I'm alive too.

Welcome home, Kel!

I've been equally absent since my last blog.
I told you all about the stomach bug I caught. I blogged about it last Tuesday. I ran 2 miles last Thursday. And that's it. I was so sick all week I couldn't run, work, eat, anything. It was awful.

I finally got back on the wagon this Tuesday, when I ran about 2 miles, I think, with my friend Erika. I felt like I was dying. Not running for over a week really really has an impact on your training. I've been nervous about what it would mean for my overall training, but I'm still hopeful. I'm currently dealing with shin splints again (but these don't feel like the ones I usually get, so I'm a little concerned, but not overly so), and my knees are feeling old. But other than that, I feel great! It's nice to eat again. I think I ate maybe 3, maybe 4 meals last week. Total. Awful.

I did lose almost 7 pounds from it, though I'm not recommending the bug as an aid for weight loss. Trust me. There are better ways. Like running! So far, I've lost a little more than 20 pounds from this training, and from generally eating better and taking better care of myself. That's definitely more rewarding than a stomach flu.

Today's run was great. I started out with a goal of 4 or 5. I was hoping for more but I was trying to be realistic, what with not having run in so long.

I ran 7 miles, punks! Woohoo!!!!!

The last half mile or so I ran at about a 9-minute mile pace, which is mad fast for me. On a treadmill, I'm at about a 10-minute mile, or 10:10; I run more slowly on the road.

Anyway ... this weekend's long run is 10.5 for me. I would love to do 11, but I'm not making any promises. Kellie needs to do 10, so I'm hoping we can do this one together. I'm happy to keep running a half-mile and meet her at our end point after, if she's up for that. We'll have to chat and get back to you. :)

As always, please consider supporting Kellie financially, as she raises money for Dana Farber (cancer research). There's a link in the header at the top of the page.

Be a star!

I'm Alive! (post by KL - with sexy pictures too!)

This is a picture of me eating ice cream.

I was not running or thinking about running when this picture was taken.

No runners were harmed during the making of this picture...

Well, I'm alive, folks. I had a few crazy weeks with travel and work and I let my physical exhaustion get the best of me. I also gave up my car and started biking everywhere, and that has certainly taken a toll on how much energy I have left over for long distance runs.

I return most recently from working for 10 days in Montana with Baron Baptiste. The trip was amazing, the altitude was over 5,000 feet, and there was very little sleep to be had. I ran the first day there, and then did a 2 mile hike up the mountain. The rest of the week was power yoga while working (a pose or two here, a pose or two there as I worked during the yoga sessions).

I ran two miles earlier this week and found it was much easier to run faster for those two miles. Today I go for 5 miles and this weekend (Lord only knows when) I go for 10.

In the interest of full disclosure, I give you my running chart. I believe in holding myself accountable, and in the power of making new choices for every moment in spite of any past mistakes or shortcomings. This week I choose to run.

Here's a shot of Carrie and I just after running 8.28 miles.

And since I promised there would be sexy pictures in this post,

I give you a glamorous shot of my pal, Woj, in all his birthday glory: