November 2010
4 posts
Workout Recap
Hey Everyone!
I’m back with another “workout recap”!
Woot woot! I knew you’d be so excited!
I don’t have much to report, but here’s the dealio:
Saturday morning - pickup soccer / practice. I met up with some teammates to practice at Griffith Park. There’s always a pickup game there on Saturday mornings, so we like to go sometimes. But this weekend,...
Wednesday's Workout 11.10.10
Hey kiddos! Just dropping in to chit chat about last night’s spontaneous workout.
A couple of my teammates and I have an unspoken agreement to sort of workout every Wednesday. Whether that means a small team practice, soccer tennis, or even just a run around the park - we always try to get something in.
That said, last night’s workout almost didn’t happen.
Kelly dropped out,...
Workout Recap
I’ve been a little under the weather since I last logged on, so I don’t have much to report.
You will be happy to learn, however, that I am feeling much better!
Jay Leno chin + Chesire Cat Smile = Healthy!
You heard it here.
Last Friday I had a soccer game with my coed team. I played the whole game, but kept the running to a minimum since I felt like I might hurl at any moment....
Workout Recap
You’ll be ashamed to know I actually had to visit the blog homepage to help me remember the last time I blogged workout.
It wasn’t as bad as I thought. About 9 days ago.
You’ll be proud to hear that I have multiple workouts to recall during that nine day time period.
Not as many as you’d hope. But still - it’s something.
So here’s a quick recap so you all...
October 2010
4 posts
Workout 10-25-10
Last night’s workout was the best kind of workout: pickup soccer!
We played straight for about 90 minutes. It was fun!
FYI - my legs are still sore from Sunday’s mini but intense workout, and my dinky arms and back are sore from the measly 45 pushups I did on Sunday.
Yikes to that.
Mary's Weekend Workouts. 10/23 and 10/24
Last weekend my soccer team played in our league semifinal match.
We only had 11 players show up to the game, so every player remained on the field for all 90 minutes….a definite workout!
We ended up winning the game 1-0, knocking the number 1 team out of playoff contention. It was a pretty amazing win, as the team we beat only has two losses on the season, and both losses were to my...
Workout 10-19-10
Last night I went to the gym between the end of work and the start of soccer practice.
I only had 20 minutes, but I knew in advance which exercises I wanted to do. Since I worked out the legs extensively on Monday, on Tuesday night I wanted to quickly blast my arms with a few quick but hard reps.
First I alternated assisted dips with assisted pullups. With the machine assisting 60 lbs of...
Mary's Workout: 10/18/10
I was browsing the archives of the marathon project, and was immediately flooded with memories of how exciting everything was. Signing up and beginning training now feel like a whirlwind - what I remember mostly about last year was a spring full of on and off injury, and not being able to run when the date of the actual marathon rolled around.
Now that mid-fall has rolled around again,...
September 2010
5 posts
Mary's News 9/3 through 9/14
Hmmmm where have I left off and what do I need to catch ya’ll up on?
Unfortunately, I’ve missed the boat on logging my runs. I think it’s relatively fair to assume I got 1-2 runs in last week (definitely not more than that….I know I didn’t run on Labor Day).
I didn’t run Thursday since I had a flight that night (red eye to the Midwest).
While I was on...
Mary's Switching It Up
Today I met with ladies G and C for a run in Silverlake. After busting out a solid three miles, we took it to the stairs.
Yep that’s right folks.
I ran 5 sets of stairs…and the stairs were not just any stairs. 100 steps per set. Yep.
I took minimal breaks in between, basically took a 30 second (or less) break at the top and then headed back down. For the stairs I hit every step...
Mary's REGISTERED!
Welp, it’s official. My hat’s back in the ring for the OC Marathon.
We’ve all seen this before, right? This time around, let’s hope I stay healthy.
If all continues on the right track, my current injury will continue to heal and nothing new will jump out at me in these next 8 months of training and playing soccer.
Good luck, right? haha. You should see the soccer...
Mary's Practice ReCap
Last night I met up with a few team members for soccer practice. Only five ladies showed up, but there is always pick up soccer around these parts. There were a few games going on, so we sauntered over to one that looked like it was just starting up. It turns out we picked a group of high school dudes that play together on a u18 team in the area.
They had split their team up into offense and...
Mary's Official Again (well...almost)
My first task of September (other than opening my eyes to wake up) was to email OC marathon to request my deferral code and registration link so I can register for the 2011 marathon.
Of course, my email was met with this automated response:
Of course.
Still, I’m glad I managed to remember to send the email (I set a few phone alarms since I was nervous I’d forget), so once again...
August 2010
6 posts
Just Under.
This morning I went for a jog with the boyfriend. We ran just under 2 miles and finished in just under 18 minutes….which means our pacing was just under 10 minute miles.
Good enough for me. I’m not really in the “push it hard” mode just yet, since my foot is still being pesky. It’s really nothing I can’t push through, but I’m concerned about the...
Mary's Soccer Weekend
This weekend I had a soccer game with my co-ed team on Friday. We won 4-1, and while I didn’t score, I played really well and contributed to setting up most of the goals. My favorite play of the game came just after the other team had tied the score 1-1. The players on the other team were grumbling all game about the referee’s calls, and also kept trying to make calls for the ref...
Soccer Updates
Woop Woop! I had soccer practice last night and it was REALLY fun.
Since my semi-pro season has ended, I’ve been a little down in the dumps and now I know why…no weekday soccer practices!
Well, we’re quickly putting the kabosh on that problem. My co-manager and I decided to organize a practice last night for our recreational soccer team. We played for about an hour and a half,...
Mary's 2.6 Miler
Knocked out a quick 2.6 miles today. It took about 25 minutes, but that’s a bit deceiving. There were a lot of hills. The thing that’s tricky about this run is it’s basically a straight decline for the first half, and then I turn around and track back to complete the run. So the second half of the run is straight uphill, with no break. It’s intense. I was basically...
Mary's Morning Trot and Weekend Notes
I love running on Mondays. It just feels like the right start to my week.
I was considering a run on Sunday, but first had some errands I needed to get to. One thing turned into another, and before I knew it, guests were arriving to our house for a barbecue. So that put the kabosh on a Sunday run. My body has been sore all over since my soccer game Saturday, and I’ve always felt one of the...
Mary's Run. And, Soccer
Welp, pretty sure last time I was here I promised to update on everything, including soccer ventures. Clearly I have failed in that regard. Rather than play catch up with wordy descriptions of what I’ve been up to, I’m going to start fresh with today.
20 minute run with the boy after work today. We didn’t go fast, and I didn’t track mileage, but we did a lot of hills and...
July 2010
3 posts
Mary's Recap
Wow. I realize I haven’t posted to this blog since April 23rd….that is a long time ago! My update on the 23rd was in regards to the tendonitis in my foot, and how I was able to postpone my marathon until next year (yes!). The doc told me I could continue to play sports and run, as long as my foot didn’t hurt so much. That’s a tricky thing to tell an athlete, especially one...
Past 5 Days
Welp, my first dress fitting for my wedding dress is less than 2 weeks away. Taking that into consideration - I’ve been REALLY good lately!!
Saturday we had tornadoes, so I ended up not working out (if I remember correctly). If I did work out it was probably completely unsubstantial.
Sunday I went for a 2 1/2 hour walk with Tara - I think it was probably 7 1/2 miles because we...
Hey Kids, I'm BACK!
Well, that was quite the hiatus. But I have some good news. Although I haven’t made plans for a halfie in the near future, I’m back on the road. I wanted to wait to post until I made it a week only one day off - and guess what? I did it.
Last Saturday, I kicked it off with a 7-mile walk around Eden Prairie with the Fiance’s roommate. And Sunday, we followed up with a...
April 2010
1 post
Mary's Tendonitis
Okay, everyone.
In case you’re wondering why the super-silence on the blog….I haven’t been running since I have tendonitis in my left foot. Yesterday, I told my doctor I was going to try to run the marathon, and just go until I had to stop (since I already paid big moola for it). He didn’t seem to think that was such a good idea, and instead advised that I defer my...
February 2010
7 posts
In Lieu of A Run,
This weekend I played soccer. Lots of it.
I had a co-ed game on Friday and then played in a tournament with some of my teammates from my women’s team. We played 5 games total (about an hour long each) and won the tournament.
Definitely not the same as a 14 mile run, but my legs are sufficiently sore today, so I think it did the trick. Also, it’s nice to do a different sort of running...
It's All Relative
A few months ago, four miles would have seemed a monumental task.
These days, the phrase four miles is accompanied by the word “only.”
Just a demonstration of how everything is relative, depending on perspective.
Anything can become familiar; it’s up to you.
That goes for life as well as in running.
Mary's Mind Games
Last night I ran 8 miles on the treadmill. Treadmills, or, as I’ve heard them called, “dreadmills,” are the worst things ever to run on, in my personal opinion.
I finished in 64:41, which comes out to about 8.05 mile splits.
I wish you guys could be inside my head while I’m running.
I’ll tell myself “just one more mile, then I’ll call it quits.”...
Mary's 3 miler
As scheduled, I busted out a quick four three miler this morning with my friend Gonzo before I had to head out to work. Since my legs have been really tight these past couple days, I nixed the last mile so I could have some time to stretch before heading off to work.
Note to self: Next time, wake up earlier!
Mary's Week 7
Welp, kids, today is the seventh week since my official training program has started.
Almost two months!
Though injury prone this season, I’m doing a fairly good job of making it through (and also, a pretty good job keeping record on this blog!)
I don’t have soccer this weekend (both Friday and Saturday are off for Valentine’s Day weekend….lame, right? I can’t...
And Annie ie out..........
Well my friends I have been told some pretty crappy news. I went to get a follow up on my knee and I am afraid I only made matters worse. Apparently I have a slight tear in my patella tendon which = no more running. I asked the doctor well what if I just took it easy, his response “if you don’t stay off of it for 6 weeks you will rupture your tendon and that means...
Mary's 9 Miler
Welp, according to my official schedule, technically I was supposed to throw down 12 miles today. I changed plans slightly in the interest of injury protection (and also due to being pretty fatigued from my last couple days of soccer and hard running).
I’ll fill you in on what I’ve been up to since my last post.
Friday I had co-ed soccer. Games are 7 v 7 on half of a regulation sized field, and...
January 2010
23 posts
Mary's Last Post (of the night)
So here’s the dealio on my three miler….
I ran the first mile (remember: 8 laps + 5 paces) in 6:58.
I slowed down a bit for mile 2, but still finished the 8 laps in 7 and a half minutes (pretty much on the dot).
Now, for mile three, I didn’t slow down, and even picked up the pace a bit from mile two. I wasn’t running faster than mile one, but did sprint for the last 1/8 mile (full out sprint)....
Mary's Six Miler
I logged another six mile run yesterday night., but forgot to bring my watch to the gym so I didn’t time it. I was happy with my pace though (felt about 8 min/mile pace or so, but maybe I’m also just flattering myself). The only bummer is it was an 1/8 mile track…so to hit one full mile I had to run 8 laps (and 5 paces, according to the front desk trainer at my gym). 48 laps and...
Annie's 8 mile...
Well my dear friend don’t be so sad…I skipped out on my 8 miles Saturday, it was gross out and I was heading to NYC for the day for the NOVA game (which they won and was awesome).
I also haven’t been so great since I have been sick beyond sick, I annie did not have a voice! I know that has never happened! So I have been keeping it easy.
I am very excited to go and get a new...
Mary's 11 Miler
….That I didn’t run.
haha so terrible. I know it seems like I’m bailing on all my long runs (I am).
It’s going to be terrible when I really have to run one of these guys.
But this afternoon, right before I went for my 11 mile run, I cut my foot on a piece of glass. It’s not all that terrible, really. I just didn’t want to run on it. I went to the store, got...
Free Runnin!
Last night I went to A Snail’s Pace in Pasadena to pick up a new pair of running shoes. After my injury, I thought it was high time to get a new pair, since technically you’re supposed to change out your running shoes at least every 6 months (or more, depending on mileage). I’d had my puppies for two years running (maybe even longer) and realize that my negligence may have...
Mary's No Pain Six Miler
That’s right ya’ll. You read that title properly. Zero foot pain when I stepped off the treadmill last night. And it’s been fine all today, too. Weirdly, the only time I feel pain now is when I’m wearing heels. Even walking down stairs is fine (originally this was THE WORST). So I think it’s recovering (knock on wood). And I’m glad I took it slow for a week, as...
Mary's Updated Schedule
I was in the middle of writing a super long post regarding the status of my foot when the power strip crashed, my computer turned off, and all was lost. Since I was unable to retrieve the writing after several attempts, I’m changing tunes and keeping it brief this time around.
To summarize. I ran yesterday to test out the foot injury. The only noticeable additional pain I feel is when...
Suzey's Halfie: Joined a Gym
Well kids, it’s official. If I don’t work out now, I’m wasting $90 each month that could be going to a better cause (such as my dress for Law Prom that I no longer am able to afford). ((FYI… I’m basically working extra hours at APAC when possible so I can afford it…))
So, I joined Life Time Fitness, which is an up-scale fitness facility with locations all over...
Mary's Unofficial Prognosis
Welp, kids, here is my unofficial diagnosis, as prescribed via email by an athletic trainer and physical therapist (friends from college now working in their respective fields).
We think you injured either your achilles, deltoid ligament, or flexor retinaculum.
The secondary pain on the outside of your ankle is most likely from the talus (it’s a bone between the two malleoli (ankle bones)...
Annie's cross training day
Well kids it is Tuesday and you know what that means…cross training day…well after my running yesterday I thought I would try and do something totally different…swimming. I used to swim all the time growing up and really got into it senior year in college where I was swimming 4 times a week. I was a swimming champ…ya then I stopped and today I remembered a- how much I...
Mary's "Injury"
….and I’m putting injury in quotations because I’m still hoping that nothing it really wrong and I’m just being a super big baby. Basically, I “injured” my ankle on Saturday at soccer (my cross training day). I am super bummed out because I hate being sidelined for any reason, and this injury is threatening my chances of playing soccer (season starts in two...
The past three days for Annie
Ok so after my whole knee situation I decided to put up the cash and finally join a gym. I know running on a treadmill is not the same but at least it is something and the ice outside right now is kinda bad and just getting back into action I wanted to go easy.
Here is the breakdown:
Saturday - I woke up rolled out of bed and headed to the gym with a new look, ok I had been out of working out...
Annie's back in action!!!!
Well folks great news and by great I am yes I am still injured but I can run!! HAAAAZZZAAAA :)
Yesterday after I got my scans and rays we found out nothing is torn or broken so high fives went all around.
Now for the news…I have patella tendinitis, which is livable but painful and I should take some time off to rest it but it won’t cause any damage to keep running (I will just have...
Mary's 3 miler
3 miles tonight on the treadmill.
Finished in 24 minutes on the dot.
Looking good so far in Week One of training, though my body is more sore than I care to admit.
Looking forward to an off day tomorrow, followed by cross training (soccer) on Saturday and my first long run on Sunday.
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