Most of you know that for this spring, I’m training for a half marathon and not a full. Just to recap, I decided to go with the half thinking that my knee needed a break. Well I’m happy to report that so far it’s working. One big difference is that I have been following a training program from the book, Run Less, Run Faster. The basis of the book naturally is less running. No more running 6 days a week. They have you running only 3 days, and then 2 days of cross training, which could include swimming, bike riding, or using a rowing machine. Even if I would be training for a full marathon, it’s the same training program. Today for instance, I’m running 10 miles, and then I’m not scheduled to run again until Tuesday. So basically you have 1 day, Saturday, where you build up your mileage, and then 2 days, Tuesday and Thursday, where you do mainly speed work. Tuesday is the harder speed workout, and Thursday is really a mixture of easy running and fast running. I guess the end resault will be how I do on my race day, but at this point, I’m happy.
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Random thoughts
It’s freaking 5:00 in the morning and I don’t have anything else to do but update my blog. My dog, Miles, needs to get on a better schedule. At least tonight he only woke me up once to go out and that was at 1:30 in the morning. But then he got up at 4:30. I’m trying to hold off feeding him for awhile though. He’s as much work as a baby! Well, not really.
Signed up for the Colfax Half Marathon the other day. Thanks to Kristen at Run Faster for letting me use the friend for free coupon. She signed up and then gets a code that she gave to me for me to sign up. So it’s really like both of us paying half price. Hey Kristen, let me know where to send my half! I’m also thinking about doing the program that’s outlined in the book, Run Less, Run Faster, which Kristen talks about in her blog. With my knee and other injury issues, this may be the way to go.
The Super Bowl is this Sunday and it’s really turned into a circus. In the good ole days (I know, I hated it when I was a kid and grown ups would say this) it was about the game. Now it’s over hyped, over analyzed, and dragged out too much. Just play the game. Who cares who the halftime show is? Are you really going to watch the game just so you can see Bruce Springstein? I think on Sunday, there is like a 6 hour pre-game show. Now we’ll know what Hines Ward is really like! I won’t make a prediction because I suck. I want a good game and I want the Cardinals to play bad.
A Whole Lot of Nuthin’
I just feel like rambling today mainly because I’m not running and sometimes you gotta ramble.
Technology today is so fascinating. It seems like every day there is something new going on. When I was growing up (okay, well I’ve never officially grew up) there wasn’t much in the way of new technology. The personal computer was an old clunky boat anchor, but it did the job. Now you have laptops as thin as the Olsen twins. You buy one and 6 months later it’s obsolete and $200 cheaper. It’s taken me awhile to even get up to speed on blogging. Most of the time I forget about it. Now there are so many ways to connect with friends and relatives and I know I’m not even aware of half the ways. That being said, what the heck is a Twitter anyway? I had a few friends in high school that I called twits, but I’m guessing this is something else. And of course you’re a nobody unless you have a Facebook or MySpace page. And now that I’ve mastered the the DVD player for my TV, they come out with TV DVR (or something), and Blue Ray. As my VCR still flashes 12:00, I wonder why I would even bother with that stuff. You could spend most of your life on your computer or in front of your TV.
I really admire some people that I’ve come across on this blogging adventure. How they can come up with the things that they come up with is beyond me. Usually my posts are 1 or 2 paragraphs, but some of these bloggers write an essay, and one of the best ones that I’ve come across is Corey and her blog See Corey Run. Awhile ago she was battling a bad flu bug and it was a struggle for her to get back into running. Now she is running, doing a half million push ups, has a new job….and it goes on. Check her out because she is one inspiring person.
Another great site to go to is from Kristen at Run Faster . She always has great tips and information about running, and I look forward to checking out her site to see what’s new.
I missed the Georgetown to Idaho Springs half marathon yesterday. I was really looking forward to running that until I got injured. Oh well. If I can get back on track with my knee, I’m hoping to do the Boulder Backroads Half Marathon. I would only do it as a training run though because it’s about 6 weeks away and I will be nowhere near in good shape to run this as a race.
One last thing before I go off conquering new adventures. Football has officially started and with it my hopes and dreams that I will live to see the day that The Detroit Lions make it to the Super Bowl.
I was diagnosed with MS about 6 years ago and I am one of the lucky ones. I don't have too many problems associated with it, and the disease has actually slowed down. I took up running 4 years ago just to see if I could do it. So far I've run 5 marathons in 3 years and 12 half marathons.