tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711641416834932303Tue, 01 Oct 2024 19:08:25 +0000ChristmastravelvacationA story about change.http://running4pennies.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Christie)Blogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711641416834932303.post-8119922376245541207Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:36:00 +00002008-01-07T09:20:06.374-06:00It is a good idea for me to wait at least 48 hours before posting about a long-distance run like a Half-Marathon. Because, at least for me, during the first 48 hours all I can think is, "Why in the world did I do it?" and I cannot even think about doing it again.Though I have to say, the 14 mile run with Angie was MUCH different. I think the pace of every other long run has been too fast. 13 min/http://running4pennies.blogspot.com/2008/01/babys-first-half-marathon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711641416834932303.post-6140589496290810157Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:34:00 +00002008-01-03T09:37:53.708-06:00Remember my cold? Well, I continued running and tested my theory that as long as I'm not sick below the neck, it's ok to work out. Well - I knocked that cold flat after only a few days and it's basically done! The idea is that as long as working out doesn't cause you to cough and be unable to breathe, it's ok and even good for you. In fact, it opened my sinuses and I was able to breathe http://running4pennies.blogspot.com/2008/01/hurrah-for-working-out.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christie)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711641416834932303.post-517488551160130222Sat, 29 Dec 2007 19:44:00 +00002007-12-29T13:54:39.701-06:00On Sunday, the 23rd, boy was I tired! I slept through the entire family playing a ROLLICKING game of Pictionary from 8 until past midnight, even after taking a nap earlier! Monday, the 24th, I ran 45 minutes by myself in Huntsville, Alabama. Wednesday, the 26th, I ran another 45 minutes in Huntsville, Alabama - but this time I knew I was carrying along a friend...Yes - I am pregnant. :)I http://running4pennies.blogspot.com/2007/12/running-with-friend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711641416834932303.post-6922890137743782105Sun, 23 Dec 2007 16:21:00 +00002007-12-23T10:43:14.047-06:00Two are better than one...Definitely! I know I would not have had the gumption to get up and get out there and run 14 miles by myself. Thank you, Angie, for being such a great running partner! I brought the map with satellite shots of our mile markers, and she brought the watch with the interval beeps. I used my iPod to time our mile paces and overall times. I stashed bottles of water http://running4pennies.blogspot.com/2007/12/finished-14-miles-feeling-good-plus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711641416834932303.post-5914387402232444784Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:03:00 +00002007-12-20T15:04:18.468-06:00Tomorrow - at 5:30 am... 13.5 miles. Alone. with Angie. She'll have to sing her 1980's sitcom lyrics by herself because I'm not familiar with them!http://running4pennies.blogspot.com/2007/12/here-it-comes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711641416834932303.post-4351478760344223760Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:33:00 +00002007-12-17T11:05:50.634-06:00I can't believe I actually did TWO CrossFit WODs (Workouts of the Day) last week AND my two Galloway week-day runs. My Thursday run was only run 3 lightpoles, walk 1 lightpole instead of the 4:1 I was doing before - AND I stopped after 35 minutes instead of going 45 or 55. Thankfully, I have a 13.5 - 14 mile run coming up on FRIDAY MORNING, so I begged out of any CrossFit workouts this week so I http://running4pennies.blogspot.com/2007/12/jingle-bells.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711641416834932303.post-7357091343244835909Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:44:00 +00002007-12-13T08:56:21.659-06:00As if running wasn't enough, I have to add CrossFit workouts to my routine! My husband is starting this new method of training and I did my first two CrossFit workouts this week. I'm not sure what the neighbor thought as he pulled out of his driveway to see us in the street at 9 pm while I was performing kettlebell swings! Monday's workout was good: 10 rounds of run 50 m, 10 medicine ball squat &http://running4pennies.blogspot.com/2007/12/as-if-running-wasnt-enough.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711641416834932303.post-7165007685332046807Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:42:00 +00002007-12-10T07:47:21.310-06:006 miles around the airport in my new running capris! After so many weeks of freezing cold weather, it was strange to be running in a fog (literally!) and to have your hair soaked from the humidity and sweat that couldn't evaporate. It was neat to run for a while with Iris and hear her Vegas stories. I especially love to hear stories about passing people around mile 20 that can barely move! http://running4pennies.blogspot.com/2007/12/airport-loop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711641416834932303.post-2529241373087579365Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:20:00 +00002007-12-06T10:22:41.237-06:00I hurt after the 12.5 mile run. I really hurt. It was not fun! So no wonder on Monday and Tuesday I didn't set my alarm and overslept! Maybe subconsciously I didn't want to get back out there and hurt again!But I'd forgotten. I wasn't going to run 12 miles every morning. Only 45 - 55 minutes. About 4 miles. And I had forgotten how good that makes me feel.So I went out there and did it on http://running4pennies.blogspot.com/2007/12/dragging-myself-back-on-road.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711641416834932303.post-8317622719109675094Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:24:00 +00002007-12-03T10:18:46.310-06:00Last Saturday we ran 12.5 miles on the Blackwater Trail in Milton. I'd never been out there and it was a great trail. I hope to go out and bike with my family there someday. It started easy. I've been running 2.5 minutes and then walking 1 minute at home, so running 1:1 seemed too easy. But that changes gradually mile after mile. All was normal the first half - then we turned around, did a http://running4pennies.blogspot.com/2007/12/wardrobe-malfunction-at-mile-9.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christie)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711641416834932303.post-6856578300970606227Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:14:00 +00002007-11-19T09:36:39.452-06:00Thanks, Kris for asking me if I was still running! (She asked because my blog hasn't been updated.) That was just the boost I needed to blog again. Yea! Somebody actually is reading my blog! :)Nov 3rd I was hoping to run the Great Pumpkin Race. I really wanted a new PR. But at the last minute we drove to Huntsville, so I ran 6 miles by myself in Huntsville. Good news: I actually got out http://running4pennies.blogspot.com/2007/11/3-weeks-of-running.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christie)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711641416834932303.post-2332627164041841332Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:53:00 +00002007-10-29T06:02:20.702-05:00Four weeks ago I ran 8.2 miles at a 14:30 pace. Two weeks ago I ran 8.7 miles at a 14:09 pace. This Saturday, it was 9 miles at 13:32 pace. Am I improving that much? Short answer: NO. The first two runs I did on my own - except that I was joined by Logan's Full 1:1 group at the end of the 8.7 and in keeping up with them for the last few miles brought my time down to 14:09. This Saturday, myhttp://running4pennies.blogspot.com/2007/10/latest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711641416834932303.post-6840930035610092392Mon, 15 Oct 2007 03:10:00 +00002007-10-14T22:24:34.125-05:00This is the time of year that every runner waits for - fall! It has finally arrived in Florida. The moment the temperature dips below 70, I have to get out my trusty, ugly earbands and wear them faithfully until spring. (earbands? well - I don't know what else to call them. They're like big, fluffy headbands that cover your ears.) I've always had sensitive ears that ache when they get coldhttp://running4pennies.blogspot.com/2007/10/its-cold-in-mornings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711641416834932303.post-4400822527150598529Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:03:00 +00002007-10-08T09:16:05.146-05:00We ran 4 miles on Saturday and I was struggling about mile 2.5. That let me know that I need to take my week-day runs seriously in order to be ready for the 8.5 miler coming up this weekend. After one week off due to a stomach bug and another scaled-back week due to a cold, I have to press on to regain the level of conditioning that I need. LOTS OF WATER this week! That is the goal. I http://running4pennies.blogspot.com/2007/10/running-through-rain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711641416834932303.post-9052900965442685Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:43:00 +00002007-10-04T16:44:29.083-05:00The one good thing about my daughter waking up so many times during the night is she helped me not to oversleep (I was up anyway!) and get my run in this morning. I pushed a little harder and my cold is MUCH better. However, my shins were killing me! I probably need to get fitted for shoes again as this has only occurred after getting my last pair of shoes.http://running4pennies.blogspot.com/2007/10/little-run-and-little-better.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christie)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711641416834932303.post-2672067580288254794Sun, 30 Sep 2007 05:14:00 +00002007-09-30T00:30:09.068-05:00After taking the week off, I completed my first solo 8 miler. It was 8.22 miles in 1:59:29. (14:32 pace). I did it without an ipod and amazingly didn't go crazy with boredom! What was I thinking about during that time? I have no idea. Sometimes on a downhill, it was how good I felt. On the uphills - I was thinking about Hill Difficulty (Pilgrim's Progress). After 5 miles, why did my face http://running4pennies.blogspot.com/2007/09/back-on-track-and-confirmation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711641416834932303.post-5588685858912625459Thu, 27 Sep 2007 01:23:00 +00002007-09-26T20:35:19.584-05:00This past weekend was the Seafood Festival 5K. Even with Tropical Depression #10 headed straight to Pensacola, I was determined to run as the Seafood Festival was my first 5K ever last year. :) And yes, I was even going to run with my dear daughter, rain or shine. :) At 3:30 am - it was pouring! But by 5 am it had stopped and the radar showed the worst of it was over. The race was http://running4pennies.blogspot.com/2007/09/little-seafood-little-er.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711641416834932303.post-21227437426778261Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:12:00 +00002007-09-16T19:23:06.008-05:00Today I was deeply mired in the Slough of Despond - but went for a 50 minute walk just before sunset and it really cleared the cobwebs out of my head. Jeff Galloway told me that forward motion helps the mind stay positive. I'm even considering leaving work to go home, eat dinner at home, do some laundry and get prepared for my 30 minute run in the morning. We're assigned certain pages out of http://running4pennies.blogspot.com/2007/09/just-out-for-walk.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711641416834932303.post-8251097470508993626Sat, 15 Sep 2007 22:41:00 +00002007-09-15T18:02:34.889-05:00It's a bit of an understatement to say life has been busy. It has been full-out non-stop at home and at work. (Well, truthfully, home has taken a back seat to work. It's Saturday today and I'm about to go back to work for the 2nd time today. ) The biggest blessing is that my daughter is with my in-laws right now. That's the only reason I have the time to pause and post my first blog in two http://running4pennies.blogspot.com/2007/09/still-in-running.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711641416834932303.post-3614261076471205097Mon, 03 Sep 2007 23:50:00 +00002007-09-03T19:06:10.241-05:00Yesterday I ran my first solo run. I searched for local routes at www.usatf.org/routes and picked one that was four miles. I packed Eden up after her nap and we drove down to the end of Palafox. I'd never been to the end of Palafox before. I didn't know that it's a nice little park where people go fishing and you can walk on the pier. I ran from there to the beginning of the Gulf Breeze-Pensacolahttp://running4pennies.blogspot.com/2007/09/solo-at-sunset.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christie)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711641416834932303.post-4563289661081088459Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:33:00 +00002007-08-29T15:36:44.644-05:00I’ve just been told by the Galloway Running Group that I cannot bring my daughter to the group runs anymore. It’s an issue of liability which I totally understand. However, I only have two days a week with her as it is, and I’m not willing to reduce it further. I was just renewing my commitment to the training, and was really looking forward to the comraderie with our new pace groups which http://running4pennies.blogspot.com/2007/08/and-route-turns-blind-corner.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christie)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711641416834932303.post-4641974891568002596Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:00:00 +00002007-08-20T15:08:21.297-05:00I was asked on Saturday during our run why my blog was "Running for Pennies." My subtitle is "A story about change." I chose that title for two reasons: 1) I don't believe that running is going to change my life. I believe that running is going to change me, and when I am changed, my life will naturally change. 2) A million dollars is just a bunch of pennies all hanging out together. http://running4pennies.blogspot.com/2007/08/another-run-another-penny.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christie)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711641416834932303.post-8353359941893950671Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:11:00 +00002007-08-13T15:25:14.248-05:00It's been an amazing weekend! :) I was able to run on Thursday morning, earning my 3rd penny - and my 4th on Saturday when Eden and I joined the Galloway group. What an amazing morning. I was stunned at the number of people who showed up - most of whom I've never seen before. It was hot! And we went slow; the 1:1 newbies only ran 3 miles - but I barely even noticed it, I was so excited to meet http://running4pennies.blogspot.com/2007/08/our-first-group-run-that-i-participated.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christie)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711641416834932303.post-5663914022182091019Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:54:00 +00002007-08-07T15:59:33.046-05:00Logistics sunk the South. Likewise, this race will probably be won or lost on one simple question: Can I pull myself away from everything and simply GO TO BED ON TIME? I awoke an hour late this morning because I stayed up too late. It's tougher now because my husband is working midnights this month, and has to have all the lights on in our room to get dressed and ready. It's a perfect chance, in http://running4pennies.blogspot.com/2007/08/off-road-challenges.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711641416834932303.post-7508947432829595067Mon, 06 Aug 2007 13:53:00 +00002007-08-06T09:02:49.068-05:00Today was my first Monday 'get-out-of-bed-and-get-on-the-treadmill-because-you-made-a-committment' workout. It took me 30 minutes to get there. Last night I read about Jeff Galloway's "Dirty Tricks" and did one of them this morning. He says the Left Brain will give you all sorts of reasons not to workout. So to silence it, for example, if you're coming home from a hard day's work, you might http://running4pennies.blogspot.com/2007/08/first-monday-morning.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christie)1