Run, Mommy, Run!

Cycle - 0.9 hours - 01/03/2009

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 01/03/2009
• Time: 08:00:00
• Total Time: 00:55:00.00
• Calories: 598
• Distance: 0 miles

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Strength Training - 0.3 hours - 01/03/2009

Workout:

• Type: Strength Training
• Date: 01/03/2009
• Time: 07:30:00
• Total Time: 00:20:00.00
• Calories: 147

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Run - 0.9 hours - 12/19/2008

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 12/19/2008
• Time: 20:00:00
• Total Time: 00:53:45.00
• Calories: 631
• Distance: 5 miles
• Average Pace: 10:45.16/mile

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Run - 0 hours - 12/17/2008

Finally felt good and fast again. Was under a 10:00 mile for the last half mile or so. Good run! Guess I needed some days off more than I thought.

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 12/17/2008
• Time: 19:00:00
• Total Time: 00:53:44.00
• Calories: 810
• Distance: 5 miles
• Average Pace: 10:45.16/mile

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Run - 1.3 hours - 12/13/08

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 12/13/2008
• Time: 09:30:00
• Total Time: 1:17:16.00
• Calories: 805
• Distance: 6.5 miles
• Average Pace: 11:52.87/mile

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Cycle - 1 hours - 12/08/2008

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 12/08/2008
• Time: 18:30:00
• Total Time: 1:00:00.00
• Calories: 557
• Distance: 0 miles

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Strength Training - 0.3 hours - 12/08/2008

Workout:

• Type: Strength Training
• Date: 12/08/2008
• Time: 18:00:00
• Total Time: 00:20:00.00
• Calories: 156

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Run - 1.1 hours - 12/07/2008

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 12/07/2008
• Time: 18:00:00
• Total Time: 1:04:22.00
• Calories: 839
• Distance: 6 miles
• Average Pace: 10:44.01/mile

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Strength Training - 0.1 hours - 12/05/2008

Just a little ab work.

Workout:

• Type: Strength Training
• Date: 12/05/2008
• Time: 20:00:00
• Total Time: 00:05:00.00
• Calories: 37

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Movin’ On Up

If I stick to my plan, and don’t run one extra step beyond it, I will have twenty more miles this month than last month. Wow. I feel like I’ve made so much progress considering last spring I was struggling to run more than a mile at a time without walking, huffing/puffing, and turning a scary shade of red.

I have my longest run in a long time coming up this weekend–6 miles. It’s so strange the things your mind will do in attempting to get you through the run. I know I can do five miles–it’s happened several times over the last month or so–the brain then says “One more mile is just another 11 minutes.” And so the brain psychs me up for it and somehow I get through it. When I see all of the 10 and 11 mile runs stacked up late in my training plan, I ponder how on earth I will do it. I just have to believe it will happen….I can’t do it today, but I am training my way there. Every mile I cover today is moving me closer to being able to run 10 in March–and ultimately 13.1 in May.

I have plenty of Saturday and Sunday mornings where it’s hard to remember this. Where it feels so much easier to stay under the covers and sleep than to brave the cold or the mental game of the treadmill. Fortunately, I have a wonderful running partner who drags me out and gets me going. As much as I whine and protest, I am always grateful when the run is done. There is something sublime about sharing running with the partner in your life. We’ve been able to support and push each other and share time and experiences that most people don’t. In those miles where we’re covering the distance and it’s just the rhythm of our footfalls and breathing, I learn so much. I’ve seen him overcome pain and fatigue to acheive his goals. I’ve seen him victorious and disappointed. I’ve seen him run.

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