Monday, January 31, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Runnin and Stuntin
You can run with fake hair, if nothing else then for a boost in morale/I love extensions.
Running and Guys with Beards
Ryan Hall's beard!
So dreamy...and I have never found him to even be remotely attractive before. I will be the first to say, and everyone who knows me, knows at least this about me: I'm into rugged looking guys with beards. Beards just give a guy an overall rugged look, one that I find very crushable in an innocent tiger beat poster on my wall sort of way.
I just think they are cute.
The end.
I keep trying to find a time in my childhood where I crushed on some older guy who had facial hair but I can't seem to remember any. I don't know where this comes from. Maybe its the West Virginian in me. I don't know. I just know I crush on anything with facial hair, except a woman with facial hair.
My knee hurt a lot today. Freaking out about it. I put in a strong 9 miles at least on the treadmill until my knee wouldn't allow me to go any further.
I am now going to go take a bubble bath and think about Ryan Hall.
So dreamy...and I have never found him to even be remotely attractive before. I will be the first to say, and everyone who knows me, knows at least this about me: I'm into rugged looking guys with beards. Beards just give a guy an overall rugged look, one that I find very crushable in an innocent tiger beat poster on my wall sort of way.
I just think they are cute.
The end.
I keep trying to find a time in my childhood where I crushed on some older guy who had facial hair but I can't seem to remember any. I don't know where this comes from. Maybe its the West Virginian in me. I don't know. I just know I crush on anything with facial hair, except a woman with facial hair.
My knee hurt a lot today. Freaking out about it. I put in a strong 9 miles at least on the treadmill until my knee wouldn't allow me to go any further.
I am now going to go take a bubble bath and think about Ryan Hall.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Late Picture-Bigfoot 50k stumble
I took this 10 days after the Bigfoot 50k. It was about a month until the bruise completely disappeared. I wanted to cry/scream/vomit when it happened. Instead, when someone asked if I was okay, I said "I'm fine" and ran in the back, running with a limp for about 15 minutes. I know, I know, I'm a badass.
Upcoming Challenges
The Green Jewel 50k is coming up in about 5 weeks. It should be easier than Bigfoot but I am a bit nervous that I may not be up to par for another 50k quite yet. One reason being, I have been having ITB problems or what I am calling ITB problems. It may just be arthritis as I was a figure skater when I was younger and crashing on my knees was not an uncommon occurrence. I would develop horrible knots/calcium deposits from falling on them.
Some days the side of my knee is better, some days worse. Sometimes it starts hurting under 3 miles others it takes 6 miles before I feel a twinge. Its fairly discouraging. I've even actually started warming up properly before running and after running I stretch now and I'll take an anti-inflammatory. Sometimes, I'll even water jog or swim to see if that will help. I had a 38 mile week last week so I'm hoping to get past the 40 mark and hopefully enter back into the 50 mile weeks soon.
I also signed up for the Laurel Highlands Ultra in June. It's a 77 mile trail race in PA and according to the race's website there was only a 50% finishing rate in 2010. I think it may be a good training race for the Leadville 100 in August or at least the best I'll be able to do before then. I considered signing up for the Mohican 100 instead but I have a running friend who was pushing for Laurel and I thought, why the hell not?
I've mostly been running indoors lately due to my knee and the shock absorption the treadmill provides. I'll be glad when I can get back out there, it is very hard mentally for me to run on a treadmill because it can be SOOO boring and there are so many factors that can annoy me-mostly the other people in the gym, or the fact that it's like training in a damn greenhouse, it gets so humid in there.
Sidenote-I'm getting to be a pro at the stability board.
Some days the side of my knee is better, some days worse. Sometimes it starts hurting under 3 miles others it takes 6 miles before I feel a twinge. Its fairly discouraging. I've even actually started warming up properly before running and after running I stretch now and I'll take an anti-inflammatory. Sometimes, I'll even water jog or swim to see if that will help. I had a 38 mile week last week so I'm hoping to get past the 40 mark and hopefully enter back into the 50 mile weeks soon.
I also signed up for the Laurel Highlands Ultra in June. It's a 77 mile trail race in PA and according to the race's website there was only a 50% finishing rate in 2010. I think it may be a good training race for the Leadville 100 in August or at least the best I'll be able to do before then. I considered signing up for the Mohican 100 instead but I have a running friend who was pushing for Laurel and I thought, why the hell not?
I've mostly been running indoors lately due to my knee and the shock absorption the treadmill provides. I'll be glad when I can get back out there, it is very hard mentally for me to run on a treadmill because it can be SOOO boring and there are so many factors that can annoy me-mostly the other people in the gym, or the fact that it's like training in a damn greenhouse, it gets so humid in there.
Sidenote-I'm getting to be a pro at the stability board.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Bigfoot 50k
So I can officially say I'm an "Ultra runner".
But let me be the first to tell you that within the first 5 miles I was thinking "WTF IS THIS!" It was a very difficult course for me. I'm sure more seasoned runners thought it was a cake walk but for this novice-not so much.
I had a great time though. I even smashed my knee by tripping over a root on a decline and if no one was around I would have cried/screamed but since there were people around I sucked it up and simply answered "I'm fine."
Despite the pain I was experiencing I had a really good time out there.
The volunteers were so nice, you really couldn't ask for better people. I even got to run alongside a couple of great people for 2/3rds of the race and although I'm a loner in life and in running it was a really nice change.
But let me be the first to tell you that within the first 5 miles I was thinking "WTF IS THIS!" It was a very difficult course for me. I'm sure more seasoned runners thought it was a cake walk but for this novice-not so much.
I had a great time though. I even smashed my knee by tripping over a root on a decline and if no one was around I would have cried/screamed but since there were people around I sucked it up and simply answered "I'm fine."
Despite the pain I was experiencing I had a really good time out there.
The volunteers were so nice, you really couldn't ask for better people. I even got to run alongside a couple of great people for 2/3rds of the race and although I'm a loner in life and in running it was a really nice change.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Gone to Cambridge/Lore City
The Bigfoot 50k will be taking place promptly at 7am in the morning and....I'm running it. I will be the first to say I am HORRIBLY underprepared for this: my first ultramarathon.
The longest I've ran since my marathon 6 weeks ago was 15 miles.
Not good.
The drive to my swank 48 dollar a night Days Inn hotel room I'm staying at was 3 hours, only during half of the trip was it snowing. Yes, indeedy, I go all out for these race events. The hotel has a prime location being in between a Ruby Tuesdays and a Bob Evans.
Hollller!
J/k I don't eat that...
Anyway, I'm exhausted and I'm kind of dreading driving to pick up my number but I'd rather do it tonight then have to worry about it in the morning PLUS they are giving away free water bottles to the 1st hundred people that pick up their race packets. Sooo, I'm in.
Wish me luck, interweb world.
The longest I've ran since my marathon 6 weeks ago was 15 miles.
Not good.
The drive to my swank 48 dollar a night Days Inn hotel room I'm staying at was 3 hours, only during half of the trip was it snowing. Yes, indeedy, I go all out for these race events. The hotel has a prime location being in between a Ruby Tuesdays and a Bob Evans.
Hollller!
J/k I don't eat that...
Anyway, I'm exhausted and I'm kind of dreading driving to pick up my number but I'd rather do it tonight then have to worry about it in the morning PLUS they are giving away free water bottles to the 1st hundred people that pick up their race packets. Sooo, I'm in.
Wish me luck, interweb world.
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