June (2016) Running Challenge

I am pretty sure I can do it... most of us here can suffer through 8 or 9 hours of pain if we need to... but 50k after a month lay-off will make for a he1l of a day... and it's missing all the training miles that I love more than the race itself. I warned you that I would be whiney. Just be glad you are not poor @Zom_bunny...

Spent the past 2 days mostly in bed, as something I ate during my double-header all-you-can-eat seat adventures at Tuesday's Mets-Pirates game destroyed my stomach. Still, I decided to give a run a shot this afternoon with some friends, and made it through 12 miles on an emptied stomach (as I wasn't keeping anything down). Pretty dead at the end, but glad I went as the weather was close to perfect, and I'll be returning to the hot Florida weather on Monday. On the plus side, I probably needed a rest day yesterday, and I think nearly everything has been flushed out of my system at this point.

6/1 - 4 miles
6/2 - 8 miles
6/3 - 13.5 miles
6/5 - 13.5 miles
6/6 - 9 miles
6/7 - 10 miles
6/9 - 12 miles

Total: 70 miles
Goal: 200 miles
Remaining: 130 miles

2016 Race Schedule:
Disney Marathon - Jan 6 - 3:29:09
Gasparilla 15K - Feb 20 - 1:01:59
Ironman 70.3 Florida - Apr 10 - 5:07:51
Pittsburgh Marathon - May 1 - 3:08:25
Ironman 70.3 Augusta - Sep 25
Chicago Marathon - Oct 9
Ironman Florida - Nov 5

@skippygirslmom - Re Kazak gender relations - one of my running partner's wife was offered a nice job over there (he's pretty mobile, and she's originally Russian), but they weren't seriously considering it as apparently the portrayal of women in the country isn't too far off from what was presented in Borat... apparently also a revolution is imminent there once their 30 year president/dictator passes away.

@Ohhim... you got tix for the Pens tonight?
My normal connection for tickets went to jail last week and left me hanging...lol

This is from starting since June 3rd.

Ohhim wrote: »

@skippygirslmom - Re Kazak gender relations - one of my running partner's wife was offered a nice job over there (he's pretty mobile, and she's originally Russian), but they weren't seriously considering it as apparently the portrayal of women in the country isn't too far off from what was presented in Borat... apparently also a revolution is imminent there once their 30 year president/dictator passes away.

@ohhim I'm sorry you haven't been feeling well. Skip was born in Russia but her bio mom is Kazakh.

Took the last couple of days off from running as my lower back has been bothering me. My trainer thinks it is related to my hips being so tight. Or maybe my hips are so tight because of my back - that seems more likely to me, but stretching and rolling my hips out is helping my back so who knows!
I did run today, albeit very slowly and walked when I had to when a spasm would hit. Hobbes the Vizsla was very worried and kept looking at me and staying very close, even leaning on me when I stopped to stretch. The first couple of miles were tough, I just felt tight all over. Somewhere in mile 3 I started feeling pretty good but by the time I was almost home, mile 5+, I was stiff all over again. I have to get it resolved though before next Friday when we leave to drive to Seattle. Two days of driving for ~9 hours each will be excruciating if it isn't better.

I also wanted to run my ShePower virtual HM this weekend but if my back is not feeling 100% I may end up running it in Seattle or later in Oregon. I don't want to make it worse by overdoing it.

Hobbes and I are trying out a new class tonight called Rally Obedience. It should be interesting as it is like a slow version of agility combined with obedience. I observed the class last week - everyone is very quiet including their dogs. I guess they need Hobbes and me to come shake it up a bit

I am still reading through and trying to catch up after missing this group for more than a week. There is too much to go back and comment on but I am reading it all so I know what I missed

Date..........Miles.........Total
06/01.......0.00..........0.00
06/02.......4.67..........4.67 + Strength Training
06/03.......4.69..........9.36
06/04.......6.50........15.86
06/05.......3.00........18.86
06/06.......6.25........25.11 + Agility
06/07.......0.00........25.11 + Strength Training
06/08.......0.00........25.11
06/09.......5.28........30.39 + Rally



Upcoming Races - Let me know if you will be running too!
06/25/16 - SHEPower Virtual Half Marathon
07/31/16 - San Francisco 2nd Half Marathon
09/18/16 - Beat the Blerch Half Marathon, Seattle
11/19/16 - USA Invitational Half Marathon (Yay, I qualified again!)
xx/xx/xx - Nike Women's Half Marathon, Los Angeles
12/18/16 - San Diego Holiday Half Marathon

I was so disappointed to get the email yesterday that Nike is not going to run the Women's HM in Los Angeles this year. I guess I may need to find another race in October, or not.

Ohhim wrote: »

Lightning fan/partial season ticket holder, so I stopped caring about hockey a week and a half ago. Just went to games 2 and 7 of the eastern conference finals since I was in town.

A pox upon thee... don't call yourself a Pittsburgher...lol... but seriously... you suck...