Papa Johns 10 Miler

Feeling pretty happy with my time today, considering the lack of training. Had a horrible night's sleep - thunderstorms late and the dog was up barking for a few hours. Had one too many beers and no water, so that didn't help. Honestly thought I would have to walk most, if not all of it, with the way I felt this morning. Feeling refreshed and happy that I did it now that it's over, though. Met a lot of Landsharks out pre-race for a photo and to wish everyone good luck. The gun went off and I focused on getting through the first three miles before hitting the park. I did 4:1 intervals and felt strong. In the park, my goal was to walk the hills and run anything flat or down-hill. Think I may have lost a little bit of time there - and knew it was true when I uploaded the Garmin and my time at miles 4,5,6 were significantly lower than on the way in and then out of the park. Three miles left when we leave the park and it's relatively flat except for the wicked hill at mile 9. Walked all of this one (about three minutes total) and then just had one, one-minute break between then and coming across the finish line. About halfway through the race I made my goal a sub 2-hour race (my best 10 miler is 1:50:06), so I figured 1) that was doable, and 2) I would be happy with that since my only goal getting out of bed this morning was just to finish. So... I stepped across the finish line and came in at 1:58:20. I will take it. It's my second-best time for that course, and considering I've been a lazy bum so far this year, felt it was nothing to shake a stick at. The KDF mini is in a month, and I feel I need/want to get into a routine of biking/running these next four weeks so I can do well with that one too. The new course, which was started last year, is almost completely flat, so I feel I should be able to do pretty well - if I would just train! But for now, I sit here in my sweats with my dog, and look forward to a nice little nap before cheering Kentucky on in the Final Four. Go Cats!

Gotta get going.....

2012 has certainly started off as a very busy year! I decided to open a private practice, which kicked off in February, and between that and continuing to work my full-time position as well as doing some additional on-call work, I have been both busy and exhausted - sometimes simultaneously.

The weather has been unseasonably warm the past few weeks however, and it dawned on me these past few days that instead of taking advantage of it by biking, running, etc. I have done little more than relax and read outside. I came across a few Ironman videos on You Tube today though, and have been re-inspired to get back out there and get going.

Some good news - I have been significantly watching my food portions this year, and have lost a total of 12 pounds! I'm now down to a "flat tummy" weight of 138. And although I'm not sure I want or need to lose anymore necesssarily, I do feel that I want to continue down a healthy path and at least tone up, work on my cardio and endurance, and attempt a decent time in the Derby Festival half marathon this year (just over a month away).

I haven't really done much in the way of running or biking since February (See: Absolutely none). But.... I've obviously completed races with little to no training in the past, so I'm not too concerned. Again though, I would like to step it up and at least ATTEMPT to have a decent time. So.... without further ado, the bike has been racked to the car, helmet, pump and clothing are loaded up, and after a full day of work tomorrow I plan to get in a good 10+ miles in this gorgeous weather!