tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23534302292084582792024-02-19T11:04:02.191-06:00Run, Lindsey Ann, Run!A Twenty-Something's Up North Running AdventuresLindseyAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321908819892607557noreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430229208458279.post-67684373430939117252011-08-18T11:08:00.000-05:002011-08-18T11:08:53.110-05:00New Toys, and one Baaad AfternoonWow, two posts in under a week? Who am I?<br />
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Well, in all the schmaltz and schmoopy-ness that was Monday's post, I didn't talk about a few things that went down last week. Now, I have a few more things to add to that list. So, a lot to talk about, 1 2 3 go!<br />
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Remember back in <a href="http://runlindseyannrun.blogspot.com/2011/03/recaps-and-i-deserve-it.html">this post</a> when I talked about the Saucony Mirage? Well, after 5 long months and lots of fawning over them at work, look who finally came home to Mama last week?<br />
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I was thinking I'd use these instead of the DS Racers for Marquette, so I wore them on my 14 miler on Saturday morning. They worked wonderfully! My feet and my legs felt great throughout, and I only had a little bit of knee pain going in to the last few miles.<br />
However, that 14 as a whole is a saga in and of itself... I ran it with the Marathon Training Group from my store, which is great because it gives me a group to be with so I'm not alone, and the run is supported with water stops and whatnot. However, I foolishly forgot to bring my own nutrition, and then forgot to grab something at the first stop, since he warned us out front that he might not see us again until around 9. So, I had nothing until 9, where I took another Gu. I don't know what it was, but I actually felt worse after that. My pace dropped off from around 8:15-8:20 to around 9:20-9:30, and I started feeling nauseous. I finished the run, though, in 2:01:33, so all in all I'll take it. Afterwards, I tried ignoring the nausea as much as I could, and rushed home to clean up and get back to the store for my shift. Once there, no more ignoring it. I sipped on water and tried eating something to see if that would help, but I was getting worse (and very dizzy to boot), and after my system rejected everything I put in it after the run, I sent myself home, where I promptly slept for an hour and then spent the rest of the day with what felt like the third worst hangover of my life.<br />
So, now I'm left wondering if it was the Gu itself that caused it, or was it the fact I took it too late? Either way, I need to restock all of my running nutrition, as every last piece of it was at least a month past expiration. Oooops. Coach Mom suggested Endurolytes, so I think I might give those a whirl on my next long run. Regardless, I need to rethink my plan, as I don't want to relive last week ever again.<br />
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In other news, after too many months of fighting with <a href="http://www.mapmyfitness.com/">MapMyFitness</a> (who doesn't have all of my usual routes on their database, nor does it work well with the SuperMac and the Magic Mouse (which I dislike anyway but that's another white whine for another time)), and being told it was way past time for this running store manager to know what the heck she's talking about while selling them, I gave in and pulled the trigger. This little guy came home to his Mama yesterday:<br />
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And that's exactly what we did this morning.<br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">And, the result of our rendezvous today?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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So much information! So many little details! So much to analyze! Eeeeeeee!!! My favorite parts were actually the map (which I am not posting for safety reasons, sorry), and the "player", which took me through my route and showed me how fast I was going where and how the elevation changed. I was bouncing everywhere from a 5:49 pace somewhere in the first 200 yards to a 13:00 minute pace (I think that was when I slowed down to see if I could cross a street safely), but for the most part stayed between 8:00 and 8:30 somewhere. Hm, need to work on that just a bit.<br />
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So, aside from the schmaltz, that's what's up. The last few weeks of Marquette training, and looking onward past that to Whistlestop... and there might be one more big thing in the works here, too, but I'll disclose that once I have a few more details. :)<br />
So, with that, it's time to clean up and head BACK to the store. It's sad when you have more food in your work fridge than you do in your home fridge, it really is.LindseyAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321908819892607557noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430229208458279.post-33709071107215560852011-08-15T12:05:00.000-05:002011-08-15T12:05:27.233-05:00525,600 minutes...A year ago today, I loaded up my truck to the gills with most of my possessions. I then jumped in and drove 100 miles north to the rest of my life.<br />
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To say that a lot has changed in the last year is the understatement of the century.<br />
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To say that it all hasn't been easy or fun is also true. But, would I change a thing? Probably not.<br />
Here's to the year that was, and here's to the year to come!LindseyAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321908819892607557noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430229208458279.post-44243700724904959732011-08-10T12:17:00.001-05:002011-08-10T13:46:29.476-05:00Work talks, and gearing up for M2 2011Hello!<br />
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August is here, and I'm in the process of gearing up for <a href="http://marquettemarathon.com/">Marquette</a> next month. I am so excited for this race, for a few different reasons:<br />
1. My family is taking this thing over! All 4 of us--me, Coach Mom, Assistant Coach Little Sister, and Little Bro are all running it together.<br />
2. When I've been on lately, I've been ON. I've done a few runs where hitting my target pace (around 8:00min/mi) was quite doable. I'm really working on not getting too ahead of myself, but I really feel that a 1:45 could be in my grasp here, as long as I stay healthy and focused.<br />
3. Watching one of my friends (and former co-bandgeek) and her husband run their first half marathon. I've been creeping on their training via Facebook, and they are rocking it. :)<br />
4. A 4 day weekend in the UP with my family and Brandon, with possible visits with friends? Yes, please.<br />
5. Going "home" again for a few days? YES, PLEASE.<br />
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Not that I'm rushing the rest of summer out of here, nor am I willing and able to skip the rest of training... but if September 2nd-5th could hurry up and get here, I'd be quite a happy woman, let me tell you.<br />
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I've also had the privilege lately of working with my running store's newest edition of their marathon/half marathon training group. I helped out while our GM, who usually runs it, was out of town for a few days, and it was nothing short of really awesome. If nothing else, it really confirmed to me that I'd like to run the <a href="http://www.whistlestopmarathon.com/">Whistlestop Half Marathon</a> in October (the race this group is geared toward), if nothing else just to keep meeting up with this group. They're great, and it would be nice to have <strike>more</strike> some friends in this town.<br />
Yes, sadly, despite being here for 7 months now, I'm still feeling very much like the new girl in school, and I don't really know that many people. I have been trying to make friends at work, but the majority of them are college students and on the local university cross/track teams, so they very much have their own group going on. We did just hire some new people, though, so I'm hoping this dynamic shifts, because I'm starting to feel like that 7th grader eating her lunch in the bathroom stall here.<br />
So... if any of you know of some cool people in the Duluth area who wouldn't mind hanging out with some crazy runner/hockey nerd/recovering bandgeek, let me know! ;)<br />
Aside from the social end of things, work has been going very well. My promotion became official this morning, and I could not be more excited. I have a ton on my plate, so to speak, but I feel so fortunate. Not only do I finally have a consistent job, but it's doing something I absolutely love. Plus, it's just plain fun sometimes:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5Ov8hdJ3I6bgKKK-NDhdGmMr1gUBF-UxJiEReocEy0bwWEGhlh-Ggjw8x0dSSBd80Xpmq6t3fGeZZlqRa5rhlF1lVVAN3GS2QYPZXtWGkaEJT1noT6nm5WX7ASX2opjev2ygoYAU1_o/s1600/photo+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5Ov8hdJ3I6bgKKK-NDhdGmMr1gUBF-UxJiEReocEy0bwWEGhlh-Ggjw8x0dSSBd80Xpmq6t3fGeZZlqRa5rhlF1lVVAN3GS2QYPZXtWGkaEJT1noT6nm5WX7ASX2opjev2ygoYAU1_o/s1600/photo+%25281%2529.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The photo we sent to the rest of the management staff while they were out of town, with the caption, "When the cat's away, the mice will play." We put on tri suits and all these party hats/props one of the workers brought in, and were cracking up so hard. Good times</span></div>In all seriousness, though, if you would have told me a year ago that any of this would have happened--the relocation, the engagement, the job, the running improvement--I wouldn't have believed you. Well, probably the relocation and maybe the engagement, but other than that? No, I would not have believed you one bit.<br />
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So, that's all I have for this post. Have a great rest of your week, everyone!<br />
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LindseyAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321908819892607557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430229208458279.post-73547760088614427712011-07-25T12:45:00.000-05:002011-07-25T12:45:34.418-05:00Happy Birthday to Me!Well, hello!<br />
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So, I hit the big 2-6 later this week. However, I have already received a few birthday gifts of note from the ever-awesome Coach Mom.<br />
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The first: I was registered to run the National Cherry Festival of Races 15K. I've ran their 5K plenty of times, but never made the jump to the big one until this year.<br />
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The 15K is most notorious for the climb up "Mount McKinley". Not the real one, obviously, but this is a nearly mile-long climb up the hill on McKinley road, and it just happens to fall right around the halfway point of the race. Oddly enough, this is where I felt the best during this event. I took off like a rocket at the start (yay, forgetting my watch!) and was starting to bonk just a little at this point. Got to the hill, didn't walk at all, felt OK on the climb, threw up 2 rock on fists when I hit the top, coasted down... and then the bonk hit hard. Oh, and did I mention that it was already pushing 80 at this point and humid as heck? Considering the lack of summer we had to that point in Duluth, I wasn't ready for that. I took water and was sprayed with it every chance I had, but I way missed my goal of breaking 1:15 and finished in what was a disappointing 1:19:28.<br />
Yes, I did just say I was disappointed with a race where I averaged an 8:33 pace. What a difference a year makes, eh?<br />
The second came a few days later. I've now run 2 half marathons and earned this, so it was time to get my feet:<br />
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And, the third present?<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://marquettemarathon.com/images/logo2.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://marquettemarathon.com/images/logo2.gif" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://marquettemarathon.com/images/logo2.gif">Source</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another half, another go at the course that started it all, another shot to break 1:45. 9/3/11. Let's do this! Also doing this: Coach Mom, Assistant Coach Little Sister, and my Little Bro! It will be his first, and I'm so proud of him!! :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In other news, in my ongoing quest to "race the crap" out of the summer (as one of my co-workers put it), I took on Northern Minnesota's oldest road race, the <a href="http://www.grandmasmarathon.com/site/index.php?page=alias-11">Park Point 5 Miler</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1kiPSuo9PIlCBvWyN7qnW3bsWDBhyphenhyphenSV8VQPUTRB5JbOZUKhc3rYbKovrztsjww0l5BWkpVQZhGzcCqyv1IemocyDp30c-aUYhnAf7bYwBO_pm8vnlIbh9C9ADohwBufL3hoTw8k6rwbM/s1600/IMG_0508.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1kiPSuo9PIlCBvWyN7qnW3bsWDBhyphenhyphenSV8VQPUTRB5JbOZUKhc3rYbKovrztsjww0l5BWkpVQZhGzcCqyv1IemocyDp30c-aUYhnAf7bYwBO_pm8vnlIbh9C9ADohwBufL3hoTw8k6rwbM/s320/IMG_0508.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That's all I've got for now. Have fun, kids!</div>LindseyAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321908819892607557noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430229208458279.post-86381636957156683362011-06-28T15:35:00.000-05:002011-06-28T15:35:55.413-05:00Checking in...Hello, blogland!<br />
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I know, it's been another extended hiatus. However, June has been just a bit crazy for me. For part of that, I have one thing to blame:<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">No, not running it, but working it. Working at a running store during an event like that = 60 hour work week. We had a series of booths at the Expo. While those were some long days, they were super fun and I enjoyed them and talking with a lot of really interesting people and telling them about some interesting shoes. (<a href="http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/index.htm">Vibram Five Fingers</a> and <a href="http://newtonrunning.com/">Newtons</a>.) And, for my trouble, I may or may not have walked away with a pair of slick shoes of my very own:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxp0uRgM2jvaJRx79vfyIrQrRCBn_UDzjTPKGeaiK7bVQ9Xf6XZquEN60abF6C5WedbWZg59WFmdQBqOd4H-mg4DNdtferrdqG8qpJABA8JAm32y7iUnwrPgJGzecea8zHT-1MMMZZ5c/s1600/IMG_0345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxp0uRgM2jvaJRx79vfyIrQrRCBn_UDzjTPKGeaiK7bVQ9Xf6XZquEN60abF6C5WedbWZg59WFmdQBqOd4H-mg4DNdtferrdqG8qpJABA8JAm32y7iUnwrPgJGzecea8zHT-1MMMZZ5c/s320/IMG_0345.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">(Thanks, Justin!)</div><div style="text-align: left;">The <a href="http://www.newtonrunning.com/newton-products/the-shoes/women-shoes/women-racers/light-weight-universal-trainer">Newton Distancia U Lightweight Universal Trainer.</a> Or, as I've started calling them, my "Holy crap are these things bright pink" shoes. I've only taken them out once so far, as Newtons usually require a bit of an adjustment period, but so far? Not a bad shoe.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Speaking of shoes, I think things are starting to get a bit out of hand here: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5ppQvUAe2b2e63SKGrJ94zrBNxoDC8gUPYoCbNk2Vt01cauLSi64HmrLpanLKjNG-aCovcLMV29sb-psxOufN1Cb_a7CdAltLiMcA_zgujdJOfArlnYE9YyYPqeEp1naasGDzsL-jtQ/s1600/IMG_0347.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5ppQvUAe2b2e63SKGrJ94zrBNxoDC8gUPYoCbNk2Vt01cauLSi64HmrLpanLKjNG-aCovcLMV29sb-psxOufN1Cb_a7CdAltLiMcA_zgujdJOfArlnYE9YyYPqeEp1naasGDzsL-jtQ/s320/IMG_0347.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Clockwise from top: my current trainers (Mizuno Wave Inspire 7), my on-deck trainers (same), my Nikes I was given to try (Lunarglide+), the aforementioned Newtons, my now-retired Asics Foundations, and my racing shoes (Asics DS Racer 8). </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yeah. Three I have been given as part of my job, one was a gift, and the other two I have purchased myself (like when I found out the Foundations were causing me to supinate and giving me IT band issues). But in 6 months time, I've gone from hoping I'll get shoes for Christmas because otherwise I wouldn't be able to afford them to having shoes coming out of my ears. Do I remind myself how lucky I am? Every freaking day, multiple times a day.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Anyway, Grandma's, between the Expo, the store, and the race watching party we held there was a crazy weekend. I'm glad I've finally witnessed the hullabaloo, and I think I'm going to throw my name in the hat for the half next year, despite the whole "Oh, hey, I'm getting married the following weekend" thing.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">In other news, I spent a bit of time this month recovering from the awesomeness that was Bayshore. I'm starting to pick things back up a bit in prep for the <a href="http://visit.cherryfestival.org/festival-of-races-1">Cherry Fest 15K</a>. My first 15! Usually I do the 5K--it'll be a nice change of pace, and I'm excited.</div><div style="text-align: left;">I was curious what I could do for a 5K these days though, so last weekend I did one-- the <a href="http://www.midnightsunmidnightrun.com/5k/Midnight_5K.html">Midnight Sun Midnight Run</a>. This was SO much fun! It was a perfect summer night--clear, a little cool but comfortable outside. It was right along the Lakewalk, my primary training grounds, so my familiarity with the terrain made up for the lack of light. I felt fantastic, even with the odd start time completely throwing off my pre-race groove, and I ran a HUGE PR. My official race time (gun time, not chip time) was 22:58, but my watch time was 22:43. Either time is a massive PR and my first 22. :) I'm pretty excited.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">So, that's what's going on here. What's up with you all?</div>LindseyAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321908819892607557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430229208458279.post-18684064927179981982011-06-02T12:22:00.000-05:002011-06-02T12:22:00.208-05:00So, uh... hiHi, everyone.<br />
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Yes, I know it has been just over 2 months since I have posted anything besides an absurd number of tweets and DailyMile posts. I've lost count of the number of times I have thought, "OK, today's the day--I will dust off the blog and get back to it," and then found myself otherwise distracted. (And, if it is another 2 months before you see another post from me, blame <a href="http://chrome.angrybirds.com/">Angry Birds Chrome</a>. Eeeegad is that addicting.)<br />
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So... what has gone down in the last 2 months and change here?<br />
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For one, a couple of awesome races:<br />
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</div>The top one is the <a href="http://www.goldysrun.com/">Goldy's Run</a> 10 miler in Minneapolis, MN on April 9. Brandon and I were in the Cities for the 2011 College Hockey Frozen Four, and this was my little way of making sure I still got my run in while I was there. I also treated it as a tempo run, trying to see if I could hang at an 8:30 pace. I did that and then some--my official chip time was 1:22:44. I was just a bit happy. :) The finish was awesome--they brought you around TCF Bank Stadium (Home of the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers), and you crossed the finish line at the 50 yard line, with your finish shown up on the JumboTron and your name announced. So, awesome... even if my finish line shot got blocked by some lady.<br />
The bottom one is me coming down the home stretch for the <a href="http://www.bayshoremarathon.org/">Bayshore Half</a>. If you remember, my goal was to take 10 minutes off my Marquette time, so 1:52:55. I DESTROYED that--1:48:51. The best part of that race? Running with my mom for the first 8 miles. If you would have told me a year ago that would have happened, I wouldn't have believed it. Despite being wet and slightly cold, it was an absolutely amazing morning.<br />
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Oh, and the awesome singlet I'm wearing in those photos? Well, the store I work at has a all-inclusive racing team, and the staff is included on this team (the main objective is to be represented by people who reflect the sport positively by being active and a positive presence at racing events.) . :) So, I'm on a racing team.<br />
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And, that job at the store? Well, I had my first review after about 2 months (usually that happens at 3, but they wanted to get mine taken care of). The long and short of it: I nailed the training and probationary period. Now, I'm in the process of being trained to be an assistant manager, taking over that around 8/1. I'll be taking on a lot of new roles, including employee training, community outreach and marketing, coordinating clinics and "spike nights" with local high school teams, among other things. Pretty excited? You bet. :)<br />
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And, to close--the numbers:<br />
March mileage total: 103 miles<br />
April mileage total: 110.4 miles<br />
May mileage total: 102.4 miles<br />
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Yeah, my first 3 triple-digit months. :)<br />
2011 mileage total to date: 435.7 miles. Yes, I am 15 miles shy of matching my 2010 total.<br />
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So, if there's anyone who still is following this little bloggy-guy... what's new and good with you?LindseyAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321908819892607557noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430229208458279.post-24742170917840451882011-03-28T12:52:00.001-05:002011-03-28T12:55:06.313-05:008 days a week...Hi, all!<br />
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As most of you know, my training plan was written by my mom, referred to on the blog as Coach Mom. The key to my training plan was flexibility--there's one day on my plan per week that is just blank. That day can be a day to make up a missed run, or to cross train, or to rest, whatever I need to do.<br />
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Sometimes, though, I burn through all the flex days, and I'm left with mileage to make up. This week is an example of one of those times.<br />
It comes with a pretty interesting story, though!<br />
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Last week, my fiance's <a href="http://www.mtu.edu/">alma mater</a> made the Women's Division II Basketball national championship game. He was a big follower of the team for the majority of his time in undergrad, and has still followed them post-graduation. When they won the semi's, I knew he would try to go to Missouri for the game.<br />
Sure enough, I got a text as I was getting off work Thursday night telling me he hadn't found anyone to go with him, but he was going anyway. A voice in the back of my head started yelling at me to go with him, just in case something happened along the way, so he wouldn't be alone. 2 hours later, we were on the road headed to Ames, IA to stay with a friend along the way.<br />
3 hours later, just north of Albert Lea, MN, my premonition started to come true. One by one, the electronics in the car began to shut off, and the next thing we knew we were dead along the side of Interstate 35. As far as he knew, his insurance didn't have roadside assistance. Thank goodness for my AAA--he called them and we got towed in to town and taken to a cheap but thankfully warm and clean hotel. We learned the next morning that the alternator needed replacing, and the guys at the repair shop got us fixed and on the road very quickly! 6 hours, and 1 stop in Ames to pick up our friend (who now was coming with us), we made it to St. Joseph, MO to watch the game.<br />
While Tech lost the game, the environment was incredible. SO many alums, families, friends, and even current students made the trip--it was like being back in Houghton again!<br />
After the sad defeat, we hit the road to make the trip straight through back to Duluth. We tried to switch off drivers and sleep, but neither of us slept much. We made it home at 6:30am, I took a brief nap, then I was off to work at 10. All in all, it was a 36 hour, 4 state, 1 new alternator, 1 new battery, and 3 bags of Swedish Fish adventure. Despite the lack of a national championship, it was completely worth it. We won't always be able to make spontaneous plans like this, so we need to do it while we can!<br />
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Now, to tie this back in to running: my original plan was to run my long run on Friday (10 miles) and my last short run (4 miles) on Saturday. Obviously, there wasn't a chance to get 10 in on Friday (or, at least I didn't think there would be--I never banked on our random stop!) While I brought running clothes with me to work and meant to run on Saturday, it just wasn't going to happen. On an hour and a half of sleep and having just worked a 7 hour non-stop shift, I looked and felt kind of like this:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.glogster.com/media/5/31/58/19/31581947.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="http://www.glogster.com/media/5/31/58/19/31581947.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.glogster.com/media/5/31/58/19/31581947.jpg">Source</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">It just wouldn't have been smart, so I went home and crashed.</div><div style="text-align: left;">I did make up the 10 miler yesterday, but that left the 4 mile run... what to do with that? Well, I have just decided that today is the 8th day of the week, and I made up the 4 this morning. It doesn't matter WHEN I get the runs in. What matters is that I get them in, and after today, I have. Now, on to next/this week!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Recaps:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Sunday 3/27</b>: What. A. Beautiful. Morning! After nearly 12 hours of sleep, I felt rested and recovered from the road trip. I was having some stomach issues, though, so I opted to walk to the Lakewalk and run from there, rather than driving to my starting point from my last long run. That way, if I had to call off the run, Brandon would have the car to come pick me up. Thankfully, once I got out and going I felt fine. The run felt great, the sunshine felt great, and it was awesome to get another 10 under my belt. You know what else felt great? A hot shower and compression socks after the fact. I am officially in love with those ugly socks. 10 miles, untimed.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Monday 3/28</b>: Make up day! I made up the missed 4 on the Y treadmill. Nothing really spectacular, just 3.5 miles easy, and then a practice kick, where I gradually increased the speed. 4 miles in 35:47.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Time to get some food and head in to work! Have a great day, all!</div>LindseyAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321908819892607557noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430229208458279.post-40590372595644073592011-03-23T10:56:00.000-05:002011-03-23T10:56:20.743-05:00Boom!Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Children of all ages, I have an announcement:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sorry for the short post. I hope things are going well for everyone reading this! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Have fun, all!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>LindseyAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321908819892607557noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430229208458279.post-87578396730198459682011-03-18T19:39:00.000-05:002011-03-18T19:39:26.778-05:00Recaps, and I Deserve It!So, I've become terrible at blogging. It was so much easier when I wasn't working! Not that I would go back to that for anything--I love my job so much, and I learned during the few months leading up to being hired at the store that the stay-at-home thing is not for me. I will respect anyone who takes that path, but it is definitely not mine.<br />
Life is pretty good at the moment! I've hit my stride at the store, I think. I'm definitely still a rookie and I'm still definitely learning, but I'm still enjoying the environment and getting to know both the team and the customers. We had a great event at the store this past weekend, I'll talk about that more in my recaps.<br />
So, with no further ado...<br />
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Run recaps:<br />
<b>Thurs 3/10</b>-- I did a practice run for the Pub Shuffle with my bosses and their dog. This was just a super easy jog, really, mostly done in the name of learning the route. 3.7 (?) miles.<br />
<b>Friday 3/11</b>-- the first double digit run of the year! I had to go super early because we had another road trip adventure planned for that day. The run went very well, it was your quintessential long slow distance. I also tried a new energy gel, as my beloved Gu gave me a ringing headache the week before. I tried the Gold flavor of <a href="http://www.honeystinger.com/index-2.html">Honey Stingers</a>, and I was really pleased with these. It was just honey, so it didn't have the unappealing texture I've found gels to have, and it didn't give me the caffeine headache or nausea I would get from other gels. I will probably use these again! I also got to see a new part of the LakeWalk, which really made the middle 4 miles go by quicker. Mistake made: I didn't have my traditional red PowerAde waiting, I didn't take in any fluids on the run (my bike crew opted to sleep in...), and I waited faaaaar too long to eat anything after the fact. 10 miles.<br />
<b>Sunday 3/13</b>--The 1st annual DRC Shamrock Pub Shuffle! I signed up for this event last month, and when I did that I never would have thought I would be a part of it the way I was! The non-competitive event went in 4 waves--7 min/mi, 9 min/mi, 11 min/mi, and walkers. I helped lead the 9 group, which was huuge! All in all, the event went so well, and nearly $2000 was raised to help build a handicap accessible baseball field in West Duluth. Add in the fun time I had afterwards with my co-workers, and we have the recipe for a great day. 2.9 miles<br />
Week total 3/7-3/13: 26.7 miles. Biggest week ever, accomplished!<br />
<b>Monday 3/14</b>--Back to the Y, time for a... fartlek? I guess... I'm horrible with the terminology. Basically, I did 4 2:00 surges at an 8:14 pace during my run, and the rest was done at about an 8:40 or 8:50 pace. I felt kind of flat in the last 1.5, and I really wanted to stop, but I didn't. 6 miles in 52:46.<br />
<b>Tuesday 3/15</b>--again at the Y, tempo run time! Mile 1 was at 8:34 pace, the last 3 were at 8:27 with a slight kick at the end. All in all, I felt pretty good! 4 miles in 33:59.<br />
<b>Today's run</b>--today is my day off for the week, so I took the chance to get my long run in. I made a classic rookie mistake today. I felt fantastic, so I took off like my hair was on fire, and by about 1.25 miles, I was pretty tapped. I reminded myself that long runs are not done for time or speed, and I slowed down. I would have slowed down anyway, but I made a mindful effort to slow down. I saw a fox along the trail, and about 34509834 awesomely cute dogs, and a kid on a hotel balcony singing his heart out, and I capped it all off with a trip to Caribou Coffee. A great morning, all in all. 8.2 miles in 1:22:53.<br />
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I'm on track for another big month for me! After today's run, I'm at 66.9 miles, which is a 5K shy of tying my biggest. As I have a 4 miler on the docket for the weekend, I'll have topped my biggest mileage with a full week and a half to go. That's actually kind of awesome.<br />
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I leave you with this--the shoes I will be receiving shortly:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Aren't they pretty? Meet the Saucony Mirage, a lightweight stability trainer. I have been told it would be great for short runs, speed training, and races.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now, I can't lie... there's a voice in the back of my head asking me if someone who is only planning on hitting 1:50 in a half really needs a shoe specifically for racing. It's not like I'm an Olympian or anything. But, every time I hear that voice, I mentally smack that doubter and think, "Midpack runners are just as deserving of nice things!" I will get a lot of use from these shoes--in 5Ks, in halves, short runs. Me getting these shoes is not a bad thing, it's not a waste, it's fantastic. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Have a great weekend, all! :)</div>LindseyAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321908819892607557noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430229208458279.post-92043712357213215382011-03-10T16:06:00.000-06:002011-03-10T16:06:43.537-06:00A, B, C!Hi, all!<br />
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I've seen this alphabet thing floating around, and I thought it would be fun! So, with no further ado...<br />
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<b>A</b>ge: 25<br />
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<b>B</b>ed size: Queen! We just got a new, real bed, and it is unreal how comfortable it is!<br />
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<b>C</b>hore you dislike: DISHES! I loathe doing dishes, yet I always am the one who ends up doing them. Bleeechhh...<br />
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<b>D</b>ogs: None :( our lease says no. My family has always had dogs, though, and I'd love to have one someday when we're somewhere that allows it.<br />
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<b>E</b>ssential start to your day: coffee, and usually one round with the snooze button.<br />
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<b>F</b>avorite color: My default answer has always been blue, but I don't know. I'm partial to my school colors, green and gold.<br />
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<b>G</b>old or silver: Generally silver, but my engagement ring is gold, and I wouldn't change it for the world.<br />
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<b>H</b>eight: 5'3" if I stand up perfectly straight. I'm a short one.<br />
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<b>I</b>nstruments you play: Once upon a time, I played the flute and piccolo. I don't really play anymore, even though I still call myself a flute player. I'd love to learn guitar, too.<br />
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<b>J</b>ob title: Sales Associate<br />
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<b>K</b>ids: None for the foreseeable future. "Not ready for kids" is really the understatement of the century in my case.<br />
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<b>L</b>ive: Duluth, MN. It still feels strange to not say "Michigan".<br />
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<b>M</b>om's name: "Coach Mom" ;)<br />
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<b>N</b>ickname: my family calls me Fifi. A lot of my other friends call me Diva, a play off of a username I have on a forum I frequent.<br />
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<b>O</b>vernight hospital stay: not since birth. *knocks on wood*<br />
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<b>P</b>et peeves: purposeful rudeness, singing during introductions, not pushing in chairs and other small forms of cleaning up after oneself.<br />
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<b>Q</b>uote from a movie: It's so much better just to watch it:<br />
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<b>S</b>iblings: one of each, both younger<br />
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<b>T</b>ime you wake up: 6:45 most days.<br />
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<b>U</b>nderwear: yes, I have been known to wear it...<br />
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<b>V</b>egetables you don't like: cauliflower, raw broccoli<br />
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<b>W</b>hat makes you run late: the internet, usually.<br />
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<b>X</b>rays you had: teeth and my wrist.<br />
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<b>Y</b>ummy food you make: Sweet Potato Fries! I also make some pretty killer oatmeal ;) I have an awesome stir fry recipe that I haven't made in years because the fiance doesn't care for it, I don't think. :(<br />
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<b>Z</b>oo animal favorites: don't really have one, I just love animals!LindseyAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321908819892607557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430229208458279.post-32948246410461151822011-03-09T08:55:00.000-06:002011-03-09T08:55:25.464-06:00I'm Still Standing...Hi, all!<br />
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I swear, I'm still alive. Things have gotten SO busy now that I'm a working woman again.<br />
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class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Source</span></a></div>Things are good, though! Time for some recapping!<br />
So, the last time that I posted, I mentioned that I was taking the day off because I was feeling run down and my legs hurt. I didn't say either, but I was kind coughing a bit. Well, it turns out I was in the early stages of the flu! :( I kicked that off by passing out in the bathroom at work, which was rather embarrassing for the third day. I should have known better--I'm kind of sensitive to different cold medicines, and I had taken a dose of DayQuil before I left, which I think combined with the fact that I hadn't eaten enough that day, down I went. I wound up going home and spending the rest of that day and most of that weekend asleep either on the couch or in bed. It was not fun, but by Sunday night I was starting to feel human again.<br />
Sadly, due to the flu, I missed my long run that week, and I rescheduled a shorter run for Monday to a different day just to make sure I was really good to go. So, missing those two runs, I ended up with a February mileage total of 69 miles. In my ongoing battle with perspective, I had to remind myself that while this was short of what was planned, that 69 miles was still a) more than I ran the month before, b) WAY more than I ran last year in February, and c) my 3rd biggest month ever (July 2010 was 69.4, and August 2010 was 70 miles). I should not be getting myself down about that number, I should be fist pumping all around my apartment about that number!<br />
My new job is AWESOME. I'm learning SO much about shoes, foot biomechanics, running and triathlon apparel, and other gear. It can be a bit overwhelming at times, but it's going well. I'm also getting the chance to try on lots of shoes and other gear in the name of product research, and as a part of the job I'm asked to wear test some items and give my feedback to the owners. Pretty sweet deal, I'm not going to lie.<br />
This is the part I'm most excited about-- the store also has a running team. Their philosophy is to have members who, regardless of ability, are active in races and the running community and would represent the team and the sport in a positive light. As a member of the staff, I have the option of being on the team. It really sounds like something perfect for me and like an incredible opportunity, and I'm thinking I'm going to go for it. :D So awesome. Again, the new gig is fantastic, and I'm so happy to be there.<br />
March is off to a great start on the running front. Coming back from the flu was a bit rough initially. I felt sluggish and slow on my first run back, which was to be expected. Then, after that run, which was in the early evening, I tried running again the next morning. That was a disaster--I had no speed, my legs felt flat, and I just felt like garbage. I had to cut my 6 miler down to 5 because I felt so awful. I made up the missed mile on my next run 2 days later, and by that point I was starting to feel myself come back, and the next day I did my long run for the week (8 miles), and while it was a long and slow run, I felt great. :) Last week's total came to 22 miles.<br />
This week, barring anything going wrong, will be the highest weekly mileage I've ever put down, 24 miles. I'm already at 10, and I have a 4 tomorrow and a 10 on Friday! I can't believe I'm already at double digit runs for this training!<br />
So far this week:<br />
Monday- 6 miles on the Y treadmill. I had to do 4 2:00 surges in this run, and I did those at an 8:34 pace, with the rest of at anywhere from a 9:15 to an 8:57 pace. I felt really strong in this workout, and I finished at 53:51.<br />
Tuesday- 4 miles, again at the Y. I felt like I was wasting a beautiful day outside, but I wanted to do more of a tempo run, and right now it's easier for me to do things like that on the treadmill. I did a warm up 1/2 mile at 8:57 pace, and did 3.5 miles at an 8:27 pace. I originally meant to do just 3 at that pace and then cool down at the 8:57 again, but I felt so good that I just finished the run at that pace. My time was 34:07, my fastest 4 miler to date.<br />
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So, that's what's new over the last week and a half or so!<br />
I hope you all are doing well. <b><u>What's new and good with you? If you're in training, how is that going?</u></b><br />
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Have a great day, all!LindseyAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321908819892607557noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430229208458279.post-20630000272824600812011-02-25T09:20:00.000-06:002011-02-25T09:20:43.839-06:00Feeling Way too D*mn GoodFirst off, thanks for all the sweet comments on my last post! :)<br />
If this week had a theme song, I think it would be <a href="http://youtu.be/1GSWc3S3FY0">this</a>.<br />
I'm not one for Nickleback, but this song sums up exactly how this week has gone for me. Things are going way too d*mn good. I'm feeling way too d*mn good. I'm loving it, but there's always that part of you that is waiting for the other shoe to drop, you know?<br />
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Anyway, my runs this week have been great.<br />
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Tuesday, I finally made it back outside to the Lakewalk. I also learned a valuable lesson: when the wind blows the wave off of the big lake just right, the Lakewalk kinda looks like this:<br />
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style="text-align: left;">Ice. Lots and lots of ice. Of course, everything else was dry and clear, so I was gripper-less. So, I walked across the icy parts and ran on the dry parts. I felt great while I was going, but the walking slowed me down quite a bit, I think. 6.21 miles in 1:00:53. Nothing to be ashamed of, really. Slow, but I felt awesome when I was running. Ice happens. Slow runs happen. Highlight: hanging out with some deer on my walk down (literally right outside my apartment, which is pretty close to downtown...), and having a squirrel running just ahead of me on the train tracks along the Lakewalk. </div><br />
Wednesday was my first day of work!!<br />
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After my first shift, I hauled over to the Y to do some cross training. 30 minutes of walking at 4.5mph on a 3.0 incline, and 30 minutes on a bike. I wanted to do more, but I needed to get home.<br />
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Thursday! Thursday! I was kind of in a rush because I had stuff to get done before I headed in, so I "cranked it". 4 miles, with the last 3 at my goal pace for the 1:52 finish (8:31 min/mi). It was challenging, but I could do it. Now I just need to get to where I can do 10 more at that pace, eh? 4 miles in 34:31.<br />
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Today is kind of my flex day. It's an extra day built in to my plan in case I need to shuffle workouts if things come up. I've been looking at it as an optional rest and/or cross-training day if needed, and judging by how I'm feeling right now, I think it's going to be rest. I did a lot of walking in addition to my workout yesterday, so I think my muscles could use a break today before my 8 tomorrow (6 of which I'm doing with the training group the store has put together. I'm pretty psyched about that!)<br />
But, even with how early it still is, I already have great news--I won <a href="http://www.enduranceisntonlyphysical.com/">Tricia's </a> sweet-awesome <a href="http://www.golite.com/main/home.aspx">GoLite</a> gear giveaway! :D:D:D:D Thank you so much, Tricia!<br />
All right, I should head out. I hope you all have a great day and an awesome weekend!LindseyAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321908819892607557noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430229208458279.post-71043773745293536442011-02-21T14:17:00.001-06:002011-02-21T17:16:47.317-06:00An Epically Happy Monday!Hi, everyone!!<br />
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Before I hit all the big news and fun things that are making this a jump-around-my-apartment, tackle-hug-the-fiance happy kind of Monday, workout recaps:<br />
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Saturday: 6 miler at the Y. In retrospect, I should have taken this outside. It was gorgeous out there, even if it was cold, and the Y was a madhouse. I felt guilty hogging a machine for so long, but there was a steady on-off cycle around me so no one was really waiting for a machine. I covered the clock and the pace viewer with a towel and just went. 6 miles in 55:23. I felt good and very relaxed at this pace, but I had to fight the urge to turn up the speed.<br />
Sunday: MUCH needed day off.<br />
Monday: I was walking on pure freaking sunshine. I'm not even joking. I thought about running outside, but it's CRAZY windy here. I promised myself I'll return to my long-neglected Lakewalk for my 6 tomorrow and headed back to the Y again. I channelled my crazy happy in to a little more speed (for me), and did 1 mile at 8:57 pace, then 3 at 8:41 pace. The 8:41 was a good challenge, but not overly crazy hard. I felt like a freaking rockstar. 4 miles in 35:08.<br />
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Numbers:<br />
Last week: 20 miles<br />
This week to date: 4 miles<br />
Month to date: 59 miles<br />
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OK, let's get to it!<br />
It's no secret that Mondays can be kind of a downer at times, especially after a good weekend. With that in mind, I bring you "Happy Monday!", in which I post a short list of things that are making me happy at the moment. Big things, small things, silly things, serious things, anything that I find bringing a smile to my face can be on this list.<br />
So, here are a few things making me happy this Monday!<br />
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<b>1. My Valentine's Day Present</b><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh361bs5PYFPPqrFb26-YXHmQebuMtPbltWw3PnyJ33Z6MkRu6iwWPmJ6Y5if_41BYQHUr8FIeZUntV4CULmyfUVoSvtUuoKFEKY98_VYjB5yawtL0nw1W88LUnsylX_0on3jscpmeLsno/s1600/IMG_2311.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh361bs5PYFPPqrFb26-YXHmQebuMtPbltWw3PnyJ33Z6MkRu6iwWPmJ6Y5if_41BYQHUr8FIeZUntV4CULmyfUVoSvtUuoKFEKY98_VYjB5yawtL0nw1W88LUnsylX_0on3jscpmeLsno/s320/IMG_2311.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>A repeat from last week, I know. We went to the Detroit Red Wings/Minnesota Wild game yesterday, and it was amazing. It came down to a shootout after the game was tied after regulation and OT. The Wings (my team) won, and it was amazing. The game itself was so much fun. Plus, the fiance and I made a mini-getaway out of it. We drove down to the Cities on Saturday, had a nice dinner, stayed in an AWESOME hotel (thank you, Priceline!!), went to a sweet diner for breakfast, then hit the game. Like I said: Best Valentine's Day Present EVER! :D<br />
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<b>2. Big News, Part 1</b><br />
June 23, 2012.<br />
Yes, we set the date. :D<br />
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<b>3. Big News, Part 2</b><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8cQSBMGLzG5MM547Pn-86wHYdDK5CKLyRkA-ja64pmZOUABCgVveStE8eam0un8JxU_MDpWviaszUNDaSCXLcUwBnM8lx5lVXZGox5XseI4UfsO387nvoisW48gN0d80AqT2JgEks9h4/s1600/hired.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8cQSBMGLzG5MM547Pn-86wHYdDK5CKLyRkA-ja64pmZOUABCgVveStE8eam0un8JxU_MDpWviaszUNDaSCXLcUwBnM8lx5lVXZGox5XseI4UfsO387nvoisW48gN0d80AqT2JgEks9h4/s1600/hired.jpeg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://wiki-land.wikispaces.com/file/view/youre_hired.jpg/136608667/youre_hired.jpg&imgrefurl=https://wiki-land.wikispaces.com/Leader%2BTupac&usg=__UnVzQeD0705xJPjsWJW8On8VhRo=&h=336&w=512&sz=16&hl=en&start=0&sig2=2bAlTSX0Kk-vqVjTrc2Ajw&zoom=1&tbnid=YEN9m8FECNjVRM:&tbnh=152&tbnw=227&ei=kMZiTdu1GoHfgQfJgOmpAQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dyou%2527re%2Bhired%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1247%26bih%3D1276%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&oei=kMZiTdu1GoHfgQfJgOmpAQ&page=1&ndsp=43&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0&tx=100&ty=81">Source</a></span></b></div>I finally heard the magic words this morning: you're hired! After being here for 6 weeks and receiving a bunch of rejections, I'm finally employed. There is an awesome running store here in town, and I've had a kind of pipe dream about working there since the move. So, when I saw they were hiring I went for it. I got contacted about an interview last Saturday (and tackle hugged poor Brandon right after the fact.) I interviewed this morning and I was hired on the spot! :D I'm so happy I don't know what to do with myself.<br />
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<u>What's making you happy this Monday?</u>LindseyAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321908819892607557noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430229208458279.post-16482331574614922492011-02-17T13:33:00.001-06:002011-02-21T17:17:25.773-06:00100 in perspectiveLadies and Gentlemen, I have an announcement:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQo00beO4OaAiMXvP6Wm5aOjkGpEW2fg_ujemgb9tLlRs1xkUSS" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQo00beO4OaAiMXvP6Wm5aOjkGpEW2fg_ujemgb9tLlRs1xkUSS" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQo00beO4OaAiMXvP6Wm5aOjkGpEW2fg_ujemgb9tLlRs1xkUSS">Source</a></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">I have officially hit 100 miles on the year!</div><div style="text-align: left;">I know, some of you have hit that already, either in January or earlier this month. But, in my ongoing battle to keep my journey, if you will, in perspective, I looked back to see when I hit 100 miles in 2010. It was also on a 4 mile run, but it was on <a href="http://runlindseyannrun.blogspot.com/2010/05/51310-tank-on-e.html">May 13, 2010</a>. So, it took me nearly 1/3 of the time it did last year to hit this point, and I'm pretty sure that I didn't hit 100 miles at any point in 2009. Maybe very late in the year, but I'm doubtful. So, with a little perspective like that, it's reminds me that this is a pretty big personal accomplishment, and I'm proud. 100 down, and so many more to go. :)</div><div style="text-align: left;">Recap of the last few runs/workouts:</div><div style="text-align: left;">Monday: as I mentioned, I was trying to see where I could be comfortably. I ran 4 miles in 36:09.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Tuesday: 6 miles. I'm playing around with trying to run just around a 9:00 pace, preferably slightly under. I did the first 2 miles at 6.5 (about a 9:14 pace) to warm up a bit, then I did the last 4 at 6.7 (8:57 pace), with a speed increase in the last 1/2 mile. Surprisingly, I was very able to keep up a conversation in the beginning of the last mile with the guy on the machine next to me. There's an ego boost! I finished in 54:09, so overall about a 9:01ish pace. :)</div><div style="text-align: left;">Wednesday: cross training. This, I have a feeling, is going to be challenge for me. I did 30 minutes on bike, 15 on an arc trainer, and 30 on a stair climber. I left feeling physically challenged, but mentally pretty bored. I'm going to have to work on this.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Today: I had one goal. I was going to finish the 4 miler under 36:00. I did--35:44, with the treadmill at a 6.7 (8:57) pace and a kick in the last 1/2 mile. :) </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I bought myself a little present yesterday, too:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Elpb0fLf1RbrFCRPW5LZaY8AtXaFF-_U7N3CVJex2ObnTVmIlBrd-6KjAXt_leZJzgBCqohqC0stOMhEVN6UhawvqAAtHpXXj9SXe_2_l0n9cW_ItgtW_bVHH-If7UpDXQroDTpScc8/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-17+at+12.56.15+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Elpb0fLf1RbrFCRPW5LZaY8AtXaFF-_U7N3CVJex2ObnTVmIlBrd-6KjAXt_leZJzgBCqohqC0stOMhEVN6UhawvqAAtHpXXj9SXe_2_l0n9cW_ItgtW_bVHH-If7UpDXQroDTpScc8/s320/Screen+shot+2011-02-17+at+12.56.15+PM.png" width="312" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I finally bought the <a href="http://operationbeautiful.com/">Operation Beautiful</a> book! I have been wanting it for ages, and yesterday I bought it for my Kindle! :D</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In keeping with that book, I've left 3 notes at the Y over the last few days, one in each of the lockers I've used and one on a mirror. I can't lie, doing that does make you feel good. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u>Have you hit a milestone or benchmark lately? How did it make you feel?</u> Clearly, even though I needed to put it in perspective, I'm pretty happy about hitting both my mileage and my pace. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u>Have you ever left an Operation Beautiful note? Where?</u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><br />
</u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Have a great day, all! :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div>LindseyAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321908819892607557noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430229208458279.post-32285621345460303042011-02-14T13:33:00.000-06:002011-02-14T13:33:30.293-06:00Recap and Happy Monday!Today's run: 4 miles (36:09)<br />
Week to date: 4 miles (Happy Monday!)<br />
Month to date: 39 miles<br />
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So, last week. Even my back up idea fell through, but it all worked out in the end.<br />
Wednesday was a roller coaster ride. I had my first job interview in Minnesota!<br />
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Thursday was my YMCA orientation. I felt pretty awful after not sleeping the night before, but I knew I had to take care of business. The orientation was pretty basic--she just showed me how the machines worked, and a half hour later I was done and on the treadmill. I did 6 miles in 56:31.<br />
Friday, we were Michigan bound! I went to the Y again in the morning before we left, and my goal was to do 6 miles again, faster than I did it the day before. I succeeded: 6 miles in 56:09.<br />
Saturday, I didn't workout. I meant to go to the gym at Tech, but I woke up feeling pretty rotten (another trip to the UP, another cold.) But, we got back to Duluth earlier than anticipated on Sunday, and I had a bag in the car already set to go, so I had Brandon drop me off at the Y when we got in to town. My goal was to do 4 miles quickly, and by "quickly", I meant under 37:00. Well, I did it, but not by much--36:55.<br />
So, I wound up getting in all the scheduled miles for last week, totaling 20.<br />
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Today, I wanted to see if I could go faster than yesterday, and kind of really see what I'm capable of running comfortably. I learned that 6.6 mph is the fastest I can go comfortably at this point, so that's about a 9:05 pace. It's still slow, but it's actually much faster than I thought I could go at this point. Even better--that's a 1:59 half marathon, so I think I'm at really good place right now, and I think my goal of 1:52 is definitely in my reach as long as I keep working hard. :)<br />
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In other news...<br />
It's no secret that Mondays can be kind of a downer at times, especially coming off a good weekend. With that in mind, I bring you "Happy Monday!", in which I post a short list of things that are making me happy at the moment. Big things, small things, silly things, serious things, anything that I find bringing a smile to my face can be on this list.<br />
So, here are a few things making me happy this Monday!<br />
<b>1. My Valentine's Day present!</b><br />
It's no secret that we're a hockey household. My fiance and I met through our hockey fandom, and we're big in to both college and pro hockey. So, my gift from him this year was PERFECT:<br />
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<b>2. Michigan</b><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSMgA0wYbGY8P5VDu24r1oWfCvGQ98XWxR02ZE_1MQt_GJv4GLI" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" src="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSMgA0wYbGY8P5VDu24r1oWfCvGQ98XWxR02ZE_1MQt_GJv4GLI" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSMgA0wYbGY8P5VDu24r1oWfCvGQ98XWxR02ZE_1MQt_GJv4GLI">source</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just because. It was good to go "home" this weekend. Minnesota is great, but Michigan will always be home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>3. The Duluth YMCA</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTuzBLncEXasrGbf-Iizg-74H5rAK6WIFzt_Korj89nM-a_qOyslw" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTuzBLncEXasrGbf-Iizg-74H5rAK6WIFzt_Korj89nM-a_qOyslw" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTuzBLncEXasrGbf-Iizg-74H5rAK6WIFzt_Korj89nM-a_qOyslw">Source</a></span></div>Getting a membership there was a great decision. The equipment is great, the facility is great, the people really nice. I'm very glad to have that as an option now. :)<br />
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<u>What's making you happy this Monday?</u>LindseyAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321908819892607557noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430229208458279.post-541019601841426302011-02-08T13:38:00.001-06:002011-02-08T17:07:01.061-06:00Ninja SWAT Cat-Burglar Runner Girl!Today's run: 4 miles<br />
Week to date: 4 miles<br />
Month to date: 19 miles<br />
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Hello, all!<br />
Thankfully, a day of laying around watching Jersey Shore and drinking tea did the trick. I was eating normally again by dinnertime and woke up this morning feeling 100% better than I did yesterday!<br />
And STARVING! My appetite is back with a vengeance. I knew I needed a good breakfast to refuel myself and get ready for a run, so I pushed back my starting time and devoured this crazy concoction:<br />
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I also wanted to wait just a bit before heading out, because this is what I faced this morning:<br />
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So, I waited... but I was being tortured by this view. Who wouldn't want to be out in this sunshine?<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFy6Q_sB6G7DjgGMjEO9iS6ykUJc9bg1vmLwLQZx01k6KVogD8GLG4zNpLjBtu5vlCcSrM4u29Et8NBXfJSiabLMNv-UF4s1GduFws1VfKIAQnbP0Rp6O7pkvi46ltfzikl-44tOM6Zw/s1600/IMG_2075.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFy6Q_sB6G7DjgGMjEO9iS6ykUJc9bg1vmLwLQZx01k6KVogD8GLG4zNpLjBtu5vlCcSrM4u29Et8NBXfJSiabLMNv-UF4s1GduFws1VfKIAQnbP0Rp6O7pkvi46ltfzikl-44tOM6Zw/s320/IMG_2075.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>So, I went and ran anyway, and I layered up BIG time! The final list included:<br />
-Moisture wicking t-shirt<br />
-long-sleeve shirt<br />
-2 fleeces<br />
-2 pairs of tights<br />
-thick pink socks<br />
-2 pairs of gloves<br />
-hat<br />
-down vest<br />
and, the newest toy in my arsenal, a neoprene face mask.<br />
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As people said on Facebook, I looked like a ninja, cat-burglar, or SWAT team member!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_TfMkEPr5FlMrr_KeVg7Kx41dccfHD3wG3fwnr1Lnyqo-MH21asiquciS9P34lKovMb-007hY53aJUVOiLUpYHy7T0MpIItK_CbCM6dmrd0ZxCcxuecvQU5ajxRpnJ54AiNXYqV4fIY/s1600/Photo+on+2011-02-08+at+09.58.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_TfMkEPr5FlMrr_KeVg7Kx41dccfHD3wG3fwnr1Lnyqo-MH21asiquciS9P34lKovMb-007hY53aJUVOiLUpYHy7T0MpIItK_CbCM6dmrd0ZxCcxuecvQU5ajxRpnJ54AiNXYqV4fIY/s320/Photo+on+2011-02-08+at+09.58.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>But, I was warm, and that's the important thing. In fact, I daresay I was too warm at points. The face mask is a great addition, but I had big time condensation going on! My face was wet the entire run, and it gathered and froze on my eyelashes! Sadly, even with my refueling attempts, I still felt very flat and blah during my 4 miles, but I got a bit mental rush from realizing it was below zero and I was out running. One more Up-North-Runner merit badge for me!<br />
So, my missed day yesterday means I need to reconnoiter my training plan for this week. The original plan was 4 Monday, 6 Tuesday, cross Wednesday, 4 Thursday, and then move the 6 scheduled for Saturday to Friday so I wouldn't have to worry about trying to run while I'm out of town this weekend. But, now with yesterday missed and my YMCA orientation on Thursday, I moved the 4 to today (I thought that was safer after being sick), 6 to tomorrow, cross to Thursday, and kept that second 6 on Friday. I'll bring stuff for running with me on the trip--if it happens, it happens. If not, then I only lose 4 miles on the week, which is not life or death at this point. This plan was made to be flexible, and thank goodness for that!<br />
<u>Have any of you been through the YMCA orientation? What should I expect?</u><br />
Also, I'm pretty excited about the classes they offer, and I'm looking for suggestions for fun cross-training activities. <u>What is your favorite cross-training? Any class suggestions?</u><br />
<u>Did you enter the <a href="http://www.hungryrunnergirl.com/2011/02/giveaway.html">Hungry Runner Girl's Giveaway</a>? </u> Because you should. :)LindseyAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321908819892607557noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430229208458279.post-10614083294837024652011-02-07T11:35:00.000-06:002011-02-07T11:35:20.629-06:00Feeling Rough... but Happy Monday!Hi, everybody!<br />
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Well, the good news is that I hit 23.4 miles for last week! That is officially my biggest week ever.<br />
I capped it off with a 6 miler on Saturday morning. The run itself was pretty unmemorable, but I did learn a valuable lesson: when it's 32 degrees and drizzling, the boardwalk part of the Duluth Lakewalk is slippery. I learned that the hard way when I slipped on it and fell 3 miles in. :( I came down on my knee, but it's actually my back that was really hurting after the fact. This little guy was my friend the rest of the day:<br />
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But, I'm feeling a bit rough this morning. We spent Superbowl Sunday at Buffalo Wild Wings, and I let myself indulge a bit because I LOVE BWW. I'll spare the details, but let's just say I either overdid it or had something my stomach didn't want.<br />
So, instead of running, this is how I'm spending my day thus far:<br />
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But, I"m still gonna do a Happy Monday, if nothing else to cheer myself up!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"> It's no secret that Mondays can be kind of a downer at times, especially coming off a good weekend. With that thought in mind, I bring you "Happy Monday!", in which I post a short list of things that are making me happy at the moment. Big things, small things, silly things, serious things, any thing that I find bringing a smile to my face can be on this list.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">So, here are a few things that are making me happy this Monday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><b>1. This picture</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsjvRH1RTWvrc0cBLDezvdVPP1Cmjiq8gTwHutYjG5v7KpUsqJp-ya0R50Ewh9JwGYmxoeqtMK8TkcCwKWzw2nfMR4jqI4qvkChPv3SnRNb1XI9u_kYRmT6P9q1dFmrrQCF7PKrXx1qxg/s1600/IMG_2069.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsjvRH1RTWvrc0cBLDezvdVPP1Cmjiq8gTwHutYjG5v7KpUsqJp-ya0R50Ewh9JwGYmxoeqtMK8TkcCwKWzw2nfMR4jqI4qvkChPv3SnRNb1XI9u_kYRmT6P9q1dFmrrQCF7PKrXx1qxg/s320/IMG_2069.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">My future husband, ladies and gentlemen. Superbowl Sunday, wearing a Packers shirt, and eating cheese. The man is 100% Wisconsin, and it cracks me up.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">(For the record, I have never seen him as happy as he was at the end of the game last night, nor will I ever probably see him that happy again. It was unreal.)</div><div class="" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://animal.discovery.com/tv/puppy-bowl/starting-lineup/starting-lineup.html">Source </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Hours and hours of adorable? How can that not make you happy beyond belief? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">These two were my favorites--CB the Beagle/Shih-Tzu mix, and Chih the Shih-Tzu (who reminds me of my "nephew", <a href="http://runlindseyannrun.blogspot.com/2010/12/12610-more-snow-and-more-dogs.html">Dave</a>). It didn't help my puppy fever, that's for sure. Why oh why do we have to live in another building that doesn't allow pets? :(</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br />
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</b></div>LindseyAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321908819892607557noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430229208458279.post-8541115470626020372011-02-03T16:10:00.000-06:002011-02-03T16:10:03.207-06:00Scary Mornings and Boxes of LoveToday's run: 4 miles<br />
Week to date: 17 miles<br />
Month to date: 9 miles (pleh... I really dislike it when the new month starts in the middle of the week!)<br />
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So, yesterday was kind of a strange day. I wasn't planning on running anyway, but even if I had, I don't know if I would have made it out. See, my morning was spent glued to the computer, constantly refreshing the Facebook page for the local station back in Marquette. The long and short of it is that there was a threat to the University found on a website, and someone called campus to warn them of what they saw. Here's the <a href="http://www.miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/558409/Serious-threat-closes-NMU-campus.html?nav=5006">link</a> to one of the articles talking about it (it even made CNN, you never see anything about the Upper Peninsula on there!) Scary stuff, but things are OK now. They reopened campus today after making 110% sure that everyone would be safe and they were sure the threat had passed.<br />
All I have to say is that I'm <u>very</u> proud of how my alma mater and the surrounding community handled everything, and I am especially proud of all the students today who <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=137553109640980">held their heads high, sported the school colors, and went back to class and on with their lives</a>. It's always a great day to be a Wildcat!<br />
I even hung my flag back up for the first time since Brandon and I moved in together.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIs6oTjSsMrJUL_KaWOQZO3F55zwHsoORmYgcaK_LOSQDsjLdiq9d0KAav3Vav0ZrnAhvBjZEAshu-owMf5v3QYXo-PWIslKmQ5T0ZUcRMrFfLb56tNCKZdwwTWyGf0FwDQ27AOD7psJs/s1600/IMG_2068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIs6oTjSsMrJUL_KaWOQZO3F55zwHsoORmYgcaK_LOSQDsjLdiq9d0KAav3Vav0ZrnAhvBjZEAshu-owMf5v3QYXo-PWIslKmQ5T0ZUcRMrFfLb56tNCKZdwwTWyGf0FwDQ27AOD7psJs/s320/IMG_2068.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>I thought about running in my hockey jersey today, but in the end I decided not to, I just layered on as many green, gold, or NMU related items as I could. (And the All-Star toque, just because.)<br />
In other news, early yesterday afternoon I got a big box of love from home! After spending the morning freaked out, it felt amazing to feel the love:<br />
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The plan Coach Mom wrote for me looks amazing. It's nice this time to have a more concrete plan to follow (even if winging it was fun), and I'm really excited that it's finally training time! I had so much fun last time around, I hope it's the same way this time! And, with this, I'll do my longest run ever (14 miles) and my biggest week mileage wise ever (30 miles, the first week of May.) Looking at the calendar I was given, though, I'm already in week 1. But after a panicked phone call home, I was told not to worry about it, and I'm going to finish what I had planned for this week and jump in at week 2 on Monday.<br />
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Fortunately, my plan for this week and what I have written on my training plan for this week match fairly well. I had a 4 miler planned for myself today, and that's what Coach Mom wrote, too, and same with the 6 miler on Saturday. The only difference is that I don't have a run written on the plan for tomorrow, and I was planning on doing another 5. <br />
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<u>Have you ever had Larabars? Which one is your favorite?</u><br />
I'm a fan of the Cherry Pie one, myself. I had the Banana Bread one yesterday and it was awesome, too!LindseyAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321908819892607557noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430229208458279.post-86775277505667845952011-02-01T15:17:00.002-06:002011-02-01T15:22:33.221-06:00Welcome February!Today's run: 5 miles<br />
Week to date: 13.4 miles<br />
Month to date: 5 miles<br />
Happy February, everybody!<br />
I can't lie, I'm very happy to turn the page on the calendar today. For some reason, it always feels good to leave January behind and move in to this month. Perhaps it's because it's one month closer to spring? Who knows, but even though January was a good if not completely crazy month for me, I'm ready for the adventures February will bring!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>For everyone dealing the the Snowmageddon/Snowpocalypse/SnOwMG storm rolling through the country, I'd like to show you what I have going on outside today:<br />
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To be fair, though, this is what I saw when I started to get ready to run this morning:<br />
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I knew I had to get out today. No excuses. Besides, Coach Mom gave me this advice just after the last cold snap:<br />
<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">running outside in the extreme cold is okay if you dress correctly....many many layers...it just isn't much fun!<br />
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That in mind, I just decided to wait until I saw a positive air temp. Baby steps, all, baby steps.<br />
This won for "Good enough" after I checked the weather every 4 minutes for the next hour:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcBA1zoKUvJVXDuy8765S8ipoYfZ_CBuwo-eSACA9mfx9G4s2X6votlCI502_4MN6ChvZ9uFsxS7P66x8cT0RfZvY67LiULotl1xe8P48HFD2-8mdHLHOpn6S7LHXFhPKDcAx5Z8dcCQw/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-01+at+10.16.29+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcBA1zoKUvJVXDuy8765S8ipoYfZ_CBuwo-eSACA9mfx9G4s2X6votlCI502_4MN6ChvZ9uFsxS7P66x8cT0RfZvY67LiULotl1xe8P48HFD2-8mdHLHOpn6S7LHXFhPKDcAx5Z8dcCQw/s320/Screen+shot+2011-02-01+at+10.16.29+AM.png" width="304" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I remembered Coach Mom's sage advice about layers, and I picked some fun ones for the usual wardrobe pick me up. Bundle up!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLe9Ww0_jOJrxoL_UMmn8KqTiDAehND1iR513E7hbXc62KbyV0hDjCd1SyjzQ5NqNxjyoKJ4YmYH7IXCTIg-MRfS2AnoHDzdkU3OmSUruqCkZ7AHLEIq1J3CB1tGT1CCzDeT0Quy3pYbQ/s1600/IMG_2063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLe9Ww0_jOJrxoL_UMmn8KqTiDAehND1iR513E7hbXc62KbyV0hDjCd1SyjzQ5NqNxjyoKJ4YmYH7IXCTIg-MRfS2AnoHDzdkU3OmSUruqCkZ7AHLEIq1J3CB1tGT1CCzDeT0Quy3pYbQ/s320/IMG_2063.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA42KpeS6PsqgJ89-dbMvJ5y2H6VBSoM90N8QyZq7qvQnKA1VExU5IWBXg-bZ-7ODUTvPYFbYY6J71lVD0gZ5Cecm2Gfx-7auFxfkDi8rhkM8DIifuAinJyM7vY76p8lIwWMygfH9yIgY/s1600/IMG_2062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA42KpeS6PsqgJ89-dbMvJ5y2H6VBSoM90N8QyZq7qvQnKA1VExU5IWBXg-bZ-7ODUTvPYFbYY6J71lVD0gZ5Cecm2Gfx-7auFxfkDi8rhkM8DIifuAinJyM7vY76p8lIwWMygfH9yIgY/s320/IMG_2062.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(Yup--you can take the girl out of Michigan, but you can't take Michigan out of the girl!!) No worries, I wore far more than this, but I loved the combination of these two. How can you not feel like a total champ sporting the winged wheel and the famous <a href="http://runlindseyannrun.blogspot.com/2010/02/22210.html">All-Star toque?</a></div>I walked to my new starting point and did a slooooooow 5 miler. I had originally planned 4, but I went in to lala land while running, and when I snapped out of it I was practically at the turn around for 5. Whooops! It's a good start to February though, eh?<br />
I had a moment of divine intervention (or at least I hope...) on the way home. I knew we had no dessert type options left in the apartment, and with the path I'm on lately that's unacceptable. I carried $1.00 in change planning on snagging some M&M's from the skywalk vending machine.<br />
Ready for this: the M&M's were $1.50! Whhhaaaaa?? I didn't feel like turning around to head back to the Snyders down the street, so I opted out of my candy fix. Hopefully, this is some kind of divine move telling me that I will come across something better than vending machine candy... if not I'm going to be a sad lady.<br />
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<b>Any fun plans for your February?</b><br />
I start training for my next half on the 7th, and next weekend the fiance and I are headed back to Houghton for Michigan Tech's <a href="http://www.mtu.edu/carnival/">Winter Carnival</a>! It's something hard to explain, so check out the link!<br />
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Have a great day!LindseyAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321908819892607557noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430229208458279.post-24057394417889682662011-01-31T13:09:00.001-06:002011-02-07T10:56:03.731-06:00A Little Bit of Bragging, and Happy Monday!Hello!<br />
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To start, my usual round of number crunching:<br />
Today's run: 8.4 miles<br />
Week to date: 8.4 miles (Happy Monday!)<br />
Month to date: 50.68 miles<br />
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I am overall pretty pleased with that last number, and with the first one, too! It certainly wasn't a speedy 8.4, but it was 8.4! I knew I wanted to go 8ish today because I crunched all the numbers yesterday, and that was what I needed to hit 50 miles on the month. (Actually, it was 7.7, but I rounded up.) I took off way more time than I should have in January, so I wanted to make up some ground and hit that 50 point.<br />
And, what a day to do it in, eh?<br />
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-I was wearing 4 layers on top, 2 on bottom, thick socks, a hat, gloves, and a bandanna over my face.<br />
-3 inches of standing snow on the Lake Walk trail.<br />
-Jumping in to the snowbank to not get hit by the plow clearing the trail.<br />
-Running during yet another weather alert.<br />
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Oh, what fun. :)<br />
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In other news...<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">I've decided to start something new here. It's no secret that Mondays can be kind of a downer at times, especially coming off a good weekend. With that thought in mind, I bring you "Happy Monday!", in which I post a short list of things that are making me happy at the moment. Big things, small things, silly things, serious things, any thing that I find bringing a smile to my face can be on this list.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">So, here are a few things that are making me happy this Monday!</div><br />
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<b>1. <a href="http://dearblankpleaseblank.com/">dearblankpleaseblank.com</a></b><br />
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My sister sent me a link to this site last night, and there went my evening. I can't even really accurately describe it, you just have to check it out!<br />
<b>2. Pop/Soda</b><br />
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I know, I can hear the healthy living bloggers and health experts nationwide groaning at this. For the record, I haven't been the biggest pop/soda drinker in my life. However, I cut out all beer/wine/spirits after the new year until I'm done training for Bayshore (and perhaps longer, we'll see). I felt very left out at one point last weekend when Brandon bought himself a really good craft beer we both enjoy, so I was given this as a consolation gift. It's a Jamaican style ginger ale, and it's really different and pretty good. We also tried a red apple soda that was good but maybe just a hair too sweet. And, I'm not drinking these everyday--I'm treating them like a dessert, so one every couple of days. Also, when I have a pop/soda these days, I'm trying to make it a unique, craft soda, not your standard big name ones.<br />
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<b>3. My Kindle</b><br />
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Anyway, I received this little guy for Christmas from the inlaws-to-be. I know a lot of the English major community has kind of shunned this device, but you know what? I never fit in with that crowd anyway. I love it. I absolutely love this thing. I already have a bookshelf that is groaning and bursting at the seams, so to be able to have a device about the size of a small notepad that I can pack full of even more literary goodness is awesome beyond knowing. I've gone through 2 books since I got it <u>(Unbearable Lightness</u> by Portia de Rossi and <u>Once a Runner</u> by John L. Parker) and I'm working through 3 more right now. Like I said, the Kindle is book nerd love.<br />
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<b><u>What's making you smile this Monday?</u></b>LindseyAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321908819892607557noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430229208458279.post-37179664104537554722011-01-29T21:10:00.000-06:002011-01-29T21:10:52.999-06:00The Week That WasHello!<br />
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I swear, every day this week after my run, I sat down and meant to blog. Then, I would get sucked in to Facebook, or the <a href="http://board.uscho.com/">USCHO forums</a>, or any one of the 329042570498 blogs I've been reading.<br />
So, time to recap!<br />
This was "The Week That Was..."<br />
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<b>1. Deadly</b><br />
That is, if you were any of the pieces of technology I owned. In a 48 hour span, my iPod, my laptop, and my cell phone all went to the big electronics store in the sky. :( The iPod was a casualty in a massive tea spill, the laptop has been trying to die for months and finally succeeded, but the phone? No idea. It went from working fine, to giving me weird error messages, to not working at all. I wound up getting a $15 go-phone at Wal-Mart that is straight out of 2002, but it's better than no phone at all, right?<br />
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<b>2. Culinary</b><br />
I think part of the reason I didn't post was because I spent so much time in the freaking kitchen this week! This week, I've made: my own chicken tenders (success!), vanilla pudding from scratch (super success!), focaccia (sort of--it was premade pizza crust that I added other stuff to, but still, I tried!), the most amazing chocolate chip cookies (from <a href="http://eatliverun.com/perfect-chocolate-chip-cookies/">this</a> recipe), and candied oranges (modified from <a href="http://eatliverun.com/candied-meyer-lemons/">this</a> recipe... jury is still out on these...) (side note: I've been reading <a href="http://eatliverun.com/">Jenna's</a> blog for ages, and I love it. Love love love what she does.) And, I've made dinner almost every night this week. I am really finding my groove in the kitchen, and I'm having an absolute blast doing it! Now, I just need more Duluthian friends to come over and eat this stuff!!<br />
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<b>3. Warmer!</b><br />
The temperatures FINALLY picked up this week! There were still some killer winds off the lake (especially Tuesday! I was shivering so much on my walk home--it felt worse than when I walked to the post office when it was below 0 last Friday!) but it was overall much nicer this week. I even saw 31 degrees on a downtown thermometer Friday! That's a 57 degree difference from the week before. All without breaking the freezing mark... the weather in this state is unreal. Maybe that's why Minnesotans talk about the weather so much. (Or, so I've heard from my Minnesotan friends. I talk about the weather all the time, too, so maybe I was born to be a Minnesotan!)<br />
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<b>4. High (for me) Mileage!</b><br />
I feel silly saying this, because I know <a href="http://runningsane.blogspot.com/">some</a> <a href="http://runningthedawn.com/">of</a> <a href="http://www.hungryrunnergirl.com/">you</a> out there have run more miles in a single day than I put in during a whole week, but for this little runner, this was a pretty big week in terms of mileage. I had a chat via Facebook with Coach Mom about my training plan, and she said I still have a couple weeks to go before I start, but reminded me that I need to be running 4-5 times a week, 3-5 miles each time. This week, I put in 4 good runs (so far, I still have tomorrow!) and I'm at 18. Breakdown looks like this:<br />
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Monday: 4 miles<br />
Tuesday: 5 miles<br />
Wednesday: rest (crazy headaches... boo!)<br />
Thursday: 4 miles (originally planned 3, but I felt good, so I kept going!) + some <a href="http://www.mytrainerbob.com/all-videos/categories/deconstructing/bob-harpers-inside-out-method-boxing-challenge">Bob</a> <a href="http://www.mytrainerbob.com/all-videos/categories/deconstructing/bob-harpers-inside-out-method-core-challenge">Harper</a>. That core thing is KILLER.<br />
Friday: 5 miles<br />
Saturday: little bit of Yoga<br />
Week to date: 18 miles<br />
Month to date: 36.9 miles<br />
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I'm getting there--2 days to get that number a bit higher!<br />
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So, that was my week! <b>How was yours?</b>LindseyAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321908819892607557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430229208458279.post-46568005825847914532011-01-24T12:53:00.001-06:002011-01-24T12:55:05.304-06:00Happy Monday!Today's run: 4 miles<br />
Week to date: 4 miles (happy Monday!)<br />
Month to date: 22.9 miles<br />
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Good Monday to you all! I hope everyone's week is getting off to a great start.<br />
I was happy to see this morning that after a stretch of some insanely, bitterly cold weather, things are finally getting back to normal in the temperature department:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, that being said, I headed outside! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While I wouldn't go so far as to say it was super warm, it was nice to not instantly lose feeling in my face and extremities. I did, however, start to a bit on the way back. The wind was in my face, and my gloves got wet when I stopped to fix my shoes a few times, so that in turn made my hands cold. Overall, it was a good run.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In other news, I've decided to start something new here. It's no secret that Mondays can be kind of a downer at times, especially coming off a good weekend. With that thought in mind, I am going to start "Happy Monday!", in which I post a short list of things that are making me happy at the moment. Big things, small things, silly things, serious things, any thing that I find bringing a smile to my face can be on this list.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, here are a few things that are making me happy this Monday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u>1. This kid:</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs023.snc6/165371_665655324637_40603159_36916038_5391401_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs023.snc6/165371_665655324637_40603159_36916038_5391401_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He's put up with so much from me, especially over the last few weeks. I really don't know what I'd do without him. </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u>2. My pets in TC and my "pets" in Duluth.</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWhnyLRh37gzjaiWjCl5P9bK26rQqqiHzF4CU3A24WP8S1pyjOVPgTFhaJ9iKLyVcAX_6QcYF3f_9lB2yeqNNuECpXKSp0pn2uNDRZIBi46h-i1TXJghtMDhyphenhyphenVYCFPnsyE1MPtnTGzRJM/s1600/IMG_2040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWhnyLRh37gzjaiWjCl5P9bK26rQqqiHzF4CU3A24WP8S1pyjOVPgTFhaJ9iKLyVcAX_6QcYF3f_9lB2yeqNNuECpXKSp0pn2uNDRZIBi46h-i1TXJghtMDhyphenhyphenVYCFPnsyE1MPtnTGzRJM/s320/IMG_2040.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs890.ash1/179884_667642911497_40603159_36949190_7099297_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs890.ash1/179884_667642911497_40603159_36949190_7099297_n.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first two are my Duluth "pets"--Theodore the moose (he's named after Minnesota Wild goalie Jose Theodore. Yeah, I'm a hockey dork.) and Fatty the squirrel. We can't have real pets in our apartment, so these two are standing in for now. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The other two are the TC pets--my sister's Shih-Tzu, Dave, and our Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Lester. I love and miss those two so much. I can't wait until May when I can snuggle with them again. (And yes, they're wearing neon earmuffs. It was Christmas morning, we were feeling goofy.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u>3. College Hockey.</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1362.snc4/163460_666925993207_40603159_36939461_3718019_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1362.snc4/163460_666925993207_40603159_36939461_3718019_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My team (the jersey represented on the left) had a great weekend! We're sitting at a good spot in our conference, and we have an exciting few weeks coming up going in to the playoffs! </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sadly, for those who are fans of the team whose jersey is on the right, things aren't going so well. They broke a school record for a losing streak this past weekend (while playing Minnesota-Duluth, the local D-1 hockey school, actually.) I know they're our rivals, but it is making me sad seeing their fans so downhearted and/or angry. </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But... positives! My team did well, and we're heading in to one of my favorite times of the year soon!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also, without #3 here, I wouldn't have #1, and that would just be too sad to think about. I'm glad my obsession with college hockey brought about something good and brought him in to my life.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Side note: without college hockey, I wouldn't know my friends over at <a href="http://teambabydinosaur.blogspot.com/">Team Baby Dinosaur</a> either, nor would they probably know each other. It really is a beautiful thing, folks.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u>4. This Fleece.</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvLNUMZQ5x9J3x-ur-Pv4S_fF7iJOTko6H0E-CHOVsWfohGJtXMw7cJBQyaDPXCqbhCLnDVQ4Spb_xZJirSlKWtNwc2tFOhC3xwE10W6UEAEhoAZvqPS6iZX2wCbwtpBOC2xz42kzhof8/s1600/IMG_2038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvLNUMZQ5x9J3x-ur-Pv4S_fF7iJOTko6H0E-CHOVsWfohGJtXMw7cJBQyaDPXCqbhCLnDVQ4Spb_xZJirSlKWtNwc2tFOhC3xwE10W6UEAEhoAZvqPS6iZX2wCbwtpBOC2xz42kzhof8/s320/IMG_2038.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's warm. It's soft. It's "sear your eyes out" neon pink. How would this not make a girl happy? It's probably my new favorite thing to wear while running because it's cute and functional by keeping me warm and easily visible!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u>5. Skype!</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQhRisE7qjwx_eQgn26Jb6-1xHS7ggBQJR2Tq01svsKBl1lWVSY" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQhRisE7qjwx_eQgn26Jb6-1xHS7ggBQJR2Tq01svsKBl1lWVSY" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQhRisE7qjwx_eQgn26Jb6-1xHS7ggBQJR2Tq01svsKBl1lWVSY">Source</a></span></div>I've had it installed on my computer for a while, but I've only really started using it since we got to Minnesota. It has been great chatting "face to face" with family and friends and it makes them feel less far away. (It's also a great way to meet your neighbors, when you and your sister get too loud and they can hear you through the floor. Oops!)<br />
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<u>Your turn! What are some things that are making you happy this Monday?</u>LindseyAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321908819892607557noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430229208458279.post-34211645109325736352011-01-22T11:42:00.001-06:002011-01-22T11:47:03.019-06:00In Other News...Hello!<br />
So, yesterday's post was about what has happened in my life over the last month that I didn't post.<br />
However, this is a running blog, and I didn't mention one darned thing about running during that entire post!<br />
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So, here is how THAT has been going lately:<br />
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I'm actually kind of pleased with how running went during our 2 1/2 week road trip. When we were in Wisconsin seeing the fiance's family, I made it out on two wonderful, long (for me) runs of 5.1 and 7.8 miles. OK, so it was pretty much back and forth on the road he lives on, but it worked well enough for me.<br />
Going home to Michigan, I got some great runs in. I also got a few new toys:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQIm-7WifGX4hmBNwDi6ma-DuwBXRuSQ14pJK3osKUe2btFgu55rvjyVF7IFa5OmZo5lc_EnI6oUTLfZAz-w3yQLdOqR3FC8tjLIl-zalKSGoO-UTI73GAI6FRnjXYwXxQFJLzM88_Z2c/s1600/IMG_2036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQIm-7WifGX4hmBNwDi6ma-DuwBXRuSQ14pJK3osKUe2btFgu55rvjyVF7IFa5OmZo5lc_EnI6oUTLfZAz-w3yQLdOqR3FC8tjLIl-zalKSGoO-UTI73GAI6FRnjXYwXxQFJLzM88_Z2c/s320/IMG_2036.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>YES! New shoes! (I needed those badly! They're the same type I had before [Asics Foundation], just different colors.) I love them, so much.<br />
And, look--no more soup can weight workouts for me, because I have actual weights! Thanks, Assistant Coach Little Sister! The red ones are 3's, the red ones are 5's. She also got me a Yoga mat, which I badly needed, too.<br />
So, even with taking days off because I was sick, on the road, or had other things going on, I still had an AWESOME December mileage total: 56.93 miles. That was my 3rd highest month in 2010, and my highest non-half-training month of the year! :D<br />
January started off great, it really did. I got in a few good treadmill runs at home, including one at 6am the day we left to head up here, and one AWESOME one at the hotel on our apartment hunt. I got a nasty cold, though, right after that. So, between that and our one last Lake-Effect-Snowpocolypse before we left, that week dropped right off.<br />
Once we got to Duluth, I re-met an old friend: fear of new things. It took me nearly a week to get the stones to go seek out a safe place to run and go for it. Not being familiar with this place at all, and it being SO much bigger than the 900 person village I'd been living in, I was completely terrified to go, and especially to go alone. I was doing Yoga, some <a href="http://www.mytrainerbob.com/">Bob Harper</a> videos, and skating to keep myself somewhat active, but I was getting frustrated. I knew I needed to run, but I was crippling myself with fear.<br />
I finally got brave this past Monday, and I headed down to check out a trail I kept hearing about. It was great, actually--relatively clear considering the weather, right on the water, and varied enough to be interesting and a challenge at points. It's within walking distance of my apartment, too, so that's always nice.<br />
Even with my new discovery and my fear conquered, I still wasn't able to get out as much as I wanted. This is why:<br />
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So, that's where I'm at in terms of running and fitness of late. It looks like this nasty cold spell is going to break tomorrow, so next week I will hit the trail hard every chance I can to make up for my slacking.<br />
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All right, time to get off the computer and on with my day! Hope you all have a great one!LindseyAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321908819892607557noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430229208458279.post-63627827478501713752011-01-21T15:24:00.000-06:002011-01-21T15:24:17.508-06:00Turn and Face the Strange Ch-ch-changes...Hello, everyone!<br />
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I realize it has been about a month or so since you've seen anything from me, and for that I apologize. To say that things have been crazy is pretty true, and a lot has changed in the last month.<br />
First of all, Brandon and I spent 2 1/2 weeks on the road for the holidays. We split Christmas as best we could between his family in Central Wisconsin and mine in Northwest Lower Michigan. (We wound up driving 7 hours Christmas Eve night from his family's to mine, with him sick. Definitely a story we'll look back on and laugh.) From there, it was to Detroit for the <a href="http://www.detroitsports.org/events/events-calendar.html?task=view_detail&agid=30&year=2010&month=12&day=29">Great Lakes Invitational</a> to see his team play (and lose, twice. Ugh!) Then, back to my family's for New Year (which always has a theme, this time it was Neon New Year, which will explain the picture at the end of this post), and then we had to drive 11 hours to go apartment hunting.<br />
Because, here's the first big change: Brandon got a job right out of school, so we have moved! As of 2 weeks ago, we live in Duluth, Minnesota.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglg9ywLYnFcCcO9xVBeYigd1ki1GsS2D4HNWLC6hw6A_2N2EVf1Zckej1od88ajxQiqn1RDfbeVau0UogR1DxapezbO-AWBFvEoIuG0h8WLWctldrfZt-6nUGbMt4QtyXPU8y0PZL0_9w/s1600/IMG_2017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglg9ywLYnFcCcO9xVBeYigd1ki1GsS2D4HNWLC6hw6A_2N2EVf1Zckej1od88ajxQiqn1RDfbeVau0UogR1DxapezbO-AWBFvEoIuG0h8WLWctldrfZt-6nUGbMt4QtyXPU8y0PZL0_9w/s320/IMG_2017.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>It was not even 3 full days from when we got back from our Christmas adventure to when we officially moved, so our last few days as Yoopers were a crazy flurry of packing and tying up loose ends, all while getting at least 3 feet of snow dumped on us. I wish I was kidding--I wish I would have gotten a picture of us trying to clean off and dig out our cars to start packing them up, it was unreal.<br />
Anyway, two days after we got here was the 2nd anniversary of our first date, the day we use as our default anniversary. Being that things were kinda tight and chaotic from having just relocated and all, our big celebration was making dinner at our apartment (and sitting at a table--a standing joke from when neither of us had real tables at our apartments, so for us to have dinner at a table in his apartment on our 1st anniversary was kind of a big deal) and going ice skating down in Canal Park.<br />
He did have one surprise up his sleeve, though. After skating for about a half hour, I was ready to go. He decided to take one more lap while I headed back to the bench. As I'm untying my skates, I hear him come up, and he says "before we go..."<br />
I look up, and he's down on one knee...<br />
So, what I'm trying to say is the second big change is: we're engaged!<br />
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So, here goes a new chapter of my life! Let the adventures begin!<br />
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</div>LindseyAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321908819892607557noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353430229208458279.post-74543771392470584112011-01-12T12:49:00.000-06:002011-01-12T12:49:09.892-06:00I'm alive, I promise!Hi!<br />
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I just wanted to assure you that I am, indeed, alive (and those of you who are real life and/or twitter friends are well aware of this fact, for sure.)<br />
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I have a post coming that has a ton of big, fun, and super exciting news. :)<br />
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Stay tuned, and know that I haven't forgotten this or any of you!LindseyAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03321908819892607557noreply@blogger.com1