Milwaukee’s Lakefront Marathon is now open!

Registration for the 2009 Lakefront Marathon is now open!
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The big five – oh

Most people don’t look forward to that number. Over the hill. The big five oh. 50.
But I am so excited to have reached 50 this month, with an eye on 60 or more next month. Miles! It’s been quite a few months since I’ve logged that distance. In fact, [...]

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Team Challenge take two!

Possibly coming soon: Year Two of running Napa with the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation’s Team Challenge. I’m giving it some thought, and will be attending a meeting on Thursday to get more information.
I want to run Napa again anyway, and make it through the course without sustaining an injury, but with [...]

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Checking in

It’s Wednesday, the day after the Inauguration. Did you watch it yesterday? Even if you aren’t crazy about Obama, a change in administration is always exciting, with expectations running high.
This morning was rough, but I still made it to the gym shortly after 5:30. The promise of “sleeping in” til 6:30 tomorrow [...]

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“Everything okay?”

“You’re really red. Either you got a disturbing phone call or you just went for a run.”
Heh. Yeah, I just went for my run. My face turns alarmingly red whenever I do any exercise at all, which doesn’t do a thing for my self-consciousness.
But hey, day one of training is on the [...]

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So it begins

Today I start following an Official Training Plan for the half marathon.
Of course, I don’t suppose that sleeping in this morning was a good way to start it, but such is life. I’m prepared to go run three miles either at the gym during lunch, or after work. Not certain which one is [...]

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Wow, I’m feeling it now

Ah, training. It makes you thankful for the rest days!
During my run today (indoors, of course) my right leg started to give me trouble. Close to, but not exactly like, the pain I had during the half marathon. I possibly need to do better, more thorough stretching. But tomorrow’s [...]

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The things you see at the gym

I won’t go into detail, but let’s just say it’ll leave one wondering.
Another 5:30 day, home by 7am after a short stop at the grocery (as I had run out of sweetener for my coffee). I shoveled the back walk a bit, too, so I could get to the house, and the dogs would [...]

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I finally did it.

I ordered the Garmin 305!  It will be a tool to help me train better, once I get outside to run again.  I will no longer need to map out a route, and stick to it, prior to leaving the house.  I can run without a plan, go where the path leads!
Meanwhile, I’m fighting the [...]

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January: Week 1 in review

It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to review the week and have all good things to say, with regards to diet (as in, what I’ve been eating, not “OMG I AM ON A DIET”), and exercise.
I keep a food journal. Or at least, I should. This week, I wrote down [...]

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Beating the snow

Last night, I set everything out: socks, shoes, bra, HRM, shirt, shorts. Prepared my bag: two bottles of water, iPod Shuffle, gym card, washcloth.
And set my alarm for 4:50AM.
I decided to do another early morning run to beat the snow that is falling in the area today. The drive home [...]

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It’s 4:45 am. Clearly, this is the time of day that you should….

Get up and go to the gym! At least, that’s what I did this morning.
My husband leaves for work around 4am, and he kisses me goodbye every morning. This morning, I had trouble falling back asleep. Toss, turn, rinse, repeat. At 4:25, I turned over hoping to find sleep. At [...]

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First run of the new year is on the books!

I don’t know if I’d call it a run. It was more a run/walk. At the gym, on the treadmill. 4.53 miles in 62 minutes. Not the best time in the world, but hey, I haven’t been running regularly since August or September. I’m feeling good about it, though. [...]

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First race registration of the new year…

Tonight, the postal service will take possession of my registration into the Wisconsin Half Marathon, taking place on May 2.
Let the training begin!

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