run log: February

Start at the end ~ I suppose.  I got in my head I was ready for some speed over the long distance.  Asked Dodd to pace me in an 8:30  7 mile run.  Yeah.  I need to remember that Dodd likes to start fast (which is really not fast for him)  First mile was 8:10.  Turned into the wind at mile 2 & I died.  Got to 84 & had to stop,  I had to stop.  It sucked and I was a giant baby.  Dodd even said, "You're really being a baby."
So I sucked it up and ran the last two and a half just under 8:30.  Mind wasn't right.  Body hurt.  Breathing was tough.  UGH.  Really sucked.  Tried to talk to Mike about it ~ but he didn't want to hear me whine either.

SO...other than today ~ running has really been going well.  I've been rocking my track workouts...because, for the most part, my mind has been right.  Gotta figure that out.

The weather has been amazing & I've been beach glass hunting with Kelly a few times:

Found some good ones and had fun last Friday when it was 75 degrees ~ skipped drinking at Joey's to walk the beach :)








Jacob has completed his diving season ~ placing seventh at OAC.  {there were seven competing divers}  He improved greatly over the season and had fun.  Observations from a non-swimming parent:
1.  MUC swim parents are REALLY nice people.
2. Swimming is LONG.  We had to watch 4 heats of the mile swim before the divers took 45 minutes to warm up & then dive.
3. It's HOT in the pool cheering area ~ really HOT.  Like 95 degrees hot.  Like I'm sitting here sweating hot.
4. MUC swim parents are REALLY nice people.

That was Saturday ~ his first tennis match was Monday.  He's playing exhibition...but we got to see him play in Erie.

His serve is really improving ~ beat this kid from Allegheny pretty easily with his ground strokes ~ the kid's serves were amazing.

Back to running and working out ~ I'm going to coach MMS track this spring.  Pretty nervous and excited.  I know nothing about track...except how to run.  Hope I learn the rest pretty quickly.

Been consistent with the lifting ~ gotten 95# in the air ~ like 3 times ~ but working on it.  I've been doing ab work daily for a week now.  Don't have a six-pack yet.

February Run Log:

February Totals:

113.02 miles for the month 
233.70 miles for the year 

245.51 miles in my Gortex Ghosts ~ not worn at all this month.

379.42 miles in my old pink Brooks Glycerin 13 

278.98 miles in my new pink Brooks Glycerin 13 

389.78 miles in my teal Brooks Glycerin 13 

Training for:  Hall of Fame Marathon April 30, 2017  ~ Signed up for the Columbus Marathon October 15, 2017

Cross Training: Swimming Monday and Friday mornings.  Lifting Sundays.  Yoga class on Thursdays.  Daily core (for a week)

Podcasts I'm listening to: Marathon Training Academy, Dear Sugar, Story Corp & Reply All & Undone

My WEIGHT: I was at 137 the other morning.

Some interesting facts:

Longest run this month:   18.01 ~ with a 8:17 mile at the end.

What hurts?: IT band is a little tight ~ but over all I feel great.

Highest  weekly mileage this month:  43.06 Feb 19-26 ~ but only because we did a long run Sunday and then a long run the next Saturday.

Favorite place to run this month: Spire?  Great track work outs :)

Monthly mileage record: 156.69 ~ March 2015 {purposely ran 8 (on a treadmill) on March 30 to beat the August 2013 record}
Highest mileage ever-at-one-time:  26.78, October 30, 2016, Marine Corps Marathon, Washington DC

PR's:
5K: 22:30 (Run For the Grapes 9/28/14}
10K: 50:13 {Run for the Hills 6/22/14 & TIED the time Run for the Hills 6/21/15)
10-miler: 1:21:29 (Hermes Cleveland 10-miler 4/28/12)
half-marathon: 1:44:42 (Northern Ohio Half Marathon 10/4/15)
marathon: 3:57:31 (The Cleveland Marathon 5/17/15)