"easy run"

Yesterday was a 2 mile easy run. It ended up being about 2.6 miles and the first half of it was tough to get into it. I finally eased into the run and finished strong. My calf was bugging me.. just the one. I need to get some new shoes soon. I have been running in a pair of sneakers that my sister bought for me 10 years ago. Today is a hill workout. I am both excited and a little nervous. I told a woman last night about signing up for the HH 10K and she laughed at me and said she wouldn't do that run as a first run. I quickly explained that I did the TR and then on Mother's day I am doing a 5K.. then the HH run. She said "Oh that's better"

I am the type of person that if you tell me I can't do something I WILL do it, no matter what it takes. It's kind of like toddler minded motivation.

AWWWWW Yeah!

NO	FN	LN	DIVISION	OVERALL	DIVPL	SEXPL	GUNTIME	TIME	PACE
7042	Heather	Schultz-Hayes	F3034	3368	274/863	1304/4373	1:00:29	38:44	9:41

The run was AMAZING! I felt great! This week I start training for a 10K! We are going to start working on hills! eeek!

 

Trial Run

Last night we did a trial run of the course. Uh it has a LOT more hills than I expected! I had both girls in the jogging stroller and it was rough.. so hopefully without the stroller it will be a lot better. I have my packet, complete with bib and chip! I will actually be timed! I am so excited and nervous! This is such a huge run, and even though I am not running it to win it I want to do my best. I am a little freaked out about not being allowed to have ipods! I am still going to bring mine.I have been running to Good Charlotte Little Things and it has such a good rhythm I can set a great pace!Uptown is hopefully going to be at the finish line to take pictures.

I am sad that my mom can't see me do this. She is on the East Coast and can't make it out here. I know she is sad as well. I don't think anyone else gets how important this is to me (Other than Maria and Jessica) My mom is my rock and I guess I am just nervous that Uptown is tired of hearing me talk about it. Poor guy has a couple of runs to get through before this gets old! lol I start training in May for a half marathon. Our first 10K is in June or July... I guess what is important is that I feel amazing! I have found something that I LOVE to do and I am super excited about it!

countdown!

We picked up our packets for the run today. OMG I am so so so so so excited! I am also getting crazy nervous! 4.1 miles FOUR POINT ONE MILES! I am going to run all of it! I hope my knee can take it. I hope Uptown can get good pictures of me crossing my first official finish line! SO after this run, we will run another 5k.... then there is Hospital Hill!
We are going to sign up for the 10k. That gives us 6 weeks to bridge from 5k to 10k. I think we can do it, but the training looks rough! I have to say that pushing the jogging stroller is difficult! So to train for hills and such is a bit tricky! I'll do it! but it is tricky. I am looking at it like it is just a better workout than I originally intended! lol
In October there is the Kansas City Marathon. I am signing up fr the half marathon. 13.1 miles. THIRTEEN POINT ONE MILES! omg I need to go to bed after thinking of that distance! lol


I hope all three of you send me major vibes on Sunday at 8AM! I am going to need it!

trial

So today we did a trial run to see if we could indeed run the 4.1 miles we signed up for. We mapped out our route and started our run.  I completed 4.1 miles in 42 minutes! I ended up running close to 5 miles, but only times the 4.1

I am very proud of myself and my friends that run with me!

continuing

So my eighty4 days are up. I feel amazing! I'll post pictures soon. I am still doing the couch to 5k program and on Sunday I am running my first 5k. It's actually 4.1 miles.. so a bit longer than a 5k, but still! I am also signing up to run a marathon in October. OK a half marathon, but still! So I am going to continue to blog, maybe in 84 day increments? who knows...  So last night I ran the longest I have ever run! 34 minutes straight! It felt incredible! Tonight I am going to take it a bit easy.

Every little bit counts

So does walking around the zoo for 4 hours count as exercise? lol Yesterday we did just that. I had the double jogging stroller and has 5 children with me at the zoo. Jessica and Maria had their kids too. After the zoo I came home and was just exhausted. We skipped the run and I babysat 3 children. After they left I did a Jillian workout, and I couldn't move my arms last night after the workout. They were like limp noodles.

Today I took 4 children to a farm and walked around for 2 hours, then came home and did a C25K run with Jessica. We went to the trail and it was windy. I have a HUGE double jogging stroller (schwinn) and it acts like a sail. So this trail has some small hills and paired with the wind? It was a hard run. I am wondering if I have to do an extra week of week 4, or if I will be able to handle week 5. I am tired, not sore.. just tired. Diet still not great. cycle doesn't help.

off to bed.