Today was perfect! I didn’t have to wake up early for the weather. 9:30am start. T’s new place is less than a mile from my beloved Mt Vernon Trail. I ran towards Mt Vernon and the closer I got to Mt Vernon the more beautiful it was. I shaved 14 min off my last “half marathon” with a time of 2:45:47! Finished the 16 in 3:25:15 aka a 12:50min/mile pace! 49/71
This morning as I was putting body glide on before my 8 miler I thought to myself: “My body is starting to look pretty good” as opposed to “I don’t look as fat.” As someone who has lost and gained the same 15lbs a few times over in the last 4 years it’s an important tipping point when I can validate my body. It’s been hard work, but I’m glad to be here!
Great art piece at the 9/11 Memorial Museum I visited in December. Artists painted squares of paper for each victim a perfect shade of blue just as the sky was on that day. #neverforget (at 9/11 Memorial WTC NYC)
T went on a 4 mile run with me yesterday. Generally he sticks to 3mi although his first race was the 5K we did in May.
As we wrapped up our run I asked him when the last time he ran more than 3 miles was and he said probably in the Marine Corps 10 years ago!
So today I get an email from Pacers (local running store) about the US National 12K in November right in Alexandria. I send T an email forwarding it and asking if he thinks he would be up for training for it. He replies 15 minutes later by forwarding me his registration confirmation.
I hate that he’s faster than me, but I love that he’s getting into running!
is a Japanese athletic equipment company which produces footwear and sports equipment. The name is an acronym for the Latin phrase anima sana in corpore sano which translates as “a sound mind in a sound body”.
My coworker who like wins races (he’s 65+ but still, very known in the NoVa running community) told me today when I showed him a pic of my new shoes that ASICS was an acronym with a cool meaning which is also one of my mantras!
I must admit, sometimes when I’m running without music and hear some say that I have to keep myself from moving left, but when other people do it, it drives me nuts! That and the people who don’t understand the rules of trails/paths and they are walking like 3 across.
When your teacher friend is so excited that she’s included you and your running on a test…but she kinda got it wrong. See #19. But I’m flattered to be famous in high school science class!
#howfaristhismarathon?
Leslie sent me this gem via text today and I told it belonged on tumblr for you all to enjoy. Non running friends are so cute when they try to be supportive.
I got my new running shoes yesterday and dropped $135 without blinking!
Meanwhile on Monday I bought my first TV ever (others were gifts or my roommates) and it PAINED ME to fork over the $235 for it.
I only wanted to pay $200, but I essentially got it for $100 less thanks to a Labor Day sale, a 10% off discount code and T’s $5 Best Buy rewards. For the record it’s a Toshiba 40′ LED Flatscreen 1080p (whatever that means, T insisted I not get a 720p).
My new toys! Can’t wait to take them for a spin later. I also can’t believe I liked a non-Brooks running shoe so much! (at Pacers Running Stores)
Today: 196.8
Last week: 198.8
Change: -2
Boom! Thank you combination of 2 back to back weekends of moving and helping people move on top of kicking into high gear for the last 6 weeks of marathon training!