Words

They're just words...

No they're not. They mean something, period.

Zumbarunner...Whether shaking it or running it, I'll cross the finish line!

Hmmm

What to say, what to say? Surely I can come up with something....nope. I've got nothing. Sorry!

I guess I can talk about not running this weekend. That's unusual because for the past couple months I've been doing races every couple weekends. I think I might have pushed myself a little too much with races, so I'm taking it easy until Run for the Cure in Omaha on October 2nd.

That's all I know.

Oh...Go Huskers! Oh...also, it's too early to be so damn cold!

Zumbarunner...Whether shaking it or running it, I'll cross the finish line!

Thinking Ahead

Fat Connie REALLY needs to go away for good. I'm sick of her being in my head, and because of that, I'm setting really high standards for myself for next year. Are you ready for this? Ok.
First, getting down to 150 and staying there. I know, that's (only) another 25lbs for me. Easy as pie...mmm...pie.

FOCUS CONNIE...

I'm also striving to do 4 half marathons next year. Lincoln in May, Buffalo County Stampede in June, Chicago and Myrtle Beach in September and October.

These things have been rolling around in my head the past few days, only because I had an injury/recovery week last week, and am passing up 2 5k's this weekend. I'm also SOOO ready to say goodbye to "the gut". Am I setting myself up for failure? Probably. I'm a glutton for punishment. Do I have a LOT of work ahead of me? Definitely. Can I achieve these goals? We'll just have to wait and see.

Now, about that pie...

Today's workout...45 minute Zumba, 15 sprint work on track @ y, 1/2 hour elliptical, and ab cruncher.

Zumbarunner...Whether shaking it or running it, I'll cross the finish line!

Food Temptations

UGHHHH! Just UGHHHH!

Zumbarunner...Whether Shaking It or Running It, I'll Cross The Finish Line!

Just Chillin'

Just chillin'. That's really all I can do since yesterday's 10k. I kinda feel like I did after my half marathon in June, but only by half. Just a wee bit sore. Oh well, it was worth it! 

My 10k yesterday proved to be successful because I pr'd by about 3 1/2 minutes from my last one in April. I'll take that and run with it...pun intended. One thing that I learned the hard way, though, was to take a couple days off after doing a long run, because this morning I tweaked the muscle above my right ankle in Zumba class. It's just an annoyance, and I'll be back out and running (and shaking it) next week.

So for now I'm just chillin'. Yeah, man...just chillin'.

Zumbarunner...Whether Shaking It Or Running It, I'll Cross the Finish Line!

Bellering Calves

Mwaaa!  Mwaaa!

That's the sound my calves (leg muscles) were making about an hour after my 10k run this morning.

10k...that's 6.2 miles. That seems like a lot, and it is a lot, but it's getting to the point where's it's not so much a lot, but it's still a lot for me, only because I'm still slow, and always running my own race.

Yes, I was last (again), and I'm starting to become at peace with that...NOT a good thing. The bright side to today's whole story is three-fold. One, I helped fight breast cancer in North Platte at today's run. Two, I was able to stay with friends, some of who saw me off at the beginning then watched me finish. Third, even though I was the last one in, I still beat my last 10k run time (four months ago) by about 3 1/2 minutes.

Now it's time to get some sleep, and try to get these calves to stop bellering.

Mwaaaa! Mwaaaa! (SHUT UP!)...SIGH...

Today's workout: Race To Cure Breast Cancer 10k-9/5/11 (1:43:43)-North Platte, NE

Zumbarunner...Whether Shaking It Or Running It, I'll Cross The Finish Line!

Tired

Whew! What a day! I'm beat!

Zumbarunner...Whether shaking it or running it, I'll cross the finish line!