tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23698302Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:00:24 +0000A place for me to talk about my running, and to share the info with those who are interestedhttp://sknab.com/tara/run/noreply@blogger.com (tarajo)Blogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23698302.post-6932049345035721374Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:50:00 +00002009-01-08T20:54:12.223-08:00Fresh start... new year resolution etc... i am more determined than ever to do this... i still have a marathon in my sights, but for now i am just focusing on regular work outs, i am starting VERY slow to avoid injury, right now i am starting with 3-4 days a week 20 minutes or so and stopping if my knees or ankles start hurting (and so far after 2 days of hitting the gym, they have not been http://sknab.com/tara/run/2009/01/fresh-start.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tarajo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23698302.post-8097108155686331856Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:14:00 +00002008-02-15T13:15:54.255-08:00You see it over there on the sidebar, although you probably won't believe it... I have run 4 out of 5 days this week... and plan to run again tomorrow.. 7.73 miles so far.. I rock, that is right... I ROCK!!! :)http://sknab.com/tara/run/2008/02/thats-right.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tarajo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23698302.post-5681703071728359877Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:38:00 +00002008-01-25T12:40:30.981-08:00Well, i have worked out 3 days in a row again, although last night was just barely enough to call a workout, but my knee started early so i figured i would quit before it got worse and then today i just did a mile again instead of pushing too hard. my knee was a little sore, but wasn't so bad i couldn't finish a mile. probably take tomorrow off, and then sunday try and go back to a full 30 http://sknab.com/tara/run/2008/01/slowly-but-surely.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tarajo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23698302.post-3073536750640729280Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:37:00 +00002008-01-10T09:39:04.572-08:00I had a slow weekend because i hurt the heck out of my calf last week so i didn't run thur-sunday. monday i went back slow and had a good day, tuesday work interfered with a workout. Yesterday i had some knee pain so i just did a stationary bike for 20 minutes, and today i was back on the treadmill for a 20 min run/walk. still feeling good. 5k here i come!http://sknab.com/tara/run/2008/01/going-strong.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tarajo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23698302.post-4166255665351282618Wed, 02 Jan 2008 19:20:00 +00002008-01-02T11:21:24.907-08:00i know i say this all the time :P but this time i mean it I am so ready to restart this marathon thing, starting small once again with the Carlsbad 5k in April. i am 2 for 2 so far this year as far as exercise days, and plan to keep the momentum going.http://sknab.com/tara/run/2008/01/blah-blah-blah.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tarajo)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23698302.post-3812983078919676264Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:57:00 +00002007-08-08T08:00:25.613-07:00ran again this morning.. i skipped yesterday due to a migraine, and did a shorter run today to try and avoid annoying the migraine gods :) so far so good :) headed out for a vacation tomorrow afternoon, heat index at my destination will be 100+ for what looks like a good portion of my visit so i will most likely not be doing much running until i get back home.http://sknab.com/tara/run/2007/08/i-did-it-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tarajo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23698302.post-9183734068996689157Mon, 06 Aug 2007 17:53:00 +00002007-08-06T11:02:28.976-07:00OK, couple things.... 1) Happy Birthday to me :P 2) First day of my sabbatical (6 weeks of time off work to relax and refocus) 3) I am seriously going to start running... part of my 'refocus' 4) Happy Birthday to me SO... here we go Day 1 - http://www.running2win.com/community/public-log.asp?m=tarajo70&k=bloghttp://sknab.com/tara/run/2007/08/for-realz-this-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tarajo)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23698302.post-3135689707361311181Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:06:00 +00002007-07-05T10:19:04.919-07:00I hurt myself again... SURPRISE! so i am sidelined for a bit. i have been doing some exercise TV stuff to keep from losing all my progress, and staying off my ankle as much as i can. Hopefully next week i can start the run/walk program back up again.http://sknab.com/tara/run/2007/07/oh-look.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tarajo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23698302.post-2980076288464205708Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:36:00 +00002007-06-13T11:39:03.260-07:00decided to try a different path today... unfortunately it was MUCH hillier than i anticipated, but it was a good run anyway, just tougher than i expected when i set out. it will be a great run to use for more serious training later on, super big hills, but only about a 1.5-2 mile loop so i can make it as long or as short as i need without too much hassle. and any run is a good run, and gets me http://sknab.com/tara/run/2007/06/hills-still-suck.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tarajo)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23698302.post-4680706058064918150Sun, 10 Jun 2007 02:17:00 +00002007-06-09T19:19:53.110-07:00I ran again this morning, very nice run while listening to car talk on NPR, love those guys, only thing better to listen to as i run would be Prairie Home Companion :) <3 Guy Noir. so 2.5 miles in a bit more than a half hour and i really feel like i am back on track. I will keep you updated!http://sknab.com/tara/run/2007/06/2-in-row.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tarajo)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23698302.post-7870897716332992058Fri, 08 Jun 2007 20:22:00 +00002007-06-08T13:24:14.328-07:00But i will say it again... I AM running again, i really really am.... I went out one afternoon last week with DH and again today at lunch time. I am starting over from scratch since i haven't really done anything since i ran the 5k last fall. So there you have it.. i WILL run that damn marathon before i am 40!http://sknab.com/tara/run/2007/06/ive-said-it-before.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tarajo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23698302.post-5495326314855951742Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:15:00 +00002006-12-12T08:25:37.017-08:00runfamilySo this morning, finally, after lots of procrastination mostly by me... we all 3 arose at 5am and went out for an almost 2 mile run/walk. we were out for a little over a half hour and back in the house by just a little before 6 giving everyone who has to leave the house in the morning time to get showered and ready to go. It was nice to be out running together although i am still not a fan of http://sknab.com/tara/run/2006/12/its-family-affair.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tarajo)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23698302.post-116267945069048347Sat, 04 Nov 2006 22:20:00 +00002006-11-14T12:10:09.800-08:00We got up at 4 and got showered and ready to go, we got to Julian almost an hour early and just relaxed and napped a bit in the truck (thank goodness for reclining seats :)) Registration started at 6:30 so I got my number and T-shirt and went back to the truck for a while. Around 7:30 I headed back to the registration area to hang out and stretch a little. They sent the 10k runners out at 8 and http://sknab.com/tara/run/2006/11/wow-what-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tarajo)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23698302.post-116250414439900170Thu, 02 Nov 2006 21:45:00 +00002006-11-14T12:10:09.728-08:00Saturday we drove over to Julian to scope out the course for my 5k this coming Saturday. I couldn't find a course map anywhere so I just eyed the area, didn't look too deadly, some hills, but nothing insane looking. I haven't run the last few days as work has been in OT mode for end of quarter and i have been working 12+ hour days. I did run this morning, a mile in 15 minutes, and might run http://sknab.com/tara/run/2006/11/well-then.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tarajo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23698302.post-116188756916254127Wed, 25 Oct 2006 18:32:00 +00002006-11-14T12:10:09.662-08:00Real life (grocery shopping, errand running) got in the way of running tonight pushing my start time out too far, so i ran a short 1.7 miles because i am afraid of the dark. next time i guess i will just go to the gym if i run into darkness so i can get my full time/distance out of it. Friday i will get an earlier start i hope, otherwise, treadmill time.http://sknab.com/tara/run/2006/10/bleh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tarajo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23698302.post-116165298118277907Tue, 24 Oct 2006 01:17:00 +00002006-11-14T12:10:09.592-08:00OK so the 5k is probably going to be hilly... so i decided to do my run today on some hills. I am clearly certifiably insane. So for today i headed down the hill by the house instead of around the flatter corner. I managed 2.24 miles in 35 minutes, so still not too shabby, but it showed me the hills make a HUGE difference. So anyway... i might not finish as fast as i would if it were a nicehttp://sknab.com/tara/run/2006/10/hills-suck.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tarajo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23698302.post-116155851047633902Sat, 21 Oct 2006 21:20:00 +00002006-11-14T12:10:09.392-08:00Well, today i did a 'practice race' going the whole 3.1 miles i will face in my race. I did it in 46 minutes, and while i was dead tired after, i could still move so that is a good sign.. I will do my regualr work outs this week and then another 3.1 next saturday and see how things gohttp://sknab.com/tara/run/2006/10/5k.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tarajo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23698302.post-116139517240835840Sat, 21 Oct 2006 01:40:00 +00002006-11-14T12:10:09.258-08:00Whew! Good news! my hubby ran with me today! so i kicked it back a notch and we still did 2.6 miles in 43 minutes. I signed up for my first 5k so I am ready to rock, I am really excited and still have 2 weeks to train for it, but i am keeping it simple, my only goal is to cross the finish line.http://sknab.com/tara/run/2006/10/friday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tarajo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23698302.post-116139529987006928Thu, 19 Oct 2006 01:47:00 +00002006-11-14T12:10:09.322-08:00I got a late start tonight so kept it short, i don't like to run by myself after dark so i only did .77 miles in 11 minutes and called it good enough.http://sknab.com/tara/run/2006/10/run-run-as-fast-as-you-can.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tarajo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23698302.post-116104034471692229Mon, 16 Oct 2006 23:09:00 +00002006-11-14T12:10:09.194-08:00I have been doing doing a lot of aerobics on excercise TV, probably more than is good for me since i could hardly walk over the weekend. so I am now only doing the aerobics/DDR on tue, thur and sunday when i don't run or at least after I run if i still have the energy in the evenings. I ran short today, only 25 minutes because a) my legs are still hurting and b) it rained on me!! :) So, 1.7 http://sknab.com/tara/run/2006/10/not-too-shabby.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tarajo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23698302.post-116060832369936960Wed, 11 Oct 2006 23:09:00 +00002006-11-14T12:10:09.134-08:00Yesterday I did some aerobics things on TV, Exercise TV on demand is pretty darn cool.... today i went out for about 40 minutes and did a little over 2.5 miles. hard work, but i feel pretty good. tired and hot, but good.http://sknab.com/tara/run/2006/10/once-more-with-feeling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tarajo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23698302.post-116044075827372178Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:27:00 +00002006-11-14T12:10:09.065-08:00Well, i decided this weekend if i plan to enter a 5 k in less than a month, i had better get serious about training.. so today i did some aerobics at lunch time and then did a quick run this afternoon. it was pretty warm and the sun was out. I did about 1.38 miles in 20 minutes, and my knee started to twinge a little, so i headed home.http://sknab.com/tara/run/2006/10/julian-5k.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tarajo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23698302.post-115906040754395779Sun, 24 Sep 2006 01:11:00 +00002006-11-14T12:10:08.989-08:00Well, yesterday was a blah day and i didn't make it out to run, this morning I went down to the Red Cross and donated platelets again, apparently my blood contains a plethora of platelets so I was able to donate a 'double' Since i am not supposed to do strenuous things for a while after that i ended up just going to the gym with the kiddo and jogging for 20 minutes, figuring if i got to tired orhttp://sknab.com/tara/run/2006/09/saturday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tarajo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23698302.post-115880335398896707Thu, 21 Sep 2006 01:42:00 +00002006-11-14T12:10:08.919-08:00Running is hard work.. So today i tried run 2 walk 1 again and managed to pull off most of the running, it was a slow jog kind of run with a few slowdowns, but still the most steady running i have managed so far. and it wasn't killing me, i just took my time. I saw a deer while running today which was pretty Dam cool. kind of funny when you think of the massive amounts of houses around here http://sknab.com/tara/run/2006/09/phew_20.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tarajo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23698302.post-115863484116829496Tue, 19 Sep 2006 02:57:00 +00002006-11-14T12:10:08.790-08:00I got back from my folks house Tuesday and seem to have caught a cold or something, i felt miserable all week. finally feeling better today so i did go out for a run this evening. I did run 2/walk 1 and did almost 2.5 miles.http://sknab.com/tara/run/2006/09/so-it-is-monday-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (tarajo)0