512 Challenge; Help me walk challenge; 5K's maybe a 10K. :)
I had to pause to wait for a red light, pause to tie my shoe (you'd think that by now I'd learn to double knot my shoes BEFORE I run) and another pause to take a picture.
I even ran the whole Poltergeist hallway hill. YAY ME!!!!
Oh. When I got home... read more
I am bummed. Two races that I was really looking forward to I won't be able to run. Conflict with the boys soccer games. :( Since hubby is coach, I need to be there to watch the girl.
Big, big ~sigh~
The Kirby Derby...and what was the other race?
about 16 hours agoMay 1st was the LRC Lake Run, a 12K or a 4.37 mile run. I might have tried the 12K. I wouldn't have been able to get up & going in time for the IL marathon, also that day.
about 16 hours agoThis was a really good race!! It was flat and I felt like I could have kept going when it was over.
Chilly in the beginning, but I ended up taking my gloves off. At least it wasn't rainy!
Nice Job Emily!!! I've been sick all week, or I would have loved to run the race. Did you like the course?
3 days agoHello Emily.. Where is your race in May?
1 day agoOh. That is the Kirby Derby in Monticello, but it looks like I might have a conflict. :( Last soccer game at 11:00.
1 day ago
The Poltergeist Hallway hill. Doesn't look like much, but near the end of a run and into the wind. It's a killer!
And why is it called poltergeist??
6 days agoFrom the movie Poltergeist. You remember towards the end of the movie, after they rescue Carol Ann. Mom is in the tub and the kids are in bed. Something happens and Mom has to go run to get her kids, but the hallway never ends. It keeps getting longer and longer and longer....
This is the hill that never ends! The Poltergeist hallway hill.
6 days agoVery windy and very sunny! Gorgeous out. I did run out of steam at the poltergeist hallway hill and had a few moments of walking. That was fun. running INTO the wind near the END of the run. Oh well. Extra resistance!
Walk with the kids. Mostly just the girl. She was on her bike and I walked. beautiful day out!
I love when the weather starts its turn toward Spring! I just want to be out!
8 days agoI'm looking forward to more of these small walks outside with the kids. :)
8 days agoAll in all, pretty darn good!
The course description is "mostly flat with rolling hills." The hills were not rolling! LOL!! Anyway, my 2 mile split time shouted out was 22 something. I had to slow down to drink, I still haven't mastere... read more
I ran this route with my Nike+. It says I went 3.29 miles. I wonder if when I calibrated it this last time, I was taking longer strides than usual? I don't know.
My last run before my 5K Saturday. Getting excited about it.
Any reason for a walk is a good reason. :D
15 days agoyup! It was a little chilly (not quite 40 out). :)
15 days agoI first re-calibrated my Nike+ running 0.35 miles.
After that, I ran a lap at the park and was satisfied. I kept running. :) When I got home, it was 3.99 miles, so I went on to my neighbors driveway to make it 4 miles.
I felt like I could have... read more
SEE!!! That's amazing. Great job!
17 days agoWhen I mapped it here, it said 3.88 miles.. hmmmm... next run I'll do my 5K route and see where it stands.
17 days agoI updated it to reflect the mapped miles.
13 days ago
Very nice Emily, way to go!!!
about 9 hours agoCan I have some chocolate chip cookies?
Sure!!
about 9 hours agoYou more than burned off those cookies running up that hill! Excellent!
about 5 hours ago