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Re: Schlotzsky's Jingle Bun Run Reviews

guest — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 01:44:33 GMT

Great event! I enjoyed the crowd. There was a great turnout for a smaller, local race. I loved seeing so many runners in one place. I will be back next year.....

5K awards should have been given out much faster....before the 1K race. Other than that.....perfect!

Reaching the next level

guest — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:27:34 GMT

I am so psyched about running this year. I participated in a series and proudly won for my age group last year. The series is very small and I've run much larger races like the LaSalle Banks 5K in Chicago and the Carlsbad 5000 ten years ago-the competition is waaaaay different. My fastest 5K last year was only a 22:17 and that still gave me first place. Next year the competition is more. The series is growing and there are faster females in my age group entering.

Anyhow....last year I am very proud of. It was my initiation back to the world of running. It had been 10 years since I'd ran in a race and I was an off and on runner since then. Winning this series gave me the strength and focus that I needed to commit to being involved in a lifelong journey whether it is through running alone, duathlons, or triathlons.......

This year I will be running my first half marathon to add along with the 11 races comprised of 5K's and 10K's in the race series. I am so psyched to finally be at the point where I am able to increase my mileage safely and affectively. I feel like I am stepping into a whole new level of running and I love it. I look forward to my runs so much that I want to run more than I should. Luckily, I've already figured out that increasing too fast is not wise, so I am able to hold back. With all that said-I just felt the need to share this with you all as my fellow runners, who I just know will understand what I am feeling. I could try to explain this all to friends and they may not be able to understand the feeling.

Thanks for listening!

Emily

Dog Shoes!?!

guest — Sun, 25 May 2008 01:56:35 GMT

I run mostly on the roads for now and I've noticed on our longer runs my lab wants to run in the grass rather than the street. He doesn't do that if we are on lighter colored trails so I am assuming the heat from the darker colored street is bothering him. I would like to find some doggie shoes for our long run days. Does anyone now where I can find some that would be of good quality and not fall off during our runs?

Thanks!

Emily

Re: Reaching the next level

guest — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:17:48 GMT

Oh no doubt! I don't think you can increase mileage or speed any slower than me! =) I read alot. My favorite book so far is The Complete Book of Running for Women by Klaire Kowelchik (sp?).

I'm only running 17 miles a week broken up into 5 days. One of my runs is a 7 miler and one of them is a 5K pace training, rotating workout once a week. The other runs are as short as a couple miles. That is as far as I am after 16 months of regular running so I'd say I'm taking is slow and safe! =)

I know people who have just started running for the first time in their lives and immediately begin training for a marathon! And yep-they've all been injured.

I'll check out that book you mentioned once I read through the long list of books that I'm slowly but surely getting in. Right now I'm reading Eating Well For Optimum Health by Andrew Weil. It is so informative.

Emily

Re: Coming Back From Time Off...help!

guest — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:51:10 GMT

Start off lifting weights. Then you don't have to take it too easy, you'll build muscle strength to help prevent injury. You could also cross-train. Get a road bike or a stationary. Ride as hard as you wish without worrying about your joints. Running could be as easy as 2-4 miles every other day for a while to rebuild a strong base.

Re: HouseWives-Run or Dust?

guest — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:12:00 GMT

Yep-Flylady is awesome. Her book is called "Sink Reflections" author is Marla Cilley. My house is much cleaner as well. I actually ordered the book on amazon to give to my single brother for Christmas. I hope he finds it helpful! LOL!
Emily

Re: ex-smokers

guest — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:30:00 GMT

Oh-I hear ya! I am a cold weather wimp as well. I'm in Central Texas with all the in-laws and family in the Chicago area. I miss em but not enough to be cold! =)
Emily

Re: average swimmers and swim times

guest — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:28:00 GMT

Awesome Dan! You just gave me an even larger goal to work for. Even if you slowed down it sounds like you still rock!

I love you too Dawn! =)

Emily

Re: average swimmers and swim times

guest — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 03:28:00 GMT

Thanks...you all are so freakin supportive-I love it! =)
Thankfully I have an absolutely awesome friend in the class who is willing to help me fine tune my strokes and overall performance in the pool.
I cannot wait to start doing tri's.
I haven't even started the bike yet but I'm pretty strong in the lower body so I imagine I should be above average after 3-4 months of gradually increased training.
Most of the tri's I have pin pointed are pretty small so an award is very close to my grasp! =)
My run is decent. My last 5K was 23:09- (7:27 pace) but that is improving as well. I just started back up running in February and was at a 24:40 in March. I'm expecting to see the low 22:'s for the 5K in the spring.
I'm already becomming a huge lover of the competitive lifestyle. =)
Emily

Re: average swimmers and swim times

guest — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:36:00 GMT

I bet I could do that. This was my first time swimming more than a half mile so I would imagine putting more work into it there is alot of room for improvement.
Thanks for the info.
If I don't get there then I'll just train twice as hard on the bike! =)
Emily