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February 5, 2006
Computers, School, and - oh yeah - Running!
Things have been a little crazy lately so I have unconsciously neglected my blog - which I feel very badly about. My mom reminded me this morning that I have not posted in a really long time. She is my one loyal web blog subscriber - she never misses an entry :) Moms are so wonderful.
Things have been slightly hectic with my return to school - I am still working on my MA in English, but it is going to take me another year to graduate. I was supposed to graduate this Spring, but I took last semester off, and the university I am attending dropped my MA program in language, literacy, and rhetoric. Technically, I should have been grandfathered in, but since I missed last semester, I have to start over (the two classes that I would have needed to graduate will never be offered again). It's kind of a drag, but I have decided to make the most of it . . . so I added a new gender and woman's study concentration to my english studies "major." I think everything will work out in my favor. Plus, there are a lot worse things in life than being in graduate school. As much as I loathe the constant 30 page paper hanging over my head, I LOVE the flexibility that graduate school offers.
I recently got a new computer and I could not remember how to log into our blogging site . . . obviously, I finally figured it out! I am still doing well with my new coach and my new training plan. I spent this week super sick so I cut back to 40 miles. I finally hit 60 miles last week and it was kind of a disappointment - it did not feel that different from 50 miles/week. I guess that means I need to hit 70 miles soon! We are gradually progressing in that direction, which is really exciting. And I signed up for a Spring Marathon in 4 months . . . that makes all of this training suddenly "real" and touchable. I have not been getting in many long runs, but I have been diligently working on my marathon pace and leg turnover. I typically do one hard run a week of about 10 miles where I move from 7:30 pace to 6:30 pace. This run never seems to get easier, but I love doing it.
This week is going to be another easy week of about 45-50 miles. I only have one semi-difficult workout to do, but after this week, we are going to move to 2-3 solid workouts/week. I am hoping to throw in some doubles to increase my miles, but that all depends on my school schedule. I rarely get to bed before 1AM and I am usually up before 7AM.
This is a remarkably boring entry so I am going to stop now and try to think of something more entertaining to write!
I am also going to try to post a picture of my most loyal running partner, Mr. Ajax. He is my two-year-old Vizsla. I hope it works!
Posted by bridget at February 5, 2006 5:37 PM
Comments
I think you may be disappointed by 70 miles as well, anything between 50 and 75 a week feels about the same to me. But I'm glad you got past that barrier!
That's terrible about your grad program, how frustrating! But you seem to be taking it in stride, just like everything else.
It sounds like you are doing really impressive quality, which I think is much harder than high mileage.
Nice photo :-)
Posted by: Alison at February 5, 2006 8:24 PM
Mr. Ajax is awesome! I bet he's a wonderful training partner. Can you run with him off the leash or must he always be on one? We are trying to teach our dog to run with us (instead of way ahead of us) and it's a challenge for sure!
Posted by: Beth at February 6, 2006 7:38 AM
Mr. Ajax is awesome! I bet he's a wonderful training partner. Can you run with him off the leash or must he always be on one? We are trying to teach our dog to run with us (instead of way ahead of us) and it's a challenge for sure!
Posted by: Beth at February 6, 2006 7:42 AM
Mr. Ajax is very cute! And the picture turned out really nice.
So what marathon did you decide to do? Good luck with the training! It sounds like you have consistently been doing a great amount of mileage and quality which is awesome. I hope things continue to go well.
Posted by: Barb at February 6, 2006 10:12 AM
Awwwww... cute!
Posted by: alweiss at February 6, 2006 1:58 PM
Mr. Ajax is adorable! Ill bet he's a natural at running. Vizslas are so beautiful!
Posted by: Meghan at February 11, 2006 8:01 PM
I love your dog! I have to tell Liz to post pictures of her running buddies on line. Mr.Ajax is quite cute! The upcoming marathon sounds great!
Posted by: mary at February 23, 2006 11:55 AM
We also have a Hungarian Viz called Izzy and my wife runs with her...although she is more interested in chased squirrels and rabbits than running alongside. We're getting another Viz in the new year and oddly enough we're thinking of calling him Ajax.
Good luck with the marathon.
Posted by: Tony at December 13, 2006 9:14 AM