one week from today

it has been way too hot to be running lately.
the heat index and humidity is excruciating.
i can barely breathe when i walk out the door.
i know its not a great idea, but i think i have decided to
wing it till the marathon.
i'm going to try to get in a 8-9 miles tomorrow.
but i cant promise anything.
i think it will be good to give my body rest.
plus the build up and anticipation of not running all week
will only make me crave it more on race day.

leaving on friday for Seattle!

nightmare

Woke up this morning at 4:30am
to run my 20 miler (eek)
before I go into work today.
About to embark on this journey.
I'll let you know how it goes...

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8 reasons to run with a partner

Found this article outlining 8 reasons to run with a partner
and number 8 rings so true today: partners make great alarm clocks.

With summer heat index sweeping in, they predicted it would get up to 90 today with evening scattered t-storms. Me and Pallardy have the day off to work on the house (we've gone painting crazy) so I had him wake me up early so I could finally get this weeks long run in (17-18 miles). I'm not very good with morning runs. The night before, I can talk up big game about how I'm going to get up early in the morning and knock it out...but then the morning comes and I just continually hot snooze until I finally get up, then I just mope around trying to talk myself into getting it done. I usually do, but then I've wasted the whole day just thinking about it.

poop.

Today was different. I had Pallardy to push me...literally. He pushed me until I rolled out of bed. We went to Quail Ridge trails which is fast becoming my new fave running place and knocked out todays run before the heat set in.

Perfection.

Seattle in 24 days!

Memorial day weekend BBQ Coma

Didn't get to run all weekend due to a wedding and bbqs. Just didn't have enough time in the day and it was a 3 day weekend! It seemed to work in my favor though, since my hip had been bothering me. I did my long run of 15 miles today at some new trails I discovered in the Dub-ville. Quail Ridge Park. It started out nice. The park is pretty hilly which will be perfect for my training. I can add those hill workouts that were much needed for Cincinnati. The elevation chart was finally posted for seattle not too long ago and its incline is very similar. This time, I will not be surprised by the hills! I can promise to that!

"Most people run a race to see who is fastest. I run a race to see who has the most guts."
- Steve Prefontaine

Caffeine and Taurine Enhance Endurance Performance

Interesting Article

Go out and stock up on Sugar Free Rockstars!
You are what you drink ;)

Pics from Cincinnati are up!

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Pics include:
day before race - cincinnati art museum, marathon expo
race day - running, post running, blah
days after - ceasar creek lake dam, fossil hunting, hanging with my grandparents and cousin in Dayton, OH

It was such a great trip and I cant wait to back out there this summer.

As for now, I've regained momentum and am looking forward to Seattle this summer. Ran 10 miles on friday. It was my first long run since the race and took it out of me a bit. Today I plan on getting back into place with a mere 7 miler so I'll let you know how it goes.

Run on...

Bred For Distance - Born To Run

Here is an interesting article about how slow sprinters humans are compared to the rest of the species on earth, but how we can train our bodies to run farther than ANY of them. I cant even imagine running an ultra marathon...yet...but I have felt that I could keep going after just 26.2 miles so I can just imagine. There are 100 mile races out there. Maybe we are just that superior in distance.

I can believe it.