love and be loved

Benn & I drove to the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail today. Since Benn's ankle won't allow him to go for a run, we went for just shy of an hour walk. (3.1 miles in 58:00). It was a beautiful walk and actually not too chilly out. At our turn-around point, we stopped for a moment to admire the autumn leaves dancing under the water's surface at a small waterfall. Toward the end of our walk, my right heel started getting sore and I could feel  a blister forming because I wore boots with fur on the inside and no socks. Bad idea haha. Benn's ankle started to bother him, too, but even with all of that we had a fun time! After the walk we drove to Dottie's Coffee Lounge on North Street in Pittsfield and sat in the cafe together for a bit.

Went for a hike around 2:30 today with my big sister, Lindsay, who drove in from Boston today. Started out nice but once we approached the top, it began to sprinkle and hail on us. Lindsay had cruddy sneakers with little traction and she slipped on a boulder. She hurt her back sliding down the rock, scratched up her arm, and dislocated her thumb. OUCH. It hurt but she wanted to continue going before the weather got worse. So we set off again but we had to go slower and stop for a minute or two because she said she was feeling dizzy (fainty) and needed to sit and catch some air for a minute. He thumb was hurting badly and is pretty swolen, but she said her back pain was gone. We finally made it off the summit and the weather cleared up as we made the rest of our way down the mountain.

I gave her some water when we got back to the car and I drove us home. Now she is icing her hand with a bag of frozen peas hehe. She just hopes her hand is okay for Saturday because she has a volleyball tournament. We'll see!...

Stretched and did Power90 Cardio/Sweat 3-4 this morning. (Power yoga, kickboxing, jumping jacks, running, punching..full body workout)! Afterwards, did leg lifts, lunges, and three different sets of squats. Stretched again and did 11 different sets of crunches at either 30-35reps each. Stretched again and was happy to start the day off right :)

Ran on the treadmill for 3.2 miles at 6.4-6.5mph and 2% incline. Stretched afterward.

Played with Skyler on the trampoline today and then ran on the treadmill this evening. Did 3.55 miles @ 6.5-6.7mph and 2%incline. Then did some quick stretching and continued for a 0.6 miles cool down at 5.0-4.8mph and 2% incline. Stretched to finish up!

Ran 6.3 miles on the treadmill while watching Supernanny on tv haha. All at 2% incline, I ran the first 6.1 miles at 6.2mph with 4-5 intervals (of 5-7 minutes each) at 7.0mph. Afterward, did a 0.2 mile cool down at 5.0-4.9mph and stretched. Lastly, I finished up with leg lifts and 3 different sets of squats.

Ran on the treadmill this morning. Benn signed me up for the Troy Turkey Trot again this year, so I can't be lazy! All at 2% incline, I did a 15 minute warm up at 6.2-6.4mph. Stretched and hopped back on and ran at 6.3-7.0mph until I hit the 4 mile mark. Then did a 0.5 mile cool down at 5.0-4.9 mph. Stretched again and did bunches of squats and leg-lifts. Just did some house cleaning and now off to take a shower and run errands. I'm meeting up tonight with one of my best friends from college and her boyfriend. I wish Benn could be here, too, but he will be at work. Bummer... I'm not sure if they actually think he exists. Haha!

Only ran about a mile on the track with Benn. So glad to get the time to spend a little time with Benn.

Ran on the treadmill tonight at 7pm. All at 2% incline, did a 2 mile warm up at 6.3-6.4mph then did stretching (while I talked to Benn on the phone). Said bye to Benn and hopped back on for another 2 miles at 7.0mph. I'm glad to realize that I can run at this more rapid pace for longer now. Finished up with a cool down of 1.15 miles at 6.4-6.2mph. Stretched again and also did my leg lifts, 3 different sets of squats, and lunges. Woohoo!

Ran on the treadmill tonight again at 7pm. All at 2% incline, did the first 2 miles at 6.3-6.5mph. Did warm up stretches and got back on for another 0.5 or so miles at 7.0-7.4mph. Then continued right into a cool down for the remainder at 6.2-4.9mph. Did more stretching and also did different sets of free weight lifting. Finished with leg lifts, a few lunges, and much more stretching :)

Ran on the treadmill tonight for just 3.2 miles. All at 2% incline, I did the first 13 minutes at 6.6-6.6mph then did stretching. Ran the rest of the way at 6.4mph to a steady 7.0mph. Stretched again and called it a night! Maybe I'll do some squats and lunges before bed... we'll see!

All at 2% incline, ran on the treadmill at 6.4mph to a steady 7.0mph. Did warm up and cool down stretches.

Turkey Trot 2009: Benn and I got to Troy but couldn't find any parking so we had to run a mile or so to find the new race regsitration building, which made us miss the start of the race by like 3 minutes. So we ran through some spectators to catch up to the end of the pack and then just budged past many, many runners. It was a fun race and I think Benn said we ended up running sub 8 minute miles for the majority or the race though. Not bad!

I placed 1769 of  4529 finishers, meaning I passed all but 1768 runners. Not bad! Chip time was 25:39 for the 5k which equates to a 7:56 PACE PER MILE for the race! I'll take it!

Benn & I went to Dublin Road passing through Richmond/ Hancock, MA. On the way down we walked an easy pace and came across horse stables, so we stopped and looked at a few horses. Of course I had to pet and talk to them... especially one I adored named Fergie.  We also saw two very young foals.. it was cute to see their long stick legs and big furry bellies! Continued and looped back at a quickened pace. Finished 3.1 miles in 50 minutes.