The Drizzt Diary

I am in Corpus again–my dad had surgery.  I was running this morning on the ocean front after a rather sleepless night–surgery lasted 7 hours and I wasn’t in bed until 1am–I saw the marathoners I ran with two weekends ago–they are going to San Antonio in 11 days also.  I made the mistake of running with the wind first!  I didn’t realize it was blowing 25 mph with gusts.  I asked the girls who train in Corpus all the time and they just said “you get used to it”. So even though I only did 5 miles, it was a tiring last 2.5–at times I thought I was going to be blown into traffic.  So, back up to the hospital and ICU and wait, wait, wait.

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 11/05/2008
• Time: 08:00:00
• Total Time: 00:46:00.00
• Distance: 5 miles
• Average Pace: 9:12.15/mile

We met in the fog for 12 x 1 repeats.  We kept our pace at about 8 1/2 minutes.  Had a few at 9.  These repeats are the first I have really enjoyed and felt super strong at.  We didn’t go to the track–my coach has a Garmin and we hit the back roads.  The fog made water droplets on my eyelashes and an eerie mist on my arms.  It glowed like dew on the early morning grass.  I could blink hard and make my eyelashes ‘rain’.  After the repeats, we dried off by running 2 miles–the sun finally came out so we ran to dry off–how many can say they have done that???lol

my dad has to have surgery next week which means i have to get my running in at wierd times and in different venues.  at least the hospital sits on the ocean front in corpus christi.  only thing i don’t like is the ocean breeze–it can get 30mph.

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 11/01/2008
• Time: 08:00:00
• Distance: 14 miles

Ran my second 4 miles one minute faster than my first 4 miles.  did the 4 and 1 because i had some uphill and some wind.  humidity was LOW-yeah. just took it easy.  then, i went to town and got me some goods for the upcoming race–needed some new ’soles’ for my lovely shoes (those soles had tons of miles on them).  also picked up a shirt for the cooler running and since the cold air hurts my ears–got a headband.  oh yeah–you can never have enough running bras!!! i am pumped about the rock n roll marathon in 15 days!!!

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 10/30/2008
• Time: 10:00:00
• Total Time: 1:13:00.00
• Distance: 8 miles
• Average Pace: 9:07.11/mile

notice the time of run–we are cooling off.  i actually ran in the afternoon!! i ran the first 3.3 without stopping and did the second 3.3 with the 4 and 1 system.  believe it or not, i was one full minute faster the second half.

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 10/28/2008
• Time: 13:00:00
• Total Time: 00:53:30.00
• Distance: 6.6 miles
• Average Pace: 8:06.49/mile

unfortunately my dad is in the hospital and i had to go to corpus christi this weekend.  i went for a wonderful run with some marathoners from the area (my dad’s girlfriend has friends who run and they invited me for their training session) and we ran the ocean front.  beautiful but—windy!!!

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 10/25/2008
• Time: 09:00:00
• Distance: 7 miles

ran 5 miles at a constant pace.  which is unusual.  i am usually warming up or down during these running sessions or working on some speed or running up and down our one major hill in cs (i’m sure there are others, i just have not found them); never just running for the hell of it.  after 45 minutes i checked my watch and had gone 5.156 miles and wasa ready for a warm shower. we had a cold front and wow–it will get chilly tonight.  finally.  i miss having a normal high of 75 and a normal low of 35. so spoiled.  anyway, i am off to bed. am having too many typos to fix!!!

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 10/23/2008
• Time: 08:00:00
• Total Time: 00:45:00.00
• Distance: 5.15 miles
• Average Pace: 8:44.02/mile

went for a nice run–worked on some speed for total of 3 miles at 8 1/2 pace.  i could run all day at 9 1/2 pace.  when i pick it up, my hips get tight which then tightens other small parts of my body because the energy is stuck–it can’t travel through.  This same thing happens in dressage with horses.  If the energy is stuck either in their body (say their jaw) or in your body (say your hands) then the performance will not be there.  I guess I am now the horse!!!

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 10/21/2008
• Time: 08:00:00
• Total Time: 00:45:00.00
• Distance: 5.1 miles
• Average Pace: 8:49.41/mile

Well, I had to have this little procedure–yuk–which took 48 hours out of the latter part of my week.  It also screwed up my hydration and food intake but at least I got lots of rest.  I then did my last long run before the  rock n roll marathon in San Antonio.  It will be capped at 30,000 and is almost full.  Gosh, what am I doing at such a big ass race?  Oh well, the group is going and I am with them.  It will be fun. If nothing else, I can just dance to rock n roll!!!

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 10/18/2008
• Time: 19:51:15
• Total Time: 4:00:00.00
• Distance: 24 miles
• Average Pace: 10:00/mile

I went out this morning for my hill work.  It was a little cloudy–could tell it had rained earlier.  Started running and of course at the bottom of the hill it started pouring.  Road was slick due to construction trucks bringing mud on the road and it was getting slippery.  Came home.

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 10/14/2008
• Time: 14:04:03
• Distance: 4.8 miles