Has anybody else been out in the crazy heat and bad air? Travis (my boyfriend) and I just got back from vacation. We left before it got hot and before the fires started in CA, we came back and are bombarded by heat and smoke, it is quite the change to adjust to. In fact, we both did our workouts yesterday and afterward I felt like I had been smoking cigarettes and he couldn't fully expand his lungs. My mom has been more wary of the air quality and has joined a gym with my dad so she can run inside and spare her lungs the air and her body the heat. This is a good idea for anybody who does not deal well with heat or who has bad lungs, or who just wants to be more comfortable during workouts. Mom said one of her coaches said if you incline the treadmill two to four degrees you will get the same workout as if you are running outside. Just something to keep in mind during the hot days coming up. Running in the morning is also a good idea. I ran this morning at about 6am and my lungs were fine when I got home.
On another note...I got an email the other day from a Cowtowner. She was concerned because she has not started training yet and isn't sure if she should sign up for the 5k instead of the half. It is not too late to start training for the half, especially if you are running for the experience and not for a specific time. But if you have not started, now is the time to start so you don't get injuries on or before race day :) But the 5k is respectable too if that is what this Cowtowner decides to do :D
Keep up the running!
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Training Has Begun
Hello Fellow Cowtowners!
I am happy and excited to say that my training for the Cowtown Marathon/Half Marathon has begun. I had to drag myself through these first two runs because I raced the San Jose International Triathlon on Sunday, but I managed to get through them!
Has anybody else started their official training plans as opposed to building base miles? One thing in my training that I am excited about is this is the first event for me this season where I can forget about training on hills, and just train on the flats. Very exciting in my humble opinion!
Happy Running!
I am happy and excited to say that my training for the Cowtown Marathon/Half Marathon has begun. I had to drag myself through these first two runs because I raced the San Jose International Triathlon on Sunday, but I managed to get through them!
Has anybody else started their official training plans as opposed to building base miles? One thing in my training that I am excited about is this is the first event for me this season where I can forget about training on hills, and just train on the flats. Very exciting in my humble opinion!
Happy Running!
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Hardcore Mom
My mom, Mary, has decided to sign up with Team in Training and complete the half marathon at Nike Women's marathon. She will be raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Below is a letter from her. I have donated and would encourage anyone who can to donate what they can, and remember, your donations are tax deductible:
Why would a 61 year old non athletic woman decide to run a half marathon and raise money for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society? My commitment to run my first half marathon and to raise a minimum of $2,100 came after I watched my daughter, Megan, complete the Nike Women's Marathon, sponsored by The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, in San Francisco last October. Standing at the finish line I watched thousands of women finish a half or full marathon. Excitement and joy were in the air but they were sharply tempered by prominent reminders of cancer survivors and those who lost their battle to survive.
I had time waiting for Megan to cross the finish line to think about people I know well who were diagnosed with cancer in the last 3 years. Donald, in his last semester at UCLA and accepted into Santa Clara Law School, did not survive his fight. Michael was a wonderful outrageously funny friend from Nebraska; he did not survive his fight. Naomi, a sister-in-law, is surviving two bouts of cancer; she always thinks of her family rather than talk about her illness. Tom was the most unlikely person I ever thought would contract cancer; he was a paragon of integrity and generosity who helped find resources for my handicapped brother while chemo dripped into his body. John, the maker of the best ice cream in California, while fighting to be in a 10% survival group, worried and talked about helping his son with homework rather than his illness. Each person fought a fierce fight and continued to care for others while they fought.
I decided it was time for me to begin actively participating in efforts to control cancer. While not all my friends had blood related cancer I decided supporting research and patient services benefiting people who have blood related cancer is a beginning.
My preparation for running the half marathon this October began last November. The first day it took 20 minutes to labor through a flat mile, now over 330 miles later I have an average mile pace of 11.5 minutes a mile and am part of a runner*s group training for my first 5K. I begin training for the Nike Half on June 7th.
Please support me and the The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society with a donation. I am personally donating 25% of my goal, this is the part of the funds I raise that will go to administration, all monies you donate will directly go to research and patient services. Donations are tax deductible and this event qualifies for corporate matching funds.
You will find my fundraising page at http://pages.teamintraining.org/sf/nikesf08/mreinke . Please help me by spreading the word, if you have friends or family who may support my run feel free to get information to them or let me know and I will get it to them.Thank you so much for reading this and for your consideration,
Mary Reinke
maryreinke@gmail.com
Why would a 61 year old non athletic woman decide to run a half marathon and raise money for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society? My commitment to run my first half marathon and to raise a minimum of $2,100 came after I watched my daughter, Megan, complete the Nike Women's Marathon, sponsored by The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, in San Francisco last October. Standing at the finish line I watched thousands of women finish a half or full marathon. Excitement and joy were in the air but they were sharply tempered by prominent reminders of cancer survivors and those who lost their battle to survive.
I had time waiting for Megan to cross the finish line to think about people I know well who were diagnosed with cancer in the last 3 years. Donald, in his last semester at UCLA and accepted into Santa Clara Law School, did not survive his fight. Michael was a wonderful outrageously funny friend from Nebraska; he did not survive his fight. Naomi, a sister-in-law, is surviving two bouts of cancer; she always thinks of her family rather than talk about her illness. Tom was the most unlikely person I ever thought would contract cancer; he was a paragon of integrity and generosity who helped find resources for my handicapped brother while chemo dripped into his body. John, the maker of the best ice cream in California, while fighting to be in a 10% survival group, worried and talked about helping his son with homework rather than his illness. Each person fought a fierce fight and continued to care for others while they fought.
I decided it was time for me to begin actively participating in efforts to control cancer. While not all my friends had blood related cancer I decided supporting research and patient services benefiting people who have blood related cancer is a beginning.
My preparation for running the half marathon this October began last November. The first day it took 20 minutes to labor through a flat mile, now over 330 miles later I have an average mile pace of 11.5 minutes a mile and am part of a runner*s group training for my first 5K. I begin training for the Nike Half on June 7th.
Please support me and the The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society with a donation. I am personally donating 25% of my goal, this is the part of the funds I raise that will go to administration, all monies you donate will directly go to research and patient services. Donations are tax deductible and this event qualifies for corporate matching funds.
You will find my fundraising page at http://pages.teamintraining.org/sf/nikesf08/mreinke . Please help me by spreading the word, if you have friends or family who may support my run feel free to get information to them or let me know and I will get it to them.Thank you so much for reading this and for your consideration,
Mary Reinke
maryreinke@gmail.com
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Welcome to Summer!
At least here in the Bay Area, summer seems to truly be here. Forecasters predicted our first triple digit temperatures to be here today, and they're not too far off with the temperature at 2:00pm being 99 degrees in the Dublin/Pleasanton area. An important hydration note, when you are working out in weather that is very hot, if you are doing a long workout or you tend to sweat a lot make sure you are drinking something like Gatorade, Accelerade, Gu20, etc. during workouts and after them. If you sweat a lot and drink a lot of water, you can flush your system of electrolytes and even though you have plenty of water in you, you are dehydrated and your body is missing key nutrients.
On a happy note, my mother Mary, has joined Team in Training and will participate in the Nike Women's Marathon, she will complete the half marathon this coming October. Don't worry though, unless her coaches tell her otherwise or it does not work in her training schedule, she will still be participating in the Cowtown half marathon. So this will be an exciting fall for her! In addition to running the half marathon, Mary will be raising a minimum of $2100 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. She will be sending a letter to me which I will post here in the next week or so, so keep your eye out. In the meantime, here is the link to her website:
http://pages.teamintraining.org/sf/nikesf08/mreinke
Keep up the running/walking/wajjing! I know my official training plan starts in just a couple of weeks!
On a happy note, my mother Mary, has joined Team in Training and will participate in the Nike Women's Marathon, she will complete the half marathon this coming October. Don't worry though, unless her coaches tell her otherwise or it does not work in her training schedule, she will still be participating in the Cowtown half marathon. So this will be an exciting fall for her! In addition to running the half marathon, Mary will be raising a minimum of $2100 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. She will be sending a letter to me which I will post here in the next week or so, so keep your eye out. In the meantime, here is the link to her website:
http://pages.teamintraining.org/sf/nikesf08/mreinke
Keep up the running/walking/wajjing! I know my official training plan starts in just a couple of weeks!
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Cowtown & Nike Women's!
Hi Everybody!
First, from what I can tell, only one person of everyone who applied got into Nike Women's. Congratulations Bonnie! For everyone else, it looks like it's going to be Cowtown!
Emails have been coming in and it looks like there is more interest in the Sacramento Cowtown Marathon being held on Sunday October 5, 2008 than in the San Francisco Marathon. The link to the website is: http://www.sacramentocowtownmarathon.com/
Another advantage to doing this event is that it is only about two weeks before Nike Women's so Bonnie and anybody else who did make it into that even can still come and do some of the long runs together because the training schedules will be fairly similar. So we can still all work together and support each other!
I have already signed up for the full marathon (in cowtown), they also have a half marathon, marathon relay and 5k. My brother and his girlfriend have also already signed up! If you have any questions about the event, take a look at the website or you can ask me. I will still be using superwomenrunners.blogspot.com for updates, etc. so check back here for any questions or training plans!
And, let me know when you sign up!
First, from what I can tell, only one person of everyone who applied got into Nike Women's. Congratulations Bonnie! For everyone else, it looks like it's going to be Cowtown!
Emails have been coming in and it looks like there is more interest in the Sacramento Cowtown Marathon being held on Sunday October 5, 2008 than in the San Francisco Marathon. The link to the website is: http://www.sacramentocowtownmarathon.com/
Another advantage to doing this event is that it is only about two weeks before Nike Women's so Bonnie and anybody else who did make it into that even can still come and do some of the long runs together because the training schedules will be fairly similar. So we can still all work together and support each other!
I have already signed up for the full marathon (in cowtown), they also have a half marathon, marathon relay and 5k. My brother and his girlfriend have also already signed up! If you have any questions about the event, take a look at the website or you can ask me. I will still be using superwomenrunners.blogspot.com for updates, etc. so check back here for any questions or training plans!
And, let me know when you sign up!
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Update
Hello Everyone:
Here is a link to see whether or not you were selected to participate in the Nike Women's Marathon or Half Marathon: http://www.active.com/uploads_search.cfm?UPM_ID=2842&CHECKSSO=0
Many of us who signed up were not selected, but for those who were selected...congratulations! I will be there to support you and I imagine I will not be the only one there :) Now, for those who did not get selected for Nike Women's (which quite sadly is most of us) don't lose hope! We can find another race to do that will have half and full marathon options, and instead of a tiffany's necklace you will get a finishers medal, but the important thing is you will still get to run. There are two runs I have in mind that I think would work. The first is the San Francisco Marathon (there is a half as well) and the Sacramento Cowtown Marathon (this also has a half).
The first half of the San Francisco Marathon course will follow fairly closely the court of the Nike Women's Marathon except that it goes out and back across the Golden Gate Bridge instead of running through Golden Gate Park. It will be held on Sunday August 3 this year. The link is: http://www.runsfm.com/home.html
The Sacramento Cowtown Marathon will be held on October 5 of this year. It is a flat course and seems like it should be a fun one if only because of the name :) The link is: http://www.sacramentocowtownmarathon.com/
Anybody intersted should look at these two events and we should decide which one we would rather do. So let me know what each of you think. I will also post this email on the blogsite so everyone can see it! Please email with any questions! Megan
Here is a link to see whether or not you were selected to participate in the Nike Women's Marathon or Half Marathon: http://www.active.com/uploads_search.cfm?UPM_ID=2842&CHECKSSO=0
Many of us who signed up were not selected, but for those who were selected...congratulations! I will be there to support you and I imagine I will not be the only one there :) Now, for those who did not get selected for Nike Women's (which quite sadly is most of us) don't lose hope! We can find another race to do that will have half and full marathon options, and instead of a tiffany's necklace you will get a finishers medal, but the important thing is you will still get to run. There are two runs I have in mind that I think would work. The first is the San Francisco Marathon (there is a half as well) and the Sacramento Cowtown Marathon (this also has a half).
The first half of the San Francisco Marathon course will follow fairly closely the court of the Nike Women's Marathon except that it goes out and back across the Golden Gate Bridge instead of running through Golden Gate Park. It will be held on Sunday August 3 this year. The link is: http://www.runsfm.com/home.html
The Sacramento Cowtown Marathon will be held on October 5 of this year. It is a flat course and seems like it should be a fun one if only because of the name :) The link is: http://www.sacramentocowtownmarathon.com/
Anybody intersted should look at these two events and we should decide which one we would rather do. So let me know what each of you think. I will also post this email on the blogsite so everyone can see it! Please email with any questions! Megan
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