Pretty darn good run this morning! I was planning on running the NW Trail Run out at Redmond Preserve, but since we got the van late last night and it isn’t insured, we didn’t feel good about taking it on a long drive. Roy is going to have it checked over today and transfer our insurance over.
Ran 5:1 intervals, which felt good. I can probably do 10:1 but my knee and ankle were REALLY hurting at the end of last week’s 18 so I was hoping to avoid that. I can “feel” them, but they don’t hurt. Ran out to the Casino and around that area. My 25 year HS reunion was held there last night, but we didn’t go. I wasn’t feeling great and the price was pretty high from (what I hear) was a poorly organized event. We were supposed to dress up like the Rat Pack. Nuff Said! I do NOT play dress up (except maybe…well…nevermind). Besides, we graduated in 1983 NOT 1953.
Started out warm-ish. We are having these funky warmy coldy sweaty heavy mornings lately where it’s cloudy, but warm and the air feels thick and heavy. It’s so strange feeling! Makes me glad I didn’t wear a shirt (as in sleeves, I did wear a TOP).
Stopped at Starbucks at mile 12 and decided that even though the schedule said 14 miles, since I would hit 14.5 if I took the normal route home, I’d take the 3 mile route home and go for the full 15.
Next week is the Grande Ass Marathon from Puyallup to Tacoma. It’s a Marathon Maniacs thing…run from Starbucks to Starbucks to Starbucks (six total) and get your picture taken in each one. How fun is that? I emailed the coordinator to let her know I was coming with an email titled, “YOU MADE A MARATHON JUST FOR ME!!” LOL! I’ll run with my awesome friend, Marie, who got me INTO the Marathon Maniacs. That will be marathon number 13, and the 4th this year. After that, Bellingham then Chicago…Seattle and Christmas (in Olympia) with a goal of 12 marathons in 12 months.
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August 24th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Hi Tory! Thanks for sending the note out from your other site letting us know you had new postings here. For some reason my read feeder wasn’t picking up this site. I’ve fixed that now and I’ll be your personal blog stalker from now on…I promise! At least until you call the blog police on me and then have a blog restraining order put in place.
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Anyway…I’m so in awe of your transformation and you are definitely an inspiration for me. I’ve been taking long (45 min – 1 hour) walks everyday and my weight loss is finally starting up again. I lost 50 pounds 8 years ago and then put it all back on when I quit paying attention. Now I am spending a lot of time thinking back to how I did it before and exercise was a big piece. I was able to take a jazzercise class several times a week back then but don’t have the same thing available now so I’m going to use walking (and maybe eventually running) for the exercise. I’m really finding it calming and a great way to clear my head. I need to make it a “must do” though rather than a “have to do” and right now it’s leaning more toward the latter. I like it once I get out there but sometimes it’s really hard to get out there. Did you have that challenge when you started? How did you overcome it?
August 24th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
Glad to hear you’ve got wheels again! Speaking of the casino, a few weeks ago my husband and I were driving the long route out of the outlet mall on the west side of the casino, and I saw a cute paved trail running through some trees down past the back side of Home Depot that I’d like to check out some day!
Sorry you still don’t have any would-be half marathoners! Just hope the next evening class (5K) is a success! I hope to be there!
August 25th, 2008 at 4:38 am
Oh my gosh!!! If I ever get to be to the point when I can run a marathon…I want to do that one! How much better could it get!?!?!?!?
August 25th, 2008 at 5:48 am
ok I thought I posted this but don’t see it so if it ends up here twice I’m sorry!
I just have to say that the Starbucks marathon sounds like a kick in the butt!!! If I ever, (and I’m not sure that will happen!) get to the point of running a marathon I think that’s the one for me!
Can’t wait to hear your race report!
August 25th, 2008 at 8:44 am
I skipped my 30th reunion this year, too. I went to the 10 year reunion, and thought it was a bore. I guess I live in the moment instead of in the past. I have a few friends in the Marathon Maniacs. My friend Martha is an Osmium level maniac and a Starbucks addict. Too bad she lives in Vegas, as I thin she would adore the Grande Ass race!
See you Wednesday.
August 25th, 2008 at 10:11 am
Bellingham rocks! I loved it, then again, I only did the half.