Stacy's Blog

Heat was high, humidity was higher. I intended to run 12. Ended up running 4 outside and decided I did not want to run any farther in the sauna, so figured I would finish up on the TM in the cool of the basement. Boring, boring, boring. After 2 miles I was done. What a slacker!

Humidity is still high, but the temp was in the low 70's. It was hot, but I felt good. Tried to keep my pace consistent and steady and concentrate on form. My legs were kind of tired the last 2 miles.

So I listened to the weatherman last night and he said cooler, drier air for today. I thought, this will be a good day for a tempo run. Hah! It was mid 80's, muggy and very little breeze when I started. Thankfully, by the time I finished the breeze was picking up or I might still be out somewhere on the section line. My legs felt stiff. It was not a good run. 

2 - slow and easy

2 @8:45

3 - slow and easy

Not a great tempo run. I was hoping to run more miles @ a faster pace. Just wasn't up for it.  

Ahhhhh, finally a nice day without humidity. Ran a little slower than race pace. 

Biked 11 1/2 miles. Awesome summer day. Blue sky and no humidity. This is what summer is all about!

Our anniversary today. Married 27 years to my BF. Doesn't get any better than that. :)

Not sure what the kids are cooking up. Kaylie, our little planner, is up to something. Jared and Tara just go along with what ever she is plotting. Tried to get something out of them, but nobody is talking. Kaylie just told us where we need to be and at what time. Hmmmm

Heat and humidity are back. Kaylie wanted to try her new Vibrams out on the track. So we ran 3/4 mile in the heat of the day. Not fun.

Ran about 8:30 pm. Beautiful night, just a little muggy. Ran a pretty good pace. 

First day of CC practice. We had 36 girls show up and 5 that are on vacation or didn't have their physicals yet. So we are looking at 41. Exciting! 

Of course it was unbelievably hot and humid today. The high hit 91. By the time we were done running it was in the 80's and so muggy. Only in North Dakota does the season start in the 90's and end in the 20's and 30's and maybe snowing. 

Ran 4 with the team. I was going to try to do a little speed work tonight, but after 1 1/2 miles on the treadmill my hamstring started giving me trouble. It was bothering me this morning on the run, too. Hopefully it will be better tomorrow. 

Team practice. Even without the sun it was a brutal run. The dew point around 65-70. Really uncomfortable. I felt lethargic today. I'm sure it's the weather. A cool, crisp autumn day would feel pretty good right now.

The girls did well, they are very enthusiastic. 

Team practice. Up tempo run. Pushed some of the girls out of their comfort zone. We are up to 43 runners! 

Backing off on the running a little this week. My hip and hamstring are not feeling great. 

Boys and girls team "ride and stride" today. Woke up at 4:00am to yet another severe storm and that set the pattern for the whole day. It rained, thundered, lightening all day. Oh ya, did I mention it rained, thundered, and lightening all day. Ugh. Needless to say there was no "ride and stride". We had the kids in the cardio lab. Not an ideal workout, but the best we could do considering the weather. The new boy's team assistant coach's mom made carmel rolls. OMGosh they were sooo good! Long run tomorrow, weather permitting.

Ran on the TM. Yawn. My hip and hamstring felt good. Seems like the uneven road surfaces cause the problems. I will have to watch my step.

Tara got a job early, so she is leaving us a week early. :( We have had such a good summer. She is excited to get back on campus. She informed us this will probably be her last summer home. She and her friends want to get an apartment at the end of this year. She loves Bismarck. I'm going to miss our movie nights. :) Jared is going to miss his golfing buddy.

The weather was good. The girls ran good. My hip and hamstring felt good. It was a good day! :) :)

PR!  Finally cooled off. Nice breeze. Temp, upper 60's. Good day for a race!  :)

"Ride and Stride" today. Biked 2.5 and ran 2.5, just under race pace. Gorgeous evening for a run. Bike path and truck route for 9.5. I wish my legs felt as good as the weather. 

 Tara left this morning and made it safely to Bismarck. Movie nights with Bayly and Maggie now. They are not as much fun, and they can't eat popcorn.  

Nice overcast evening. Good thing, as the humidity is on the rise. Ran first 1/2 slow and easy, picked up the pace on the last 1/2. Race pace for the last 1 1/2 miles. Oct. 3 is looming larger. 

First CC meet tomorrow. It's going to be hot.  

Ron went in for an annual check-up. (finally). Doc said he should probably give up running and start biking. Ron said he wasn't quite ready for that yet. So the doc set up an appointment to see if we can get this hamstring pain fixed. Hopefully it will work. He is getting frustrated running with pain all the time. 

Mileage is a rough estimate, since it was done all over the CC course. I'm also calling it a speed workout. Those girls run fast! :)

I was on my own for practice as the head coach had back to school night. The day started out hot and humid. Temp 87. Fortunately by the time we ran, rain and a cold front moved in. One of our new runners decided to step out of her comfort zone and run her first 5 mile run. So I ran with her. I was so proud of her. She did so good. I love to see the confidence they have after they have pushed themselves to places they didn't think they could go.  :)

Email has been down. The weather is feeling fall like. Makes for nice evening runs. The sun was setting in the west and the moon was rising in the east. Awesome!

2 mile pre meet with the team. Came home and took Bayly out for 3 on out favorite route. She was in heaven and the evening was sooo nice. I wish fall could last 'til Christmas. Supposed to get hot this weekend. Team is up to 45 girls. 

Recovery run with the team. Temp 92. Not a good run. Nothing was working right.

Went into Fargo. I needed a change of scenery. Ran from the Wild Rice river into south Fargo through Lindenwood along the river. Temp was 85. Fortunately the sun stayed behind clouds most of the time. Humidity was up, not much breeze. I wanted to go 15. Wimped out at 12. (sigh) 

Ron met me with water. He is doing PT for his hamstring. We are pretty sure it is messed up because of a water skiing mishap a few years ago. There seems to be scar tissue. He was hurt worse than we thought at the time. Hopefully therapy will get him back on track.

I have come to the realization that there will be no BQ this year. Training for a marathon is like having another job and I already have 2. I have run out of time. Still going to do Twin Cities. But I am just going to enjoy the fact that I can do a marathon 2 days before my 49 birthday. :) 

Tempo run with the team. Temp 90. Humidity 70%. Windy. Sunny. Not a good day for a run or anything else outside for that matter. 

What a difference a day makes! Temp 73, dry air, cool northwest breeze. aaahhhh. Ran the Island Park run today (my favorite).