Mmm…ketchup is so good. I used to be a ketchup-only girl. No mustard. No relish. No onions. No no no.
Now, I use all those condiments and more. Have your tastes changed as you’ve gotten older?
In this case, ketchup really means catch-up, because it’s been a week since I posted! Here’s what you missed in my life:
- An amazing Thanksgiving with friends who feel like family. I wish I could have been with my mom, dad and brother, or my amazing in-laws, but I got to see many of them this summer, and I am thankful for that.
- A lazy long weekend, involving a trip to IKEA, West Elm, DSW, Old Navy, Sports Authority and Best Buy. Amazingly, only one thing came home with me…but it’s a big one!
Introducing Stella:
Merry Christmas to ME!
Stella is a Garmin Forerunner 305, and she is my new running buddy. The Garmin has been on my wish-list for about 6 months, and I was going to ask Santa for it. But I decided to go ahead and get it now, so I can use it for both half marathons that I’m signed up for. One of which is this weekend…um, yeah.
On a related sidenote, I have to tell y’all how much you blow me away with your support and friendship. Many of us have never met, and never will. But when I whine about my injury, you jump in to make me feel better!
(For those who don’t know — I have what I assume is an overuse injury. About a week before my Olympic triathlon, I started feeling an intense, stabbing pain in my hamstring/groin area. After the tri, it got really bad. I took a few weeks off of running, and the pain is now bearable but I am still dealing with it on a daily basis.)
Katie: Argh injuries are so frustrating. I’m afraid to even read about them afraid it will curse me I freak at every twinge. The memory of 4 months off of running still sends shivers down my spine! Hope you feel better! I’ve been doing spinning twice a week at the gym and yoga twice a week and I’m sore all the time way more so then when I was running almost every day!
Tracy: Katy – what is your injury? I’m new to your blog (found it when Caitlin at HTP linked to you doing your triathlon) and saw that you had an injury which you described as being near your, uh female parts. But, I never saw you say what it is exactly. Groin area? I’m asking because I’ve got a pelvic stress fracture, which presented as a groin strain, and well – it’s been hell. I missed the halfs for which I was training and am sitting out 3 months
itallchanges: Sorry you are still in pain. Have you gotten it looked at? I found once I got my hip looked at I started PT and it was wonderful. My PT really pushed me since he knew I was an “athlete” so I got a great workout just from the exercises he was teaching me to strengthen my body.
Dori: Oh no. My best advice would be rest for a week and then try again. Hope you feel better!
chrystad72: injuries can be frustrating but its great that you are listening to your body and letting it rest when its needs to. Thats so important for a good recovery! Anyways sounds like you will be back in full force soon so no worries! Have a great day! I really hope you feel better!
Tiffanie: I feel your pain! For years I’ve trained for some type of running event that has always left me injured and frustrated! This time I am training for the Disney’s Princess half marathon in March 2010 and I am following my training schedule by the books! Even though I physically feel like I can handle more, I don’t even want to even remotely try to do more too soon. I so want to be able to actually train AND compete this time as injury free as possible!!!
I hope you get feeling better soon!!!
I decided to take Stella on a group run last weekend — which turned out to be a solo run. Only three of us showed up, and unfortunately, they were running at a slower pace than I wanted. So I took off on a gorgeous course (I noticed Caitlin and Megan did their 20-miler at the same spot!) The GPS was a great addition, althought it really just made it clear that my injury is really slowing me down. Before I got hurt, I trained at around 10:00/mile, and competed at 8:30 or 9:00/mile. Not fast by any means, but consistent.
But for the last month of running, that pace has dropped like a rock. I’m now at about 11:00/mile, and I feel like I’m giving it my all. (The last lap was walking back to my car.)
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Split
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Time
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Distance
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Elevation Gain
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Elevation Loss
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Avg Speed
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Max Speed
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Avg HR
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Max HR
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Calories
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| Summary | 01:56:04 | 10.28 | 205 | 170 | 11:17 | 08:58 | 164 | 173 | 1,242 |
| 1 | 00:25:59 | 2.50 | 49 | 41 | 10:23 | 09:04 | 164 | 172 | 300 |
| 2 | 00:26:45 | 2.50 | 60 | 58 | 10:42 | 09:34 | 170 | 173 | 304 |
| 3 | 00:27:54 | 2.51 | 41 | 39 | 11:06 | 08:58 | 167 | 172 | 308 |
| 4 | 00:28:13 | 2.52 | 28 | 32 | 11:12 | 09:41 | 164 | 169 | 307 |
| 5 | 00:07:11 | 0.25 | 27 | 0 | 28:42 | 11:33 | 129 | 165 | 23 |
But my mantra is: “Just Keep Pushing.”
I did a miserable 6 miles on Monday, and a decent 4.5 this morning. I am not going to run in between now and Saturday, to try and have fresh legs for the half marathon through Downtown Orlando.
Hey, remember my (vegan) Pumpkin Beer Bread?
If you want to give it a taste of your own, just head to Ashley’s blog and bid on my baking!
Ashley is an amazing runner, a healthy living blogger and a fundraiser for Team in Training, which helps people with leukemia, lymphoma and other blood cancers. I am so inspired by people who give their time, money and SWEAT, so I am thrilled to donate two loaves of my Pumpkin Beer Bread to the highest bidder. So get to gettin’!
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Give yourself some credit, chica! That is fast! You can't compare yourself like that – hello! you just said you're running a half mary this weekend! That's amazing, woman
Katy, is that pain right where your leg meets your groin area? Does it feel like a pinch or a pull after you've run about a mile? I had the same thing [if that's what you have] and found that stretching my hip flexor was about the only thing that helped. I also did the upward facing dog yoga pose, which helped immensely. I rarely get the pain now — but I still run slow!
I got the forerunner 205 and LOVE it! It's really changed the way I train and given me the courage to run farther and without a set course in mind.
That is on my christmas list
Good luck on the half marathon, you will do great!
OHHHHHH! I so want that Garmin! My workout partner and I were actually just talking about that this morning after our run! I downloaded the GPS app off my iPhone but I want THAT one!!! How much are they??? My Santa wish list is growing wayyyyy too big. This is the first year I've actually had a list and all my items are big ticket things (ie. VitaMix, Excalibur, Garmin) LOL
i'm sorry to hear about your injory. i had that kinda of thing before. i was doing sprints and felt an intense sharp pain in hip flexor/groin area. hurt to put on pants, jump on one leg, etc. sucked balls, but i was out from running/racing for 6 weeks +. i still get a little twinge there and then i freak out.
I've really been eyeballing the 405 series!
Thanks so much for spreading the word about The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. I have two close family members with blood cancer and I've done fund raising with TNT three times now. They have a fantastic training program and you get to make the best friends of a lifetime while helping others.
That is really exciting to get one. When I was running my 5km last week I was running next to this girl..and I spotted a Garmin. I actually sped up to her and go 'Is that a Garmin?' and she goes 'yeah, but it's my Dad'. I thought that I had met a celebrity. Happy running and remember that no matter what pace you're going, or how long you are running–you're running!
I hear lots of good things about the 305 over the 405. However, I was Santa wishing for the 310xt. I hope you blog more about your new running buddy!
Give yourself some credit, chica! That is fast! You can't compare yourself like that – hello! you just said you're running a half mary this weekend! That's amazing, woman
Katy, is that pain right where your leg meets your groin area? Does it feel like a pinch or a pull after you've run about a mile? I had the same thing [if that's what you have] and found that stretching my hip flexor was about the only thing that helped. I also did the upward facing dog yoga pose, which helped immensely. I rarely get the pain now — but I still run slow!
I got the forerunner 205 and LOVE it! It's really changed the way I train and given me the courage to run farther and without a set course in mind.
That is on my christmas list
Good luck on the half marathon, you will do great!
OHHHHHH! I so want that Garmin! My workout partner and I were actually just talking about that this morning after our run! I downloaded the GPS app off my iPhone but I want THAT one!!! How much are they??? My Santa wish list is growing wayyyyy too big. This is the first year I've actually had a list and all my items are big ticket things (ie. VitaMix, Excalibur, Garmin) LOL
i'm sorry to hear about your injory. i had that kinda of thing before. i was doing sprints and felt an intense sharp pain in hip flexor/groin area. hurt to put on pants, jump on one leg, etc. sucked balls, but i was out from running/racing for 6 weeks +. i still get a little twinge there and then i freak out.
I've really been eyeballing the 405 series!
Thanks so much for spreading the word about The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. I have two close family members with blood cancer and I've done fund raising with TNT three times now. They have a fantastic training program and you get to make the best friends of a lifetime while helping others.
That is really exciting to get one. When I was running my 5km last week I was running next to this girl..and I spotted a Garmin. I actually sped up to her and go 'Is that a Garmin?' and she goes 'yeah, but it's my Dad'. I thought that I had met a celebrity. Happy running and remember that no matter what pace you're going, or how long you are running–you're running!
I hear lots of good things about the 305 over the 405. However, I was Santa wishing for the 310xt. I hope you blog more about your new running buddy!
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