tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313384632011-12-04T12:30:58.431-05:001 girl, 2 feet, 3 marathons done, marathon 4 (San Diego) and marathon 5 (NYC) on deck.roxiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11582237902799081519noreply@blogger.comBlogger3591100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31338463.post-19165897105312271552010-04-08T21:27:00.003-04:002010-04-12T21:53:30.381-04:00

good news this week people! i went to see the doctor because the weekend before last i had both a long run AND a pole dancing lesson in the same day, and the next day there was a pesky pain in my shin that neither went away right away nor bruised up. being slightly paranoid, i make a doctor's appointment just to be safe. i kept running, but carefully. on tuesday i ran into coach lisa right before

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another eh week in the running. not in the feeling but in the amount.after last week's run i had a bachelorette party. it was good times, but the item of note was that we started off with a pole dancing class, complete with spinning around and hanging off the pole. i noticed when i got home i had a variety of bruises and aches, but there was one spot that was troublesome, very achy, tender and

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cold? who says its cold!? i love this weather for running.okay, it is way colder than it has been. when i left the ny1 thermometer was rocking a whopping 29 degrees. i wore my gloves but forwent the hat, which i regretted for the first 10 minutes. but wait - let me back up for a recap to the week...it won't take long. sunday instead of running, the boy and i biked around the brooklyn and ended up

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i've been quiet for the last two weeks, i know. i've been trying to keep my head on straight and run and work and find moments of oh you know, just living, which have been harder and harder to come by. i am very happy this week though that i went back to making time for running even if it is in the morning. i am a totally stress case these days, a temperament that does not suit me well and i

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work has reached a new level of frenzy and when i finally got home friday night i made the executive decision that i needed to sleep as long as i needed to saturday morning, otherwise i was likely going to be dragging my tired self all weekend or worse, get sick. it was a much needed rest - i slept a full 11 hours, which is pretty unusual for me since i only need 6-7ish. that meant i had to run

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kept me from running this morning.the cold and dark really makes me want to crawl back into bed and when i looked out side and saw the rain sprinkling down i walked back towards the bed, poised to climb back in...but i knew there would be no running that night (work event) or thursday (trip up north) i turned my butt around and reluctantly bundled up in my running clothes.when i left it was

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yesterday i ran the first race of the season - a 4-miler in prospect parkwhen i left the house, trusty ole ny1 said it was 34 degrees so i thought for sure that the ice would be gone. not so! i almost fell on my butt 5 or 6 times between my apartment and the number pick up joint, which was a mere 4 blocks away (long blocks but still). i hit up the school and got my number, tee shirt and new chip.

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jumping back into marathon training into after being injured is a very different game mentally. to put it plainly - i am paranoid of getting hurt again and its affecting how i run.through out training for the first marathon, there was constant worry over my physical ability to run a marathon - can i really do this? am i crazy? 26 miles is a long damn run! etc. etc. then after the 2nd, i feel like

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seems fast and scary! sigh.

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because of the travel and some other things, tonight was the first official practice i've made it to.from what i hear, tonight was actually not terrible weather for the practice. it didn't feel too cold, and i made it out of work with plenty of time to make it to our bag drop before practice without working up a pre-run sweat. today's workout was alternating effort levels between e2 (typically

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i woke up to three adorable little children sneaking about my room...at 7:30 am. so much for sleeping in!ah well. it was a good excuse to then get up and run. i have been feeling a little stiff and today i was supposed to run 4-5 miles - i decided to play it by ear, run down to the pier, see how i was feeling and then make a judgment call then. it was another gorgeous morning (does one ever take

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it was so hard getting up this morning. i think the work and stress finally got to me this morning, paralyzing my limbs and not letting me out of bed.i was supposed to run 30 minutes yesterday but by the time i got done with work it was dark, and all the la folks advised me NOT to run by myself in venice in the dark. i was grumbly but figured if i made up for it today, all would be well.except

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it was a crazy, busy, stressy day. one drawback of being on the west coast, when your office is on the east coast, and your clients are in europe is that the day has to start pretty early. my phone started buzzing at 7:30am, yay!long story short, i was totally ready for a run at the end of the day today. i headed out just as the sun was setting which provided lovely scenery. i plotted 3-ish mile

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on today's schedule we were to run 30 minutes. i am sans watch so i ran with my cell phone, this time heading towards santa monica.may i just pause to say how amazing this southern california weather is? it is seriously sick. i'm not going to say too much more because i know most of my people in the northeast are covered in snow but in just the last few days i have wondered a few times why i'm

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i've landed in lala land for work, and since there will be a bunch of us out here at various points of time, we've rented a small house right near venice beach.now, the season of summer training has started and between the weather and the crazy work schedule, i will confess that i haven't done ANYTHING yet. but now that i'm out here in cali for a week or so, its the perfect way to kick start

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hello friends -it has been a long time i know, and as i was reading back i realized i never gave you a proper and final update to my double-stress-fracture adventures. before we start new chapters, we must close the old ones, so here is the letter i sent out to my people. some of this will be old news but it is a good round up and apologies for not posting it here earlier..."It has been a while,

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today is bouv's birthday. it's also "september eleventh" and this is a repost from my first marathon. i personally am having a sad day today. i've been thinking about bouv for a lot of the day. i'm tired and emotional (i'm traveling for work). it's "that day" which is always weird and terrible. and i'm feeling sorry for myself because there's no running for me right now. the word is official - i

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i finally went to the doctor today which i was both happy about and dreading. i went in hoping that there would be an "eh - it's muscular!" diagnosis straight away...but unfortunately, it was not to be. i answered a bunch of questions for a medical student working with the doctor - the basics plus what kind of pain and when and how and all that. sometimes when describing how it hurts or how much,

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i'm really so annoyed at the moment i can barely contain myself.my plan was to do longer short runs (like 5 miles) this week to make up for any "lost" mileage from my saturday runs - and so i got up nice and early to make sure i'd have time for a good solid run. i practically sprang out of bed, and for the first time in a while i didn't notice the pain in my calf - which immediately made me

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you should be singin' that title ac/dc style.so apologies for it being a while. i haven't had much to say because i've been a bit injured and i get super cranky when i'm injured, so i've mostly been updating through the ole facebook page where I can keep it short and sweet. so....after my "successful" long run two weeks ago, i got myself a bit of a calf strain. it was probably something that had

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as you might have noticed i've had a tweeky calf since saturday's run that i was so pleased with. i let it rest for a few days, opted out of practice, rolled, iced, stretched, took a bunch of advil, and iced some more. i called my doctor - she's out for a few weeks, and i have an appointment on september 2nd. i call my pt - they don't have an appointment until monday.and so i sit in injury limbo.

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today the team was kicking off summer streets in the city, but after a bunch of debate i just couldn't bring myself to get up to run with them.partially, i was just feeling lazy about meeting up with the team...at 7am...in the city. but then friday during the day i felt progressively more sickish. i say sickish because i wasn't all out sniffly or feverish - more so just felt something coming on.

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it was an uneventful morning run. so uneventful that i'm not really going to talk about it but rather just use this post to keep track of the mileage. =)today's mileage: 3.8time run: 39mseason mileage to date: 166.8

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tuesday night's run was drenching and sticky. we were scheduled to run speed/effort work on the north hill and we all knew it was going to be a night that would kick our collective butts.before we ran off, our coach asked those of us that were nursing knee or IT injuries to raise our hands and then see him before we headed out for the warm up. there were only three of us, and coach jim told us

roxiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11582237902799081519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31338463.post-12456245535047201502009-08-01T11:30:00.006-04:002009-08-01T11:56:32.339-04:00

i am tired of talking about the weather, damn it. seriously. too hot. too rainy. too humid. blah blah. from here on out, unless i'm running in SUPER unusual or dangerous weather, or unless it affects my run in a *specific* way, i am hereby not allowed to talk about it.today's route took me out the usual way, but this time i went backwards along the what is the end of my typical route, and then

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that pretty much describes today's workout. the summer sweatiness has finally arrived and that makes tuesday evening workouts NO FUN.we're in the midst of hill training so i quite logically thought our repeats were going to be on a hill. i did wonder why we would be running hard for a 1/2 mile up hill, which seemed unreasonably difficult, especially in this weather, but who am i to second guess

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i left the house around 8:30 this morning with high hopes for my long run. this was not a great week for my training schedule, so i was hoping to have a great run to mentally make up for it. i needed to add at least 2 miles to my last run of 9 miles - the schedule called for 12, but with the crazy hills, i always take that with a little leeway given the hip factor. i plotted out a 11.5 mile

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i missed practice due to a stopped train, and then was so grumpy that i was not able to rally to go out and run in the rain on my own. i did get up bright and early this morning and hit the park for a loop.my legs were quite tired, but i wanted to push a bit since i missed my hill training work out and went for a speed run. i turned out to only be semi-speedy, as you can tell by my time, but all

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ah...another weekend in the country. it's nice out here.like in the city, the air was a bit thick when we arrived friday night, but luckily for me we had a good thunder/rainstorm that night so by the time i got up saturday morning to go pick up the car (we rent a car on the weekends when we're out here) and get ready to run it was way cooler and less humid. i got a bit of a late start, so by the

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that. run. was. disgusting.the *true* new york city summer has returned this week, bringing with it the thick, moist (yeah, i said it, moist) air we know and detest.this morning was one of those mornings where i just simply could not drag my butt out of bed. when i did eventually get up my eyes were puffy with sleep and i wasn't feeling so hot. that left me with skipping the day or running in the

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so i have some catching up to do. i believe we left off on tuesday, which was my (you can guess) birthday =) i think a lot of people thought i was being silly by going to practice on my birthday - after all it's a day for booze and cake and presents right?but a birthday is also a celebration of life...which for me is also directly tied into why i run in the first place. this running and

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you know that long hill i always talk about? well...check out what's in store for today's (birthday!) practice: "Today begins our first day of hill training. We'll become very familiar with the North Hill and the South Hill and maybe a few hills in the center of the park too...Hill training builds strength! Yep, believe it or not we're going to need a little strength to get us from start to

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i was very well behaved and followed my coach's suggestion of laying off the running until today's long run. it wasn't easy - the weather was lovely for running, i took a few days off work to spend time with my boyfriend and his family so i had some time, and you know how it is when you want to do something simply because you're not supposed to.we also came out to new jersey yesterday, and the

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and they taketh away.if saturday was my most fun, enjoyable run, tonight's was definitely the polar opposite of that. today's assignment was to run 3 miles "comfortably hard". not a sprint, because obviously that is not going to happen. this is a test of sorts. we all recorded our time, and in the next few weeks we'll have lovely hill training, then we'll do the test again. the point is to show

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i hit the road earlier than usual, wanting to do a full loop.it was another lovely morning...although the park was not so lovely. trash was littered everywhere, and eye-sore of a reminder of saturday's celebrations. i mean, is it seriously that hard to put your litter in a trash can? sad sad sad. but, i digress.i was feeling strong and speedy coming off saturday's 9 miles, until, i reached the

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today's run was amazing.it was another great morning. sunny with a cooling breeze. i left the house by 8:40 and headed to the park where my teammates would have already started running.i found my rhythm early, and pleasantly glided through the busy park. it was a buzz with 4th of july activity, families with picnic gear and children in tow, claiming their patch of green to lay about for the day.

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not having to work today, it would have been easy to sleep in and chilax.but not having run since tuesday i did the good thing and was out the door for a loop around the park a little after nine. it is nice out for the running these mornings. not too sticky, a little tinge of coolness to the air.my legs seemed a little cranky at first, but i took it nice and easy since i am running long tomorrow.

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it's tuesday, which means some sort of tortureous workout from our coaches.making a 6:45pm practice is no easy feat most days, so this has been the first tuesday i've attended, which is not great because that's when we do a lot of strengthening, technique and - what i need the most - speed work.it was raining when i left work, but i'll take rain over blistering heat so while i wasn't exactly

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i was very nervous about running today. i was planning on jumping my mileage to 9 miles from 7, which is a decent jump considering i haven't run long in 3 weeks. i would be running on my own. and this week was not the best week ever as far as training was concerned. all factors leading me to pretty much dread this morning's run despite my determination to muddle through it.i made sure to leave

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i ran after work today because i simply could not drag my tired ass out of bed this morning. i got stuck in the airport most of the day monday, and then on tuesday had to get on a 6:55am train to boston for a client trip, so this morning i was simply wiped out and decided i needed to run after work.the air felt a little thick as i got home and i complained a bit to the roommate before i realized

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hello from durham north carolina where its humid as heck and tempuratures are soaring up into the high nineties.this is, as you can imagine, less than ideal running weather.last night i decided that it was essential for me to do some running this weekend. i was looking at the schedules and since i got trapped in astoria and missed a long run last weekend, and with all the IT band issues, i was

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i've been hearing lots of complainin' about the weather lately.all you whiners can shove it because i think its amazing, and hope it stays refreshingly cool all summer! these last two mornings have been perfect for the running. it makes it that much easier to get out of bed.my new attack is: get up at 6:45, out the door by 7:02 or so and off i go. i was expecting a stiff hip when i got out of bed

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i took 5 days off to rest the old it band but this morning i decided it was time to get back out there and see how i was feeling.when i first got up it looked pretty gray, but once i got out there the weather was lovely. i definitely was in need of a run, wanted to get rid of the cranky pants i'd been wearing for a while, and i was anxious about missing "so many days". now i know the work doesn't

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so the IT-band related hip-pain has not been going away, so at the recommendation of lots of my friends i'm taking it "easy" this week - more stretching than running, and I'm going to find that roller thing so i can try to roll the pain away. i will run this weekend but may do it sunday instead of saturday, depending on how the hip is going. i'll probably go for 8 this weekend. i'm a little

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i left work late for practice again (i wonder if tnt would consider a tuesday *morning!* work out), and was going to run on my own but i took one look at our bedroom (with my clothes scattered everywhere) and decided last night was for cleaning - and this morning would be for the running.it's a little chilly this morning, but it definitely felt good. the run was more or less uneventful, except

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this weekend i intended to do a short run saturday early evening (because of a little soiree a friend of mine was throwing the night before, and then the long run sunday.after a lovely brunch with charlotte (remember her, my running buddy from season 1?), something i ate derailed my plan. as i sat on the deck trying to get a few rays, a wave of nausea crept up and attached itself to my person,

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i just checked the email and had this little ditty from ramon, the head coach. as an alumni...3 times over...sometimes you forget that it is a big deal that you are back again and again, helping shape and drive the program. thanks ramon.Hola; If you are getting this email is because you are a past and current TNT participant, I think they call you Alumni ! This is me, Ramon, your coach then, and

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i'm not going to lie, the last month or two have been rough ones. personally. professionally. in general. life has been challenging in general and last night i got more bad news - the death of a friend from college.these times could lend themselves to curling up in a ball in bed and not getting up for a few days. i've had more than a few days where i was far more inclined to say screw it than

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so i've been derailed by work (again), getting home at 9 which means...you guessed it! i missed practice. this means i'll be running at least 4 miles tomorrow morning instead of an "off or cross train" sort of a day. blaaaaaaah.i really needed a run today, and there's more work to be done so not sure how late i'll be up. but if i'm lucky then maybe i'll get to be early and be fresh and peppy for

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i got a late start this morning - a case of the snoozes - and for a minute i tried to justify "running later", but i kicked my butt out of bed and headed to the park. it is gorgeous out and so i'm definitely glad i did. i'm at the point in the running where i can finally feel myself getting a bit stronger, the runs are a little less trying, the hill is not so...lung collapsing - i felt like i

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its time for me to upgrade this old old template. i will be trying to maintain a bunch of stuff from this original while making the whole thing easier for me to update.bear with me and any technical difficulties/ugliness while i switch it up...

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today practice was happening at noon because the brooklyn half marathon (that i was originally going to try to run) was starting in the park. noon? all i could think was HOT. so i decided to go earlier and run by myself.i'm easing up to the intermediate schedule since spain threw me off course a bit. we were supposed to run 7-8 miles, but since i just did 5 last week, i decided to do a tiny bit

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thanks to the soon-to-be-more-expensive-yet-less-useful mta, i did not make it to practice. the commute that usually takes me 30 minutes at the most took me a full 45, so i rolled into my door just when practice was about to start. this left me two options...1) go late - and i really really hate being late, for anything!2) go to the gym and use the (insert ominous music) treadmillfor anyone that

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Warm Up: All Levels easy pace from 9th street to the 1/2 mile mark, turn around at 1/2 mile and easy pace to 3/4 mile mark. Technique Focus: Posture- Arm swingWorkout: 20-30 minutes of running alternating between HIGH arm swing and easy "normal" running. We will do this by running a 1/4 mile "ON" focusing on HIGH arm swing and a 1/4 mile "OFF"- "normal" easy running (see posture review below).

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today was supposed to be an off day, but i opted to switch today for yesterday, where i was supposed to run 30-40 minutes but instead had brunch and bbq'd. the sun and some work woke me up pretty early, so after taking care of a few things for work, i decided to get the run over with. it was about the same as yesterday, maybe a little less hot, so i was able to knock out the run with relative

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i went to bed grumpily and got a good amount of sleep but still woke not feeling very...springy. it seemed to have cooled off as i walked up to the park, but i noticed that the head was definitely there when you were in the sun.as i thought, we were supposed to run 6 miles. i decided i would do the 5 mile loop, and then depending on how i was feeling when i got back to the start, i'd perhaps tack

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i'm supposed to run 6 miles tomorrow and i'll be honest. i don't want to.i'm beat, grouchy, exhausted - no, not just exhausted but exhausted as hell! ~sigh~i'm debating to run 5...not 6...but i think i'll just have to see how it goes tomorrow. i know it will be do-able, it will just hurt, and i'm feeling wimpy. ~sigh~~sigh~ ~sigh~i am glad to be back though and i will be running a few times this

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hola jentes!i am just back from spain...as as my previous posts suggest there was no running to be done, except for the running that happened in our "studio" which was part of a museum, and it was HUGE.the day of the shoot i was basically walking around, and running to and fro, for about 10 hours straight. fun but crazy. and my calves were and are most definitely feeling it. of course, i am a bit

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hola from lovely barcelona!i'm here on a quick trip for work, and while i brought my running stuff, i wasn't sure realistically if i would be able to get any runs in. (i left nyc friday night and will be back by tuesday afternoon.)yesterday, my friend sebbe and i went street casting for a few extra people we want for our , and in the process probably walked for about 7 hours. we made a few stops/

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i managed to climb out of bed on time and head out even though i was very very sleepy from a quick trip north for work. the clouds looked ominous, but i figured a little rain wouldn't melt me.the run was good - i made a conscious effort to slow down a bit and i noticed the difference coming up the massive hill, where i wasn't quite so winded. i was glad i made it out because i'll be traveling

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today was a rough one. lots of things a'happening on the work front...and the life front...and when all goes a-muck...it is pretty nice to have running to turn to. for the run i was making up for on sunday, based on the schedule i was to run 30 minutes easy. i opted for my typical upper loop for 3.5 miles.it went okay. i was pretty tired physically and mentally so felt a bit sluggish and draggy.

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i admit right away that the impetus for this ride was more for the purpose of enjoying a beautiful day then hard core training - and it was lovely.my friend Ab and i rode 2 glorious loops of prospect park on the bike today, for a grand total of 7 miles. not *so* impressive for a bike ride but 30 minutes exercising is 30 minutes and a huge improvement over my nil cross training in past seasons.i

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our first practice of the season was at 10 today an it was grossssss. not gross because it was long or hard but gross because of the humidity.as i ambled through the park entrance that is conveniently located a few mere blocks from my house, i spotted coach lisa who declared "well would you look at that. hello rox."yes, people, i am back. lisa's not coaching this season (sad face) but she is

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and it is raaaaaaaainy. it is definitely not pleasing at all, and i'm going to attempt to go for a run in the morning regardless. i can cope with the rain if its not cold and rainy, generally speaking but...pbbbbth. i'm still sleepy from last week.i'm thinking the 1/2 marathon is off at this point, and while i'm slightly disappointed, there will be plenty of other 1/2 marathons and i know i can

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Well guys, it's been a whirlwind since I last posted. Firstly, I was taking a "digital detox" last week so I didn't blog my runs. I was trying to keep off the facebook and other digital things that suck the life out of life. I did miss blogging however. So I took my two runs last week both on tuesday and thursday, the standard 3.5 miles in the park. It really is lovely getting out there, and on

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This morning was my "big" 5 mile run in lovely New Jersey.I had debated between just running in the boys neighborhood and fining a park/trail/etc but the latter was proving too difficult, so I plotted a 5-mile out-and-back course from the house. It was a simple route without too many turns since I don't know the neighborhood that well and didn't feel like getting lost in the wilds of New Jersey.

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I got up this morning and ran again. The getting up gets easier, and even though this was only the third run under my belt, the running is getting easier too. Not easy. But not so red-faced and wheezy. Not to mention that on Wednesday I wasn't nearly as sore as Monday. So improvement is definitely happening.Work is also super busy and stressful (even more so than usual) so I suspect its very good

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Ah man. I hate the scary exercise face. So red...almost plum. But, you know if I'm complaining about scary exercise face, I went on another run. Yes I did. I got up before 7, ran another 3.5 in 40 minutes (yeah, I know, pokey slow, but faster then when I first started running from scratch). I came home with red exercise face. The end.(Sorry, I've nothing exciting from this morning aside from the

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So I told myself I was not allowed to post here again until I actually went for a run. No more talking about when it was going to happen or what race I was going to sign up for or any of that. This week I posted on the ole Facebook that I was considering training for a 1/2 marathon in 8 short weeks and was I crazy or what? The synthesis of the answer is that due to certain decisions made in, for

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it's back. the running bug. and it's a terrible terrible time of year for it. why?cause it's damn damn cold in ny right now. i see people running out there and i think "they must be in training, because no one is doing that for fun!", but not so, my friends. there are people out there just loving the running. coupled with the running bug is, as it tends to with me when it comes to running, is a

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hello bouv,a little note to wish you a happy birthday, my friend!i had one of those mad days at work, the sort of day that you contemplate going out for a coffee and just keep walking.when i finally left, the sun had gone down, and tribeca was quite. as i reached the corner of the block, there were those two beams shooting from that not-place not far downtown.those beacons...reminders for so many

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i'm blaming my hiatus on running burn out, writers block and spring fever. but i'm going to make a concerted effort to finish up my marathon blogging over the course of this week. what's up with me? well, the last 2+ weeks i've been in boot camp. not the army boot camp, workout boot camp. and let me tell you - it is hard. first off its at 6am. yeah. exactly! secondly, it's three days a week. this

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hi everyone!i'm working on my updates but i started getting sick the day i left paris and came down with the full blown flu by the time i got off the plane so i'm finally feeling "writable" today and will work on getting you the play-by-play soon!other than the sickies, there wasn't too much in the way of soreness other than my right shin which continues to ache a bit. more soon, promise. in the

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that's my watch time, not the official time, but i'm pretty sure we're looking at another PR (personal record)! allez allez!update! PR confirmed!the k is on the left, the time is on the right.today's mileage: 26.2season mileage to date 267.1PS! the $20,000 in 7 days deadline is tonight! Donate now!

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hello mon chers, from lovely paris! it's almost 9pm on friday and it is still not quite dark. i always forget until i am across the ocean that it stays lighter longer here - believe me i am not complaining.we arrived yesterday a little after 10 without incident and took a bus to our hotel, which is right in the thick of things - a few minutes walk to the arc de triomphe off the champs-elysées. we

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i'm taking this moment to interrupt my slow-going packing endeavor to bring you the paris forecast for the four days leading up to the marathon. as you can see below, we're looking at partly cloudy skies with only a 20% chance of rain. highs in the 50's and lows in the 30's could make for some fine running weather. i'd say things are looking up for those marathon runners, wouldn't you?over to you

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because of all the new readers (hi new readers!), i have pulled to the front a post that in part was written as part of my first marathon. it is the story of why i run. i am running marathons in memory of my friend steve bouvier. we called him bouv. i met bouv in 7th grade, in science class. he was the nicest guy we all knew. he was always smiling. growing up, it was always steve and the girls -

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sorry kids. i've been busy and lazy and un-writey lately. the short version is...i ran my 20 mile run saturday pretty much with tummy cramps the whole run. i was less than pleased but at least it wasn't raining.sunday i felt very beat up and behaved accordingly.tuesday i went to the gym and hit up the elliptical for 4+ miles. wooh. longer versions of these soon, i promise. the marathon is two

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sorry it took so long to get this post up. after my run i had to work for the rest of the day...and a bunch of sunday too and so the last place i felt like being was in front of the computer.i'll take you back to friday night, when i nearly had a temper tantrum. that's all i really wanted to do, actually...i wanted to throw a massive crying fit until i was too tired to do anything but sleep.

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yes i did so run 18 miles this morning, a good portion of them in rain of various forms.all i gotta say is:rain + running = chafing.the long version tomorrow.today's mileage: 18.0season mileage to date: 206.5

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despite rumors of snow storms, saturday morning was actually quite warm. as i left the house, ny1 kindly informed me it was 40 degrees and it seemed any chance of rain had passed and that it would be a nice day for a run.lisa told us we would be leaving the park but we didn't know what was in store for us. we waited a few minutes for people to make there way to the park because the f train

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my "run" on the elliptical last night was, like this post, short and sweet so that i could get to the grocery store.3 miles. nothing eventful. a little sore this morning, but nothing too bad. practice is still hills, so i'll be back for more tonight.yesterday's mileage: 3.0season mileage to date: 168.0

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so while most of you were snuggled under your covers saturday morning, the hearty brooklyn team in training crew took the slushy streets to run many a mile.by friday afternoon, practice had been canceled for the manhattanites - i think ramon is going soft. he *never* used to cancel practice! lisa sent an email letting us know it was on, that we would meet up at 8:30, but if it was to slick she

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they're from my home state, and i remember them, but a reminder never hurts...and worth getting teary-eyed at work.

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on the elliptical. sigh.when i got to the gym last night i was pleased to find that the barack-clinton debate was on. i knew this would get me fired up enough to dull the boredom that the elliptical usually induces. however, the connection to cnn kept cutting out, which was *immensely* frustrating - it cut out enough to be annoying but not enough to merit a channel change. you could manage to

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sorry for radio silence since the snowy run. my excuses are in this order:sore quadworking lateaway for the weekendstomach bug/food poisoningsore quadi'm going to skip to yesterday where i found my quad still in pain. booo. i emailed my pt who recommended "running as tolerable" and when doing that, easy flat runs, so i opted for the lovely elliptical machine.it wasn't as torturous as usual.

roxiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11582237902799081519noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31338463.post-72142860822665378302008-02-14T17:09:00.001-05:002008-02-14T17:11:12.377-05:00

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yes, last night we ran in the snow.most people were agahst to learn we still had practice - i definitely was feeling a bit whiny about it until i manged to change and head out into the whiteness that blanketed brooklyn.it was my first snow in the b.k. and i must admit, it was real pretty. i cut up and walked along the park, and the apartments up there are so pretty anyway, but the frosted

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a belated post. sorry its taken so long - i *did* run this weekend, i've just been hard at work on a site that we're trying to get launched for work so i've been a little mentally exhausted to focus.the original plan for the weekend was to run the bronx 1/2. then i decided because i am going away this morning AND the bronx is really far AND the race started at 8, that i would run on my own on

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last night was more warm than not, and i took the opportunity to run over the williamsburg bridge. if you're going to do a run at night in the dark, its a good spot because it is well trafficked and well lit. the most dangerous part of running there (in my opinion) is the chance of getting clocked by someone that doesn't know how to control their fixed gear on the downhills. fixed gears do not

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last night was my first tuesday night practice since i had been diagnosed with my little quad strain. the team is in week 3 of hills. i wasn't worried about missing something technique-wise, because i am pretty much a hill master but i was nervous to see how my quad was going to feel during and after. ironically, after we ran up the hill to the park, it wasn't my quad that was bothering me but

roxiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11582237902799081519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31338463.post-58420093559100662452008-02-05T11:15:00.000-05:002008-02-05T11:55:38.884-05:00

the interwebs are officially down at my house, so bare with my lack of posts until we fix our router. i was feeling a little sore yesterday, and we got an email from lisa over the weekend on the importance of cross training, so rather than battle the treadmill, i opted for a cross training program on the elliptical. it was not a bad time. i didn't start until after 8 so there was prime time tv

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super tuesday is tomorrow. get out there. if you don't know where you're supposed to go, look it up here: http://gis.nyc.gov/vote/ps/index.htm.

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(note: this was meant to post yesterday, however due to a crappy internet connection at my apartment, the post was lost and i had to re-write today.)sorry for the lack of posting this week. it was a less than stellar week for the running, and in general. i'll explain later but i'm not quite ready to address it at the moment. things looked up with yesterday's run though. we were told we were

roxiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11582237902799081519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31338463.post-32779745829190977292008-01-27T13:04:00.000-05:002008-01-27T13:48:17.131-05:00

i just got back from the first 1/2 marathon of the season. as you will remember, i was debating if i was going to do this whole race given the injury and 10.5 to 13.1 miles is a decent jump in miles. so i opted to treat the race as just-another-run-with-free-water-and-more-bathrooms.swede made me pasta and we had a chill night. why is it that when you need to go to bed early you are never tired?

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