First place in his age group… by 10 minutes.
First place overall… even though three age groups started before his group.
Moving up to the Expert category next race… because it’s just getting embarrassing.
Month: March 2013
Gazing upon the race course. Plotting world domination.
Also: Sunshine!!!
Time to go race! #teamaudi #destinedtowin
Last pre-half long run!
Yo, yo, yo. I felt like I was dragging during today’s long run, but I actually ran 11 miles 36 seconds faster than I did two weeks ago.
If that’s my “dragging” pace, I’ll take it!
At about mile 6.5, I heard a text message come through on my phone and read this from Aaron’s mom: “Aaron took a spill. Nothing broken.”
Luckily, he just suffered some gnarly road trail rash all down the right side of his body after turning a corner too sharply while mountain biking.
He’s still fit to compete in his second mountain bike race of the season tomorrow. Woo-hoo!
Meanwhile, I started sniffling and sneezing right after my run, and I’ve been blowing my nose all day. I’ve got Wal-born (the Walgreens version of Airborne, gangstaaaa), water, and tea all lined up in front of me, and I’m eyeing an early bedtime.
I feel sorry for this cold that has chosen to mess with me a week before my half-marathon. IT SHALL RUE THE DAY.
Robb’s Running: Rules of Running
- There is no such thing as a bad run.
- The secret is, there are no secrets.
- If something is not healthy with your body, take immediate steps to correct it.
- Sometimes, run alone.
- Be gentle with the ground.
- You will gain more by learning from a bad race than easily meeting your goals.
- At least…
Oooh, this is good.
Buckling down for March
It’s March 1! And I decided last night that I would buckle down this month with my eating and try to get rid of the last few pounds that won’t allow me to wear my favorite jeans.
February was very stressful, with my mom discovering she was sick and starting her treatment, and I often found myself mindlessly snacking on candy and other treats at work, plus just generally caring less about making healthy meal choices.
But I want to get back into the habit of making good choices and being mindful with my food intake. I want to use food to enhance my half-marathon and marathon training, not sabotage it.
And so this morning I weighed in, as I will on the 15th and the 31st, to keep track of where these healthy choices take me, and to eventually (but probably not this month) get back to my marathon-running fighting weight of 138, and back into the beautiful, expensive, languishing-in-the-bottom-drawer jeans I used to be able to wear with ease.
March 1: 145.6
(Ignore the body-fat percentage, which is calculated based on my height, age, and weight; I think it’s highly inaccurate.)
I downloaded the MyFitnessPal app this morning and have been having fun tracking my food for the day. Of course, today would be the day that this obscene setup appears in the lobby at work:
I like how Theresa takes photos of things she would loooove to eat, but then says “No, thank you,” to them, so here ya go. No, thank you, Krispy Kreme!!!
My breakfast kept me full all the way till lunchtime at noon, and I’m still trying to finish this massive salad as we speak:
Hard to tell, but that is a big ol’ bowl. This is so yummy, and freeeee — all ingredients were found in the food-packed fridges and cupboards at work.
A lot of the work-provided food is really unhealthy (candy, chips, soda), but a lot of it is wonderful, fresh, good-quality food. It’s all about making the right choice!
Here’s what my day looks like so far in MyFitnessPal:
I’ve never really tracked calories before, so it’ll be interesting to see how many calories I need to eat at each meal to feel satisfied, and to see how many grams of carbs, fat, protein, etc. I actually eat.
I’ll also be sticking pretty closely to a Paleo diet, as my recent forays back into the world of processed carbs have been delicious but highly unsatisfying (see: not feeling satiated, having more sugar cravings, bloating).
Does anyone else use MyFitnessPal? Let me know if you have good tips!
My first skin screening
The news is GOOD, friends!
Well, mostly. I didn’t make it out of my first skin screening entirely unscathed.
My body is minus one mole and plus two stitches.
I went into my screening at the Skin Surgery Center with four moles I was particularly concerned about, but the one that my screener decided to remove and biopsy was NOT one of the four! In fact, it was a teeny-tiny mole on my stomach that I had never even noticed, and would never have thought to worry about.
Apparently this mole was unusual because it was gray (WTF) and had some other characteristics that could either be troublesome or totally fine. Only the biopsy will tell.
If the biopsy is positive for anything bad, they may have to remove more skin from that area, but I think that’s pretty much it…?
The screener also took measurements and photos of two other moles — one on my upper leg (which is one I was concerned about) and one on my back (never noticed it) — and I’ll go back in three months to have those checked to make sure they haven’t grown or changed in shape.
Overall, I’m extremely glad I went and am really happy with the outcome so far:
- I can stop worrying about the moles I’ve been giving the side-eye to.
- The one mole that did look sketchy is now gone.
- And two others are now being watched, and will get proper treatment if they go rogue.
Oh, and my distinctive chin moles beauty marks are perfectly normal, and they aren’t going anywhere. : )
I highly recommend y’all go get your skin checked if you never have or have gone a few years between screenings.
And, obviously, wear sunscreen so you don’t have to worry about this stuff so much!!!
Dev on Running 