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No Complaining

Posted by: Katie on: August 27, 2011

I was going to complain that I didn’t get the miles in that I wanted to today. But it sounds kind of lame to complain that I only ran 6.2 miles instead of my planned 9 miles. A few weeks ago I couldn’t get myself past the 3 mile mark. While I am disappointed that [...]

Lessons From My First Race

Posted by: Katie on: August 20, 2011

Last weekend I ran my first official race. I’m glad I had the opportunity to run my first 10K close to home. I am also glad to have just had the opportunity to experience, albeit on a smaller scale, running a competitive race. First, I learned that I have to ditch the iPhone. I thought [...]

I ran a 10 K today! (well, almost)

Posted by: Katie on: August 13, 2011

This morning was crisp.  I got up early to run and was determined to get 6 miles in.  So I did.  I would say about 99% of running is mental.  So following up on the thought “I’m going to run 2 more miles than I have before” is the hardest part of running it.  Yes [...]

Running in circles.

Posted by: Katie on: August 12, 2011

I am generally not a fan of running on a track.  I get bored way too easily.  Also, I find it hard to keep track of my laps.  That being said, I wanted to run yesterday and didn’t get a minute to do it until 9pm!   9pm is not the safest time of the [...]

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I don’t like treadmills

Posted by: Katie on: August 7, 2011

The girls started Gymnastics at the Y this week so I decided I would utilize that 50 minutes twice a week to get my runs in.  BUT that means running on a treadmill for that time.  Not fun.  They try to make it less boring with those TVs but who can run and watch TV [...]

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Another Day, Another Run.

Posted by: Katie on: July 30, 2011

Enjoyed another long(ish) run today. I know I am behind in formal training. But I feel good about where I am at today. I need to figure out how to get more consistent runs in. Difficult to do with Lance’s schedule, mom’s appointments and 3 kiddos I have to coordinate with. Anyway, I am just [...]

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Stuck at 3 miles

Posted by: Katie on: July 19, 2011

I am so off on my training right now. I should be getting 4-5 miles on my short runs and heading for 7 miles on my long runs but I am sooo not there. I feel a wall at 3 miles. Don’t know if it is mental or what. But at about 2 miles I [...]

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My Running Companion: iPhone

Posted by: Katie on: July 14, 2011

I can’t imagine running without my iPhone.  I did it on my Alaskan cruise two weeks ago thinking I wouldn’t need distraction since there would be beautiful scenery to distract me.  I was wrong!  Though I squeezed out 2 miles I am sure I would have gone farther with my iPhone. So what do I [...]

So much change…running is my stress relief.

Posted by: Katie on: July 11, 2011

While I haven’t gotten in as much running as I wanted to.  The stress of our cross country move and living with family for an extended period has made finding time for running difficult.  That being said, I have found running to be my new stress relief.  I found out I actually do enjoy running! [...]

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It’s go time.

Posted by: Katie on: June 14, 2011

I’ve been quiet for a while. We have been in the chaotic process of moving a household across the country. And now I am typing from a hotel room on our way to our new (old) home of Washington. So before we left, I downloaded some podcasts about marathon training. I found www.marathontrainingacadamy.com and their [...]


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