4 miles on the lakefront trail

Ran with my favorite redhead tonight.




He takes running seriously. I think he was mad we had to wait for the garmin to locate the satellites instead of hitting the pavement at full throttle as soon as we stepped outside.









It was beautiful and the warmest day here this year. The trail was packed with walkers runners cyclists and rollerbladers.

Cb might have to stay home next time because the cyclists are going pretty fast while passing the people on foot.



-Xaar

18 mile LSD

Did 18 miles in 2:46. About 9:14 a mile. I didn't plan to go out quite that fast but felt extremely comfortable. I never tried to push the pace and felt great the entire time. I ran on the lakefront trail all the way to the hood where it ends. The only bad thing was all the bathrooms were locked (until april- from what I could read on the internets.) Oh well. Now I know not to drink too much before- during a run.

Had some orange bloks and some cran apple chomps and a salt stik every 5-6 miles.









About 6 miles into the run. It was about 35 degrees with 10-15mph winds.









Saw this on a side of a restaurant near my place and decided it was what I needed post run.









To celebrate my 18 miles, a Sam Adams Boston lager. What could be more fitting??!!









Sam Adams with fully loaded chili! Delicious!

167 miles for the past 4 weeks!! 60 miles this week!!!!! Yay!






Sears tower celebrating St Patricks day.

Cheers!

-Xaar

Don't Stop Believing

Ran 15 miles on the treadmill today. All at once.

This brings the total for this week to 42 miles.


Highlights of the week:

• Running outside on the lakefront path with my pup. He was very happy to see lake Michigan, and go for a run too!
• Running 42 miles this week
• Running 15 miles in one sitting on a treadmill.
• Nice post run massage
• Appetizers and soup at PF Chang with my wonderful, wonderful.

For the last few minutes of running today, I put on "Dont Stop Believing." It was the perfect end to my workout. I never thought I could run more than a few miles on a treadmill at one time. Today proved that all wrong. Anything, and Everything is possible.





Tired after our 6 mile run.


Cheers!

9 Miles!

Whew! Did 9 miles and felt good. Did 5.5 by myself and then picked up CB for the last 3.5

He is always game for a run. I love his enthusiasm.

It is starting to get warm outside, so I must be careful about clothing choices for the runs. I need to remember to leave the windbreaker at home!

I run to be AMAZED

That is the motto of the Nike Women's Marathon this year. The registration for the race asked us to fill in the blank with one word. "I run to be _____"

I wrote Amazed. Every time I run I am happy that I can run, that I am able to finish a 1/2 marathon (or any distance). I am amazed I can do this.

Ran 4 miles today- 3 outside and 1 on the elliptical and felt AMAZING! Even my shin thing isnt hurting. I had to ice it last night. While running I start thinking of other words to complete "I run to be..."

I run to be healthy.

I run to be happy.

I run to be pushed. [to my limits]

I run to be inspiring.

and with that, I fell short of my 20 miles for the week by a couple. Maybe I will make them up tonight. Tomorrow I plan to do 12K although I won't be running B2B. I will do it by my house to celebrate the B2b which is a crazy spectacle.

3.5 Miles

Did 3.5 miles with the Ham Dog. Was a great run- the weather was cool, I felt great, and Ham was being good.

Very excited to start training for the Nike Women's Marathon on June 14. One month from today!!!!! Then 18 weeks later I will be running my first marathon in 8 years! I am so happy and lucky to be able to do this.


Cheers!

3 miles fast!

Did 3 miles but with intervals. 2 minutes usual jog pace, 2 minutes 5k race pace (or perhaps faster) repeat. The last fast interval was 4 minutes- and I really pushed it.

Felt great.

Icing the shin.

Now what's for dinner???


Cheers!

Mmmm

Ran 3 miles with Ham tonight. We both did well. He seems to contribute intervals to my workout. It is nice to add variety to my workouts. Thank you Jamon!

Felt great. The shin thing is starting to rear its ugly head again... Time for some ICE!





Cooking:

Chicken Tikka Masala, basmati rice, Garlic Naan.. MMMMMM

rest rest rest

Decided to take the night off and relax. I am exhausted. Going to bed early.


Breakfast:
Komodo dragon starbuck's coffee
1/2 cup dry oatmeal with a mashed banana

Lunch:
Salad- Spinach leaves, baked lemon pepper chicken breast, feta cheese, crasins, balsamic vinegar and EVOO.

Dinner:
Baked lemon pepper chicken breast
Fresh wilted spinach with Feta
Roasted Red Pepper pieces
1 piece of garlic Naan

Feeling great, but tired.

Good Night!

another 4...

3 miles on the trail and 1+ miles on the elliptical. Feel beat! Perhaps it is because I did not eat 8 Chomps or Bloks before the run like yesterday? Not sure. Good workout though! Running into a 20+ mph head wind is tough.

Looking forward to doing 20+ miles this week.



Nike Womens Marathon- 160 Days!!!

Muddy Buddy- 27 Days to go!!!