Not THAT kind of breakdown … read on.
Saturday’s Workout Stats:
Route: from Mile 10 (middle-of-nowhere Framingham) to the Finish Line (!)
Mileage: 16
Time: 1:35:14
Best Song: the birds in the trees, the whoosh of adrenaline, the relentless panting, unhealthy wheezing, boundless energy of my airflow up Heartbreak Hill
This weekend’s long run, in a word? Phenomenal. The post-run [...]
Entries from February 2008
February 18, 2008
Fun Run #7 & A Breakdown
February 15, 2008
Pick My Poison
Which would you choose as your intra-run snack?
We’ve got beans, moons, sharkies, gu and (dum, dum, duuuuuum) the indefatigable Triple Threat.
The moons are delish. I ate the watermelon variety last week during my 15-miler. The beans are sweet. Almost too sweet. And I think they’ll be hard to chomp on as I’m gasping for air [...]
February 13, 2008
Holy Crap, The Second
Remember the first time I wrote this?
How far we’ve come, my friends. And might I say again, “Holy crap! ” We’ve reached my fundraising goal!
$4,000, baby – and it’s all because of your generous donations. So, thank you, from the bottom of my heart, with a cherry on top, tied with a ribbon of love, [...]
February 11, 2008
Fun Run #6
Saturday’s Workout Stats:
Route: through Wellesley Ctr., Natick Ctr. and back again
Mileage: 15
Time: 1:24:30
Best Song: iPod-free
Fifteen miles, baby!
Can I get an “Amen”?
I ran my tail off Saturday for what will surely be featured on The 2008 SportsCenter Year In Review show as “Best Comeback.”
No shin splints. No lower back pain. Just a whole lot of snacking [...]
February 6, 2008
Fun, Kerry, Fun!
Just trying a new blog title on for size. Not for now. For later. After the ‘thon. (Yes we are on a nickname basis. Anyone who inflicts this much pain on me better have a face so I can punch it thank it for the challenges it has allowed me to overcome and the fancy [...]
February 6, 2008
Back in Business
Monday’s Workout Stats:
Route: down to Washington St. and back up
Mileage: 4
Time: 36:14
Best Song: “The Underdog” by Spoon
Yesterday’s Workout Stats: Cross-Training
Machines: Elliptical (40), Bike (20), Embarrassing Full-Body Stretching (10) [You know, the kind where you spread your legs to a “V”, bend your sweaty self all the way forward and THEN realize there’s a pilates class [...]
February 4, 2008
Try, Try Again
Saturday’s Workout Stats:
Route: through West Newton
Mileage: 5.5
Time: 51:50
Best Song: “More Money, More Problems” by P. Diddy
Success! Turns out the torture treatments in the tush region were just what the shin splints lower-back pain ordered. It was decidedly UNuncomfortable (let’s see – two negatives make a positive – well, I wouldn’t say I was comfortable, per [...]
