Well now, there is just two days left before we run our second 5k. It has really been hard motivating ourselves to get into this run because the weather has been so chilly. Steve doesn't mind the coolness; however Sherri does. The weather forecast states the temperature will be in the mid 40's. At this point Sherri is just praying for partially clear skies, no wind, no rain and as much sunshine that can be mustered up on a fall day.
We are thinking this will be the last 5k we do until the spring. By then the weather should be a little more agreeable and the sun should be up longer; which will give us the time we need to train outdoors. We have not been able to get outside to train like we did when we ran the last 5k. The temperatures have just been to cool and the days have quickly become shorter.
Nevertheless, we must and will press forward.
Details to follow...
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Thursday, November 8, 2012
Friday, August 3, 2012
3.1 miles - 32 minutes 35 seconds
Training Day 11
Today could not have been more beautiful. It was around 7pm this evening and the temperature was hovering around the mid 70's. The sun was shining and the slight breeze off the water was warm. Ah.... just the way Sherri likes it!
With the weather being perfect, Sherri decided to head out for a run. This would be her first attempt at 3.0 miles. The run took her a little longer than she wanted it to; she clocked in at 32 minutes and 35 seconds.
The one thing Sherri is beginning to realize is that she has to, has to, has to, learn how to properly fuel her body throughout the day, and before her run! When she doesn't give her body the needed calories (energy), she fails to perform at her best. The body must have enough internal resources to pull from so it can exert the energy required to complete the activity set before it. She knows what she needs to do, but she just doesn't always DO IT!! [Stupid is as Stupid does]
Sherri is looking at two more training days before race week - which is just a week away. Yikes!
Update on Steve: His leg is still bothering him and it appears he can tweak it pretty easily. So with that said, he will not be attempting to run until race day and even then, we will have to see.
A Sharing Moment:
What do you all eat to fuel your body before a run?
Today could not have been more beautiful. It was around 7pm this evening and the temperature was hovering around the mid 70's. The sun was shining and the slight breeze off the water was warm. Ah.... just the way Sherri likes it!
With the weather being perfect, Sherri decided to head out for a run. This would be her first attempt at 3.0 miles. The run took her a little longer than she wanted it to; she clocked in at 32 minutes and 35 seconds.
The one thing Sherri is beginning to realize is that she has to, has to, has to, learn how to properly fuel her body throughout the day, and before her run! When she doesn't give her body the needed calories (energy), she fails to perform at her best. The body must have enough internal resources to pull from so it can exert the energy required to complete the activity set before it. She knows what she needs to do, but she just doesn't always DO IT!! [Stupid is as Stupid does]
Sherri is looking at two more training days before race week - which is just a week away. Yikes!
Update on Steve: His leg is still bothering him and it appears he can tweak it pretty easily. So with that said, he will not be attempting to run until race day and even then, we will have to see.
A Sharing Moment:
What do you all eat to fuel your body before a run?
Saturday, July 21, 2012
2.08 miles - 19 minutes 13 seconds
Training Day 8
The morning started out with RAIN - should we be surprised? Yes and No. Yes, because the weatherman said we were to have sunshine, and no, because this is Whidbey and the weather can be unpredictable at times.
So we pushed off our run to the evening. Thankfully, the rain stopped and the clouds for the most part blew away. The temperature was nice, but the breeze was a bit on the heavier side. All in all, another great evening for a run.
Sherri had to run again by herself. Steve is nursing his calf and lateral meniscus. He tweaked it while playing in the snow up at Mt. Baker.
Tonight, we changed up the route. Sherri was able to run 2.08 miles in 19 minutes 13 seconds; shaving 1:08 off Thursday's time. She is pretty excited about this, since she was trying for a 20 minute run.
Our next T-Day is set for Tuesday. Hopefully, Steve will have had enough time to recover; otherwise, he may not be able to run until race day.
The morning started out with RAIN - should we be surprised? Yes and No. Yes, because the weatherman said we were to have sunshine, and no, because this is Whidbey and the weather can be unpredictable at times.
So we pushed off our run to the evening. Thankfully, the rain stopped and the clouds for the most part blew away. The temperature was nice, but the breeze was a bit on the heavier side. All in all, another great evening for a run.
Sherri had to run again by herself. Steve is nursing his calf and lateral meniscus. He tweaked it while playing in the snow up at Mt. Baker.
Tonight, we changed up the route. Sherri was able to run 2.08 miles in 19 minutes 13 seconds; shaving 1:08 off Thursday's time. She is pretty excited about this, since she was trying for a 20 minute run.
Our next T-Day is set for Tuesday. Hopefully, Steve will have had enough time to recover; otherwise, he may not be able to run until race day.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
1.6 miles, 16 minutes 33 seconds
Training Day 4
We were not able to get out Monday and make our run due to the nasty weather in the morning and schedule conflicts in the afternoon.
Even though this morning was overcast and a bit on the cool side, we got ourselves going and hit the street running. Today we ran the same distance we did on Saturday, 1.6 miles. The best part is we made the run in 16 minutes 33 seconds. We almost shaved off 1 minute 30 seconds from Saturday's record. Steve and I were very happy with this morning's result. Unfortunately, Steve let Sherri know that we would not see this kind of improvement every time we ran (so sad, so very, very sad).
Sherri's hip flexors amazingly did very well and she did not experience the pain and discomfort she had felt on Saturday. Sherri took some extra time stretching, paying particular attention to her hip flexors. We think this really helped.
Our next run is set for Thursday morning and we will be shooting for 2 miles. Steve is stoked and Sherri just prays she makes it!
Until Thursday...
We were not able to get out Monday and make our run due to the nasty weather in the morning and schedule conflicts in the afternoon.
Even though this morning was overcast and a bit on the cool side, we got ourselves going and hit the street running. Today we ran the same distance we did on Saturday, 1.6 miles. The best part is we made the run in 16 minutes 33 seconds. We almost shaved off 1 minute 30 seconds from Saturday's record. Steve and I were very happy with this morning's result. Unfortunately, Steve let Sherri know that we would not see this kind of improvement every time we ran (so sad, so very, very sad).
Sherri's hip flexors amazingly did very well and she did not experience the pain and discomfort she had felt on Saturday. Sherri took some extra time stretching, paying particular attention to her hip flexors. We think this really helped.
Our next run is set for Thursday morning and we will be shooting for 2 miles. Steve is stoked and Sherri just prays she makes it!
Until Thursday...
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