Turkey Trot...

Check! I did the Virginia Run Turkey Trot yesterday morning with my son and I managed to run the entire 3.1 miles. Whew...that is the longest I've run in a long time. The Army 10 Miler seems so long ago. Yesterday was not pretty, nor fast, but I did it!

Next up the Blue & Gray 5K on December 13th. That's only about 2 and a half weeks away. Yikes!

Day two...

I completed day two of my 4-week 5K training program. Oh my god. I have not run since the Army 10 Miler, which was way back on October 4...Holy crap was last night hard. I was supposed to go 2 miles at an 11:05 pace...which I did on my treadmill because I was also testing out some new shoes and did not want to much them up in the street in case they need to go back. But that's for another post.

So, I took I think 3 breaks for water because it was so stinking hot in my treadmill room. I need to either wear the water or rig a water bottle holder on the bar of the thing...we'll see. But who cares? I did it! I did not wear my heart rate monitor and probably won't for a couple of weeks till I'm back into the swing of things...

I hope Thursdays run workout is a tad easier. Nothing on the schedule for tonight, other than optional cross training. However the fall sports awards banquet is at the school, so I will be doing that instead of spinning. Yay!

Back in the Saddle...

Last night I got back on my bike saddle and did an easy 45 minute spin. I just started a 4 week 5K program and last night called for cross training. Today I sent in a registration for the Blue & Gray 5K on December 13! Carol from Team Z (the team from which I am temporarily taking a break) is running the half marathon that day. She heard there was a hard hill on the course, and according to the race pamphlet, "Part of 1/2 Marathon traces the Southern entrenchment on Sunken Road. Save something for Hospitalization Hill in Mile 12." Sounds like Civil War stuff - and sounds very cool.

Speaking of the Civil War, a number of years ago I spent a few summers studying the Civil War with a group out of the Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale Campus. A wonderful history professor there, Dr. Charles Poland, ran the program, and it was the most amazing way to learn about the war. I don't think I've ever been to this location during my travels though, because I'm pretty sure I'd remember something called 'Hospitalization Hill'!

Anyway, I will run the 5K Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving with my son. The race actually falls on a training day, I'm supposed to do a tempo run that day, so I guess the race will be my tempo run. My son will actually *run* the race!

I'm tentatively scheduled to go for at least a 30 mile ride with Carol, mentioned above, on December 6 - so I'm excited about that! More incentive to get more time in my saddle a couple times a week.

Now if I could just get back in the swimming pool...maybe Sunday night.