar" days.
I did go last year but it wasn't through the lottery ..it's only because Nike opened the race back up a month before the event. 
My DH, Steve, did the Country Music Marathon last year - his first marathon (I did the half). It was very warm that day - 85 degrees at noon. He sure picked a hard one to do - hilly and hot. As for weather - we're getting the strong storms here in Arkansas today and tomorrow and yes, they are moving your way. I feel for the participants in Nashville.
That is awesome!! What amazing progress in just 6 weeks!!
That is nearly 2 minutes faster than last week. Weight was down again
He won't be home for dinner(got to see the girlfriend). We went out with him and his brother on Friday. Should be a pretty quiet day. Ds2 will be leaving soon to go back to college. I have to do some grocery shopping but after that it will be very layed back. 
I'm going to try to shrink them in the dryer.
