RUNNING FOR LIFE!

CORRIDA DO TTEJO

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Member Since:

Oct 19, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Half Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

LOGGING 250 KM

COMPLETING MY FIRST 10K RACE

Short-Term Running Goals:

COMPLETE A HALF MARATON....

STAY INJURY FREE

IMPROVE MY 10K TIME TO 45 MINS OR UNDER

LOGG 1000KM OR MORE

Long-Term Running Goals:

TO RUN ALWAYS.....

COMPLETE A MARATHON

LOGG 5000 KM

Personal:

I started running only 3 months ago....during my teenage years I was never fond of running long distances and so I used to hate the cross country season.

Because I am a very objective driven person I was first drawn to running in school when a running award was given after completing a number of laps round our track.

After that came the university years and then the first working years and running stopped altogether (although I manged to stick to team sports).

Recently I accepted my brother's challenge and began running....for my life.

I am 30 years old, work as a lawyer, am single although I am in a relationship, have no kids yet and love biking almost as much as I love running.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Totals

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
3.13	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	3.13

Night Sleep Time: 14.50	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 14.50

Sun, Oct 19, 2008

Race: CORRIDA DO TTEJO (6.25 Miles) 01:10:13, Place overall: 7106

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

This was my very first race ever.

I was really glad that I managed to take part because 6 days before the race I had the onset of a strong upper abdominal pain that took me to the ER. After several tests I was told that it was a problem with my gallbladder and that I should stay off running.

My doctor however allowed me to run the race and only warned me to stop in case I was in pain.

Needless to say that the race began and off we went.....I began to feel the pain after about 1km and at the 2km mark I thought that I might not manage to finish...I decided to slow down my pace and keep going a little while longer.

It wasn't until I hit the 6k mark that the pain became intense enough to make me stop and walk....I must addmit that I did a lot of walking that I thought would make me feel frustrated but in fact in the end I was so happy that I had managed and kept going that I now look forward to the next race where I can run pain free.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00

Comments

From huans32 on Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 16:22:31

First off welcome to the Blog. Second great job gutting it out. Through the pain and all. You will enjoy it so much more when you make it next time with no pain. Just think of that big PR you will have.

From mike mac on Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 19:46:02

Congrats!!! It feels good to finish your first race. Next time you will be healthy and look out new pr!!!Welcome to the blog.

From mike macs on Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 19:47:16

This is my blog.

From mikemac on Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 19:49:21

One more time!!

From walter on Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 20:55:01

welcome to the blog

From Burt on Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 12:24:22

Do you think they'll have to remove your gall bladder? You can have your gall bladder removed, right? I think my mom did.

From air darkhorse on Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 21:04:04

Be careful with that, my sister just had that issue taken care of.

Welcome to the blog!

Mon, Oct 20, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

Today, even though I am not allowed to run I decided I would go to the gym and take some time to relax....I never find time to do this and so it felt really good.

I swam for about 40 minutes and then went to the jacuzzi where I just relaxed and allowed the bubbles to gently massage my body and soul. I must say that a soak like this after a long run would surely feel fantastic.

Tommorow is the big day for I hope to find out exactly what is wrong with me and start to engage in making it all better.

Thankyou all for your support.

Night Sleep Time: 6.50	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 6.50

Comments

From Teena on Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 13:23:16

Welcome to the blog.

Nice job on your race yesterday. My first 10K was by far my hardest race ever, and one of my favorite to look back on!! Congrats to you (especially considering the pain).

Glad you took in easy today. Let us know what you find out tomorrow.

Sun, Oct 26, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
3.13	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	3.13

Hi all,

Today I decided to try to go for a run because I have been free of pain for the past 3 days...I wnet for my CT scan on Thursday and will know the results of that next Tuesday.

I ran 5km (3.125 miles) at a very slow pace 07:49 mins per Km because as soon as I started my warmup jog I immediately felt the nagging pain that I have had for a while.

You might not believe it but it felt great. I am definitely addicted to running because even though I found it tough just to run I was excited to be out and moving.Furthermore it was my boyfirends first run and we actually ran togehter and he had a great time.

Night Sleep Time: 8.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 8.00

Totals

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
3.13	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	3.13

Night Sleep Time: 14.50	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 14.50

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