run a marathon

I ran my half marathon about a month ago, got insanely busy at work, and then I was sick for 2 weeks. It feels like all that training went out the window and now I have to start from scrath again. My legs scream at me to run, my lungs crave for the brisk air, and my heart desires for that quiet time to just be… BUT I am struggling getting back on that horse… The next race is in March. I wanted to try for a full marathon, atleast half. I’m not sure I can get myself back in shape by then… hmm maybe tomorrow I will lace my shoes up…

I ran the Taipei ING 21km in about 2 hours and 15 minutes. (I ran slow because I was afraid I couldn’t finish it… but afterwards I still had a lot of energy… live and learn, huh?) It was kinda crazy how was everything was set up, I’m not really sure on my time because they didn’t have a timer near the finish line… so I will find out in a couple weeks. BUT I loved it!! I am addicted.. I loved running before, but this just adds something else to the picture.
I’m sore in places I didn’t know could be sore, but my mind, heart and spirit are refreshed and excited for the next thing. SO now that I did 21km, I am thinking maybe I’ll do another one to work on my speed. The next opportunity is the Nike Race in March. We’ll see. But thanks for all your support guys!

Tomorrow is my half marathon in Taiwan. Yikes! The weather has finally gotten stinkin cold here, and it has rained non stop for the last 3 days, soo. I am hopeing that the rain will slow down. Anyways. I have been freaking out about this, I trained myself physically for this, but didn’t prepare myself for the emotions that would come at me. I will finish this, but I am so nervous!
OK so I am off to Taipei tonight, and tomorrow morning I am on my way to accomplishing one more goal. I’ll let ya know how it goes!

It happens every couple months, I wonder if I wrote it down on the calendar if it would be the same date… I fell yesterday running my 21k. It was such a wimpy run, wimpy in that it was slow, but it was a beautiful day and I was enjoying the weather, the breeze, the laughter of kids playing, and then it happened. I was on the ground before I knew what had happened! I fell on my right side. My right knee is bruised and a bit swollen and my arm is sore. I am glad that the half marathon isn’t this week… So. A day off, along with some ice and ibprofen should be just what the doctor ordered, before hitting the road again tomorrow.

I signed up today for the ING Half Marathon in Taipei City, Taiwan on December 17th at 7am!!! Yikes. I have run that distance I can do it, but knowing that there are going to be professional runners out there is a bit intimidating. But gosh darn it, I am so excited and I know I can do this. December 17th is one step closer to finishing a marathon!!! And hopefully, if all goes right, a lifetime of marathons. yeah!!!

So I ran 20km for the first time ever last Sunday!! It took me about 3 hours (I know I need to invest in a watch, or something). It was great! Maybe a bit slow, but hey, I finshed running it=) A bit lonely since I did it by myself, but I listened to my nano and enjoyed the fresh fall air! Afterwards I totally forgot to stretch, and my hip killed me for 3 days straight after that.
I have decided that I am going to first run a half marathon in December. So. I will keep running 20km on the weekends, doing my mountain runs a couple times a week and run my normal routine the other days.

OK guys. I would really like some input. I really really really want to run a marathon. I have been trying to train for the last 3 months and I feel great. BUT with all the typhoons in Taiwan my training schedule has been thrown out the window! It hasn’t rained at all this week, yet, so I am running my legs off trying to make up for a week of not getting to run. So no rest days, because I don’t know what tomorrow will bring.
I know I could run a half marathon, no problem… but that isn’t my goal… I guess I should just be ok with running a half marathon and be safe… Either way I will be running something December 17 in the ING Races in Taipei, Taiwan.

I want to run! After doing the master cleanse my body felt so good, I was running faster, my body felt better, had more endurance and then a typhoon had to come. Seriously, if it was just a sprinkle of rain I would be out there running, but it is a downpour! What am I going to do? How can I train for my first marathon when I can only run every other week because of the weather? I really want to do this, but I don’t know if I can if the weathers continues to be like this… other than that, I just like running and I am stuck inside… grr… so someone run a couple miles for me ok?? =)

I started doing the master cleanse yesterday, which means I am living off of water and a lemonade mixture, it is supposed to clean out your body of all the chemicals and junk that we put in them all the time. So for the next 10 days I am only going to be running 3 miles a day… that is the goal anyways. Because I can’t just stop running altogether for 10 days! I am addicted to running for one thing, and it would totally throw off my training. But besides that I am starting to think a marathon was to high a goal… maybe a half marathon would be better… I am just so slow… I don’t know. We’ll see. I still have 3 more months.

Training for a marathon in Taiwan isn’t the easiest thing to do during typhoon season. Yes I could go running in the rain, but my shoes would never dry out by the next day, and besides that all the Taiwanese think it is very dangerous to exercise outside in the rain. SO I am sitting at home, itching to go running and praying it won’t rain tomorrow.