Mauri's Training

Managed to do 7 miles around the greenbelt after work.  Overall easy pace.  I'd forgotten my garmin so I may have been glad not to see the pace.   There is a guy that walks the river EVERY DAY and he stopped to talk after I was done. I'd read about him in the paper about a year ago. and see him on alot of my runs.  He's been walking the river for 5 years never missing a day!  Pretty impressive.  It was nice to talk and meet him finally.  Nice guy.  : )

Ran after work down by the greenbelt. 

I couldn't get myself to run today.  Did 30 min's of the rowing maching and 30 min's on the ArchTrainer.  Will see how things go after work today. 

Decided to go to the gym early to get run done early.  Glad I did. Overall, the run was good.   Ran into Karen Smith and we're in the same correl at Boston.  It'll be good to have somethere there! 

Haven't even had time to track anything the last few days. Just an easy run in the AM before work.

I couldn't get myself to run at 3am this morning when down in slc. Marlin went out. But, I opted for the bike at the hotel.  It wasn't to bad. Pretty strange exercising at 3am. Plan on running in the morning here in Boston.

It was great flying to Boston today! It's been a couple of years since Marlin and I have had a vacation like this.  Reminded me of going to China.  Layover in Dallas wasn't to bad.  I walked around some to avoid  sitting so much.  Hip is still kind of bothering me and sitting doesn't help it.  Once we got to Boston  (at 3:55pm) it was alittle stressful until we got to the hotel. We've pretty much hung out here the rest of the day.  Ate dinner and hung out in the room.  Have been alittle tired from traveling all day.  Our daughter is catching the red eye tonight and will be here in the morning.  Can't wait until everyone else gets here also!!! 

The 5K project at work for the employees seems to be going alright as far as I can tell.  Sent out emails a couple of times this week to hopefully help motivate people to get outside and walk/run.  After emailing the coordinator up in Coeur d'Alene a few times this week it sounds like our site is ahead and may win the competition between all 3 of our working site.  I'm hoping so!

We walked the Freedom Trail in Boston today. Five hours of walking!   It was great to see so much history.  Then our daughter took Marlin and I out for dinner.  It was our 9th Anniversary!!!  Plus, add 3 yrs of dating = 12 yrs!!!  Have had an amazing time!!!

Went to the Expo today.  Got some fun tops and listened to a couple of the seminars.  Ran into Sandy & her husband first thing.  Later saw Karen Smith and her husband and then Jeff, Kami and kids!!!  It was so nice to see them. 

Ran early this morning with Marlin from the hotel.  Kept it a pretty easy pace just to get moving.  Hip was alright and hasn't been super super bad. I can feel it throughout the day when we're walkng.  Just want to get through the race tomorrow!!!!!   After that will take a new approach to training, I'm hoping.   After breakfast we went down and took a ferry ride which was pretty fun.  Marlin came back to the hotel and Malory and I walked down by Quincy Market some.  Looking forward to getting together with the running group this afternoon for an early dinner!!  Will be fun!!!

Have to start by saying running Boston was amazing and feel so very lucky to have done it along with so many others from our area. I ran it with Karen Smith from Idaho Falls who I’ve never ran with. We knew ahead of time that we were very similar and had the same goals.

Here’s how the numbers look:

10K – 53.38

Half – 1:58:02

Finish – 4:11:24

Starting place (bib number) - #19946

Finishing place - #10848 (I passed 9098 people!)

Age group (females) – 156th out of 808

Karen and I made it up to the Runners Village pretty early and ran into into Marlin, Jeff, Walter, Rob & Steve. Had just met most of them (Walter, Rob & Steve) the night before at dinner. They looked happy to be there and ready to go.

Once Karen and I got to our corral I couldn’t believe how hot it was and we were just starting! Karen had brought us white cotton towels that we got wet and put around our necks. I was happy with the pace for the first 10K and hoped that we would not pay the price later on. But, I wanted to bank any time we could early on. As we were going along there were water stations everywhere and we ended up stopping at them all. It was alright for a while because I poured water over me every chance I could. But then I started not to like stopping – to time consuming. Around mile 10 or so we stopped for pit stop #1 (PoP). For a couple of miles I could tell I was getting over hydrated so I knew it was time to cut back. We had found some kids passing out baggies of ice so we grabbed two. I stuck mine in my back top. It was pretty cold! A guy passed me saying he’d buy it for $100 and pay me at the end. Pretty funny. Karen had her husband and family meeting her between mile 16 & 17. Each time I looked back she was right behind me, but then was gone. I decided to run into a PoP to see if I could possibly find her afterwards. I did not see her the whole rest of the course! The remainder of the course was still just hot. I knew I wouldn’t make 4 hours but wanted to get as close as possible. It was fun running by Wellsely College hearing everyone yelling and giving high fives. Running up Newton Hill and Heartbreak Hill were a pain. I think more so due to the heat than anything else!!! I was happy to be within 5 miles to the finish and kept thinking just get it done!!! My legs were extremely heavy (this actually started around mile 10) and my hips were as tight as could be.

I’ve learnt that the race I run is completely different than what Marlin runs. It is a completely different experience with different expectations. There was a lot of digging deep to find the strength to run the whole course rather than break down and walk. Walking was not an option. I know everyone has their own reasons for running. One thing my father drilled in my head growing up was you're the caption of your own ship!!!

What an experience!!! Boston was AMAZING!!!

Time to catch up on FRB.  Spent the day traveling from Boston to New York City to spend a few days.  It was pretty traveling by Amtrak to see the countryside.  Once we arrived at Penn Station we walked to the hotel 1 1/2 (long) blocks. We ended up being in a Korean District.  Walked around later that night to find a place to eat. Who would think NYC had good fish taco's.  I found it kind of strange to find fish taco's. 

First full day in NYC.  We started out from the hotel walking to Chelsea's Market.  It's a cool shopping place with fun little shops.  Took the Subway down to the World Trade Center.  We got our pass and went through security to get to the pools.  Very pretty and neat to see.  We then walked down to catch the Staten Island Ferry to ride around the harbor and see the Statue of Liberty.  It was a ton of fun riding!  We ended up going to the other side over by Brooklyn and switching boats.  It was pretty interesting to think that this is how these guys commute to work in the city! 

Since we were down as far as we could we started walking back up.  We headed up on the first side of the city to get a picture of the Brooklyn Bridge and then walked inland to Wall Street.  Amazing!!!  We could see something going on so I asked a guy there what it was and he told us it Occupy Wall Street.  Of course we had to walk down there. It was pretty interesting to see I do have to say. The people just sat there with signs and every once in awhile someone would say something.  Like a quote or they'd say things about what they were protesting.  Police just stood there along with the spectators.  People like us taking pictures.

After Wall Street we walked back up to the WTC and then jumped on a Subway.  Riding the Subway was pretty strange.  One thing about this city is it seems like no one talks to anyone.  There was one nice lady that helped make sure which Subway to take and let us know we were the next exit as she got off at her stop.  Not the most friendly city.   

After getting up by the hotel again we went to eat in a little place that had a few different options for Korean food.  It was interesting to eat since it was where the local Korean's were eating.

Day 2 in NYC. We started the day walking up to Time Square. WOW!!! Fron the beginning when we got here we knew everything was big, but WOW. I'm not even sure how to explain Time Square. There was so much to see. We didn't stay there a super long time because we wanted to get up to the Natural History Musuem shortly after it opened (to avoid long lines). I just loved the Musuem! It was a ton of fun to see the different exhibits. Afterwards we headed over to Central Park. It was pretty cool walking through and seeing people rowing boats in the huge pond. There were different area's that we got to see and the park was huge!!! We only got to see part of it,too.

We started heading back down and walked down 5th Ave. When we got down by Rockefeller Center we walked into this chocolate store. We thought 'maybe they'll have a sample'. Pretty funny thinking on our part. This chocolate was $88/lb.

We had to go back to the hotel early in the afternoon because we were going to see a Broadway Play. When we left for the play my daughter wanted New York pizza so we headed back up towards Time Square to the Theater District. We ended up at this small pizza place where we could buy pizza by the slice. Man was it good!!! We've eaten some real NYC food!

We went and saw The Book of Mormon. She's always wanted to come to NY NY, along with see a play. We were there early so we went to use the bathroom and walk around the theater. When we came back Marlin was talking to the people sitting next to use. Low and behold there were from Pocatello!!! They didn't live in Idaho any longer, but had graduated from Poc. One girl was now living in London and the other in Connecticut. We could not believe it. What are the odds so sitting right next to someone so close. The play was amazing. If anyone ever goes to NY you have to see a play. After the play we stopped down by Time Square again and ate some dessert. Felt no guilt due to all the walking we've done. Time Square at night is completely different than the day. We got to see the Naked Cowboy. When I tried to get a picture of Malory he yelled out to her to come over, but she wouldn't! It was pretty funny.

Another exhausting day!!!

This was our last day in NYC.  We ended up walking around to some of the shops/stores.  I was looking for a birthday present for my sister.  We had gone to Macy's the first night, so we actually ended up spending some time there again before we left. I had left my glasses there and wanted to just check to see if there were there.  There were quite  few in lost & found, but they didn't have mine. 

Left the hotel and went to a hotel out by Queens.  What a different world out here, too.   Looking forward to going home tomorrow!  We're exhausted!!!

First run in a week this morning.  Started out alright and felt good to run.  By the end of the run my calfs felt tight again.  Not sure if it was from Boston or all the walking we did in New York.  I've never walked so much in my life.  I think on my lunch today I'll hurry and an get my gym bag and go to the gym after work.  I want to do the ellipticaland/or rowing machine. Now back to work and normal life.  Ummmm.

Ran early in the morning before work.  Legs felt good oveall.  Still feeling my hip. 

I was tired when I woke up. But, still got up to run.  Afterwards I went for a blood test.  They're testing to see if I've got any food sensitivities. Should be able to find out  tomorrow. May have the gluten thing going on so we'll see.

Decided not to run today.  Went ahead and rode our bike at home for 45 min's.  Plan on working out again after work. 

I've been having a hard time running this week.  Rode the bike at home the last two days.  Feel like a slacker, but it's been nice doing something else.  

Went to the doc yesterday to see what they said about blood test results.  So far it looks Marlin and I will be going gluten free.  They actually want to do a few more test to find out what foods cause the issue.  At the first appointment the doc. said I'm getting plently of oxygen into my system, but only around 25% of the nutrients that I eat.  He went into detail yesterday explaining it all to Marlin and I and it sure does make sense and explains alot of why I feel the way that I do.  I'm sure glad we've got friends who are dealing with the same things.  It's going to help figure thing out and get educated on being gluten free. 

Just also found out at work that they're going to cut back some of management.  I guess I'll see on Monday if my job's affected.  Not sure if they're laying off or moving people into different postions.  Sure wish they would have waited until Monday to announce anything.  Not the best email to get on a Friday.

Went for an early run this morning.  Pretty cold.  I had actually set out later than Marlin did.  I wanted to wait just before the sun came out.  Wasn't sure how far I wanted to run when I set out.  Happy to get alittle over 10 miles in.   Leg and hip felt pretty good, better than it did before Boston.  Last mile I started to feel it getting sore like it used to. 

Spent the rest of the day running errands and getting a couple of things done at home.

Went into town to run this morning.  7 miles.  It's going to be hectic this week.  Worked yesterday to take Friday off.  Family coming in on Friday, daughter graduating college this Sat, and then she's moving to Boise on Sunday!!!  Busy, busy, busy!!!  And, then it's just going to be me and Marlin again at home! Can't wait to see my son, sister and niece!!!!   There's alot of good things happening with Malory right now.  She got a job with the City of Boise as a legal secretary.  Her degree is in Management and Human Resourses so she's hoping to move around with the city job at some point.  I'm excited to sit and talk to my son.  He's hired a coach for his bike racing because he'd like to get a sponsor at some point.  I'm just glad he has something that he's passionate about.