Running Down a Dream 2: It's All About the Swag

Thanks a bunch everyone :)

Nothing much to report from my world, I've just been working and training as normal. Here is what my weeks have and will look like thru the end of the year:

Monday - off
Tuesday - 6-6.5 mile run
Wednesday - 30-45min XT
Thursday - 5-5.6 mile run
Friday - 30-45min XT
Saturday - 16 mile bike and/or fast walks (half distance of Sunday runs)
Sunday - Long Run...here are the upcoming week miles starting with this Sunday...10, 12, 8, 14, 8, 16, 8, 18, 10, 5, Goofy.

I've been lucky enough to avoid any injuries or aches and pains...and I'm adding in some additional core work (Pilates if you will) to both try and look better as well as strenghten myself for running.

Hope everyone has a safe and fun Halloween.
 
Hi Scott! So good to hear from you!!! Good luck on all your training! Hope you are able to stay injury-free!!!

Wishing you the best,
Stacie
 
Hi Scott,

Sounds like your training is going well.:goodvibes Keep up the good work!:cheer2:

Have a great weekend!:goodvibes
 
Hey Scott!! So glad to hear from you! Looks like you have a great plan for your training as we get closer to the race. You are going to do great in the Goofy. I would love to hear how you felt your training plan prepared you for the race after it, as I would really love to do the Goofy next year!!!

Good Luck with your LR this weekend!
 

Hi there Scott.

I am just popping in to wish you luck on your long run tomorrow.

Take care,
Beth
 
Hey Scott,
I am just short of breath reading your training schedule!!!! You will be ready in no time for the big race.

Have a great week,
Linda
 
Hey there Zkott ;)

Sooo...how did YOUR 10 miler go this weekend?

And what about Amazing Race! THE best show on TV LOL ;). Go TK/Rachael!

Love the goths too....cracked me up yesterday. Stupid Donkey!

Have a great week of training. AND...don't overdo it buddy! ;)
 
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Hi Scott! Just checking in to see how your weekend/long run went! Hope it was successful!!!

Stacie
 
Hello...

It was a successful weekend. I completed 32 miles to round out a solid week of training. Ok..ok...they weren't all running (16.8 bike, 5.2 fast walk - 12mpm, 10 running - 9mpm) but it's kind of cool to say "I did 32 miles" LOL. The 10 miler was totally fine...I maintained a nice pace and feel really great today.

I felt strong all week...my 6.7 miler on Tues and my 5.6 miler on Thurs were both pretty fast runs, so I'm just in a good place right now with everything that's training related. I even bumped up my 30 min elliptical workouts to 45 minutes.

This week will bring much of the same....
Monday - rest
Tuesday - 6.7 mile run (I'm not anal about the tenths, it just works out that way :) )
Wednesday - 45 min elliptical
Thursday - 5.6 mile run
Friday - 30 min elliptical (due to longer run on Sunday)
Saturday - 6 mile walk/run (probably not biking)
Sunday - 12 mile run

I hope everyone has a great week

(and yes...go TK!...the donkey was a laugh out loud hilarious AR moment...and is it just me or do the "goths" not seem so "gothy"?)
 
Hi Scott. Sounds like you had a great week--very successful! Congrats on a great training week and long run! :thumbsup2 Keep up the good work. You continue to amaze me!

Have a great day!
Stacie
 
YOU rock!!!!! OMG! Amazing weekend Scott! :thumbsup2

I cannot imagine how you can run a solid 10 miler....probably fast knowing you ;) ....after doing all that exercise on Saturday! :faint: Incredible.

I'm so proud of you! I think back to February 2006 and how far you've come. You are truly an inspiration. I wish we could bottle whatever it is that you possess which gives you that energy and drive. GREAT job as always. I just want you to know that I'm so happy for you! :hug:
 
Scott -- amazing as always!! Keep up the great work! You give us newbies something to aspire to!
 
It's different this year.

I suppose it's a whole new aspect on the mental part of training and racing. It doesn't just apply to the Goofy either.

Rewind back to April of 2006...I previously decided to do the Hoya and the Hare 5k. It was the first race I had ever ran. I remember training so hard for it...wondering what the experience was going to be like...just hoping that I could finish the darn thing...and if I could finish it, I just didn't want to be last. Every step of every mile was a new adventure. And the race itself was so exciting and rewarding. I can remember writing a HUGE race report on it. It seemed so much larger than life.

I decided to run that race again this year, thinking it would be cool to re-run my first ever event...relive some memories. But the training was different. I thought it was because I had finished a marathon three months prior and was training for a half marathon at the end of April...but I don't think that was the sole reason. I went from hoping I could finish the darn thing to hoping I could PR. The race itself lost some of it's luster...it went from this huge ordeal to just another 3.1 miles, finishing to the same spread of bananas, cookies and water that I had become so used to.

The limited fanfare I received from my DD in '06 had also evaporated in '07. Takes 21 days for something to become a habit...I guess it only takes 2 races for them to become second nature, an afterthought to those watching from the sidelines.

That briefly changed in May when I actually placed in back to back 5k events near my community. The field was small, but it was still an accomplishment. DD was surprised I think when I came home with a small plaque noting my accomplishment.

But after the initial elation wore off, I realized my 5k time had stabilized right around the 25:00 mark. I had leveled off...now granted I'm very happy to be able to run an 8mpm 5k race, but I'm not willing to do the extra training it takes to dramatically increase that time...I see no point in doing that.

So I turned to the 10k. Same thing happened. The Peachtree lost some of its spectacle the second time around and the medal fiasco at the US10k left a bad taste in my mouth. My times had also consistently came in at the 52:00 mark.

Now I guess it's unfair to compare all of those races to the marathon, because I run the marathon (and half marathons for that matter) for very different reasons. I originally thought I was doing them to push myself past some physical barrier but I quickly learned otherwise while I was in the midst of training for last years race. I learned a lot about myself and the things that are really important to me. And let's just say it isn't running the race in some certain amount of time.

I can't go in to detail, but I learned a lot about who I am as a person out there. The marathon parallels life...you can find a million quotes out there about that simple statement. But for me it means that it's not the time spent on the course that's important, but it's how you spent the time along the way. Maybe I should shorten that?? In life, it's not the time spent...it's how you spend the time.

Amazing what you can come up with at 2am.

So anyway...I'm not sure what the whole point of this little stream of thoughts really is. I guess it's just that some familiarity has set in during the training and maybe that's because the big longer runs for me haven't happened yet. But if I look back at what I said there, maybe I'm too worried about finishing each training run and instead I need to focus on enjoying each run as they happen...knowing that each one is building me to my ultimate goal.

How does that compare to life? Maybe it doesn't, but it is giving me the confidence I need to face any obstacle that comes my way. Actually I was gonna type some thing about making sure you map out your course first, marking each mile along the way...and that some miles are a lot tougher than others...sometimes you just think you aren't gonna make it and you need to draw from within, dig deep and strive toward the finish line....but I'm not sure how that all fits in either.

Whew.

I dunno...maybe I should have just went to sleep. LOL!

Well, I typed it all so I'm gonna leave it up here...maybe someone does some part time psychology and can help me organize my thoughts LOL I'm sure I'll be wondering what the heck I was thinking come morning time.

Anyway...I hope you all have a good day...thanks for letting me ramble away for a bit :)
 
I think I totally get what you're saying! :upsidedow

I know that in training you really push yourself. You exceed the expectations you have for yourself and even in some cases the expectations that others have of your abilities. You reach your limit, but you keep pushing. This offers confidence in LIFE knowing that you can take on whatever comes your way. Training for/running a 5K, 10K, half or full marathon is something that ONLY YOU can do. No one else can do it for you. You have folks to support you, help you in your training, but they cannot run it for you. Once you have accomplished something this big (even though I've yet to do it... :laughing: ) it really teaches you something about yourself. What??? that depends on the person. For most, I think it shows that maybe we are stronger than we thought...???

The "In life, it's not the time spent...it's how you spend the time" is so true. I totally get the parallel. In my mind... you can give your training all you've got while you're out there or not... You're still investing a 1/2 hr, 45 min, whatever of your life into your training... enjoy it, get the most of it. The same in life. You only get so many minutes, hours, days... You can spend them hating your job, hating the drive, hating people, complaining all the time, or you can try to look at each situation differenly--positively. You never know what someone else had been through or is going through. Why be so judgemental??? Maybe they didn't see you and that's why the cut in front of you??? Enjoy the time with family and friends. Sometimes we get so overwhelmed w/ the daily life responsibilites as cooking, cleaning, laundry, we get uptight, we get stressed... That stuff will always be there. Sometimes it's more important to spend that time w/ our spouses, children, parents or grandparents. You never know what will happen. Unforseen occurances happen all the time. We need to make the most out of the time we have.

Oh--all the "you" is not to Scott--it's a plural you! Just thought I'd clarify although I'm sure you guys figured that out! You're so smart!

So...This is just my 2 cents... maybe nothing related to what you were talking about??? :confused3 This is just what I pulled from your 2am stream of thought!

I know that by reading your journal you have offered me alot of encouragement. I have no doubt that whatever goals you set for yourself, you will be successful--no matter what trials, tribulations, or obsticals that come your way, you will over come them. You know that too! ;)

Glad to see it seems you come off your "journal hiatus" I always love reading your posts.

Hope you have a great day and a fantstic 6.7 mile run!
Stacie
 
:surfweb: :scratchin :confused3

I think maybe I understand what you're saying. Not totally sure. But those middle of the night epiphanies always seem to make sense at the time lol. I get what you mean about the fanfare or whatever. But look at it this way...at least she saw some of your races (DD). She participated in at least one with you too which is very cool. Not a single person has seen me run a single race lol.. I certainly don't do it for the fanfare. I know you don't either.

Have a good day Scott! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. All kidding aside...seems to me like you were doing some soul searching last night. :goodvibes
 
I have figured out this much...

When things get a little sketchy, lace up those Asics and hit the pavement!! Some people lay on a couch and blab to a well dressed chap who keeps asking you questions regardless of what you say (SORRY if you are one of those people!)...but I prefer some nice cold asphault (preferrably flat) that I can pound on for a while. I've solved many a world problem out there and I almost always come back feeling better, inspired, ready to take on anything. On previous runs I've written songs, came up with new inventions, thought of killer movie plot ideas, figured out a way to remap the wdw marathon to avoid that crappy stretch before AK, and plotted out the basis for my upcoming book and companion website that will help runners of all types with their personal goals including special features by our resident Pilates expert on fitness and nutrition. So who knows what tonight's venture out into the cold may bring.

On a related note...

What do you guys listen to while you run and/or workout?? I've got a pretty cool mix of stuff on my mp3 right now, but am always looking for new and interesting music to add to the playlist. Here's what is floating my boat at the moment:

Linkin Park (all three albums are on there in full...their latest doesn't count cause it's a pile of garbage...what were they thinking?)
Papa Roach - Paramour Sessions (rock! very fun and upbeat)
My Chemical Romance (Three Cheers and Black Parade...killer albums!)
Panic! at the Disco (one of my favs...holds a special place for me)
Fall Out Boy (the last two albums, some of the best running music IMO)
Mayday Parade (if you like the others, you'll LOVE this band :) )
HIM - Venus Doom (I just like this band for some reason...lots of great riffs on this album, heavier than their previous efforts)

And then I have a mixture of songs including, but not limited to: 30 Seconds to Mars, Dashboard Confessional, Starting Line, Avril Lavigne and Daughtry.

It'd definitely be cool to see what else is out there that people like :goodvibes:

I hope everyone has a good day!
 
Hi Scott,

It is awesome to see you back on the boards buddy. You always make me think. One of personal mantras is, "Life is not about the number of breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away." I have many, but that one seems to bit, a bit.

Again, you ROCK with your training. I am amazed and proud of you. Wow, you are an inspiration.

As for music I listen to. I like Daughtry, Bon Jovi, Pink, Avril, Kelly Clarkson, some Christina aguellara. (Boy do I butcher names.) Really, I like to listen to pissed off women when I work out. I use exercise to work through my issues too.;)

Take care,
Beth
 
Ahhh...music! One of my favorite subjects.

Well...we share a TON of the same music:

FOB...great running music! I think I *may* have introduced you to them a year ago or more!!! Yikes! LOL! ;)

MCR...OMG...LOVE LOVE LOVE to run to anything by MCR. Black Parade is my favorite by far.

Panic!....Yep...the lyrics are the best. Love IT!

Wow...did I get you into all those bands???? ;)

OK....what else...

LP....I don't have as much LP on my iPod but I do have a bunch of songs from various albums.

Various Hip-Hop/Rap/Pop: Eminem...Usher...Black Eyed Peas...Beyonce...Shakira....Gwen Stefani...yada yada

My new fave....Sondre Lerche. Just great music and SOO refreshing

OK Go!....Love their poppy fun sound! dl'd a few of their songs and they always cheer me up on a run!

Some old and some "new" punk: Flogging Molly...Drop Kick Murphys....Green Day...The Matches....Arctic Monkeys...etc

Got some Mayday Parade...Starting Line...Armor for Sleep....all that EMO stuff ;).

Oh...and THE BEST RUNNING SONG EVER....Reason to Believe by one of my favorite bands....Dashboard Confessional. Brilliant song. He's DEFINITELY singing about running. :)

Great question Scott...can't wait to see what everybody else is listening to!
 
Hey Scott... While you're out there pounding the pavement, solving world problems...can you solve some of mine??? ;)

:music: Music...I got nothing! I wish I had something!!! I've got no ipod, mp3...nothing! If I did, I wouldn't know what to put it on it. I like various stuff, but I don't know that it would make for great running music. Anyone run to Kenny Chesney or Jimmy Buffet??? :laughing: Maybe the turtle from the "Turtle and the Hare?" Hey, the turtle was slow and steady, and he did the win the race--right? I think I remember that correctly! :confused3

Hope your run went well! Have a great day!
Stacie
 
That's just so ironic that we share a lot of the same bands!! ;) And yes, you were the one who turned me on to FOB, Panic and MCR...THANK YOU!! Don't know how I would have made it through all of those miles without their songs keeping me adrenalized.

The odd thing about the music for me is that I prefer slower stuff during the long runs. Music gets my blood pumping and I've noticed that I get out of breath quicker if I'm listening to faster, upbeat stuff. So I have to save the "mad at the world" songs for the 4-6 milers...and opt for the Dashboard/Linkin remix type stuff for the longer ones. Best feature of all though is the "shuffle all"...with a few hundred songs on there, it's always a fresh mix...never gets stale by knowing what track is coming up next.

And Stacie, your hubbie needs to get you an mp3 player for Christmas!! Just tell him the DIS'ers told him so ;) As far as running to Buffett...I'd totally do it!! I'm just not sure how it will work during the winter time :) Speaking of winter...

I completed a very solid 6.2 mile run in my 'hood last night. I had to break out the new long sleeve shirt and the running pants though as the temps were hovering around the 43 degree mark. Sure was nice to not end up in my usual ball of sweat...the chill in the air kept my regular hot self (that sounded odd) regulated to a nice comfy temperature and made for a great run.

Hard to imagine that in three weeks I'll be running past all of the Christmas lights. Are we really that close to the holidays?? Just doesn't seem like it should be that time of year again.

Hope everyone has a good day
 














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