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weekly winners and running update

September 27, 2009i like to run., Uncategorizedrunning amuck, weekly winnersLauren @ mostly i run

September 20-26, 2009

I didn’t take too many photos this week. Last Sunday I was doing some yard work and tried to snap a shot of this cardinal that was chirping overhead. The sunlight through the trees wasn’t working with me, though!

I initially had grabbed my camera because of this squirrel that kept freaking out.

http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377

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Or keep reading if you’re interested in finding out where my legs have taken me lately …

While I run regularly year-round, I’ve recently kicked it up a notch. I’m now officially in training for the Goofy Challenge.

My training partner and I based our plan off of Hal Higdon’s Intermediate II marathon training schedule. The high-distance Saturday/Sunday runs are perfect for what we’re going to do in January — with a half marathon on Saturday and a full on Sunday.

We’ll always skip the Wednesday workout because we also sing together and have rehearsals that night, and there are some weekends where we may not get both days in. But we’ll fit in as many as we can!

We just completed our third week … not completely to plan, but still doing well. I’m keeping a close eye on my weekly mileage to make sure I don’t increase by more than 10% each week.

Here’s how it’s worked out so far.

Week 1
The first week started just after my half marathon (race report still pending), so I took Tuesday off.
Thursday: 4.39
Saturday: 5
Sunday: 10
Total: 19.39

Week 2
I had a meeting on Thursday and couldn’t run. Though about making it up on the treadmill but then decided I didn’t really need the mileage for the week.
Tuesday: 4.58
Saturday: 5
Sunday: 12
Total: 21.58

Week 3
I was thinking about doing a short run on Saturday, but it was a really busy day, and my legs felt heavy and sore on Thursday. I’m guessing the 12-miler on Sunday followed by a kind of fast five-miler on Tuesday tired me out!
Tuesday: 5
Thursday: 4
Sunday: 10.6
Total: 19.6

And actually for Week 3, the mileage was supposed to be lower, with a six-mile run on Saturday and an eight-mile run on Sunday. We just swapped out the Saturday run with a slightly longer Sunday run.

So far I’m feeling pretty good! We’re taking it slow on the long runs, opting to use the Galloway run/walk method. It’s all about covering the distance for this challenge!

virtual race report: fall five miler

September 22, 2009i like to run., Uncategorizedrunning amuck, virtual raceLauren @ mostly i run

It’s time for another virtual race hosted by RunningLaur, the Fall Five Miler!

I didn’t “pre-register” since I wasn’t sure where today’s run would take me. I’m a mentor in a 10K class that meets on Tuesdays. I usually run with the class, but sometimes I end up helping along the course. But it all worked out!

The class ran almost three miles today. I found a couple ladies doing a good pace and ran with them most of the way. I turned back a little bit to make my Garmin hit 3.1 miles — I wanted to at least finish 5K!

After a quick Gatorade break, I joined a fellow mentor to get at least another mile. We didn’t have much time because it was getting dark (no lights on the trail!), but by the time we started about turning back, we were almost at a mile. We pushed it until my Garmin beeped, and turned back to finish my five miles.

The first three were with the class, so I wasn’t really racing. After all, I was trying to stick with our class members!

9:22
9:52
9:46

The last two miles are a different story. My friend is quite a bit faster than me. For the first mile, I think she was taking it easy. But we ran into another (fast) friend on the way back who joined us the last half mile. They pulled away; at one point my Garmin said the pace was 7:45. I can’t do that! I tried, but couldn’t keep up. Still, that last mile is faster than my 5K race pace!

8:51
8:26

Total time: 46:17, average 9:16/mile.

Hooray for fall!

weekly winners: who wants to give me $3 million?

September 20, 2009Uncategorizedweekly winnersLauren @ mostly i run

September 13-19, 2009

I went running through my favorite neighborhood again yesterday with my camera. It was a gorgeous afternoon. The cool temperatures and low humidity made for a great run. And I was more envious than ever of the people living in those waterfront homes!

On the way back to the cars, I saw this guy having dinner. Actually there were two babies, but the other was camera shy!

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weekly winners: fireworks on the beach

September 13, 2009Uncategorizedweekly winnersLauren @ mostly i run

September 6-12, 2009

We were treated to fireworks after the Black Crowes concert that ended our crazy week of music. I was surprised to get some OK shots from my point-and-shoot!

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summer music wrap-up

September 11, 2009UncategorizedmusicLauren @ mostly i run

You know how fireworks always end with a ‘grand finale’ where they rapidly blast everything they’ve got left?

If you’ve been following along, you know we’ve seen a lot of concerts this summer. Well, we’ve closed out our summer concert series with quite the explosion!

August 30: Virgin Mobile FreeFest
at Merriweather Post Pavilion

St. Vincent

Public Enemy

Rivers Cuomo, of Weezer

Mark Hoppus, of Blink-182

Confetti explosion, at the end of the Blink-182 show

Also seen but not pictured: Mates of State, The Bravery, Taking Back Sunday, The Hold Steady

August 31: The Killers
at Merriweather Post Pavilion

Opening band: Wolfmother

Their hair was mesmerizing.

The Killers

We had a few days concert-free, and then drove down to Virginia Beach for my half marathon (race report coming soon!) and the American Music Festival.

Sept 4: Cowboy Mouth
(and Sister Hazel, but no photos, and we left after a couple of songs.)