101 Miles

Last week, I got 101 miles in for the week!! It's been years since I have done that and at this point no injuries :) My week goes from Sunday to Saturday so it looked like this:

Sun. 3-28 Fools 50k
Mon. 3-29 DNR, 1 mile swim, 45 min.spin class
Tues. 3-30 8.5 miles road, lifted weights
Wed. 3-31 10 miles road, lifted weights, 1 and1/4 mile swim
Thrus. 4-1 10.5 miles trail, lifted weights
Fri. 4-2 15 miles trail with Kim Boner, 1 mile swim
Sat. 4-3 26 miles trail,a group meet at 7 am. I ran with Mark Carroll and friend, Michael Patton, David Huss, Stephen Zeidner, Mitch Myers, Luca Blengio, Don Baun, Julie Bowen-Miller, Thomas Patton and Cheryl. It was a great time!!

Total = 101 miles

Yesterday, Sunday 4-4 Happy Easter!!! Ran 5 miles in the morning before church and then 5.2 miles in the evening. Keith ran the first 3 miles with me and just about killed me. He ran fast and I was tired :)

Today, Monday 4-5 Another beautiful day on the trails. 10.25 miles on very tired legs. After about 3 miles, I started to feel better. I guess that was from sleeping in this morning :) Lifted weights.

Happy Good Friday

WOOOOWEEEEEE! Got another great run in at Mohican today!!! Kim Boner and myself met at the Covered Bridge around 8:30 and ran a total of 15.2. The trails were in great shape along with the weather. It really was a Good Friday!! We did the purple loop to the lodge and back to the CB and then to the Fire tower and back to the CB on the bike trail. With this great weather, we ran into alot of hikers and mountain bike riders. Tomorrow will be another day at Mohican. Hopefully, I will get in another 20+ miles. My legs are tired so tomorrow may be a slow one! That's ok as long as I stay healthly :)

Gotta Love This Weather

The weather has been truly wonderful, the last couple of days. I think it's suppose to last into the weekend :) It just makes everything and everybody alittle brighter!! You gotta love running in shorts and a good ol' tech t- shirt, makes you feel lighter and faster :) I went to Mohican this morning, although it was hard getting up and I was stiff. I started at the PR start/finish and ran down by the river to the covered bridge, then to the dam and back. There was muddy spots on the trails but overall the trails are in good shape. A far cry from last Sunday! It ended up being 10.5 miles. My legs were pretty tired by the time I was done. I think I'm still recovering from the Fools 50k. I need to keep running on tired legs as long as I stay injury free! When I got home I lifted biceps, shoulders and abs. Tomorow, the plan is to run with Kim Boner at MO for another 10-15 miles. It may be a slow one :) Tonight may be a long one, as I await the return of my son, who is at a bonfire! 11:30 and no later!!!!!!!

Kyle's Broken Foot :(

Since I didn't do much blogging last week, I didn't write about my middle son, Kyle, who runs for Ohio Wesleyan. Last Thrusday evening, we get a call from Kyle saying that his right foot is swollen, he can't walk on it and he wasn't able to finish their interval workout on the track that afternoon. At this point, he is very upset and I'm trying to do everything I could do to keep him calm! The next morning, he went for x-rays and sure enough, he broke the third metatarsal on the top of his foot. At this point, he is wearing a boot and is on crutches :( He will be out for 4-6 weeks. No running but he can swim, bike and lift. The outdoor track season, I guess is out of the question, but I'm sure he will heal and come back stronger than before. He is just upset because he ran one outdoor meet and did well in the 800 with a time of 1:56.7. He was looking for big things this spring but will have to wait until next season. He seems to be handling everything pretty well, although I think it is hard for him to see all his friends running. He's a Lemke, he is tough and he will be just fine! I believe, disappointments make you stronger!! Love you, Kyle!

Today, I woke up at 7am and got my lift done before I went out to run. I went down to the track, to run with the LHS track team. Ran 4.5 miles with my friend, Haley Young and finished up by myself to get in 10 miles. Felt tired and stiff but I need to keep the miles up for MMT 100 training!! Of course, that wasn't enough, so crazy me went to the Y and swam 1 mile. I hear the trails calling my name for tomorrow :)

Fools 50k

Finally, I'm trying to get caught up on my blog! First thing, the two days before the Fools race.

Friday March 26 - 5.5 miles on the snow covered trails at Mohican. I think we got about 3 inches the night before so it proved to be a a challenging run but beautiful! Swam 1 mile that included 300yd pull and 150yd kick.

Saturday March 27 - 3 easy miles on the road and then a road trip to see Kyle, who broke his foot during track practice late last week :(

Sunday March 28 - Fools 50k The course consisted of two 25k loops and runners could either run one loop of two. The race started out cool and dry with the trail conditions mostly dry with wet and muddy spots, no big deal. My plan was to start out at a comfortable pace for the first lap and then see what would happen from there. I did just that, nice and easy, talking to fellow runners on the way. During the first lap, I ran with Mark Carroll and Kyle Fahrenkamp, until I had to stop behind a tree for a potty break. I hate doing that because you lose more time than you think. I was able to catch back up with Kyle but Mark was out of my reach and he ended up running extremely well, breaking 5 hrs. Great job, Mark! I finished the first lap with Kyle and started out on the second lap when I felt the first drops of rain! By the time I reached mile 20, it was raining pretty hard and the dry trails turned into mud! At this point, I was running with a man by the name of David Klimas. Thank you so much David for running with me and keeping me going the last 10 miles. With 4 miles to go, I took a nasty spill at the last aid stop, slidding head first in the mud. My water bottle bottle went flying into the woods and I was covered with mud from my head to toe. I wasn't hurt but it just kind of stunned me and took a couple minutes to collect myself. By that time, David had already left the aid station, so I continued the last three miles by myself. I could just kick myself for stopping at that aid station and fussing with my water bottle. That's what I get for not paying attention! At this point, I'm covered with mud, my knee is bleeding and the trails are nothing but pure mud. I was slipping and sliding all the way to the finish! Overall, place wise was good but the time not so good. 2nd female, 13th overall with a time of 5 hrs and 11 min. I guess, I should be pleased but made some mistakes, like making a pit stop and stopping at that last aid station and losing focus! I guess you learn from your mistakes! A special thanks goes to race director, Lloyd Thomas and his wife for putting on such a great race and to all the voleunteers who stood out in the rain to help!

Monday March 29 - Recovery day! 1 and 1/4 mile swim which included 300yd pull and 150yd kick, plus a 45 min. spinning class.

Today, Tuesday March30 - 8.25 miles on the road and lifted weights

Taking It Easy, I Think?

Yesterday - March 24,2010 - No running again, Swam 1 and a fourth mile and did a 45 minute spinning class at the Y. Rode pretty hard but felt good and rested

Today - March 25, 2010 - Ran 7 miles on the trails at Mohican. Legs were tired from yesterday's spin class. I got done before the rain started, thank goodness!! Lifted weights and did some touch up painting on the woodwork in the house. Always drama at our house, Keith is on spring break and will be out with his friends, which makes me nervous, Corey is still trying to get into grad school and Kyle, just called and is having trouble with his foot He can hardly walk let alone run :( It almost makes me want to crawl into bed and throw the covers over my head!

Good luck this weekend to those that are running Umstead and the Fools 50k!

Not Much

Nothing really exciting today, not that there ever is! LOL Ran 7 miles this morning and felt fairly decent! Lifted weights that included triceps, shoulders and abs. Cleaned some of the house, did laundry and watched tv, this evening! It's great when I'm tapering because I get alot of sleep, watch alot of tv and the house gets clean! Gotta love it!!!!! However, I'm already thinking about after the Fools 50k and how much I'm going to have to ramp up the miles again! So, I had better enjoy!!