If you haven't already seen it, then check it out! I'm linked at the Riverside Runners webpage. Just click here to see it!
Thanks Jeff!
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
RUNNING errands
Miles today: 4.55
Miles in 2010: 17.77
I needed to take my car in last night for an early morning oil change this morning so I could have it back in time for work...my plan was to just run to the Mazda dealership with my credit card in my pocket and pick up my car so I didn't have to bother Gregg at work...
Mapped out both of the routes from my house...either Wiggington/Hawkins Mill/Cottontown or Wiggington/Old Forest/221...with the 1st route being 7.1 miles and the 2nd being 4.5.
Of course my original plan was to wake up at 6:45am and run the long route and be at the dealership by 8:15...but because I stayed up so late blogging like a crazy woman, I didn't officially get out of bed until 8am...but I figured I could take the shorter route and be at the dealership by 9.
So I bundled up and hit the road, and arrived at Mazda around 9, about an hour after they said my car would be ready. I walked in and my hood was still up in the garage and it wasn't clean...UGH.
SO that meant I had to get a ride back to my house from the friendly complimentary van at Nissan, still get a shower, and then borrow Gregg's truck to drive to work...so the run today wasn't even the complicated part.
Good thing the driver for their van was super nice and complimented me (despite my sweaty head and nasty hair) because he was late and I didn't get home until 9:45.
But, I did get my run in for the day and I did end up at work with a little time to spare...
So here's my run:
and here's to a 4th day of running!
Miles in 2010: 17.77
I needed to take my car in last night for an early morning oil change this morning so I could have it back in time for work...my plan was to just run to the Mazda dealership with my credit card in my pocket and pick up my car so I didn't have to bother Gregg at work...
Mapped out both of the routes from my house...either Wiggington/Hawkins Mill/Cottontown or Wiggington/Old Forest/221...with the 1st route being 7.1 miles and the 2nd being 4.5.
Of course my original plan was to wake up at 6:45am and run the long route and be at the dealership by 8:15...but because I stayed up so late blogging like a crazy woman, I didn't officially get out of bed until 8am...but I figured I could take the shorter route and be at the dealership by 9.
So I bundled up and hit the road, and arrived at Mazda around 9, about an hour after they said my car would be ready. I walked in and my hood was still up in the garage and it wasn't clean...UGH.
SO that meant I had to get a ride back to my house from the friendly complimentary van at Nissan, still get a shower, and then borrow Gregg's truck to drive to work...so the run today wasn't even the complicated part.
Good thing the driver for their van was super nice and complimented me (despite my sweaty head and nasty hair) because he was late and I didn't get home until 9:45.
But, I did get my run in for the day and I did end up at work with a little time to spare...
So here's my run:
and here's to a 4th day of running!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
the Cold Hard Pavement
I had to suck it up without any excitement today and commit to running alone on the cold hard pavement. No one offered to run with me and I didn't get my run out of the way this morning, which left me to run my miles alone tonight...in the dark, in the cold, and without my only pair of warm running tights (because they're in the laundry).
No news teams to share my ideas on cold weather running gear.
No running buddies like Austin to run our traditional after work Peakland Out and Back.
Just me.
And the road.
And a pair of capris that exposed the bottom half of my legs. UGH.
But, I continued my Three Six Five goal today and ran 4.75 miles after work.
I'm proud of myself.
Miles today: 4.75
Miles in 2010: 13.22
No news teams to share my ideas on cold weather running gear.
No running buddies like Austin to run our traditional after work Peakland Out and Back.
Just me.
And the road.
And a pair of capris that exposed the bottom half of my legs. UGH.
But, I continued my Three Six Five goal today and ran 4.75 miles after work.
I'm proud of myself.
Miles today: 4.75
Miles in 2010: 13.22
Monday, January 4, 2010
Buddy System Proves Strong
I came back to work at Riverside Runners and felt excited to share my new goal with my boss, the store's owner, Jeff. He's a runner as well, and I knew he might be excited about my goal and about my blog. I shared my information with him and he said he might even link to my blog on the Riverside Runners webpage! I think that would be way cool.
Anyway, I didn't have time to run this morning, because of course, it was the first day back to work after three days off, and quite frankly, I enjoyed sleeping in...so that left post-7pm as my only option for running time.
In the middle of the afternoon, I was surprised when Jeff asked me to do a quick segment for WSET on what apparel is suggested for runners who run in below-freezing temperatures. I can't say that I wasn't nervous, but I loved the experience and love to share the link to the clip from tonight's news:
Fighting Cold Temperatures featuring Heather V.
Yes, that's me at the end there, showing apparel! What a great way to encourage myself in my own Three Six Five goal after being asked questions about things I myself should be doing!
Later tonight, Jeff asked me if I was running after work, to which I undeniably answered, "Yes!" He then asked if I brought running clothes with me (which of course even if I hadn't, I could always purchase something from the store...since there's running apparel all around me) and told me he had running clothes with him, and offered to run with me tonight.
SO, even thought it was horribly cold this evening (I believe a frigid, windy 25 degrees), I at the very least, had a buddy to run the cold 3 miles on Rivermont Avenue with...which I believe, always makes running a little bit better.
Miles today: 3.0
Miles in 2010: 8.47
Anyway, I didn't have time to run this morning, because of course, it was the first day back to work after three days off, and quite frankly, I enjoyed sleeping in...so that left post-7pm as my only option for running time.
In the middle of the afternoon, I was surprised when Jeff asked me to do a quick segment for WSET on what apparel is suggested for runners who run in below-freezing temperatures. I can't say that I wasn't nervous, but I loved the experience and love to share the link to the clip from tonight's news:
Fighting Cold Temperatures featuring Heather V.
Yes, that's me at the end there, showing apparel! What a great way to encourage myself in my own Three Six Five goal after being asked questions about things I myself should be doing!
Later tonight, Jeff asked me if I was running after work, to which I undeniably answered, "Yes!" He then asked if I brought running clothes with me (which of course even if I hadn't, I could always purchase something from the store...since there's running apparel all around me) and told me he had running clothes with him, and offered to run with me tonight.
SO, even thought it was horribly cold this evening (I believe a frigid, windy 25 degrees), I at the very least, had a buddy to run the cold 3 miles on Rivermont Avenue with...which I believe, always makes running a little bit better.
Miles today: 3.0
Miles in 2010: 8.47
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Day One: It's All in the Motivation
Today is my first day of running for Project Three Six Five. Originally my goal was to start on January 1st and run everyday throughout 2010...however, my plans were foiled when we decided to drive to Pennsylvania to visit my family for the new year. Waking up at 9:00am and knowing that we needed to leave by 10am to get to the New Year's party at my aunt's house by 4pm just didn't allow for a run...not to mention it was BITTER cold on Friday morning.
So, my next plan was to run Saturday morning in Greensburg, PA while home with my family...I even got as far as packing my bookbag with running stuff before Gregg and I went out to run some errands. By the time I walked two minutes in the cold from my car to the mall, even in the semi-shelter of a parking garage, I knew I was not going to be able to run on Saturday, January 2nd, either. It was 11 degrees out! I'm a wuss, I know.
So, that left my start date at today, Sunday, January 3rd. I know I'm a little late, but I wanted to be consistent, and at least I had a reason to run when we got back to Lynchburg from my parents' on Sunday afternoon.
Now, I'm not going to say it was easy...the motivation for this run must've been sitting in a corner hiding under a blanket, because even when Gregg agreed to run with me when we pulled in the driveway at 4pm, I still wasn't very much into the idea of running in 24 degree weather...but...he persisted and I caved, and I completed my first run of 2010...all through the streets of Boxwood, a neighborhood off Wiggington Road with a little add on in my neighborhood at the end (not shown). Here's the map:
When I got back inside after a run in a balmy 24 degrees, I felt happy that I had accomplished my first run of the year and my first run in a project to make me more consistent than I've ever been as a runner before.
So, with that, we're off to the races!
Miles Today: 5.47 miles
2010 Miles: 5.47 miles
So, my next plan was to run Saturday morning in Greensburg, PA while home with my family...I even got as far as packing my bookbag with running stuff before Gregg and I went out to run some errands. By the time I walked two minutes in the cold from my car to the mall, even in the semi-shelter of a parking garage, I knew I was not going to be able to run on Saturday, January 2nd, either. It was 11 degrees out! I'm a wuss, I know.
So, that left my start date at today, Sunday, January 3rd. I know I'm a little late, but I wanted to be consistent, and at least I had a reason to run when we got back to Lynchburg from my parents' on Sunday afternoon.
Now, I'm not going to say it was easy...the motivation for this run must've been sitting in a corner hiding under a blanket, because even when Gregg agreed to run with me when we pulled in the driveway at 4pm, I still wasn't very much into the idea of running in 24 degree weather...but...he persisted and I caved, and I completed my first run of 2010...all through the streets of Boxwood, a neighborhood off Wiggington Road with a little add on in my neighborhood at the end (not shown). Here's the map:
When I got back inside after a run in a balmy 24 degrees, I felt happy that I had accomplished my first run of the year and my first run in a project to make me more consistent than I've ever been as a runner before.
So, with that, we're off to the races!
Miles Today: 5.47 miles
2010 Miles: 5.47 miles
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