I love how your "fun" workouts are almost half marathons. Honestly girl, I need you in my life.
Who in the world runs a 10K that fast?! Honestly, these track people are superhuman.
I'm the same with pizza – LOAD THE VEGGIES! I love green pepper, spinach, zucchini, tomatoes, jalapenos, olives, you name it! Everything except for mushrooms!
The last 5K I ran was a bit scary, not going to lie. I'm not a balls to the wall sprinter so the short distance really scared me. I tend to like longer races where I can pace myself and go slow and steady. I got through it though and my time wasn't too bad!
I'm looking forward to MORE RUNNING! Maybe I can squeeze in longer distances like you. I really get ADD these days though. If I don't have a long race to train for, I tend to crosstrain SO much more because I know my knees will hate me if I just stick to running!
What a GREAT post! Sometimes, in our moments of doubt at a starting line we think we're the only ones because everyone else can look so sure and ready. It's nice to be reassured that everyone experiences it, even though logically I know that, sometimes I can get irrational when it comes to that!
christina…haha, u crack me up! ya, those are some smoking fast 10k times those ladies threw down, ummm, pretty sure i'd be lapped a few times on that one. 😉 also totally with you on feeling TONS more comfortable going long and feeling more controlled with the pace in longer races. i much prefer the slower build of pain versus being slammed with it right from the get-go! haha, oh ADD, i've got it myself but really crosstraining is great stuff especially since it saves your knees and you can still get in all that cardio benefits. and you seem to be rocking in that regard…there should be some sort of elliptical marathon race for you to enter. 😉
melissa…that's so much for the kind words and glad u liked the post! you stated it perfectly, i know that when people line up for a race it's not exactly the place you want to show any weakness or doubts. you want to put up the front of confidence, but trust me everyone is nervous and thinking the same thing…it's only natural, but we can't let those fears or insecurities stand in our way. 🙂
I love Track Town pizza, but we have not made it over there yet this trip. The drive was long, but we got to listen to Bob Schul (1964 Olympic gold medalist in the 5000m) talk most of the way. His daughter lives in Boise, so he was there to visit her and we're giving him a ride to and from Eugene.
The meet is going well so far. It was cool to see Shalane and Kara run the 10k, but Jen Rhines deserves some props for sure. She has had such a long career so far and over a range of distances. Teg was awesome in the men's 10k. We were secretly hoping he'd kick down Rupp at the end, mostly because Rupp was expected to win (have to root for the underdogs).
After the meet, we went to the Boulevard Grill, which has replaced Villard St. Pub as the place to be after the meet. The VS Athletics guys host the social events there. The best part was that we saw Shalane Flanagan there drinking beer and eating fries. That must be her secret to running fast 🙂
We're about to go for an easy run right now, then racing the Hootie 5k tomorrow morning. Having fun so far!
LOVE this post. Thanks so much for writing it and sharing your experiences. It is so true…I constantly question myself and compare myself to certain days or races…I just want to feel like "that" again. It was SO hard after I came back from being injured because I just kept comparing myself to my pre-injury times. That only frustrated me more, left me calling myself an injured runner and made me feel like I just should not keep trying so hard. I am still not necessarily back to where I was in January…but I stopped comparing so much and just try to think of races or runs as new moments in time. How can I stay present with this run and make it the best possible without comparing it to a past one? Thanks again for the post…it was a good reminder that having thoughts like that is okay and normal!
wow, SUPER cool you got to carpool down with Bob Schul! ya, i hate long car rides so i'll bet having some awesome company, of course dave is included in that, def helps pass the time.
i so wish i could be there to watch, but i'm super happy to those ladies make the 10k team. and while i was hoping amy could rally off her injury, jen rhines is a beast and deserves some MAJOR props. i think she gets overlooked a lot and it's cool to see her double back in the 5!
sweet that we've now established beer and fries as the go-to performance enhancer, hopefully now all those loser dopers will clean up their acts. 😉 keep having a blast down there and do feel free to stop by and recount often. 🙂
julia, i'm so happy to hear that you liked the post. trust me, all you feel and have said are things we all battle with. our mind certainly has a way of getting in our own way sometimes…but it's SO great to hear you caught what you were doing and are allowing the 'today' you be happy with where she is. you have the confidence that you CERTAINLY will get back to feeling on your top game and trust me PR's are just waiting for you in the future. keep it up! 🙂
Great post!! Are they broadcasting this anywhere?
You are keepin' me up to speed on the track news :).
hey thanks! check out http://www.runnerspace.com/ and they've got video feed. u can also go to http://www.usatf.org/events/2011/USAOutdoorTFChampionships/schedule.asp and they've got results up as soon as the events are finished. 🙂
I love how your "fun" workouts are almost half marathons. Honestly girl, I need you in my life.
Who in the world runs a 10K that fast?! Honestly, these track people are superhuman.
I'm the same with pizza – LOAD THE VEGGIES! I love green pepper, spinach, zucchini, tomatoes, jalapenos, olives, you name it! Everything except for mushrooms!
The last 5K I ran was a bit scary, not going to lie. I'm not a balls to the wall sprinter so the short distance really scared me. I tend to like longer races where I can pace myself and go slow and steady. I got through it though and my time wasn't too bad!
I'm looking forward to MORE RUNNING! Maybe I can squeeze in longer distances like you. I really get ADD these days though. If I don't have a long race to train for, I tend to crosstrain SO much more because I know my knees will hate me if I just stick to running!
What a GREAT post! Sometimes, in our moments of doubt at a starting line we think we're the only ones because everyone else can look so sure and ready. It's nice to be reassured that everyone experiences it, even though logically I know that, sometimes I can get irrational when it comes to that!
christina…haha, u crack me up! ya, those are some smoking fast 10k times those ladies threw down, ummm, pretty sure i'd be lapped a few times on that one. 😉 also totally with you on feeling TONS more comfortable going long and feeling more controlled with the pace in longer races. i much prefer the slower build of pain versus being slammed with it right from the get-go! haha, oh ADD, i've got it myself but really crosstraining is great stuff especially since it saves your knees and you can still get in all that cardio benefits. and you seem to be rocking in that regard…there should be some sort of elliptical marathon race for you to enter. 😉
melissa…that's so much for the kind words and glad u liked the post! you stated it perfectly, i know that when people line up for a race it's not exactly the place you want to show any weakness or doubts. you want to put up the front of confidence, but trust me everyone is nervous and thinking the same thing…it's only natural, but we can't let those fears or insecurities stand in our way. 🙂
I love Track Town pizza, but we have not made it over there yet this trip. The drive was long, but we got to listen to Bob Schul (1964 Olympic gold medalist in the 5000m) talk most of the way. His daughter lives in Boise, so he was there to visit her and we're giving him a ride to and from Eugene.
The meet is going well so far. It was cool to see Shalane and Kara run the 10k, but Jen Rhines deserves some props for sure. She has had such a long career so far and over a range of distances. Teg was awesome in the men's 10k. We were secretly hoping he'd kick down Rupp at the end, mostly because Rupp was expected to win (have to root for the underdogs).
After the meet, we went to the Boulevard Grill, which has replaced Villard St. Pub as the place to be after the meet. The VS Athletics guys host the social events there. The best part was that we saw Shalane Flanagan there drinking beer and eating fries. That must be her secret to running fast 🙂
We're about to go for an easy run right now, then racing the Hootie 5k tomorrow morning. Having fun so far!
LOVE this post. Thanks so much for writing it and sharing your experiences. It is so true…I constantly question myself and compare myself to certain days or races…I just want to feel like "that" again. It was SO hard after I came back from being injured because I just kept comparing myself to my pre-injury times. That only frustrated me more, left me calling myself an injured runner and made me feel like I just should not keep trying so hard. I am still not necessarily back to where I was in January…but I stopped comparing so much and just try to think of races or runs as new moments in time. How can I stay present with this run and make it the best possible without comparing it to a past one? Thanks again for the post…it was a good reminder that having thoughts like that is okay and normal!
Love pizza…all kinds. Especially lots of veggies!
wow, SUPER cool you got to carpool down with Bob Schul! ya, i hate long car rides so i'll bet having some awesome company, of course dave is included in that, def helps pass the time.
i so wish i could be there to watch, but i'm super happy to those ladies make the 10k team. and while i was hoping amy could rally off her injury, jen rhines is a beast and deserves some MAJOR props. i think she gets overlooked a lot and it's cool to see her double back in the 5!
sweet that we've now established beer and fries as the go-to performance enhancer, hopefully now all those loser dopers will clean up their acts. 😉 keep having a blast down there and do feel free to stop by and recount often. 🙂
julia, i'm so happy to hear that you liked the post. trust me, all you feel and have said are things we all battle with. our mind certainly has a way of getting in our own way sometimes…but it's SO great to hear you caught what you were doing and are allowing the 'today' you be happy with where she is. you have the confidence that you CERTAINLY will get back to feeling on your top game and trust me PR's are just waiting for you in the future. keep it up! 🙂
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