Ugh the pain and suffering

Well there is something else wrong with my right foot now and it is sending shooting pain up into my leg every time I run or go up stairs. So hopefully this gets better by the race or I might not be able to do it. I am going to try to cross train this week and ice and stretch like crazy!

Monday: 5K and 3 mile walk with a friend later
Wednesday: 4 mile run
Saturday: 3.1 miles, I was going to go for 6 miles but I had to stop halfway because of the excruciating pain in my foot

Keep running! I will keep you posted on my foot. Hope you all have a good week, can't wait to see you this weekend!
OJ

Finally the last week!!

Well it is down to the last week! horray! I am looking forward to finishing this event. I am hoping to get two or three more runs in this week.

Wed- 2 miles

Sun- 5 1/2 miles run and walking rest of 1/2 mile to make 6


Good luck this week and I will see you soon!

Tahnee

Lacey's Entry - 1 week to go!

Hello!

I got 4 runs in this week, but haven't been getting through them as easily as I have been. I hope that I feel a little better this week. I do remember from when I was in cross-country that often after running for many weeks you will hit a wall where you have a week or two that is much harder for you. I'm hoping that is all this is. Anyways, here are my runs:

Monday: 3.5 miles (pushing Melody)
Tuesday: 4.5 miles
Friday: 1.5 mile warm-up, 20 minutes of ladders (sprints that daddy told me about) Definitely a VERY hard work-out
Saturday: 7 miles

I can't wait to see you all next weekend!

Lacey

2 weeks left!

I took most of this week off to recover from the 15k.

Thursday: I ran 3 miles, biked 3 miles and swam 20 laps
Saturday: Joel and I canoed down the St. Croix for 3 hours
Monday: We ran a Lifetime Fitness 5K at Minnehaha Falls, and I will be going for a walk with a friend this afternoon.

Joel has been stretching and doing exercised to help his knees. He ran 2 miles on thursday, canoed with me on saturday and ran the 5K plus another mile or two... the 5K wasn't very well marked so the group he was running with got a bit lost!

Keep training! We are getting so close so don't stop now!!
Love
OJ

Lacey's Entry - Not my best week =(

Hi all!

Here are my runs for the week:

Tuesday: 5 miles
Thursday: 10 mile run, 2.5 mile walk

My long run went OK, but I ran with someone and we started off too fast. My goal was to run 11 or 12, but we could only make it 10. Overall, it was OK.

Sat. and Sun. I was sick with the flu, so couldn't run. I'm feeling somewhat better today, so hope to get out for a 3-4 miles run this afternoon. I can't believe we only have 2 weeks left!

Lacey

Slow week

Hey all! I had a bit of a slow week getting back into it after our race. This next week should be better. Hope everyone is doing well.

Friday- 2 miles

Sat- 15 mile bike ride

Only 3 weeks left, actually only 19 days!

Hello all!
Good news, Joel was able to transfer his 1/2 marathon registration into the 5K, so he will be able to do a race with us.
I am still a bit stiff from the 15K but I am so glad that we did it! I am taking the first part of this week easy to let my body recover. Hopefully I will be able to run again by the weekend.

Last week
wed: 3.5 mile run
thur: 3 mile walk pushing baby in stroller
Sat: 15K!!
Sun: 1 mile walk and lots of stretching

Love you all
OJ

Almost there!

Hey all!! I am glad that we did that race this last weekend to get an idea of what it will be like. This week I start school so I will have to get a new running routine done which is going to be tough. We are almost there!!!

Tuesday- 2 miles
Thursday- 3 miles
Saturday- 9.3 mile race with OJ and Lacey!!!

Lacey's entry for week of 8/18

Hello everyone!

I hope you all had a good week. Here are my runs for the week:

Tuesday: 4 miles
Thursday: 5 miles
Saturday: 9.3 miles (15K run with Tahnee and OJ)

Tahnee and OJ, thanks for doing the 15K with me. It was a lot of fun!

Lacey

status

Sorry to hear Joel cannot do the run. I am in the healing stages with my right foot-pulled muscle and still sore but getting better-am having hard time adjusting to using my orthodics but the new shoes seem to be good-Mizuno wave rider 10's -plus the magnesium oxide my dr. recommended seems to help the muscles.
I am still hopeful I can finish the race-I will run again tomorrow and let you know how it goes.

Congrats to everyone else on their hard work! Lacey, you should be running a full 26.2!!

Dad

4 weeks left!

Hello all!
I am definitely still having painful shin splints. I spent the last week and a half cross training trying to give my legs a break.
Mon: Rest
Tues: Bike
Wed: 1 hour personal training session- lifting weights and stretching, plus 20 minutes in the pool
Thursday: rest
Friday: 1.5 mile walk/run to test my legs
Saturday: 3.5 mile run with a few walking breaks

I am definitely a bit nervous about the 15k this weekend. I am really glad we are doing it thought, I think it will be a good test run for my legs. Hopefully it goes well! When I am running everything feels good, except my shins and feet, so I should be able to finish the run...but just be in pain.

I am so proud of everyone for working so hard for this! Keep training hard we only have 4 more weeks to go!

Oh and sad news, Joel has officially decided to not run the 1/2 marathon with us. He did the run with me this saturday and his knee is hurting really bad. We don't think it is a good idea for him. Hopefully we will get him in to the doctor in the next couple weeks to find out what is wrong.
Love you all!
OJ

Tahnee's log

Hey all!

I had a good week.  I even kept up with Erik and Brita during a run this week.  It is getting close and I am feeling a little more prepared.  I am glad we are doing this 15K  next week to get a feel of how things will go.  Don't forget to factor in this race during your runs this week. 

Wed- 2 miles

Thurs- 4 miles

Sun- 7 miles with Erik and Brita

Love you guys!!

Lacey's training entry for week of 8/11

Hello everyone!

My week got off to kind of a slow start, but I ended up having some great runs towards the end of the week. Here they are:

Thursday: ran 5 miles
Friday: ran 3.5 miles pushing Melody
Sunday: ran 10 miles!

My 10 mile run this morning went really well despite the fact that there were a ton of hills. I was really pround of myself. I'm feeling prepared to take on the 13.1 miles in just a few weeks.

I want to see how everyone else is doing, so please get out there and post.

Love ya!

Lacey

I got a job!

Hey I know this isn't related to running, but I wanted to let you all know that I got a job today. I will be an educational assistant in a kindergarten classroom at a school 10 minutes from our house. I am very excited! I think it will allow me to do everything I like to do, working with students but I don't have to do all the other teacher things that make life so stressful!
Love you
OJ

Busy week...

Hey all! Hope everyone is well. I was super busy this week at work with the Brainerd International Raceway Nationals all week, but I got a couple good runs in. Hopefully next week I can get a few more runs in.

Monday- Erik and I ran 8 miles!!! Woohoo

Thursday- Erik, Chelie, and I ran 3 miles (very hilly run)


I wish I would have ran at least once more but oh well. Hope your shin splints get better OJ. We are getting close to the big day!! OJ- I did register for the 15 K online so we are all set for that. Love you and miss you!!

Tahnee

My Vacation Week!

Hello everyone!

We are back in MN after a week in Chicago and Missouri. We had a fabulous time! I actually got quite a bit of running in while I was gone, so I was pretty happy about that. I also got to run with Daddy once! Here are my runs for the week:

Monday: 5 miles
Thursday: 3 miles running, 1 mile running (with Daddy and pushing Melody)
Friday: 6 miles
Sunday: 4 miles (while pushing Melody)

I didn't get my really long run in. I was supposed to do 10 miles, but I found a good 10 mile route in Woodbury that I plan to do this week sometime. Hopefully it goes well.

I hope that everyone is doing well. OJ, I'm sorry to hear about your shin splints! You are using shoe inserts right?

Love you all!

Lacey

SHIN SPLINTS!!

So this week was kind of a downer, as I have developed extremely painful shin splints in both legs... So I am not quite sure what to do as I am limping around all day and I don't want to develop stress fractures.
Anyway training this week included:
Monday: 4 mile run, 1 mile walk with Joel later
Tuesday: 1 hour rollerblading
Wednesday: 30 minute bike ride
Thursday: off
Friday: off
Saturday: 1 mile walk on the treadmill...hurt too much so I moved to the bike for a while and then did 1 mile on the stair mill
sunday: worked all day

The good news is that I did a body age assessment at Lifetime where they do a cardio, flexibility, strength, and body fat percentage test and tell you what your body's age is as opposed to your chronological age. I was expecting them to say like 76 years old but they said 18!

Well I am going to go eat dinner and watch women's gymnastics.
Love you all, please pray for my shins!
OJ

Only 6 weeks left!!

Sorry I forgot to post yesterday, I was so tired after the busy weekend. I had a lovely time with you ladies. I am so glad we got to go running together, I wish we could do that more often!

Monday: 4.2 miles
Tuesday: 1.5 mile walk with Myles in Stroller, 40 minutes rollerblading
Wednesday: 4 mile run
Thursday: Rest
Friday: Walk with Mommy, Lacey and Mel, probably about a mile
Saturday: 5 mile run with Tahnee
Sunday: Rest

Lacey's Entry for last week

Hello!

Sorry I'm posting a little late, but here are my runs for last week:

Wednesday: 5 miles
Friday: 3 miles
Saturday: 7.5 miles (ran first mile with OJ and Tahnee. that was fun!)

I am heading to Chicago this week, so hope to be able to find some good places to run and also hope to be able to run with Daddy!

Have a good week of training everyone!

Lacey

Entry for the week

Hello all! Running is going well. Oj and I had a great run together which is very motivating!

Tues 29th- ran 2 miles
Thurs 31st- ran 3.1 miles
Sat. 2nd- Ran 5 miles with Oj :)

Tips

I saw a post that asked about tips for running when it is hot out. When it is hot out an you go running there can be a lot of problems that may occur. The hotter it is the more you will sweat and lose water. It is important to stay hydrated at this time. One thing that you can do is plan a route of running where it loopes back to your house so you can stop for a second and drink some water. Also try to plan your runs if you can early morning or later in the evening. It is cooler at these times and the sun isn't as intense as it is during the middle of the day.

Still Running

Hey everyone,
I have been working a lot lately, and am getting excited to a normal schedule. I hope the injuries are getting better and it is good to see that alternatives are being used other than running.

Here is my workout states for this last week.

Monday: 2 miles
Sunday: 6 miles.

Have a great day.

Biking

btw- I have been biking alot because it puts no pressure on the pulled foot muscle and
I can't afford the gas!
I even use our buggy not only to p/u kids but to get groceries!

injury report

I had been running 2/3xwk until last wk pulled muscle in foot- I have been rehabing it but
it is going slow-the problem is I don't want to push it too hard and then have it totally blow out- I have had that happen before and its so much worse- still think I should be ok for race-

Also...

Check in time at the hotel is 3:00 on saturday, with check out time at 12

Hotel booked!

So I just finished booking our hotel for the night before the race. I have never seen this place but it looks like it will be really nice. Check it out, we are staying at the W Hotel on Lakeshore Drive. You can look at the hotel rooms, we are staying in the Wonderful room. I booked two rooms each has 2 queen beds. The hotel is the official race hotel and will provide shuttle to and from the race start. Check out time is at 12 so I assume we will go back to the hotel afterwards and check out.

The hotel must be giving a huge discount to runners because the normal cost for one of the rooms we are staying in with 4 people per room would be $470, but we are getting 2 rooms for $598. We anticipate getting $500 for the Plymouth and can split the rest between all of us if that is fine with everyone.

Check out the hotel online! I am even more excited for the race now and hopefully you will be too!!
Love you al!
Daddy please keep us posted on your training!!

Week 21 Entry- Good week!

Hey there fellow runners! I had a really good week. I hope I am getting in a routine.

7/22- Ran 2 miles 19 mins
7/23- Ran 2 miles 19 mins; walked 5 miles @ work
7/24- Ran 3 miles 30 minutes
7/26- Ran 2 miles 19 mins


OJ, I will check on that 15K... I will let you know. Have a great week. Can't wait to see you girls this weekend!!

15k race info

If you are interested in reading more about the 15k race I mentioned visit, http://www.familypathways.org and then click on the 5k/15k Run Walk link that is on the left side.
Please join me for this race if you aren't busy!!!

15k race info

Completed my 5K!

This week went pretty well.  I having been running 3 days a week, and I added a 3 mile walk as well.  I know the training schedules I have suggest running 4 times, but I don't like running 2 days in a rowso for now I will add a walk.  

monday: 3 miles run

Wednesday: 3 miles run

Friday: 3 mile walk

Saturday: 5k race at Lumberjack Days in Stillwater, finished in 33:07

I am hoping to get up to 5 miles comfortably this week.  Lacey and Tahnee, do you want to go running together on friday or saturday?  Let me know so I can plan my running schedule this week around our run.  

Also I am looking at possibly doing a 15k (9.3 miles) in Chisago on saturday August 23.  It is a run/walk.  That is 4 weeks away and  3 weeks before the half marathon.  Anyone else interested?  The cost is $20, or $25 on the race day.

Joel is still having issues with his knee.  He is hoping to go to the doctor this week.  He still really wants to do the half marathon and thinks he could do it as long as he doesn't have a serious injury.  We will keep you posted on his participation in the event.  He did walk the 5k on saturday with our friends mom.  I am proud of him for walking, even though I know he wanted to run, but a lot of the race was downhill and that is really hard on his knee.

Well, I love you all and look forward to hearing how your training is going.  

Love,

OJ

Erik's New Post

Okay, so this week Tahnee kicked my butt in running. I worked 7, 12 hour days straight and I didn't run at all this week. It has been a long week, however, Each day I walked about 8 miles at work, with the rounds and just working if that counts. Hope everyone is doing well.

Erik

PLEASE POST EVERY WEEK!!!!

Hi!

I just wanted to add a friendly reminder that everyone needs to post every weekend. Last week not many people posted, so please get out there and do it each week. It doesn't take that long and really does help everyone with their training.

Thanks!
Lacey

Lacey's Entry for week of 7/21

Hello!

I had a good week this week! Here are my runs:

Tuesday: 3 miles
Thursday: 3.5 miles
Saturday: 6 miles (with lots of hills)
Sunday: 2.5 miles (while pushing Melody is the stroller)

My 6 miles run actually went pretty good. I got a little tired towards the end and my legs are really tight, but at least I made it!!

Lacey

Lacey's Entry for the week of 7/14

Hi guys!

I hope you are enjoying your weekend. Here is my post for this past week:

Tuesday: 3.5 miles
Wednesday: 3.5 miles
Sunday: 5.5 miles

I need to try and start doing four runs a week, but this week was better than last week. I am feeling really good when I run, the hard part for me is just finding the time. I try to get up early and run before I go to work, but somedays I just can't be myself out of bed. Next week I'm going to shoot for 4 runs. I hope your training is going well!!

Lacey

This week

Monday: 1 hour kickboxing class

Tuesday: 2 mile run, 1 mile walk with Joel

Wednesday: 1 hour stretched and balanced class

Thursday: 3 mile run in 33 minutes No walking!!

Friday: Rest

Saturday: 3 mile run in 33 minutes No walking again!

Sunday: Rest

This was a great week for me.  My right calf is a bit tight, I think from the kickboxing class, but it is getting better.  I look forward to this next week.  I hope to get 4 miles without stopping.  Finally I am running 3 miles and don't feel like I am struggling every second of the run.  

This upcoming saturday is our 5K race!

Hope everyone is doing well.  I can't wait to hear how your training went this week.  

OJ

No small victory!

I just had to share that this morning I was finally able to run for 30 minutes without stopping!  I ran 3 miles in 32 minutes and didn't have to stop, except for crossing the road once at a stoplight.  This was a very encouraging run for me.  I know I still have a long way to go, but it is nice to see some improvement!  Now I am even more excited to run a 5k next saturday knowing that I can actually run 3 miles!

Hope you all have a good day,

OJ

mileage

I have been running the same loop to check my progress. I believe it to be 4 miles but might be less - here are my recent dates and times:
7/3 48:35
7/7 51:25
7/11 44:55
7/13 49:35

This week started out okay, but then I got really busy and didn't run this weekend.

Monday: 3 mile walk with Joel

Tuesday: 2 mile walk with Myles in stroller (babysitting for a friend) and 40 min rollerblade with Jonell (Myle's mom)

Wednesday: 2 mile run that went great

Thursday: 1 and a half mile run and then 1 and a half mile walk with huge cramp in abs

fri-sun...shamefully were all rest days because of work and being busy

I am planning to go running today but a girl I work with might come over for dinner and then wants me to go to a cardio kickboxing class with her...so we'll see.

Any tips for running when it is really hot out?  I try to go in the morning or at night, but what if those times don't work for me... anything I should know about running when it is hot?

It is really exciting to see everyone running.  Joel went yesterday and his knee isn't doing well, he is really bummed, hopefully we will get him to the doctor soon.

Congrats everyone for working hard!

Having fun!

Hey all. So far so good, i'm falling into the groove. I think in another week I will be feeling bad if I miss a day of running or working out. Once I actually get dressed for the run and walk outside and start stretching I am ready for the run. I try to go later in the day, or earlier in the morning. It gets so blazing hot, but I do like the sweat. It makes me feel like I worked out harder. This week should be a good week for me since I have the week off, and I am looking to pick up the distance a little as well. Next week will be a challenge as I work 7-12 hour days straight. Here are my workouts:

Monday8: I walk about 8 or 9 miles at work a night.
Tuesday 9: 2 mile run time 17:47
Wednesday 10: 4 miles; 1st 2 miles 17:23, 2nd 2 miles 18:05
Thursday 11: 2 miles 20:00
Friday 12: 3 miles; first 2 miles 16:45, last mile 8:00
Saturday 13: 300 pushups, 300 situps, walked 6 miles over 2 hour time.
Saturday 14: Nothing

Hope everyone is healing up or staying healthy. Don't push yourselves further than you can go. Stay save, and just keep running, just keep running, run run run.

Getting started

Hey all!

I am starting to get into a groove some what... It's a slow start but it's something right?

Tues 8th- Ran 2 miles
Wed 9th- Walked 5.3 miles at work
Thur 10th- Ran 2 miles (10 mins 30 sec)
Fri 11th- Walked 8.2 miles at work
Sat 12th- Ran 2 miles (10 mins 30 sec)

Hopefully I can add a mile or two this week and keep my pace or make it faster. Have a great week!

Happy Running,
Tahnee

A little race day info

Pace Requirements for the race, found on the race website http://www.chicagohalfmarathon.com

Concerning pace guidelines, note that due to the fact that our scenic running course uses  a large part of busy Lake Shore Drive and that there are numerous churches, harbors, a golf course and other institutions and organizations along our race route, we ask that our runners keep a minimum per mile race.  In an effort to open the course back up to the community, participants are required to race at a 13 minute mile pace.  The expected finish time at this pace is 2:50:21.  Runners exceeding that pace may be asked by a course marshal or Chicago Police officer to finish the course on an adjacent sidewalk.  Thank you for your understanding.

Finallly in blog!!

ok- I'm finally in... I have been running, will post miles and times next blog!
Thanks Lacey and OJ for your help!

Lacey Entry for Week of 7/7/08

Hi everyone!

I started my week of great with my 8 mile run, however only went running twice this week. I'm going to have to get going next week. Here are my runs for the week:

Monday: 8 miles
Thursday: 3.5 miles

Have a good week everyone!

Lacey

Half Marathon Training Plan for Beginners

Hello!

I hope you are all having a good week so far. I found a half marathon training plan that I thought I would share with you. It's a 10 week training plan, which is perfect since we have 10 weeks left until the big day. Here is the link to the webpage I found it on: http://www.marathonrookie.com/half-marathon-training.html. The page gives you a lot of good info about half marathons and the training info is towards the bottom of the page. I hope you find it useful.

I also wanted to share with you that I am really proud of myself. I ran 8 miles yesterday without walking!!

Have a good night. Happy training!!

Lacey

Finally Posting!

Okay, so I know I should have posted already but I am having a hard time getting into this running thing! I guess for now OJ told me to post walk I have been doing even if it is at work etc... My goal is to really get into it this week??? :)

7/2- 10 miles walking at work
7/3- 7 miles walking at work
7/4- 8 miles walking at work
7/7- Erik and I played about 1hr of tennis

Joel's knee is still hurting, though we think it is getting better.  He was out of commission this week as he was limping around.  He did go for a 1 mile walk on Saturday and felt okay, but hurt a bit by the end of the walk.  Hopefully by the end of this week he will be able to run again.  

Training this week for me consisted of:

Monday: 2 mile run on the treadmill

Tuesday: 2 mile walk

Wednesday: off

Thursday: 3 mile bike and 1 hour yoga class

Friday: off

Saturday: 2 mile run (with a little bit of walking) and 1 mile walk later in the evening with Joel

Sunday: 1 hour rollerblading 

I was very encouraged by my run on saturday, it felt better than any of the other times I was running.  It helped that I went in the morning and hadn't had anything to eat so I didn't feel sick at all.  So hopefully this week I will be able to do the full 2 miles without stopping at all and I will start increasing my distances a bit.  

I am a little concerned that I am only running 2 miles right now, but I figure we still have 10 weeks left so I have high hopes that I can still do this.   I am going to give it my best shot!  My feet have not gotten any worse yet so hopefully they won't keep me from running.  I am still waiting on insurance stuff to be figured out and then I will head to the doctor.  

I would love to hear from Daddy, Tahnee and Erik.  Even if you are only walking or aren't doing anything just let us know that!  If you don't know how to post call or email and I will help you figure it out.  You need to sign in with a gmail email account and then can post.

LOVE YOU ALL!

Lacey - week of 6/30

Hi everyone! I hope you had a good 4th of July! Here is my entry for this past week:

7/1: ran 4 miles
7/2: played 60 minutes of tennis
7/3: ran 2.5 miles pushing Melody
7/5: ran 5 miles in the heat and wind. It was definitely a very hard run, but felt great when I finished.

OJ, to answer your question about the side aches. The way to get rid of the side aches is through your breathing. If you concentrate on breathing and make sure you are exhaling it should help. I know you have asked me to help you with your breathing, so let's try to run together sometime soon. Even if it's just for a mile or so.

Everyone, we only have 10 weeks of training left, so let's try to help each other out and make sure we are training as much as possible. Even if you can get out and bike a little (for those who are injured) that will help as well. If you start out with short distances, you'll be surprised at how much endurance you can build and little by little you can start adding more distance.

We can do it!!! Imagine how amazing it will feel when we all finish! Please keep logging your training on this blog, so that we can help each other out. Have a great rest of your weekend.

I love you all!

Lacey

Joel and Olivia week of 6/23

So we are justing getting going on this whole running thing.  We have gone a couple of times before this week.  I am definitely struggling...but am hopeful that I with be able to do this.  

If anything this goal along with the free gym membership are helping us to get in shape.

This blog this will definitely help with accountability!

Saturday 6/28 Joel and I ran 2 miles (I had to stop and walk a bit) then walked 1 more mile 

Sunday 6/29 we walked 1 mile

Monday 6/30 Joel's knee is hurting a lot so he is icing and taking the day off.  I ran/walked 2 miles on the treadmill.  

A few questions for the more experienced runners:

Any tips for not getting side cramps?

Also when I am running on the treadmill I can take my heart rate and it is WAY to high, am I pushing to hard... or just seriously out of shape?  Do I need to start walking for a few minutes first?  

Daddy did you ever send us that watch?

Updated: Lacey entry for week of 6/23

5/22: Ran 5 miles
5/25: Ran 3 miles
5/28: Ran 5 miles

Lacey's Entry for week of 6/23

Here's how it will work; please log in every weekend (either Saturday or Sunday) and log what you have done for the week. Here is what I have done so far this week as an example:

Sunday: Ran 5 miles
Wednesday: Ran 3 miles

Make sense? If you don't go out and post by 10:00pm on Sunday I will hound you until you do. This is meant to help us to be accountable for training and help us to feel like we are training together even though we can't physically be together.

Love ya!
Lacey

Welcome!

Hi! Welcome to the Blog that we will use to hold eachother accountable to training for the 1/2 marathon.