tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60624274660572052312024-02-19T02:49:39.889-08:00Run, Gretchen, RunI was going to call this Run, Fat Girl, Run - but that was already taken.Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760487997338448594noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062427466057205231.post-76771240868365339472010-01-25T08:59:00.000-08:002010-01-25T09:00:50.648-08:00January 25, 2010The word of the day is COLD!<br /><br />23 degrees with a biting wind.<br /><br />35 minutes.<br /><br />English Landing Park.<br /><br />Watched the ice bob with swift current of the gray, murky river.Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760487997338448594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062427466057205231.post-87899225066745332992010-01-20T13:44:00.000-08:002010-01-20T13:48:24.548-08:00January 20, 2010Today was one of those days I wish I was a better/faster/more competent runner.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXz2q3neU9ralX84ZvydWGmcnee-LHdY0cfLAU5olVU0LLo_a5uSYWp6tmR6UxUoliznOuT651kB6xMfrQ83CmGPTlg441x9SRA1k7r35t3SpoWIt7iQTy3TFlK-pUPV3xFEz07ovjl_ZK/s1600-h/2010+01+20+fog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428941344465775618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 258px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 258px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXz2q3neU9ralX84ZvydWGmcnee-LHdY0cfLAU5olVU0LLo_a5uSYWp6tmR6UxUoliznOuT651kB6xMfrQ83CmGPTlg441x9SRA1k7r35t3SpoWIt7iQTy3TFlK-pUPV3xFEz07ovjl_ZK/s400/2010+01+20+fog.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />45 minutes<br />Neighborhood <br /><br />Also, Level 1 of Jillian Michaels 30 day shred video.<br /><br />We'll see if I can walk tomorrow...Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760487997338448594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062427466057205231.post-51759463527533109592010-01-18T09:38:00.000-08:002010-01-18T09:40:00.905-08:00It's not that I don't want to...The weather's left something to be desired.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpg3C3H_zy77iqyliD1ibilq7eXmVw4DUSX3Fo8DCJIp4ALPWzfj0_GB7huHm1NHznuri76qDZcIHZN_XSl9hPA5cFTtmoXq-9VkyYX7tmVadBdhTBLTAVHh9cRBid0ipkQNULYj2xObRu/s1600-h/2010+01+14+Running+trail+-+Mess.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpg3C3H_zy77iqyliD1ibilq7eXmVw4DUSX3Fo8DCJIp4ALPWzfj0_GB7huHm1NHznuri76qDZcIHZN_XSl9hPA5cFTtmoXq-9VkyYX7tmVadBdhTBLTAVHh9cRBid0ipkQNULYj2xObRu/s400/2010+01+14+Running+trail+-+Mess.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428135607995787106" /></a><br />Not that I mind running in the muck, just not every day.<br /><br />Between the kids home an extra week (snow days) and being sick last week (UTI - don't get me started), I'm feeling a bit behind.<br /><br />I'll catch up soon enough!Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760487997338448594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062427466057205231.post-13532293901924779282009-11-13T10:00:00.000-08:002009-11-13T10:00:03.368-08:00day 13Ok, so I missed a couple days - only of posting though!<br /><br />Tuesday: 45 mintues<br />Wednesday: 30 minutes<br />Thursday: 30 minutes<br />Friday: 45 minutes<br /><br />The weather has been absolutely beautiful this week.<br /><br /><br />Minutes total this month: 400Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760487997338448594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062427466057205231.post-64515128055316300382009-11-09T17:06:00.000-08:002009-11-09T17:08:27.263-08:00Day 9Another beautiful day. Walked the neighborhood right after the kids went to school. Easier that way. Ran quite a bit of it. Not jogged - ran. Whoot!<br /><br />Minutes today:45<br />Minutes total this month: 250Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760487997338448594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062427466057205231.post-52483871599647948062009-11-08T19:06:00.000-08:002009-11-08T19:07:35.468-08:00Day 8I may need to re-think "every day." Perhaps I should aim for 1000 minutes this month. <br /><br />Not that I didn't have time today, I just spent it sewing.<br /><br />Minutes today: 0<br />Minutes total this month: 205Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760487997338448594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062427466057205231.post-62673754621933305252009-11-07T19:52:00.000-08:002009-11-07T19:54:35.400-08:00Day 7I guess this is my first missed day. Unless you count shopping as exercise. If that's the case, add in 2 hours. <br /><br />Weather continues to be wonderful - was 76 today. Supposed to cool a bit this week (mid 50's), but still very nice.<br /><br />Minutes today: 0<br />Minutes total this month: 205Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760487997338448594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062427466057205231.post-44622676511531359692009-11-06T19:24:00.000-08:002009-11-06T19:25:35.016-08:00Day 6Held my walk off until my parents arrived. Walked the neighborhood for an hour with my mom. Weather was wonderful.<br /><br />Minutes today: 60<br />Minutes total this month: 205Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760487997338448594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062427466057205231.post-41827764483806134492009-11-05T18:47:00.001-08:002009-11-05T18:50:29.038-08:00Day 5Quick out today - just through the neighborhood. Pushed myself a bit and ran up the hills. Weather cooperated again today. Tomorrow's supposed to be in the mid 70's. Not bad for November...<br /><br /><br /><br />Minutes today: 20<br /><br />Minutes total this month: 145Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760487997338448594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062427466057205231.post-47166467174874442082009-11-04T17:26:00.001-08:002009-11-04T17:27:15.503-08:00Day 4English Landing park again. Weather cooperated. Nice breeze on the 2nd half of the walk.<br /><br />Today: 30 minutes<br />Total for the month: 125Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760487997338448594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062427466057205231.post-80693063685282003022009-11-03T20:02:00.001-08:002009-11-03T20:04:14.496-08:00November 3Needed to go to the post office, so used the errand to go for a walk at English Landing Park. It's a nice park with a 2 mile loop and a 1 mile loop. The first half was brisk and into the wind, the second I had to wind to my back and got plenty warm.<br /><br />Today: 30 minutes<br />Total for the month: 95Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760487997338448594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062427466057205231.post-42703799248243124892009-11-02T07:32:00.000-08:002009-11-02T07:34:40.703-08:00November 2nd30 minutes through the neighborhood. It was a bit brisk and windy, but the sun was out. It's supposed to be nice this whole week.<br /><br />Couldn't find a nearby 5k turkey trot for Thanksgiving, so my sister and I are going to hold our own. It will be very unofficial - no shirt, no entry fee, just a quick run around the reclaimed gravel quarry.<br /><br />Today: 30 minutes<br />Total for the month: 65Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760487997338448594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062427466057205231.post-50110481383017948322009-11-01T20:12:00.000-08:002009-11-01T20:20:11.455-08:00November 1st, or Day OneAs many realize, it's <a href="http://www.nablopomo.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">NaBloPoMo</span></a> time - or National Blog Posting Month.<br /><br />I'm going to up the ante, and not only blog about my walk/jog/running, but do it every day this month. <br /><br />So here it goes. Today I took the kids to a local nature park and we hiked around a bit - <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">thirty</span> five minutes to be exact. They had a great time examining the leaves and scampering around, and we all enjoyed the 75 sunny degrees. There's a trail or two we didn't check out, and the kids are looking forward to going back.<br /><br />One down, twenty nine to go.<br /><br />Time today: 35 minutes<br />Time this month: 35 minutesGretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760487997338448594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062427466057205231.post-62777200402357075632009-10-20T07:47:00.000-07:002009-10-20T07:49:33.228-07:00Tuesday - Walk40 minutes<br />Master's Short Course<br /><br />Called my sister.<br />Looking for a Turkey Trot around our hometown.<br /><br />Thinking of a half marathon in the spring.<br /><br />Felt good to get out there.Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760487997338448594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062427466057205231.post-11658509463979617862009-10-19T22:24:00.000-07:002009-10-19T22:30:47.683-07:00With a whimper, not a bangI usually begin my new training regiments with a BANG! The race and training all ready to go. Not so much this time - it was more of a whimper.<br /><br />Sunday I witnessed my sister complete her first half-marathon. She trained really hard, usually taking her three kids in a three seat jog stroller for most of her walks - except the very longest. I am so terribly proud of her. She set her mind to it and did it. <br /><br />She asked me to do it with her. I said Yes. I didn't. For that, I feel terrible. As she was finishing the final 1oo yards no one could deny the sheer joy on her face. <br /><br />The only thing I could think was that I was on the wrong side of the barrier. I should have been there and I wasn't only for sheer lazyness.<br /><br />...<br /><br />Today I started training. For what, I'm not sure yet. The kids had a teacher inservice day, so we went to my new walking trail and did about a mile. Then the kids played at the park. It was a beautiful day.Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760487997338448594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062427466057205231.post-80671532292039534642009-01-19T12:00:00.001-08:002009-01-19T12:01:39.123-08:00My birthday.The best is yet to come.<br /><br />At least that's what I keep telling myself on this halfway-to-seventy birthday.<br /><br />It's all good.Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760487997338448594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062427466057205231.post-78791626548808534572009-01-16T15:14:00.001-08:002009-01-16T15:14:58.813-08:001/16/2009-22 degrees F<br />3 miles on the treadmill<br />48 minutes.<br />Ugh.Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760487997338448594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062427466057205231.post-16076655650601902782008-04-25T08:57:00.000-07:002008-04-25T09:11:08.380-07:004/25/08 - 1.6 milesDistance: 1.6 miles<br />Time: 16 minutes - 10:00 mile<br />Weather: low 30's, windy, raining<br />School and Back<br /><br />Fast and furious. I didn't want to go out, it's raining, crappy, and cold. But I did. Just for a little bit.<br /><br />I'm thinking of paying one of the neighbor kids to come over tomorrow so I can get a longer run in. Then again, it's supposed to snow!Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760487997338448594noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062427466057205231.post-83837097526525150992008-04-23T08:55:00.001-07:002008-04-23T09:03:31.744-07:004/23/08 - 2 milesDistance: 2 miles<br />Time: 21 minutes - 10:30 mile.<br />Weather: low 50's, windy, sunny.<br />Past the School and Back.<br /><br />Dare I say it was a good run today? The hard part for me in getting back into it, is getting to a comfortable place. And by comfortable place, I mean it takes me a mile or two to get warmed up and then I'm 'comfortable' - or 'in the zone.' Right now, I feel like I'm fighting every step.<br /><br />I went so far as to run with my ipod. Generally, once I get to the comfortable place, the music just distracts me, but right now, I need the distraction. Enough races now ban ipods/music devices that I don't want to get so used to using one, only not to have one on race day.<br /><br />Today I ran to the school, and far enough past (I've measured this with my car more times than I care to count) to make it two miles - one out. One back. Again, could I have run farther - yes. Did I want to? No. I could tell the last two nights I slept much better given the increased activity.<br /><br />Unfortunately my plan of running this weekend has been nixed, as my husband will be out of town. My new plan involves 3 or 4 on Friday, then take the kids on a bike ride or two over the weekend. Weather depending, of course!Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760487997338448594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062427466057205231.post-82353464273591802032008-04-21T08:13:00.001-07:002008-04-21T08:21:27.236-07:004/21/08 - 1.6 milesDistance: 1.6 miles<br />Time: 18 minutes - 11:30 minute mile.<br />Weather: low 50's, windy.<br />School and Back.<br /><br />It has been a painfully long time since I've run. Granted, yesterday I rode my bike to the store for a few essentials, but it's just not the same. <br /><br />Today's run was more to just get out there. I figure this week I'll run between 1.5 and 2, and go for 4 on Saturday. Could I have gone farther today? Sure. Did I want to? Not really. <br /><br />I nixed the OKC Half. At this point, I would just hurt myself. Though frustrated, this long cold winter really kicked my ass.<br /><br />Friday, I signed up for the Twin Cities Marathon on October 5th.<br /><br />Training starts in earnest the first week in June. I'm using between now and then to get my weight down and my mileage up.<br /><br />Part of that will include eating better and riding my bike for more errands. Today I need to take a couple packages to the post office, and rather than load up in the Suburban, I'll take my bike.<br /><br />One day at a time. I'll get there.<br /><br />...Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760487997338448594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062427466057205231.post-19995215257006261092008-04-07T10:05:00.000-07:002008-04-07T10:08:24.493-07:00Bad RunnerFriday was my 'off' day, so I took advantange and had my nails done.<br /><br />My parents were here over the weekend, and I just couldn't make the time.<br /><br />This week?<br /><br />There is only preschool on Friday, so that nixes it until then.<br /><br />My running occurs when all three kids are in school at the same time - my second grader is all day, my kindergartener goes in the morning, and Monday/Wednesday/Friday mornings my daughter is in morning preschool.<br /><br />It's not that I couldn't push her in the jogger, it's that I don't want to listen to her nag the whole way.<br /><br />Excuses, excuses.<br /><br />Maybe I'll hit the elliptical in the basement.Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760487997338448594noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062427466057205231.post-4519932589163335242008-04-02T08:44:00.001-07:002008-04-02T09:29:43.244-07:004/2/08 - 4 milesDistance: 4 miles<br />Time: 52 minutes - steady as she goes 13 minute mile.<br />Weather: low 30's, snow and ice on the ground.<br />North Park Loop.<br /><br />Pretty uneventful run, though the wind could be a little stiff. During today's run, I truly realized how far I've let my running slide. During the winter, I prefer to hibernate. Fortunately, spring is approaching and I should be out more. <br /><br />For the most part, we have wonderful trails that are well maintained throughout the year. It's really nice to be able to go out and know that you don't have to share the road with vehicles. <br /><br />The loop today consists of nearly two miles of straighaway following the road, then turning and cruising through the park. The mile of park path is quite senic with native grasses, a wandering brook, and asphalt trail. Much to my delight, the trail had been plowed since Monday's six inches of snow.<br /><br />It was all well and good, until I came to the final little bit. There are two roads, one shares the pavement with cars, the other is a path through the houses.<br /><br />Today, I took the road less traveled<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184674774028737458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUkMrWXk-fCeo5FlJOTKlULmkw0vQ10-1xZVt_d8mJEer2sAt43mtdsszLgTU8z_NAlwJAuBzOMFBsART7CAAo7tXyriMk0H1VMV3E_TiuJ9gfCe4ta0Uwcz3p1OHsm_uQTOSKN4R9c5e/s320/002.JPG" border="0" />Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760487997338448594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062427466057205231.post-22571592033144432262008-04-01T10:31:00.000-07:002008-04-01T12:00:32.702-07:00I was going to call this...Run, Fat Girl, Run. But it was <a href="http://runfatgirlrun.blogspot.com/">already taken</a>.<br /><br />Today I received the news that, thank you very much for playing but, I wasn't chosen to participate in the Nike Women's Marathon in San Francisco.<br /><br />It stings. It burns. It bothers me.<br /><br />I know they can't hear the voice in my head saying, "You're just not good enough. You're too fat and slow."<br /><br />But I hear it. Loud and Clear.<br /><br />I have <a href="http://swiperbootsdora.blogspot.com/">another blog </a>where I talk mostly about my craft stuff. Right now, I need a place to talk about my running.<br /><br />My current goal is to make it through the OKC half-marathon at the end of the month. It won't be pretty, but I'm going to do it. Notice I said, make it though.<br /><br />It's a start.<br /><br />...Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760487997338448594noreply@blogger.com3