Thoughts/Comments: "Don't give up, never give up...keep trying, you'll get it back" I SWEAR TO YOU these are the words coming out of the mouths of the Yo Gabba Gabba crew that Zoe is watching as I sit here and type.
Anyway, so slow is the new fast, and 5 miles is the new long run...I think I've decided that I will just increase my mileage now each weekend (yes, I have a plan but I won't bore you with the details), and Im not gonna worry and stress about "will I make it to the marathon?" b/c that does me NO GOOD mentally when I'm out there just trying to complete what needs to be done for the day. I'll just take it as it comes, and my performance on these long runs should give me my "answer" soon enough.
Anyhoo, this 5-miler included a walking break about each mile, and I'm not even mad about it, whatever.
So in getting to the lakefront today, I couldnt even go to the usual place, I totally forgot, the South Shore triathlon is today. It was just about to start, I think, when I finished up. If I'd have gone any longer in my run, I would have been stuck in the parking lot.
Thoughts/Comments: So ridiculously humid out there, I was struggling. I don't know how on earth I can pull off this marathon thing at this point, given how much I was struggling...but I figure it's not fair to make any decisions on a humid day while running. But this weekend, I need to hit 8 miles at minimum, and then just keep going up by 2 miles every weekend. And even that is gonna be a stretch. I'd appreciate your thoughts, fellow runners. Am I crazy to think I could still run the marathon at this point?!
Ok, so my PT trainer said not to worry about the knee, I'm progressing nicely and it didn't sound like the pain was anything to worry about. I said "just a small setback than", and she said, "No, not a setback at all, you're on a comeback." So I will go for another run tomorrow morning, at the latest.
THIS morning I went for a bike ride. I wanted to get it out the way, I was all nervous about riding straight from the house over to the lakefront (cars, city biking, etc...), but I did it, and even managed to sneak out under the arm of Jada, who woke up at 3am and seemed to know something was up...'mommy wants to leave the house without me?!?!?!'
Date/Time: July 28 at 5:40am
Distance: 8.18 miles (according to my Garmin)
Time It Took: 54:25
Avg MPH: 9.0 (I don't know what this really means, but it seems pretty slow)
Thoughts/Comments: Hmmm, I guess I thought that I would be much faster, or at least TWICE as fast as my running, which would have landed me at 10mph, but whatever. This includes waiting at a few traffic lights and grabbing a drink of water at a water fountain.
I started out at my house at 69th near Stony Island, then rode about 2.5 miles over to the lakefront, taking the long way around the Museum of Science and Industry. (Pretty, isn't it?)
Then I went north on the lakefront path to about 47th Street. There I turned around and took a slightly different route headed back, going around Promonory Point, then instead of going back by the Museum, I kept going south to Marquette (66th Street). I then hit Jeffery, went east on 67th and made my way back to Stony Island. I felt all cool and biker-chic like except when I was passed by REAL cyclists who were going all fast and wearing their cycling gear.
So let me see, my goal for the month of August, in addition to running, is to bike 75 miles. I think that's doable. That's about 9 rides like I did this morning. Totally doable.
ok so I was all excited about my pending "long" run of 6 miles or so for Sunday. But then Saturday as the day progressed, my knee starrted hurting again. It felt better when I went out biking, but then was hurting some more. So I figured I'd hold off on the run. I will try to run tomorrow morning. Tonight I'm going biking again with the girls and the bike trailer.
This is it. If there's any chance of me running the marathon in October, I've got to start being able to ramp up in the miles NOW.
Thoughts/Comments: OK, I don't even feel like getting into it, but let's just say I didn't make it over to the lakefront, in fact, I almost didn't make it off the Dan Ryan Expressway with my feeble car this morning. (Fridays me and the girls take that route to count the number of trains (el and metra) that we see, the more the merrier)...anyway, long story short, two different mechanics, and one movie later, I was running on the treadmill daydreaming about Christian Bale and running, while dear hubby went to get the girls in his car. I couldn't think of one good reason why Christian Bale wouldn't cheer me on while I'm running on the treadmill.
Maybe you saw this last fall when it happened. HS Cross Country in Ohio, where this girl, who'd had a sore leg for a few weeks, well it ended up breaking in several places right at the end of this race. And she still finished the race.
So tomorrow I have the day off. After I drop the girls off at daycare, I'm going to drive on over to Old Town/Lincoln Park area, find me a parking spot and then head over to the lakefront running path. Why there? That is where ALL (ok MOST) of my long training runs started from last year. (Ok let's not get technical, b/c a number of the the CES runs started from Montrose Harbor)...but anyway, I want to re-visit that serene area of the path, that western part that winds around by St. Joe's Hospital, meets back up with the eastern part at that section near Belmont Harbor where runners and cyclists mix it up, yelling at each other to "WATCH IT". I want to--if I make it that far--see the totem pole. I feel that will do my spirit some good. I already feel peaceful just thinking about it. I'll let you know if I find my running spirit.
Ok, I "lurk" on quite a few blogs, just watching, reading and never saying a thing. I don't think I've posted here, but I really liked this story she posted today, I mean really, how cute is that:
from RAMBLINGS OF A RUNNING ADDICT:
A few weeks ago I posted about Hubs and I runnerversary, but today is the real deal. Hint hint nudge nudge Hubs. ;)
I do have a funny, running-related story to share about my wedding day. The morning of my wedding I woke up early enough to go for a run. Hubs and I were married in the Muskoka area in Ontario, so the scenery is beautiful and it was a great chance to clear my mind before the big day. I was running along, when I saw a figure running down the road in the opposite direction. Yup, it was Hubs. Apparently he got up early for an early morning jog as well. We both blocked our peripheral vision with our hands (Hubs is superstitious about these things) but wished each other good morning and jogged in opposite directions.
Anyway I am on my way to Vermont tomorrow, and yes the Depends are packed as well Nitmos!
This is it. If there's any chance of me running the marathon in October, I've got to start being able to ramp up in the miles NOW.
After I drop the girls off at daycare, I'm going to drive on over to Old Town/Lincoln Park area, find me a parking spot and then head over to the lakefront running path. Why there? That is where ALL (ok MOST) of my long training runs started from last year. (Ok let's not get technical, b/c a number of the the 
