Monday: work...blah! However, because of a full schedule Tuesday I moved my Tuesday run to Monday. So, I did the 'easy 5' that my training schedule called for. I'm on the third week of a training plan I generated on the Runner's World website. Target: 4:30:00 at Snickers on March 7th, 2009. So far I've hit all the marks, times and distances. This schedule is a lot different than the Hal Higdon Novice 1 plan I was on for my first marathon (Snickers 2008). Hal's plan had me running 5 days a week. My mentor wasn't real keen on me using that plan because of the 5 day schedule. She felt I needed at least one more day of rest. When I sent her this new training plan she said 'I like this a lot!'. It's only three days a week of running. However, the other four days can include cross-training. I've begun doing some light ab work and pushups. The goal is to tighten the core. I have plenty of core right now but its the wrong type of core.... :) Oh, the easy 5 was a slow paced 5 miles. Schedule said a 11:12 pace but honestly, i feel like i'm jogging in place at that pace so i kept it closer to 10:30. Still feeling the 'love' after effects of the wet 10.87 miles I did at Bartram so I kept it slow.
Tuesday: Work..ugh! Central Fellowship was playing Strong Rock (basketball) so Carol went with me after work up to Locust Grove. I was there to shoot (photograph) some of our seniors for CFCA. But, I was also there to smooze with the sports information director for Strong Rock. If you are at the Tanger Outlet exit any time soon go over on the other side of the interstate and check out the campus...wowza! They completed their football stadium just as school started in August but it wasn't ready for play until September. It looks like a small college campus to be perfectly honest. Anyways, their basketball gym is in what will become the elementary gym/event center. I can only imagine what their high school gym will look like when it is completed. Here's a pic of the current gym.
Our girls played poorly...stanky is how I would described it. No offense to Strong Rock but our girls should have won easily by 25-30 points...instead they lost by 3. Our boys played quite well and won handily. However, one of our guys drew a technical for throwing the ball across the court to the ref with apparently too much force. After the games we got home around 11:20pm..to bed at midnight.
Shooting basketball for high school is such a challenge. Usually, the gym is lit about as well as a cave dweller's cave (no offense to cavemen...and I never understood how they drew such nice drawings in such poor light....so, I've never bought into the whole GEICO ad campaign...i digress...). Here's a few shots from the games Tuesday night.....
Wednesday: work...bleh! Left at 2:45 to attend a Museum of Aviation Marathon meeting. Since my company, PeachSports.Com, is providing photography coverage (3rd year in row..yeahbaby!) they invite me to their planning meetings. Two key things for the runners out there....1) they are using the same type of chips as the Macon Labor Day RR used and 2) they are planning on having a single finish line for the 5k, half and full marathons. Should be pretty cool. Back to work at 4pm and stayed until 5:30. Then, went to the Joanna McAfee Childhood Cancer Foundation office to meet with the President about JMCCF 'stuff' (btw, I'm the VP of the JMCCF). We finished our meeting around 7:30 and I went to Kroger. A lesson for the married pups out there (Troy listen up) ... if you want to be happy...momma must be happy. One way I keep Carol happy is handling all the grocery shopping. Plus, I get to buy stuff I like! :)
Thursday: work...yuk! Came home and slipped into my running shorts and along sleeve shirt. Tried my new Mizuno thin breathing ultra comfortable spiffy socks (btw, Tommy like!). Threw on my inspirational Badwater hat and set out for my Thursday training run. Mile warmup (10:12). Three miles at or below 9:35 (9:28, 9:15, 9:08 go me!). Mile cooldown (10:08).
I just ordered pizza for the clan. Carol has a migraine and it takes her several hours to sleep them off...i'm so glad I don't have migraines....
Tomorrow: work...ugh! Please don't misread my work comments....I really do love my job...most of the time. If I had the guts to share my thoughts about working as a contractor around a group of 'gubment' workers I would....but I shall refrain.
Saturday: Have to endure shooting ugly cheerleaders for the GISA State Cheer Competition at Tattnall...hohum...the life of a sports photographer...rough stuff....
T
2 comments:
Well, lets see...
1) Troy cleans the litter box. And does the dishes. Sometimes not as fast as I'd like, but I'm glad he's a helpful husband.
2) Dang you have alot going on!! Can you teach me how to NOT complain about it all??
3) Badwater is your motivation?? That's just sick....
4) What's wrong with govt employee? You know we're not all bad, right?
5) I hope you had a fantastic time with all those cheerleaders today...really, I truly mean that :)
Well Amybug
Troy is doing things he should be doing to keep 'momma' (ie you!) happy! :)
Sure, I can tell you about how to do all that and not complain..i smile a lot...find humor in just about everything.
Yes, I figured if those folks can do Badwater....I can handle distances much shorter...such as my 14 miler today.
I know you are not a bad 'gubmet' employee! I meant those I work around. :)
It was totally horrible being around all the ugly girls. :) Tattnall won region AAA believe it or not! They were awesome.
T
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