**STATS**
Distance: 3.1 miles
Time: 33:00
Pace: 10:38/min/mile
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Here we go....
We're off. Our first official long run was today. It was a mighty 3.1. But it was hill running! We ran around Weber State University. It was cold. We ran with my mom and a friend. Hills suck. Great for training but bad on the knees!
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Pre-training Run
We went out and ran 3.1 today. We wanted to see if we could really run with each other. Just kidding. This was our pre-training run. Before starting the Jeff Galloway training schedule they recommend you run at least 3 miles.
No, we aren't running 62 miles. Yes, we know our 26 is backwards. We are dorky like that. I wonder if we will look so smiley after a 20-mile run?!
**STATS**
Distance: 3.1 miles
Time: 31:28
Pace: 10:09/min/mile
No, we aren't running 62 miles. Yes, we know our 26 is backwards. We are dorky like that. I wonder if we will look so smiley after a 20-mile run?!Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Honestly!!
What was I thinking??? I signed up for the Ogden Marathon. The FULL marathon. Again! I swore I would never run another marathon again and here I am doing it. OK So 8 years will have passed since my last marathon so maybe it is like childbirth and I have forgotten. Wait, nope, that isn't true. I remember every painful moment of both childbirth and running a marathon.
I remember being nauseous and throwing up after every run that was longer than 20 miles. I remember having to get up super early on Saturdays to do the Long Run. I remember sleeping an entire day away after these long runs. I remember having to drive around town just to find a suitable 23-mile route and placing water bottles along the way. I remember calling Jeremy and Mike (Bair. Shay, my sis-in-law ran it with me) to bring us supplies while we were out there trudging along. I remember having "nervous poo" before each long run. Geez, don't be grossed out. It happens to a lot of people. I had all the bathroom locations memorized. I remember running in freezing temperatures. More than one time we came home soaking wet from the snow.
So here I am again, finding myself signed up for the Ogden Marathon...an intimidating, yet exciting, if I finish, 26.2-mile run. I never say race because let's face it, I am never going to win anything.
Why you ask did I sign up for a marathon if I swore I would never do one again? Well, OK, so maybe there is a part of me that has forgotten all the hard work and time it takes to train for such a run. Another part of me really wants to know if I can do it again and beat my previous time of 4:48:55. I would be ecstatic to come in under 4:30 this time. As much as I hate running, and I really mean hate, it is addictive. It is self gratifying to see how much you can push yourself and see how far you can run. Another big reason I chose this year to run this particular marathon? My dad signed up.
It has always been on my dad's "bucket list" to run a marathon. He was so proud and shocked (my family wouldn't consider me an athlete and neither would i) when I ran one years ago and said he has always wanted to do it. So about a month ago he surprised us kids with the knowledge he had signed up for the full marathon. After I got over my shock, I said I was sad because I would love to run it with him but didn't think I could. There were many reasons I didn't think I could. It was already sold out for one. I now have 3 kids and can't just come home after a long run and sleep the day away. I don't have Jeremy's physical support like I did before. Because he is so busy with work there is no guarantee he will be around. But after talking it over with my mom and dad we decided I should do it anyways. So my dad signed me up under the VIP Marathon (it is a much higher entry fee but it is a donation to a foundation) and my mom committed to helping with the kids on long run days when Jeremy isn't around. I thought this was perfect motivation. I want to do well because it is their money and my mom's time that I am wasting if I don't take this seriously.
Another good reason to choose the Ogden Marathon is because a lot of Zampedri family members are also running. My brother-in-law Mike Merrill is running the full. The following people are running the half: My mom, my brother Todd, Aunt Jodi, Aunt Kathy, Aunt Sue, Cousin Megan, Cousin Andy, and Cousin Cari. Running the 5k is my cousins Melissa and Kortney. I think there might even be family members running the relay.
So here I go. I am going to try hard to do all the training runs that are recommended on the training program we are following. We are following the Jeff Galloway training method. I am going to try to eat better so that my running can be more efficient. Hopefully this will all pay off. Last time I didn't take training all that serious and only ran the long runs on the weekend and never really trained during the week. I also didn't eat the best. I really need to work on that part.
So folks, this blog is documentation of the journey we are just beginning. Hopefully you won't find me cursing this decision....well I am sure I will...but hopefully when the time comes to cover some serious mileage I will just think about the hard work paying off with the huge accomplishment of running 26.2 miles with my dad! Ugh! I get nervous just thinking about it.
I remember being nauseous and throwing up after every run that was longer than 20 miles. I remember having to get up super early on Saturdays to do the Long Run. I remember sleeping an entire day away after these long runs. I remember having to drive around town just to find a suitable 23-mile route and placing water bottles along the way. I remember calling Jeremy and Mike (Bair. Shay, my sis-in-law ran it with me) to bring us supplies while we were out there trudging along. I remember having "nervous poo" before each long run. Geez, don't be grossed out. It happens to a lot of people. I had all the bathroom locations memorized. I remember running in freezing temperatures. More than one time we came home soaking wet from the snow.
So here I am again, finding myself signed up for the Ogden Marathon...an intimidating, yet exciting, if I finish, 26.2-mile run. I never say race because let's face it, I am never going to win anything.
Why you ask did I sign up for a marathon if I swore I would never do one again? Well, OK, so maybe there is a part of me that has forgotten all the hard work and time it takes to train for such a run. Another part of me really wants to know if I can do it again and beat my previous time of 4:48:55. I would be ecstatic to come in under 4:30 this time. As much as I hate running, and I really mean hate, it is addictive. It is self gratifying to see how much you can push yourself and see how far you can run. Another big reason I chose this year to run this particular marathon? My dad signed up.
It has always been on my dad's "bucket list" to run a marathon. He was so proud and shocked (my family wouldn't consider me an athlete and neither would i) when I ran one years ago and said he has always wanted to do it. So about a month ago he surprised us kids with the knowledge he had signed up for the full marathon. After I got over my shock, I said I was sad because I would love to run it with him but didn't think I could. There were many reasons I didn't think I could. It was already sold out for one. I now have 3 kids and can't just come home after a long run and sleep the day away. I don't have Jeremy's physical support like I did before. Because he is so busy with work there is no guarantee he will be around. But after talking it over with my mom and dad we decided I should do it anyways. So my dad signed me up under the VIP Marathon (it is a much higher entry fee but it is a donation to a foundation) and my mom committed to helping with the kids on long run days when Jeremy isn't around. I thought this was perfect motivation. I want to do well because it is their money and my mom's time that I am wasting if I don't take this seriously.
Another good reason to choose the Ogden Marathon is because a lot of Zampedri family members are also running. My brother-in-law Mike Merrill is running the full. The following people are running the half: My mom, my brother Todd, Aunt Jodi, Aunt Kathy, Aunt Sue, Cousin Megan, Cousin Andy, and Cousin Cari. Running the 5k is my cousins Melissa and Kortney. I think there might even be family members running the relay.
So here I go. I am going to try hard to do all the training runs that are recommended on the training program we are following. We are following the Jeff Galloway training method. I am going to try to eat better so that my running can be more efficient. Hopefully this will all pay off. Last time I didn't take training all that serious and only ran the long runs on the weekend and never really trained during the week. I also didn't eat the best. I really need to work on that part.
So folks, this blog is documentation of the journey we are just beginning. Hopefully you won't find me cursing this decision....well I am sure I will...but hopefully when the time comes to cover some serious mileage I will just think about the hard work paying off with the huge accomplishment of running 26.2 miles with my dad! Ugh! I get nervous just thinking about it.
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