http://marathonerwannabe.sweat365.com Sweat365 » DREAM IT! PURSUE IT! STICK WITH IT! LIVE IT! Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:42:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I had an idea of where I wanted to ride to. So I headed out I was cruising along at the same speed as if I was racing against the sun, and had to tell myself a few times to slow down...enjoy the ride...or at this pace you're goin to ... http://marathonerwannabe.sweat365.com/2010/03/20/first-long-ride-for-mewas-enjoyable/ http://marathonerwannabe.sweat365.com/2010/03/16/cycle-13-hours-03162010/ I bought a road bike today! It's not new, but that is A-Ok with me. I had to make a minor adjustment by raising the seat about a half an inch. It's great! It's a GMC Denali 7005 series. When I got it home I was so excited, but I ... http://marathonerwannabe.sweat365.com/2010/03/14/i-dont-feel-useless-anymore/ I've been fighting this Achilles thing since December. I don't know if tendinitis is when the actual tendon hurts, but in my case is all the "tissue" around it. For awhile there I was able to run. It was sore but the most I've able to get out is 8. ... http://marathonerwannabe.sweat365.com/2010/03/06/feel-like-my-favorite-toy-has-been-taken-away/ It's taken awhile for me to push my Achilles to it's limit. Today it got pushed. I felt it wanting to snap but I wouldn't let it. Had a bit of knee issues as well but ran thru those also. I was dancing on that fine line of overtraining again. One ... http://marathonerwannabe.sweat365.com/2010/02/20/increasing-long-run/ I was testing myself to see if I could get up early and run without it being race day. I was a little sluggish. I wanted to stay in my warm flannel sheets. :-) It was cold. To me at least. Then again I freeze myself with my own feet. I ... http://marathonerwannabe.sweat365.com/2010/02/17/test-run-i-got-outta-bed/ I noticed I got a couple of hitS on my post about a homemade energy gel I found made from maltodextrin and jelly and a bunch of other things. This was too complex! Here is a recipe for what I use now. Two ingredients and 40g of carbs per ounce ... http://marathonerwannabe.sweat365.com/2010/02/16/easiest-homemade-energy-gel-to-make/ http://marathonerwannabe.sweat365.com/2010/02/15/small-runlil-warm/ This is the second pair of Brooks I've bought that feel fine when I try them on and jog in them at RRS but when I get OUT THERE my left index toenail doesn't like them. Well guess what...it's gonna have to get use to them or fall off! Like ... http://marathonerwannabe.sweat365.com/2010/02/13/first-run-in-new-shoes/ 5 miles with a 29:56 5k http://marathonerwannabe.sweat365.com/2010/02/10/run-08-hours-02102010/