Archive for June, 2012

30 mile run-recap 6/27/12

// June 28th, 2012 // Comments Off on 30 mile run-recap 6/27/12 // Uncategorized

OK, that was it!  That was my last really long run before my really, really long run.  Next week-a hard and fast 16 miles will be the long run.

Between last night (6/27) and early this morning (6/28) I ran 30 miles from 8:30 PM to 1:30 AM and am still exhausted!  It was a wild run for a number of reasons, here are a few highlights…

  • In the first audio at mile 3.5 you can hear people arguing (seriously) as I’m running through a not-so-pleasant part of Schenectady.
  • Was almost hit by a car (I was wearing a reflective vest and running on the grass along side the road!! I have no idea what was going on in that car!).
  • Running on a pitch-black back road, I could hear on a few occasions, something running along side me!  Not cool.
  • 25.5 miles in, my app that tracks mileage on my phone decided to pause.  I picked up on it, I’m guessing, about ½ mile or so after it happened.  After running that far, I didn’t find that funny, particularly because I decided to run until my app said (gloriously) 30.00 miles.
  • I got home at 30.04.  It took 5:03:21. I burned 3982 calories!  Ha! Now that’s wild!  Where’s my ice cream?

Anyway, I’m glad the run is over, I still have to do a better job of stretching throughout the week but the fact that I’m even able to show up to run in a few weeks after being really injured in February and having to stop my training…I’m really excited.  I’m nervous too, I’m just not thinking about that too much!

It boggles my mind to think about how I felt after 30, to think that I’d have to do that 2 more times and then run 10 more!  I’m smiling now.  I can’t wait to be done with this whole thing!

24 days 22 hours and 53 minutes until the race

// June 26th, 2012 // Comments Off on 24 days 22 hours and 53 minutes until the race // endurance, Physical Training, Progress, running

I had a really good run last week. I ran 26 miles-my furthest distance in my training.  For long runs…I’m going to do a 30 mile run this week another next and then 16.  The couple days before the race I’ll probably have a 6-miler be my long run/stretch before the big day.  I’m really looking forward to starting.  I confess, I’ll be glad to have this huge event past me as well.

My next “100 Mile Goal”?  Eat a Vermonster all by myself.  It won’t be pretty.  I’m going to wait until my heart and the rest of my body recovers but…in the next few months, lookout!  Ron is going back to Vermont to go to work!

I can’t wait to train for my latest challenge!

RR

I think I can. I think I can…

// June 15th, 2012 // Comments Off on I think I can. I think I can… // Uncategorized

Back at it!

// June 12th, 2012 // Comments Off on Back at it! // endurance, Mental Training, Physical Training, Progress, running, success

Son of a gun!  I’m gonna do this race after all.

I’m going to do it in less than 24 hours!

I know it.

I just have to stay strong, grow my milage, STRETCH, and be rested for race day.

I’ve been quietly (not telling anyone and not quite believing it myself) beginning to train for the 100 mile run in VT on 7/21-7/22. After I got hurt in February I stopped everything to include believing in me (in a number of areas of my life). But in late March, I started working out again to include short runs (3 and 4 miles). I’ve been focusing on total body strength and on growing my flexibility–not to mention my mental strength.  As I understand it, people hallucinate and are “attacked” on the course by their scammer who tells them (as their all alone at mile 68, at 1:30 in the morning when it’s cold-and maybe raining…) that they should pack it in and just quit.  That voice will tell them the pain is too much and the victory not worth the effort.

Knowing that this stuff will show up and being clear in this time of peace and sublimity, is vital to creating a plan and being able to stick to it when the times get dark-literally and metaphorically.

I will run the Vermont 100 in less than 24 hours and earn my silver belt buckle that says as much.

Onward!

RR

PS Success is getting back in the game.