Day #253: I'm still here

I'm still here and I do have pictures to share.  plenty of them.  I've been blogger lazy, but for good reason.
Today I ran my first 1/2 marathon!  :)
Pictures to follow once the race people post them online.
Instead you can see me icing my knees post race.  They don't hurt too bad, but I know icing them will make them feel better.  I have a little low back pain as well.  Sarah ran with me and we had fun this morning, despite the low 40 degree weather at the start of the race.  Brr....

Post-race, I came home and relaxed on the couch, took a nap, ate, and relaxed some more.  Soooo tired.  I think it's bedtime (8:30pm).

Day #252: Thirsty

Day #251: New addition to the running outfit

Now that I'm running before the sun comes up - I have to be able to see!
There's also a little flashy light that I hook to my backside so people can see me from behind.

Day #250: Yeah Giants!!!! Yeah Me!!!

I've been slacking, I know.  I overworked myself last week.  It was my own doing.  I have been working some urgent care shifts in addition to regular work and I signed up for a few too many last week.  Oops.  So needless to say I was exhausted and did not get a chance to post.

Obviously - Yeah Giants.  Sweep!

The second - Yeah Me is because I ran my first 10 miler today!  Yup that's right - 10 whole miles.  That is the distance from my parents house in Chico to Hamilton City!  I ran alone too, because Sarah was working today.  My legs felt good for most of the run.   Around mile 5 or so my right knee started to bother me some, but then went away, then around mile 7 my left knee started to act up.  I felt good though and I finished strong.  My calves felt tight for a good portion of the run, but I just tell my body that it's me getting stronger, which is probably true.

I love the feeling that each week, I've run father than I've ever ran before.  So today after mile 8 - every step is the farthest I've ever ran!

My knees are a little more achey now and I'm sure I'll be sore tomorrow.  I'm icing my knees as I type.
Below is my arsenal that I took w/ me on the run.

It contains 2 - 10 ounce water bottles full of electrolyte replacement drink, my cell phone, the pink sticking out is pink lemonade snackie, I had a gel snack pack in my shirt pocket, and .... there amongst the stuff is the pager.  I'm on call this weekend.  Thankfully no pages while running.
I survived and I felt good at the end - I felt like I could have kept running.  I know this feeling won't last forever and there are going to be some really crappy runs to come, but I just try to enjoy each run on it's own and I can't worry about what the future will hold.  One day and one run at a time!  :)

Day #249: Goooooooo Giants!!!

Woo Woo

Day #248: nutrition

This weekend I ran 8 miles. That's the farthest I've ever ran! I've reached the point where I'm running far enough that I get a snackie snack during my runs. At 3 and 6 miles Sarah and I walked for a small snackie snack.
Below is a picture of my snack this week. The shot blocks were actually pretty good, there are other options such as jelly beans and gel in all sorts of flavors. Some apparently are appalling. I'll let you know what my favorites are as I experiment more.

Day #247: Factory Farming

Below are really bad pictures of a cattle factory farm from the road. So just imagine that all the brown you see is cattle. That's basically what it was like. Cattle as far as the eye could see. Lying on the ground, standing, appearing half dead. No grass or any vegetation for that matter in site. Literally as far back from the road as I could see was cattle.


And for educational value - copy and paste the link below to learn why going veggie is good for you, me, the animals, and the environment. You'll have to copy and paste because I do not know how to hyperlink from my phone. :)

http://www.downtoearth.org/environment/top-10-reasons