Stroller pushin in Texas

8 miles before dinner on the TM. Belly not happy. I was happy with the workout I made my body go through.

30 min. on TM- 4 miles

15 minutes arm workout.  Arms were completely fried.

30 minutes of stairs.  Very difficult for me today, legs not fully recovered from the evening run. 

Cold morning for running, 40 degrees out!  Brrrr. 

Ran 10 with the 1/2 marathon training group on base.  AP:  Very slow.

About mile 3 I tripped and ripped my left knee open.  I knew there was a deep gash on my leg but I didn't want to stop, make a fuss in front of the other ladies, so I got up and kept running.  When I saw my leg in the light it was a fright!  Blood had gushed down my leg and dried in a crazy manner.  I just told everyone I had dressed up for Halloween a little too late.  Looked a lot worse than it felt.

Running on base in circles isn't that bad, YET.  We did two four mile loops, plus two miles (optional).  It was very nice getting outside and running with some friends! 

I wasn't going to run this 5k but I am glad that I did...

I am pretty sure that here in Del Rio they put one race on a year; Running of the Bulls.  The race was held in one of the more "pretty" areas of Del Rio.  Temp was perfect for a race, about 58 degrees. 

Warmed up with David for a mile running up the course.  Lined up under the Red Bull balloon arch and observed those that lined up at the front.  David had a little group of fast runners from the base he was surrounded by and there weren't any "fast" looking ladies.  There was a woman in her 70s that was repeating, "Let's go!" over and over.  She was wearing a pink sweatsuit that I thought was just darling.  She was up at the start line near David, it made me laugh.

Off we went.  Course was not marked and I did not run with a Garmin, so I did not know my mile splits.  They had to drink stations so I think those were the mile marks.  Hit each about 7 minutes.  I kept pace with a guy in a blue shirt for about a mile.  He was really getting on my nerves, so I slowed down a bit so I wouldn't have to run with him. 

Finished as the first lady by a minute.  Near the finish I saw David and I was proud to be the first lady when I saw him.  After the finish I felt really good.  I was happy when David told me that we did we swept the titles.  I was so excited that we both won!  His time was 16:53, seesh! 

We cooled down two more miles on the course and cheered other runners in.  When they announced both of us as the winners they took our pictures with the city Mayor and the Wing commander of the base.  Proud couple.  Sadly, we didn't win any of the prizes from the hefty raffle they had at the end.  :( 

Anyone have any suggestions for my plantar wart?????  It's really messing with me these days.  I went to the Dr. and he told me to go home and try home remedies before I see him again.  I have done the remedy for two days now (salt and egg yolk), and it's absolutely killing me!  It's to the point I can't walk.  I am going to try soaking a cotton ball in Apple Cider Vinegar every night and placing the cotton ball on the wart covered by a bandaid.  If anyone has any advice, please give it to me!!!!!  I am thinking there will be intense pain for a few days while I kill the wart? 

Running is just out of the question today.  :(

Iced my foot and it felt a lot better!  Went to the gym and ran 4 on the TM, arm weights, 4 more on the TM.  I was rather excited to run.

4 miles on the TM in 29:30.  I want to gradually take that time down. 

Leg workout for about a half an hour.  I think I will be sore tomorrow.

30 minutes on the stairs.  Extremely difficult due to fatigued legs.

Mexican Mountain Goat TM Workout. 

RAD is 2100 miles away from me and she still inspires me to do hard workouts.  I am always up for a hard task on the TM.  So I decided to be brave and do hill work on the TM.

Warm up: 10 min @ 8:34

Workout: Two minutes at inclince 2%-6%, one minute rest between each set.  One minute at inclines 7%-9% with a minute rest between each.

Reverse the enitre workout starting with 9% climbing down to 2%. 

Ten minute cool down.  Hit 7 miles right at 1 hour. 

I highly enjoyed this workout and I climbed a little over 800 feet.  I think it would be to my best interest if I did this workout once a week.  There aren't any hills around where I live, the TM does a great job helping hit some incline.  AP for the workout was 8:34.

Core for about 30 minutes.  I am super sore from my leg workout yesterday.

1 mile on the TM to warmup.

Ran 4.5 miles with a small part of the running group.  Went to get a drink and the only girl that I was going to run with just left... I decided to go the oposite direction because I didn't want to catch up to her.  Saw David going my loop so I did the about 2.5 miles with him.

Cool morning.

Did some kind of speed work on the TM.  Foot has been a lot of pain the last two days due to my deep wart.  Wart needs to die soon.  David told me you have to make a beast angry before you can kill it.  Hmmmm, I'll go with that.

4 miles on the TM in 29 minutes

4 more miles in 30:13... Just no way I could keep the speed as the first one.  

*I had to wait about three hours for my wart to stop punishing me with pain to start running.  Downloaded a few new songs:

1.  Levels by Avicii

2. Aural Pysnapse by Deadmaus5

3. Get Down by Groove Armada

4. Starstruck by Lady Gaga

5. Balck Betty by Ram Jam

6. Pause by Pitbull

7. We Found Love by Rihanna

30 minutes on the Stairmaster beast

4 miles on the TM

30 minutes of lifting arms 

Did the first part of the Mexican Mountain Goat TM workout and couldn't finish.  I was overheating and I thought I was going to pass out.  Tried to run but my body said, "NO, WE ARE DONE ON THE TM!"  

30 minutes on the stairs.  Fatigue 

2 miles on the TM to warm up while I waited for the running group at the gym.

10 miles with the group at a really slow pace.  We went all over the base and it wasn't too bad.   Some of the girls in the group are really improving over a short amount of time, fun to see!  Three of them ran the Rock n Roll 1/2 marathon last weekend.  I made one of the girls run the whole ten miles with me, proud of her.  I really got to talk to her while I ran and it was rather nice to vent about random things.  I mostly talk about running, hopefully I don't bore everyone with running stories.   

I WON A TURKEY!!!!!!  One of my life-long running goals has been to win a turkey and today I did it!

Super humid this morning.  We went out to David's car and it was covered in a mist.  David later explained to me why humidity is bad for running.  With more moisture in the air, there is less oxygen.  DUH.  I have never actually thought about it until he explained it to me today on our cool-down.

We got to the start a little early to warm-up.  We saw a runner we have nicknamed "Oliver" getting ready to warm-up as well.  Oliver is only 15, but he is quick.  David had some competition...  Looked around and they had brought two girls from the X-country team as well, so I thought I might have some ladies running by me.

There were about fifty runners at the race, not too bad.  We all lined up and the RD called out, "GO!"  Off we went.  There was a little runner in blue shorts that was fast!  I watched David as he held out in the beginning so he wouldn't burn out.  There were a lot of runners going just way to fast including the cross girls.  

Passed the girls by the first mile and held my pace.  We ran all around the base and by mile three I gave myself a big walk.  I let my heart rate fall all the way down and then I started running again.  

Finished the race as the first lady surrounded by some really strong and fast men.  Saw David and he took second to the boy in the blue shorts.  We both congradulated him for being so fast and strong.

Winners of the age divisions won a turkey, and a few turkeys were raffled off.  GREAT prizes!  Everyone also got a box of stuffing.   

Cool race.  Now I must think 1/2 marathon!  (3 weeks) 

Icky TM run.  Got the miles in and that is all that mattered.  Had to stop at 6.5 because I was boiling from the inside-out.  Took a bathroom break and finished the 1.5 at a slow pace.

Random core work. 

Those that read my blog....

Should I make pumpkin cheesecake or lemon meringue pie for Thanksgiving?  Toss up.  I want to make the cheesecake because I know I won't be the only one eating it.  Although, I do not want to be stuck taking it home if hardly anyone eats it. My husband doesn't care either way... He loves all food equally.  

Workout:  4 miles in 28:43, Stairmaster for 30 minutes, weights for legs.   

7 miles on the TM.  MMGW (Mexican Mountain Goat Workout).

I was proud that I could make it through this workout again.

AB workout 

Plan was to run 10 with David today, that didn't quite work.  Ran two miles and  felt completely lead legged from my workout the evening before.  We got to the rocky trail that circled the base and ran on it for about a mile.  The trail irritated my wart foot and I was being a complete baby.  I stopped running and told him he could go without me.

We both walked a mile and a half home.  So much for a calorie burning run before our feast.  

It was warm enough that we both ran in shorts and short sleeve shirts.  Can't say I have ran in such warm conditions on Thanksgiving.  

I was supposed to run with the running group this morning, so I woke up at 6:30 to get ready.   The leader of the group texted me and said she was still to full from Thanksgiving dinner the night before to run.  Jumped back into bed and told David I wanted him to run 10 miles with me.  Woke up 2 1/2 hours later and we both got ready to run.  

We headed outside of the base onto a long stretch of highway going 1.5 miles west of the base.  We found a new highway that has opened up and ran back to base on that, loved it, no cars.  The wind was awful going east or south.  The rest of the run stunk, I felt gross and the wind was making me a grump.  David just kept running with me in good spirits, bless his heart.

We made a pit stop and went to his flight room on the base.  It was cool to see where he goes to learn how to fly everyday.  The room reeked of sweaty men and greasy popcorn, yummy.  I don't know how the students stay in a bright green painted room without any windows all day?

Back on the road we continued to jaunt into heavy winds.  I ran behind David so he would block the wind.  I was so happy when we finally hit 10 miles.  I was dizzy from the wind gusts when we got back home. 

5 TM miles.  Slow and slog. 

10 miles on the TM.  Felt really easy and nice.  

5 miles on the TM in 40 min.  30 minutes in the Stairmaster.  Couple reps of weights.

I miss people I used to run/workout with.  :(  I need a job desperately, I am getting so bored.  

RAD's mountain goat workout....  Climbed 781 feet on the TM in an hour.  

I want to challenge myself to climb 1,000 feet on a TM.