This month is NaBloPoMo...National Blog Posting Month. A lot of bloggers have committed to blogging every day in November.
Well, I'm instead practicing LoBloPoMo. I'm giving myself permission to post at a Lower frequency than usual. I'm at the point where I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed...with clutter in my house, at-home exercises that are getting my legs healthier for running, crochet projects in the queue, etc. I need to make all of that higher priority than blogging.
I've got ideas for blog posts, and I'll still be posting at least a couple of times a week. But I'm also going to enjoy LoBloPoMo...while also instituting FaCleHoMo (Fall Cleaning House Month), LeGeHeMo (Legs Getting Healthy Month), and StiThoHaMo (Stitch Those Hats Month)!
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Your very own "I Voted" graphic!
Back from election day 2008 by popular demand! Well, not really popular demand, but I wanted to post it again....
American readers--did you vote? If so, and you're a blogger, feel free to snag this graphic.
American readers--did you vote? If so, and you're a blogger, feel free to snag this graphic.
(Yes, I know it's incredibly feminine. If any male bloggers are upset about that, I'd be happy to make you one with a picture of a backhoe, baseball cap, or big screen TV.)Here's the HTML code....
I'd love for you to leave a comment here if you use the graphic, but it's not required!
Monday, November 1, 2010
A family race!
Well, yesterday was Halloween...and race day! Hubby, the kids, and I all headed just a few miles from our house for our races. The kids were cold. And tired. (And in costume.)
My not-too-enthusiastic Batgirl & pirate before the races started:
First was the kids' 1K (0.62 mile) race. Zoodle (age 2 1/2) started slow but finished strong...
...while Chickie ran the whole way, keeping this superhero stance for the last quarter mile:
Then a friend of ours took the kids, and it was time for The Engineer and I to start our 5-miler. We won't have any photos of him until the professional ones are available, but he did awesome. He got 3rd place in his age group with a time of 37:03 (7:24/mile)!
Best of all, my IT band did great. I focused on keeping better form based on some stuff I read on the ChiRunning website; massaged the problem areas before the race; and taped it with KT Tape. I don't know exactly what did the trick, but it felt fantastic. I'm still keeping my appointment today because I want to keep this from coming back if possible. The only thing that worried me was that my right arch started hurting again for the last couple of miles, but it wasn't bad. I'll keep massaging it and working on my form (LIFTING my feet instead of pushing off), and I'll ask about it in my appointment tomorrow.
Here I am feeling good and looking weird (with my Vibrams and my crazy KT Tape!)
I placed really low in the rankings; I'm not fast! But I got a PR (personal record) for five-mile time! I was way faster than I thought I'd be, and I was thrilled with my time. Here are my stats:
Time: 50:34 (10:07/mile)
Mile 1: 11:29
Mile 2 & 3: Average 10:37
Mile 4: 9:05
Mile 5: 8:46
Mile 5 was my fastest timed mile ever! That floored me! I love running negative splits (starting slow and speeding up) but I bet I could improve my overall time if my my splits were a little less drastically different.
I got a burst of adrenaline at the end and sprinted to the finish. What a great race!
My not-too-enthusiastic Batgirl & pirate before the races started:
First was the kids' 1K (0.62 mile) race. Zoodle (age 2 1/2) started slow but finished strong...
...while Chickie ran the whole way, keeping this superhero stance for the last quarter mile:
Then a friend of ours took the kids, and it was time for The Engineer and I to start our 5-miler. We won't have any photos of him until the professional ones are available, but he did awesome. He got 3rd place in his age group with a time of 37:03 (7:24/mile)!
Best of all, my IT band did great. I focused on keeping better form based on some stuff I read on the ChiRunning website; massaged the problem areas before the race; and taped it with KT Tape. I don't know exactly what did the trick, but it felt fantastic. I'm still keeping my appointment today because I want to keep this from coming back if possible. The only thing that worried me was that my right arch started hurting again for the last couple of miles, but it wasn't bad. I'll keep massaging it and working on my form (LIFTING my feet instead of pushing off), and I'll ask about it in my appointment tomorrow.
Here I am feeling good and looking weird (with my Vibrams and my crazy KT Tape!)
I placed really low in the rankings; I'm not fast! But I got a PR (personal record) for five-mile time! I was way faster than I thought I'd be, and I was thrilled with my time. Here are my stats:
Time: 50:34 (10:07/mile)
Mile 1: 11:29
Mile 2 & 3: Average 10:37
Mile 4: 9:05
Mile 5: 8:46
Mile 5 was my fastest timed mile ever! That floored me! I love running negative splits (starting slow and speeding up) but I bet I could improve my overall time if my my splits were a little less drastically different.
I got a burst of adrenaline at the end and sprinted to the finish. What a great race!
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