get in shape

so i guess i’m in shape.

i ran the Country Music 1/2 Marathon last week. me knee was still hurting so i didn’t try for the full, which was a great choise. former Titans player Eddie George ran the half as well, and said it was harder than playing an NFL game.

it was deffinatly in the top 5 experiences of my life. maybe top 10 if i spent more time thinking about other really good experiences. still. the atmosphere, the adrenaline, the free shwag.

it’s funny. i started training for this race on a whim at a new years eve party, and stuck with it for 5 months, and finished something i never thought i would ever do. i’m hoping to do the full next year.

but yeah, healthy. i’m excercising almost every day. i ride my bike about 10 or 15 miles every day. i eat pretty healthy. i’ve cut sodas out of my diet, and taken a lot of sugar out too. i think i lost about 10 or 15 pounds while training.

i was in Coral 18, so the time on the clock is different from the time on my shoe chip.

my finishing time = 2:14.55

now to stay in shape!

Music City Marathon TOMORROW morning!

i hurt my knee a while ago, though, and may only be able to finish the half marathon. STILL. this is my first race ever. woo!

back in the pool yesterday morning for 45 laps. first one in the pool for the day! it was serene. the water was totally still before i got in, instead of the usual constant ripple and surge from other swimmers.

long run yesterday. 14 miles. the last 2 or 3 were really killing me though. still! i think i need to swim more on my x-training days to take the stress off my knees and hips.

well, not really early early. more like 930 or so. still.

it was outside, and kind of hot. i think it was around 3.5 or 4 miles. then it just got too hot. it would have been a good time for a swim if i had the resources at hand.

spring break means no internet, means few updates.

BUT!

got new running shoes.
ran 9 1/2 miles the other day.
ran 5 miles last night.
can kick through a steel door, my legs are so strong now.

5 miles in 41 minutes! woo!

ran with rachael this morning. it was good to get outside again. i only got to do about 2 or 3 miles, but i guess it’s better than nothing.

woo! my long run was yesterday with the VSRs. 8 freakin’ miles! that’s the farthest i’ve ever run in my life. it was wierd doing the last couple of laps on the 8th mile, because with every step i was thinking “ok, now THIS is the farthest i’ve ever run… no THIS is the farthest i’ve ever run.” it was good incentive to keep going, because that meant the next time i do my longest run, i’ll have to do 8 miles just to break even.

still… woo!

5 miles last night before Country Wife rehearsal.

averaging right at 8:29 per mile. that’s a whole second better than last time!