Thursday, April 14, 2011

Three Things Thursday

1. First up, the winner of my "Taking Care of You" Giveaway is:

Barb at Still Running 


Congratulations and thanks to all who entered!



2. This Saturday hubs and I are racing a small, semi-local 5K: the Barrie Spring Thaw. While I had high hopes of crushing my PR, the weather is looking pretty miserable and not at all conducive to doing so...


40 km/h wind = 24 mph
20mm rain = 0.8"

Lovely!!! Once we get to the site and start a warm-up, I'll see just how bad the wind is and decide what to do; I have a 22-miler on Sunday with MRP so I'm not willing to wipe myself out at the 5K if it's not going to be a PR day. I guess we'll see what happens.



3. I have two workouts on deck today. I wanted to allow more time in between so I opted to run my tempo intervals early this morning instead of over lunch. That meant a 4:30AM wake-up. I struggled at first to find my morning-run mojo, but there's something very rewarding about running in the dark for an hour (without seeing another single human) and finishing just as dawn breaks. I forced myself into an ice bath after the run in the hopes of aiding my legs in recovery before tonight's MRP workout. Who doesn't love to sit in a freezing cold tub of water at 6:30AM??



Happy Thursday (almost Friday)!


I hope everyone travelling to Boston this weekend has a safe trip and the experience of a lifetime!

27 comments:

fancy nancy said...

Kudos to you for the ice bath! I am a 4:30am runner and it is very satisfying to come back to a sleeping home knowing what I just did! It does take me a little while to get the sleepy out though!!

Running Ricig said...

I love getting out there and running when no one else is around! I was in Orlando for work earlier this week and got some lovely pre sunrise runs in with no one else around or awake yet!

Anonymous said...

YOu are a brave girl! I can't even get myself to take a real icebath let alone would I want to at 6 in the morn. MAd props to you! And goodluck and have fun on your 5k this weekend!

Jill said...

Happy "two-day" today :). Good luck with the 5K!

Heather said...

Nice early run! Good luck with the race this weekend!

Vanessa @ Gourmet Runner said...

I'm impressed--It's tough for me to think about an ice bath at all, let alone at 6am and knowing I had another workout ahead of me!

Stacey said...

Ice bath? Makes me hurt and shiver just thinking about it! Good luck this weekend!

Jen Feeny said...

You want to race a 5k the day before a 22 miler? Have you been hanging out with Spike and I don't know about it because that sounds like a page from his crazy training book! Good luck girl!!!

Also... 4:30 am to run intervals! You continue to astound me. You are def earning a BQ come May 15.

kristen said...

Um- the ice bath has no place at 6:30 am... I think that officially makes you crazy :)

Runners Fuel said...

I hope the rain isn't too bad this weekend! Good luck to the both of you!

Amy said...

Good for you for the early morning run! Good luck at the 5K this weekend. You never know - weather reports have been known to be wrong!

Gotta Run..... said...

it is SO VERY HARD to get up in the middle of the night for a early workout. Still, the rewards are huge. Really sets a great tone for the entire day.

J said...

Hopefully that weather forecast changes!! That does not look fun! I have a 5k this weekend with Brian! I don't know if it is a PR chance at all cause its on a golf course and hilly!

Denise said...

kill it this wknd, you have it in you!! the pain will only last a little while...you can do anything for 20 minutes (or less!), right?

RunToTheFinish said...

i really like early morning runs, but i have trouble with speedwork on early morning runs.. or maybe it just seems that way because it's always more humid here in the mornings

Lynette said...

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Jess said...

I can't convert Celsius, so I'll just take your word on the poopy projected temp. Rain, well, that's never good for a race. Best of luck!

Anonymous said...

Agh, I hope the weather isn't TOO bad for Saturday! Though it might be a blessing in disguise to give you time to rest up/stay fresh for Sunday's 22-er!

Laura said...

Bleach for the weather this weekend.
I didn't see anyone at 4:30 either...I saw lots of rabbits though. They are my spectators...

Jessie said...

Dont you just love the Runners obsession of weather watching! I have a 5k on Sunday and have been watching the weather like a hawk! Good luck girly! Im sure you will rock it like usual!

yumke said...

4:30 is painful. I am trying to get used to early wakeups myself. Have fun at the 5K!

ajh said...

Our weather is all over the place. We had one gorgeous day but not so much since. Good luck at the 5K.

Unknown said...

Have a wonderful weekend and have fun!!

I love running in the dark, I know it's not too safe but it's so fun feeling all alone!!

MCM Mama said...

4:30am? Yawn! I only see that time if a kid wakes me up...

Great job.

Hope the weather cooperates this weekend.

Nicole said...

its going to rain here this weekend too.. BOO

Richelle said...

We're due for a crappy weekend in MN, too! I hope the weather clears up for your race!

Lindsay said...

excuse me? are we using the weather as an excuse? buck up! :) kill it!