Thursday, June 05, 2008

Six and counting..


6 Miles... is farther than i thought..

Last night I ran my first ever 6 miler! It was fun, and I ran it a lot faster than I ever thought I would but it also definitly had it's challenges. As I am preping for the Hy-vee Tri which is just over 2 weeks, I am getting more and more nervous and more and more excited. I am trying to work out my refueling strategies for the run, as well as my strategies for the run in general since I can't have my trusty Ipod with me..

It's so much easier when you have music, it keeps you moving, it keeps you on pace, it motivates you. But Since I can't have it at the tri's I needed to start training with out music, oh brother! My strategy for the run last night was to run 11 minutes, and then grab a drink of water and some gel or beans, and keep going, because this is what is going to have to happen at the tri...in order to keep me cool enough and not overheat as well as keeping me hydrated enough..
I was suprised however that last night I would run until it said 1 mile... and most times it was before the 11 minute marker... my thoughts though thru those 9 - 10 minutes were ohh will I ever make it there.. maybe I should just make this a short run, maybe today isn't the day for 6 miles.. but I did make it!! Each mile I took in water and gel which slowed me down a little at the mile, but it actually made my run times faster :)

According to my Nike+ my mile times were this.. Mile 1 was in 10:49, Mile 2 was in 11:08, Mile 3 was in 9:56, Mile 4 was 10:28 (I didn't take in any gel between mile 4 and mile 5) and Mile 5 was 11:25, and Mile 6 was 9:00! Which all together put me just over an hour.. it was good! I'll take it!
It's official that in just over 2 weeks I'll be runnin in the Hy-Vee Triathlon (my first ever olympic distance tri) - Hopefully it will all be good! :) I am getting excited!

Monday, June 02, 2008

Good Thoughts...

I was cleaning up a work file at work.. and I ran across this file, I remember the day I stared this in 2006, when I was preparing for my first 5K and I needed some motivation to get me started and to that finish line.... I should add to it more often! But they all still ring true to me.. may they all ring true to you too.

I tell our runners to divide the race into thirds. Run the first part with your head, the middle part with your personality and the last part with your heart. – Mike Fanelli

The world is full of discourages. We have a duty to encourage one another. Many a time a word of praise or thanks of appreciation or cheer has kept a person on his feet. - William Barclay

Have faith in people. Believe in them, trust in them, and you will draw out the best in them. They will rise to your expectations. – Unknown

Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it. – Oprah Winfrey

Keep away from people who try to be little your ambitions. Small people do that – but the really great ones make you feel that you too are great! – Mark Twain
I really like this one, because I to often be little my own ambittions and its soo hard when others do it to me... so I love it when others can make me feel that I too can one day be great, and that all my ambitions are worth it, in my own little world :)

It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop – Confucius

Believe in yourself, know yourself, deny yourself, and be humble. – John Treacy

2 Peter 1:5-7 (New International Version)
5For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; 6and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; 7and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.


I could tell you why I like them all.. but maybe you can just draw your own conclusions :) and find your own mantras to live by :) - leslie