Green Beans & Cake

Breaking the cycle

Well, sort of.

I tried some light jogging last week. It felt good to be back in the gym, but I'm still not feeling too excited about getting back into long distance running.

Perhaps I should take up another activity for awhile...

Strong woman...

Check this out...

Marathoner, 90, Trains For Record: Gladys 'Glady-ator' Burrill To Racewalk Her 5th Marathon

Still blue...

Preps...I need some inspiration!

I'm still apathetic about exercising in general. I do walk to work most days (about 2 miles there and back)...but no running.

How do I get out of this post-marathon funk?!

Couldn't resist...

This was just too funny. I subscribe to a Runner's World e-mail list. Today, in the advice column section, someone asked this question:

When is it OK to run a race without a shirt?" asks Jay. "I'm not overweight, but I do have a hairy chest."

Uhhhh....right, me too. (J/K!!!)   Try waxing? 

My Super Sweet 16

No, not that kind of Sweet 16...

...the running kind. Sixteen miles tomorrow morning. Whew!

6 degress of separation

Did you catch the women's marathon at the Olympics? It was quite a race. One of my favorite runners, Deena Kastor, was injured early on in the race. I can't imagine how horrible it would be to train for FOUR years and get injured right at the start of a race.

Here's something that just blows me away. In 2004, (my first Chicago marathon) Constantina Tomescu-Dita won the race (for the women). That's what I love about marathon running - you get to run in the same race as world champions. Well, you might have noticed that Constantina Tomescu-Dita won the gold medal this year in the Olympics.

Small world, huh?

Chicago Countdown!

60 days - I can't believe that the marathon is this close.

To sum up my training schedule this week: 3-7-4-15 - OMG. ;-)

The finish line

I was reading about a famous marathoner, Deena Kastor, and came across this advice. It's a great quote.

"The marathon is a 26.2-mile battle of emotions out there. There are good miles and bad miles, but when it comes down to it the finish line is an awesome place to be."

TGIF

Happy Friday!!!

Running Burnout?

Maybe it's the heat. The temperature in my area has been over 100 degrees for several days -- 108 yesterday. Do you ever just get burned out with your training program? I don't know if I'm physically burned out...perhaps it's all in my mind.

To be honest, I haven't been cross training. Not really, anyway. I walk my dog daily and I occasionally stretch. I don't think it's enough. Instead of running 4 miles today, I am going to take a yoga or strength training class. Perhaps if I mix up my routine a bit I won't feel so mentally exhausted.

Mental discipline, in my opinion, is one of the most important factors of success in marathon training. I've gotta keep my brain in shape too. hehe