Today I ran for the first time since Friday. It was my normal distance of 5K, beautiful sunny day in the mid 50s. The wind was pretty strong and while climbing the small hill that I run, a headwind blew in very strong. But that was the height of my struggles with today's run and if that is all that's wrong with a run...I'll take it.
My calves are slightly screaming...but that's what happens when you don't run for a little while. They will be shouting in extreme pain when I take a rolling pin to them later. I hope to start increasing my distance soon maybe next week I will bump it up a kilometer. Eventually I WILL sign up for another half-marathon. The last time I ran one my goal was to come in at 2:30 and I actually beat that by two minutes! If I had my wish it would be to come in at 2hrs flat but I'll settle for 2:15.
Tomorrow will be a workout day as far as cross-training. If any runners out there are reading this and you have some workouts that are really crucial to your workout regimen please comment below, I would love new workouts.
Well, that's really all. No earth-shattering records or crazy stories to tell. That was my run. But in all honesty the only crazy stories I like to tell about my running experiences are the ones with the scenery. Scenery makes all the difference sometimes, like the time I ran not 50 feet away from a HUGE windmill on an island somewhere in Vienna. Now that was pretty cool. Other than that most crazy stories are sometimes not so good and those are the ones I like to steer clear of! Let's keep with the cool stories.
Hope you ran well today!
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Saturday, January 3, 2015
To Start With.
Hello humans!
Hi, my name is Emilie, and I like to run. I like to run, although sometimes I don't eat correctly or work out as much as I should as a runner. Sometimes I do cross-train (not to be confused with Crossfit) like I am supposed to, and some days I eat like a runner should. I'm super average, I have enough knowledge about the correctness of running and the correct lifestyle choices a runner should have to be dangerous.
My body is not teeny like you see a lot of professional long-distance runners, but I'm not a large person either. My life is not CONSUMED by running but I do like to do it often and surround my "diet" by it. The farthest I have ever run in my life was 13.1 miles, or as we endearingly call it, a half-marathon. I have only run one of those and I have been known to run a 5K in under 30 minutes (self-timing). I have also been known to run a 5K in over well over 30 minutes so believe me when I say I am not a cocky runner.
In this blog space I will be talking about my running experiences, it may be my normal run and how it went that day, and sometimes there might be something special like a race or a certain place I ran (Vienna, Austria anybody?) Or quite possibly certain unfortunate events like a dog biting my calf while running in a foreign land. Since my life is split up into two continents some posts might just be more exciting than others. If you are a runner too, let's not forget the best part...commiserating about aches and pains while running, talking about different approaches to running, or ways to improve.
I know there are a lot of blogs out there about running and there are people who know so much more about it than I do or ever hope to know. I just wanted to start a blog about the running experiences I have and possibly hear about some of yours in the comments. I'm just a normal human with no physical advantage but wants to take advantage of the physical while I still can.
Run day at a time.
Hi, my name is Emilie, and I like to run. I like to run, although sometimes I don't eat correctly or work out as much as I should as a runner. Sometimes I do cross-train (not to be confused with Crossfit) like I am supposed to, and some days I eat like a runner should. I'm super average, I have enough knowledge about the correctness of running and the correct lifestyle choices a runner should have to be dangerous.
My body is not teeny like you see a lot of professional long-distance runners, but I'm not a large person either. My life is not CONSUMED by running but I do like to do it often and surround my "diet" by it. The farthest I have ever run in my life was 13.1 miles, or as we endearingly call it, a half-marathon. I have only run one of those and I have been known to run a 5K in under 30 minutes (self-timing). I have also been known to run a 5K in over well over 30 minutes so believe me when I say I am not a cocky runner.
In this blog space I will be talking about my running experiences, it may be my normal run and how it went that day, and sometimes there might be something special like a race or a certain place I ran (Vienna, Austria anybody?) Or quite possibly certain unfortunate events like a dog biting my calf while running in a foreign land. Since my life is split up into two continents some posts might just be more exciting than others. If you are a runner too, let's not forget the best part...commiserating about aches and pains while running, talking about different approaches to running, or ways to improve.
I know there are a lot of blogs out there about running and there are people who know so much more about it than I do or ever hope to know. I just wanted to start a blog about the running experiences I have and possibly hear about some of yours in the comments. I'm just a normal human with no physical advantage but wants to take advantage of the physical while I still can.
Run day at a time.
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