Today, I completed the 5-10K program! One more step on the way to my 10-miler and upcoming half marathons! It was a hard run today, even though I was only scheduled for 30 minutes. I woke up at 2:30 AM with a brutal allergy attack and because our oldest pug needed to go to the bathroom (Poor ...
5-10K
5-10K program – graduation
weekly recap
Happy Saturday! It was a good week. Not the best, and not the worst. Let's give it a look. Sunday: rest Monday: 5-10K Week 9 Day 1 - 2.50 miles Tuesday: speed walk with the girls - 4.28 miles (When I came home, I started experiencing nasty pain in the arch of my foot. I was absolutely ...
race report: the hangover run virtual 10k & my longest runs
The other day, I mentioned that I had registered for The Hangover Run Virtual 10K, due to some scheduling conflicts between me and Mr PugRunner. While it wasn't ideal, I liked the idea that I could go for 6.2 miles rather than 3.1, that my registration fee was going to a good cause (The Lupus ...
friday facts & weekly recap
FACT. I busted through over FIVE miles for the first time since my tonsillectomy and for the second time ever. Oh. Em. Gee. I have to admit breaking that barrier kind of seemed out of reach, so I was kind of giddy when I saw that big number five. FACT. Since I started recording my mileage ...
cramps and bridges and fog, oh my
I'm going to combine a few training updates in one big post, because they just seem to flow that way. On Wednesday, I completed Week 5, Day 3 of the 5-10K plan for the second time (5:00 warmup/30:00 steady run/5:00 cool down). I got out a little later than planned, and it was humid. Horribly ...
getting my groove back
It's on like Donkey Kong. Everything is aligning nicely. The weather has been a little cooler, thanks to all the summer storms. Mr PugRunner did his first bridge run on Sunday (And rocked it, if I may say. Let's all give him a hand!), which gave me the chance for a Monday-Wednesday-Friday ...
