I vote camping

Arrangements for the actual weekend?!?!?

So I was just thinking about our plans for the actual weekend of this run.... Where are we planning on staying?! I think we should look into getting hotel rooms or a cabin or something. The run is pretty early in the AM and I don't think we will all want to drive from Rapid. Just assuming... I can make the reservations if people will tell me their ideas. Help me out here crew! We need to make some arrangements soon if we are going to stay in or around Spearfish. I hope everyone is keeping on track with their running... I know I have slacked off lately but I am back at it again! Love ya guys! Keep on trucking!

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I'm so sick of running already and I feel like I haven't gotten any better! Argh!

5K Update

Whoa! I've been bragging that I finished my 5K in 28 minutes, but luckily my estimate wasn't too far off. (Gee, maybe they could have gotten the results up earlier!)

I ran my first 5K in 0:30:00 and finished in 50th place (out of 113). Not half bad, right?

*Smiley face*

I hope you are all doing well. Miss you!

5K on Friday!

Here's to hoping for good weather on Friday night! I'm running the Brookings 5K, which starts at 6:00 p.m. (Anyone interested in dinner afterwards?)

This week, I've been running randomly around my neighborhood. And without glasses, which is always interesting! I think I better put in my old contacts for the races :)

2.6 miles on Sunday and 2.65 miles on Tuesday. Hoping for a 3.1 miler tonight after work, then resting Thursday.

Catch ya later!
Mel

Fact!

Here is a fun / gross fact: 

I work grounds crew and get pretty dirty during the day.  I also get an hour lunch.  So I decided I would run during my lunch hour to either complete my workout for the day or cut my later workout in half.  

Today I did hills for 30 minutes.  A bonus about working out over the noon hour is that I cannot stop running because I want to finish the timed workout. 

Break time

So I will admit that I have not ran for over a week now... I have been a pretty sick girl. I work the next two night shifts and then I plan on hitting it hard on my days off. Being still sick has held me back, but I plan on getting back on the running soon. My poor chest still can't handle it. I am dreading my first run back because I know it will be so hard.... Keep on trucking right!?

Mel was here for a visit Thursday night and Friday. We had a great time :) We were discussing plans for where we should stay the night before and after the run.... Any suggestions? Do you guys want to just stay in Spearfish those nights?

Country Running

This past week has been finals at SDSU.  Although I was not hammered with finals, I did get hammered with a thesis proposal and numerous softball games I announced.  Miles were few and far between.

I finally worked up enough nerves to talk with Rod, the SDSU CC coach, about his suggestions on shoes.  Going to Dunhams just doesn't cut it for me.  Rod thought I may be overpronating when I run and suggested the Nike Structure Triax.  I was slightly disappointed because I like the Nike Frees.  Oh well.  Later that day I ordered the Structure from athletics.  Sweet deal and hopefully sweet product.

Today, however, I decided to end my semester with a nice long run in the country side.  I mapped it out and decided to do an endurance/check run.  I wasn't sure it was going to go well because I have had issues with my knee and only ran once earlier this week… I need new shoes like I said.  But the 10.5 miles went well.  I only stopped twice to stretch me knee and took it pretty easy.  I realize I need to push myself harder, but that will come once I feel okay with my knee.

Keep up the good work everyone and good luck Foseroo with your 5K in a week :)

Don't Stop

OK, for those who monitor the miles on the side have probably noticed my extreme lack of activity for approximately a month. Well I hurt my knee and fell of the horse for a little while. I am getting back up, especially after noticing how much fitness I lost when I ran the Arbor Day 5K, I ran it and felt like I was going to die afterwards, those who saw me afterwards can probably attest to my lack of conversation, sorry...this was because all I could think about was my pounding head and twisted stomach.

So now I am in Canada and doing everything in kilometers, 6K for me today, and I feel like I am starting all over from scratch. So take this advice from a hypocrite.... don't stop... it doesn't take long before you have no ambition to get back after it. Thank goodness my hotel has a pretty stellar workout room.

This is kind of a negative post... nobody likes a Negative Nancy... RUNNING IS THE MOST FUN EVER AND WE ALL ROCK AT IT... 1/2 MARATHON HERE WE COME!!