Running for 2 hours on a Friday Night...

Is NOT my idea of a good time...LMAO! I have a very busy weekend so it had to be done. I left work and chowed down a protein bar on the way home. Picked up a pizza for the boys and was tortured by the smell for the rest of the way home.

I got my gear together...it was 48 degrees so this made me happy! I only wore a pair of running pants and a long sleeve shirt. I was trying not to hate my husband who was drinking beer and eating pizza. I grabbed my garmin and ipod and was off...I just wanted to get this over with.

I always seem to forget that the trail by the Lake is colder; and I also forgot any water or Sports Beans. I had to pee in the woods at mile 3 and mile 5. I am not used to running that late! I had been drinking water all day. By mile 8 I.WAS.STARVING. but I had nothing to eat. I just keep chugging along, by this time I was freezing my ass off because it was dark and much colder.

By mile 11 I felt like I was going to puke, but kept moving along. I finally was done..yay!!!!!

Distance: 12 miles

Duration: 2:07

Calories Burned: 1169

Winter Training Sucks.....

So I had 10 miles on tap for this weekend. Lately, I've been all about doing my long run on Saturdays, so I can relax on Sundays. And I only had 3 light beers last night (I do have some control, who knew?) and I got up at 6:45 this morning to head out for my run.

IT.WAS.12.DEGREES. Man was it cold. I wore 2 pairs of running pants, 3 under armour shirts, jacket, gloves and a hat. I absolutely hate when I have to wear a jacket to run! I don't like to feel cramped. But it's done now so it's all good.

Distance: 10 miles

Duration: 1:40

Calories Burned:1125

So I signed up for a 30k.....

because, well, it was on the weekend that I have to do an 18-miler for the Pittsburgh Marathon May 3rd. It makes sense to me, I think I would be more motivated if I had someone else to run with, plus I think that it will be a good indicator of whether I will be able to finish the Pittsburgh Marathon.

Thoughts from the seasoned runners out there? I don't plan on "racing". I'm not going to worry about the pace. I just want to go out there and do it.

The Mental Game

I think long distance running is all mental. Yeah, you need to be fit, but we can push our bodies so much more than what we do. I think it's more about breaking through the negative thoughts and just getting out there and doing it.

Last night, for instance, I had NINE beers, yes nine. Ridiculous, especially when I know I had to run 9 miles this morning! But they were going down too easily but it was fun at the time. But when I woke up this morning with that all too familiar head pain and dry mouth I was like "why did I do that"? I could have easily just went back to bed for another 3 hours. DH gave me the hairy eyeball when I asked him if we had sex last night...LMAO! Then he said, "thanks a lot, I was a stud too"!

But I got up and ran my 9 miles. It was actually a pretty good run, surprisingly!

Distance: 9 miles

Duration: 1:32

Calories Burned: 987

Not much to say....

I haven't been in a blogging mood lately. Not really too much to say. I'm still training for the Pittsburgh Marathon, so far things are going well. Training hasn't been overwhelming yet, but I'm sure it will get harder.

I was sick for a week with strep throat so I didn't get my long run in last weekend. I felt that it would do more harm than good, so I didn't do it. Luckily, I am one week ahead of schedule so it shouldn't hurt me.

I did 5 miles yesterday on the dreadmill. I love running outside, but I cannot drag my ass out there at 4:45 in that weather, I just can't. I can do it on the weekends when it's later in the day, but that's it. It actually was a really good run. I ran an 8:34 for 3 miles and a 10:00 for the last 2.

Pittsburgh's Going to the Super Bowl!!!

And my man Troy had an insane game! He rocks.

Finally some good news after my shitty week!

We're excited to be going back to the Superbowl again. Me & Bobby may go to Tampa to watch the game since we have relatives there. We are not going to go to the Superbowl, but at least we can be there for the experience.

I got my long run in yesterday. I did 8 miles in a freaking blizzard! It was twice as hard as usual because of the snow. But I did it! For fucks sake, I live in Western Pennsylvania. If I am going to blame the elements on not getting out there, I'll never reach my goals.

Distance: 8 miles
Duration: 1:25
Calories Burned: 909

Happy Fucking Birthday to Me!

yeah, I guess I'm a little bitter..LOL!

So we went to the Steeler game on Sunday for my birthday and got a room in Pittsburgh and had an AWESOME time. I'm so glad that we went because it will be our last hoorah for a while! We both took Monday off to spend the day together. My DH bought me a new Garmin Forerunner for Marathon Training, which was super sweet of him!

Then things proceeded to turn bad quickly. First, Brayden got really sick Monday which a high fever and vomiting. We decided that we were going to split a vacation day because he obviously couldn't go to daycare. I decide to stay home in the morning. DH goes to work and the whole department is gone! His boss, his bosses boss, the secretary, etc. We knew that Monday was D-Day and that there were going to be layoffs but were somewhat confident that he wasn't going to be one of them.

WRONG!!!!!! So that was the shocker for the day. I know that we will cope, we have been through this before with the same damn Corporation! I hate Corporate America. I wish he would open his own business, I'm tired of dealing with this shit.

I haven't run yet this week, but am hoping too tomorrow. I am just a little depressed right now and just don't feel like it. DH wants me to go ahead with the Marathon. I haven't registered for it yet (wanted to see how training went) but don't know if I should be spending $95 on a marathon right now, ya know? But I will probably end up doing it.