Another overdue update May 18, 2008
Posted by Staci in : General Ramblings, Site Updates , add a commentSo it has been awhile again. I think I need to put a reminder on my Treo Calendar that I need to do at least on update a week.
Most of you might know that I didn’t go to Eugene after all. Financially it was not possible, so I had to scrap the plan. I am disappointed that I missed out on a trip that I had been planning on, but sometimes that is what you have to do when your family needs your financial support.
I am back on Weight Watchers and I hope to drop 24 pounds. I can’t believe I let myself gain so much back after it took me so long to loose the first time. I know the first 10 pounds sort of crept up on me but the last 14 are all my fault. So I rejoined last week and I hope to see some results soon.
Oh and I disabled the function that would allow people to register themselves to post on my blog. I was getting tons of fake registrations and at least 10 spam posts a day. If you would like to register just send me an email with what you would like your user name to be and I will create an account for you. I couldn’t think of any other way to cut down on all the spam post.
An overdue update. March 3, 2008
Posted by Staci in : General Ramblings, Running , add a commentA lot has happened since I last posted.
Yes I am still running, but I am considering changed from the half marathon planned in May to the 5k instead. I will still be traveling to Eugene to do it, but I think I will have more fun at the shorter distance. I am really really slow after all so it was going to take almost 4 hours to do the half. This way I can run the 5k (it will take about 50 minutes for me) and still be in a great mood for socializing with the KR crowd that will be there.
My sister had her baby. My niece Chloe Monroe was born on Feb 15th at 131 am. She is adorable. She has my dad’s chin, her dad’s nose, and blue eyes.
Last week my car was vandalized. I went to Wal-Mart and some kid asked me for some cash for gas. I said no and went in to the store. When I came out there was a rock sitting on my sunroof. The glass was shattered. It was safety glass so at least it did not go everywhere, but it needed to be replaced. My insurance is covering it because I have full glass so that is good, but it won’t be fixed for a few days so I am with out a car. *sigh*
I sort of took up a new hobby. I have a gps because of my running so I decided to try geocaching. You can learn more about it at www.geocaching.com. It is basically a grown up treasure hunt using GPS for the map. I have only found a few but I have had fun doing it. I might go out with a member of KR while in Eugene to search for a few there since I will be there for 4 days. At this point since I am going out alone, I am only going during the day and I won’t do any that are long hikes away from my car just for safety reason. So that means visits to local parks and greenbelts before work on the days I don’t run or on the weekends.
Thursday January 17, 2008
Posted by Staci in : Running , add a comment3 miles in 49:00 minutes. Not bad.
My pacing needs work. January 15, 2008
Posted by Staci in : Running , 1 comment so farSo to prepare to run Eugene I need to work on my pacing outside. To help with that I decided to do at least one run a week around my neighborhood. Today was day 1 of that endevor. I only managed a mile, but it was a fast (for me anyway) mile. 14:58 minutes. That is more then a minute faster then normal. I know if I had been running at my normal pace I would have hit my planned 3 miles without a problem. I felt pretty good to be running outside for a change. I am going to try to do a nice slow 2 miles after work tonight to get in my planned distance so I stay on track. I have 4 miles planned for Thursday and 6 miles planned for Saturday. I have yet to actually hit 6 miles, but I am getting closer each week.
Small Update to the site. January 14, 2008
Posted by Staci in : Running, Site Updates , add a commentI added a bunch of links to my site tonight. They are blogs that belong to a group called the 30’s that post on www.kickrunners.com. I consider them my online running club and I know with out their support I would not be where I am right now.
A daytime run January 10, 2008
Posted by Staci in : Running , add a commentSo I rearranged my schedule a bit to do my runs in the afternoons on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Today’s 2 miles went really well.
I ran tonight December 31, 2007
Posted by Staci in : Running , add a commentWell I did it. I got on my TM and ran. My legs hurt, but I feel great. It has been a while since I had a good run due to holidays, family, work and being sick.
I ran 4 miles in 1 hour and 10 minutes. Pretty slow pace, but I still feel really good about it. I wanted to do 6 miles but because of the poor training that was not going to happen so I stopped before I got to the point where it was no longer fun.
Christmas December 26, 2007
Posted by Staci in : General Ramblings , add a commentWell Christmas is over. I worked on Christmas eve until 9pm and then spent the rest of the night home alone.
Christmas day went well. My mom got home around 11am and started getting stuff ready to make dinner. Everyone else showed up around 4 and we opened presents and then had a wonderful dinner.
I got everything I asked for which is nice. I think my favorite gift is the photo printer I got. I can now print some of the pictures I take myself instead of going to that kiosk thing at Target. I am going to by a copy of Paint Shop Pro or something similar in the next couple of weeks so I can edit the pictures before I print them. It should be cool.
I have been sick since last Thursday. I was feeling a bit better yesterday so the holiday went well, but I think I overdid it. I am not feeling so well today, but with the help of meds I should get though the 9 hours of work tonight.
Almost that time December 16, 2007
Posted by Staci in : General Ramblings , add a commentWell it is almost Christmas. I can’t believe how fast this year has gone by. Tons of stuff has happened both good and bad. I will say that all and all it has been a pretty good year.
I just got back from my shopping week at the resort. I managed to get everything bought and wrapped so I am all set for the holiday. I spent tons of money and will have to work a bit of OT to pay the bill, but I know my family will enjoy the presents.
Checking in October 29, 2007
Posted by Staci in : General Ramblings, Running , add a commentI am just letting you all know I am still alive and running. Just a bit too busy to post here or update my running log. I will have some updates in both places soon.
