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Just stumbled on concept artwork for Inglorious Bastards. This was by far my favorite. I really enjoyed the movie and I believe Tarantino should win the Oscar for his work. If you have not had the chance to see the film you should.

On the running side: I will post an update tomorrow.

Have a great night.

A Good 7 Miles

I decided to kicked my training into high gear yesterday and planned a 8.5 mile run (Gasparilla in 12 days... 9.2 miles). It was a nice day, but the high was 46 and when I left the house it was only 44 degrees at 11:30am.... Ok all you cold weather, Northern peeps, this is a chilly run. I have come to realize that I just don't have the right gear for any run when it's under 50 degrees and windy. Well, I ran 7 miles and decided on a 1.5 mile cool down (that means I walked home). My legs were toast after mile 6... but I pushed myself to run just one more. Boy oh boy, that walk home was cold. I wanted to be a trooper and go for 3 miles today, but I am still spent from yesterday.

While I was out I started thinking about what I wanted to share when writing this blog. What's the purpose (other then letting people know that anyone can train to run a 5k)? Well, I may not have cold weather gear, but I do use some products I could talk about.

I will highlight one today:

For my long runs I like to use GU Chomps. I prefer these over the sports drinks because they are easier to carry. I can put them in my running pouch or jacket pocket and they are not heavy. So for any run over 40 minutes I carry a pouch. I start with 2 chomps just before I head out and then pop two in my mouth every twenty or so minutes, chased by water. My favorite flavor is the cranberry apple... yummy! Having run distances with and without these little chews, I can say they make the difference. For Ragnar I used chews for my first 8.8 miles, but skipped them for my 8 mile last leg (thinking the sports drink would boost me). I was wrong. The GU Chomps make all the difference!

When I first started running I always wondered when these energy products would actually help my runs. I could never really find a good answer, and always felt that they were for "real runners". Well, I still believe I am a novice runner, but I definitely recommend using this product when training over for anything over a 5K (3.2 miles).

Now, go lace up your shoes and go for a run!

Work, School, Run. Repeat

My vicious circle... Work, school, run. Repeat. I am not running enough and I am becoming concerned that I will not be prepared for my first 15k (only 14 days of training left). The good news is that after my last visit to the allergist I seem to be feeling better. I feel like I have enough energy to run, but no time for personal stuff.

Tomorrow is couple date night. I hope to run 8 miles in the morning and then finish this weeks assignments.... Then dinner and a movie with the Wildes & Streets. I am totally looking forward to it.

On to training: My workout buddy was sick this week. I skipped Wed. sprints, Thurs. s & c, and Fri. kickboxing. Now I feel like a big couch. I did complete s & c on Mon. plus I added a 4 mile run after work that day. I was going to lead a walking group wed. afternoon, but it was so cold no one showed up. I took to time to run a very quick mile... On the other hand I am completely caught up on homework.

What else? Well, I've spent a lot of time on my running club's website. Check it out. We will soon be accepting new members. That's pretty exciting! I have also decided to help out with a food allergy support group. That website is coming soon. It will be nice to have a group of people to share food ideas with.

It is now after midnight and if I want to get anything done tomorrow I must be off to bed. Just keep running.

A New Routine

Every now and then I wonder how I can fit in my next work out. Or I hear from classmates that they don't have time to exercise. Well, today I stumbled onto the answer for anyone who sits in front of the computer way too much:

http://www.patrickmoberg.com/workoutplan/

A new way to ensure social media does not make you fat. If I did this every time I wanted to visit FaceBook I would lose that last 10 lbs in no time.

*If you ever get bored with the same old websites try stumbling.... It is way too fun!*

Difficulties In Training

Well friends,

The past month has been quite a whirlwind. I have not kept up with the running. At this point before my 15k I should be putting in 20-25 miles a week, but with classwork, work, strength and conditioning (S & C), and stupid allergy attacks I am lucky to make it 10 miles. I am looking to find the motivation to complete homework and go running on the same night. I just feel like there are not enough hours in the day to get it all done (as if no one has ever felt this before).

It has been helpful to get back into morning workouts (as much as I hate being at the gym at 7:30am). Ashley is a great workout buddy. She is very go with the flow and does not really care how we workout. She just likes having an accountability buddy. We have S & C on Monday mornings, sprint training with Nakreshia on Wednesday morning, and Kickboxing Friday afternoons. We tried Thursday S & C, but it was just too much for me. In an ideal world I would like to add runs Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday afternoons...but it has been just Sunday, Monday, and some Thursdays since school began on January 11th.

Gasparilla Race weekend is now less than a month away and I haven't run 9 miles since Ragnar.

On an exciting note, we (The Running Reckers) have begun planning for our big trip out west in October. We have decided to run the Las Vegas Ragnar as an Ultra team. This means 6 crazy runners instead of 12. I am so super stoked and will most likely be writing about this event for the rest of the year. We are officially changing our name to the Tampa Running Reckers and will be focused on raising money for the Moffitt Cancer Center. This is going to be great!



I just know that training for Ragnar will be so much better since the last go round. You see, I finish up my Master's this semester and after May 8th I will have nights free of homework!!!!! What a wonderful feeling, so let's not bring up I will be starting a job search soon. More reason to keep running. The routine is nice.

Well, that is all for this post. I will try to get more posts in as Gasparilla Race weekend approaches. 15k Saturday, Feb. 27. Marathon (My 1st) Team Relay on Sunday, Feb. 28th!

What Happens in the Van Stays in the Van

*Originally written on Monday, November 30, 2009 at 8:16pm*

Well friends, I did it. Sorry this is a week late, but I still want to let everyone know about my first team race: The Ragnar Relay Florida 2009. 11 of my crazies friends, well 23 if you count the other team from USF, and I finished running across the state in 34 ½ hours. We left Tarpon Springs at 8am on Friday, Nov. 21, and ran day and night and day (and a little more night) until we reached Daytona Beach at 6:30pm Saturday, Nov. 22.

To say it was amazing is an understatement. Never would I have believed I could run 21 miles in 24 hours. I was the team Captain, so everyone on the Running Reckers blamed me for the craziness the ensued, but it was my boss, Eric, who came to me with the idea of joining the race. The 12 of us were in 2 vans, each running three legs of the race, and leap frogging across Florida. I was runner #12 –The Final Runner. Why did I do that to myself? I had to wait for everyone else to run (10 hours!) before I could even start. It was a blessing and a curse that each of my legs was at night. Here is my break down: 1st 9 miles at 6pm, 2nd 4 miles at 5:30am, and 3rd 8 miles at 4:30pm. I cannot believe I finished that last leg.

My first 9 miles was not half bad. Luckily it was cool, and I dress appropriately. Also, being a night runner I was able to have someone follow me on a bike. My teammate Chris accepted this duty (after he had already run). I had a system: Chris had my water and my energy chews. I would stop every 30 minutes for a quick refuel. It worked great. I kept my pace, enjoyed my music and was able not to get blown off State Road 50 by an 18 wheeler. And avoided a 3 ½ foot snake to boot! Plus, at mile 5 my van had stopped to cheer me on. I was so excited…. My adrenaline was pumping when I ran into the exchange. Since I was handing off to Lindsay, Runner 1, both vans and all 11 team members were there to cheer me into the exchange!

Now I got to wait about 10 more hours before I got to run again. Leg 2 was tough. Not only had I not really slept, I mean I had lain around, but I was way too excited to sleep, but I also had to run through the GHETTO of Orlando in the pitch black darkness. (Poor Cordell had to do 9 miles in the same conditions). So I was cold, tired and already sore from not cooling down properly after my first leg. My Dan, the navigator man, road along with me this time. I felt awful. I couldn’t get my stride and I was so out of breath. Angry dogs were barking and growling in the yards to the left, roosters were crowing ahead of me, and there was the foul stench of the sewage plant on the right as I ran through this scary neighborhood. It was only after the race that Dan even admitted to being uneasy during this run. It seemed my worst run ever. I had estimated a 41 minute time, but somehow I had come in at 39 minutes! I still don’t understand how such a bad run could be my personal record for this distance!

So now it was on to leg 3 (and I thought that little 4 miler was rough). Bring on the big dawgs, cuz I ran with’um! 8 miles into Daytona, no sweat….. Oh wait, what about that bridge? Oh yes! And don’t forget that the last 5 miles on a steady incline all the way to the boardwalk. This leg Cordell decided to ride along (since any run after 4:30 is a night run). I don’t know how he did it. Cordell had just finished running 6 miles when he jumped on the bike to follow me. But I ran…. And ran…. And ran. The bridge had slowed me down, but I dug in my hills and headed for the top. Once there I could not describe in words the beauty before me. I turn back to Cordell, breathless but smiling, and pointed to the ocean as it spread out before us. God at work. To the bottom of the bridge and then left up to Daytona Beach! I was planning to hit mile 3 in 30 minutes, but I got behind. The van was waiting at mile 3 to give me water, but I was 6 minutes late…. I was parched! But everyone who passed by were honking horns and ringing cow bells to encourage me (this is the Ragnar way I had learned earlier). I felt good. I can make it. Then it got dark and I kept getting slower. I was running on the sidewalk, but I felt like I was in the mud. My energy was gone and Cordell could tell. He rode ahead to mile 6 to get my Gatorade (thank goodness). At that point he ditched the bike and ran with me. When I saw the “Ragnar 1 Mile Left” sign it was not soon enough… but it was the longest mile of my life.

I turned the corner on to the board walk and there was my team, cheering, yelling, and running with me. Suddenly I could breathe again. My legs felt lighter. I could make it to the finish line. I looked up to the left and my friends Kimberly, Al, and Cristina were yelling “GO DAVINA!” I jump up the bandstand steps and through the finish chute. I heard over the loud speaker “We have another team coming in to finish. Team # 11 The Running Reckers!” and Ben, David, Joe were giving me high fives. And then FINISHED! WE just finish The Ragnar Relay.

My journey to this point has not been so long. I trained with my teammates for 9 months. I got fit in the process (officially down 52 pounds). Dan not only encouraged me to get out and run, but he ran to the finish line along side me and with my team. He was so important. At this point the only wisdom I have gained is if you can do it, Get Out And Run! I am so thankful to each of my teammates (Lindsay, Nakreshia, Eric, Brendan, Sami, Rod, Ashley, Greg, Chris, Lucy & Cordell) who enjoyed this insane “Woodstock for Runners.” Hey, Van 2- Anybody want a Huggie bath?