Training Time...

Some of that know me know that I use to be a hard core runner.

I got married...and got lazy. Nate says its happiness :)
Well I am starting (slowly) to train for a 1/2 marathon.
The race is in December and I ran 4 miles this morning...
Any fellow runners have any tips?
I heard this book was good... I also need to know what to be eating!

CustomizedWorkouts

* A friend of mine from high school started this online business and sent me the link this week! Its very cool and I wanted to share! Check out their website and read what its all about below:

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Olympic Games

So I am super pumped about the Olympics- I am more of a gymnastics girl myself but I watched this 41 year old mom kick butt today in the trials. Look for Dara Torres at the Beijing games, she was awesome!

WOW I'm impressed...

I can't believe she ran this... can you run 26.2 miles without a bra though?
Just Jared

UK vs. Gators

Go Cats!!!

My mommy took me shopping...

We went to World's Apart in Lexington.
I got a cute fall dress by French Connection but couldn't find it to show you!
It will be great for our Annual meeting this week and for Keeneland!
I also got a shirt by Splendid!

My brother's friend works at Ben Sherman so I checked out this site.
Happy Shopping! I'm off to the UK vs. UofL game GO CATS!

The Derby

Keeneland

Keeneland- its a Kentucky thing. Really a Lexington thing, I love it! I am not a gambler but its just fun to be outside, dressed up, with friends! Nate and I have been twice- the first time (and picture above) it was freezing, it even snowed. We went on Saturday and it was beautiful- we weren't the only ones that thought to go, biggest attendance yet 33,000. If you haven't gone you should before Friday (closing day) but if you are not a Kentuckian its worth traveling in for in October- stay the the Versailles castle, it should be up and running by then!

March MADNESS

Florida might win. I hate them and Noah really bothers me.

My High School Cheerleading Team

We won UCA National Cheerleading Championship when I was a senior. At that point in my life there wasn't anything better! The girls have won every year since which is just great! I found their routine on you tube obvious filmed by someone who really doesn't know the girls (must know them from the show they had on lifetime). Its kinda fuzzy but shows how awesome they are!

The Winter Blues

I love to run. This winter I have had a really hard time. Nate and I are suppose to be training for a mini marathon but have had a hard time getting motivated in this cold weather! So I have calculated how much I am suppose to run if I were training with a schedual and I want to finish all 160 miles before the mini April 28th. Above was at the end of a marathon I ran this past October- I wasn't well trained and it was really tough- Nate helped me survive the last few miles! I don't want to go through that again, I want to be ready!! "What matters is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight- its the size of the fight in the dog." Eisenhower

For Celeste and other Woman runners!

I just began training with my new husband for his first mini marathon. I love to run and over the past two years have ran three mini marathons and two full. I found this article and I found it really interesting. I trained for my first marathon with my bestfriend one summer- she had sweated, blistered, gotten up at 5 am to beat the heat, just like I did BUT for some reason after a 16 mile run her knees swelled up- after resting and going to the doctor she was told running that kind of distance just may not be for her- her body may not be made for it! It was a complete let down for her and myself but she is fabulous and traveled from Alabama to Chicago to cheer me on! When I found this article it made more sense, she has wider hips and larger breast then myself (things that I have always been jealous of). While I look like a middle schooler she looks woman and beautiful. Read this article and all of this will make sense! I don't believe that Celeste can't run a mini or even a full but I do believe what this article says makes perfect sense! She has now gotten into biking which I think is fabulous and will be much easier on her knees! Who knows we may train one day for a long bike race!!


WHY (MOST) WOMEN SHOULDN'T RUN
The answer is a word that starts with P and ends with S and is not "plastics."
By Michael Boyle
I really like Diane Lee's quote, "You can't run to get fit, you need to be fit to run." In fact, I've used it in numerous presentations and articles. It really resonates with me. Simple, to the point.

I'm going to take the idea one step further. I'm not sure most women should run. When I say this in seminars, it really pisses off the female runners. Sorry, I'm not worried about you; I'm worried about all the other women. If you are a runner and healthy, read on, but realize that you are the exception, not the rule.

I'm going to go from bad to worse. Here's a riddle for you.

Q- What do most female runners look like?

A- Male runners.

Ever ask yourself why? I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Women who run successfully for long periods of time were made to run. They look just like men runners. Good female runners generally do not look like plus-size models. It's not a question of cause and effect; it's a question of natural selection. You can't run to get that cute little runner's body. It's actually reversed. You have to have that cute little runner's body to survive running.

Why do I say this? Two simple reasons. Anatomy and physics. My favorite two sciences. No matter how hard you try or how well you eat, you can't change your skeleton. The problem with most women and running comes down to something they call Q angle in sportsmedicine. I won't bore you with the details, but it boils down to this. Wider hips make for narrow knees. This angle of hip to knee creates problems. Problems are magnified based on the number of steps. The average person gets about 1500 foot strikes per mile. Do the math on your 5-mile run. Running produces forces in the area of two to five times bodyweight per foot contact. Do we need more math?

Let's go back to our elite female runner. Look at her body. You will generally see two things. She has narrow hips and she has small breasts. I know, there may be exceptions, but at the elite level, I doubt it. One thought process would say, Great, my hips and breasts will decrease in size if I run. The other thought process is more logical. Women with larger breasts and wider hips don't make good runners. It is the same logic as why there are no large gymnasts or figure skaters. Physics. Big people rotate slower. Natural selection rules it out.

So what happens when a "normal" woman begins to run? She becomes a statistic. She becomes a physical-therapy client as she tries to shovel you-know-what against the tide. Her wider knees cause her to develop foot problems or most likely knee problems. Her greater body weight causes greater ground reaction forces. Greater ground reaction forces stress muscle tissue and breast tissue. Get my drift yet? The end result is likely to be hurt and saggy instead of the cute and little.

The bottom line: Running is not good for most females. If you want higher-intensity exercise, ride a stationary bike. Take a spin class, use a stairclimber, and don't run.

PS- The best stuff is the hard stuff. Use the AirDyne Bike or the StepMill. Don't take the easy way out.

Fun stuff

My life is crazy but my favorite down time right now is blogging!
Cool things:
"Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. Its already tomorrow in Australia" - Charles Schutlz *I liked this because I saw many signs this weekend going to podunk town KY that said Jesus was coming back yesterday. Since we don't know- no worries- just know Him and if you truly do you will be fine!
This political website Cameron found. Are you a Democrat or Republican? find out!
Terry Fox- the guy who after lossing his leg to cancer, ran 5,300 miles across Canada. Died before reaching his goal to cross Canada. I watch a special on him and Runner's World this month as an article. The Marathon of Hope is truly an inspiration!