Movin Right Along

Ah...The Muppet Movie:  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMR5JVo21wQ

They should bring back The Muppet Show.  I think it was on Saturday nights.  That was always fun to watch. Did you watch it? And the Muppet Vision 3-D at Disney takes me back there. Anyone been there?  I've finally got my daughter enjoying The Muppets Take Manhattan - THAT was a good movie.

Movin Right Along was the theme of my run yesterday.  5 miles completed @ 9:44 pace.  Now keep in mind that I do run/walk ratios to prepare for the marathon.  I am not a Kenyan.  I NEED breaks to make it all 26.2 miles.  So I follow Galloway's ratios & I find I REALLY enjoy them: 
http://www.jeffgalloway.com/training/walk_breaks.html 

I am not exhausted after my runs (well, the ones for which I am properly hydrated that is) & I enjoy my runs more with the ratios!  Even if it's a little mental trick..."I only have one more minute before my break..."  So if you figure I walk for a minute (now, walk quickly...not stroll), 9:44 pace really isn't half bad!  Mile 2 was @ 9:03 pace.  WOW! Yeah, but don't get too excited, it went slower from there.  But overall average was 9:44  

I'm such a Garmin freak now since my WONDERFUL hubby got me my Garmin.  The first thing I do after my run is rush to the computer to see my overall pace.  LOL. In all honesty I think my pace was pretty good due to the fact that I knew I HAD to hurry.  I left work late, rushed home & got started knowing I had to pick-up the munchkin from daycare by 5.  And I wanted to stretch before I picked her up.  So I stuck with a tried & true route where I wouldn't have to wait for traffic lights to change - The Rowan University loop (well, more like a square).  All the way around is about 2.3 miles, so I kept going til 2.5 and then turned around and went the opposite way back. Wha-La 5 miles!  I don't know about you, but I need to be super conscious about switching my down leg pretty frequently AND stretching to prevent my ITB issues.  I'll write about THAT in my next posting.

After my run I had a killer headache.  Due to allergies...maybe? But I took my Claritin-D.  Maybe dehydration? (of course, this IS me remember!) & due to low blood sugar.  I wasn't hungry when I finished, but knew I had to eat since my last food intake was 11AM.

Had some trail mix (just nuts for protein), water, Diet Coke (of course!) & mini pretzel bagel.  Gotta get to the store for bananas!
9 miles re-do scheduled for Saturday morning, but it looks like Hurricane Irene may change that.  Arrrggggh!  I'm hoping the rain & wind will hold off til the afternoon hours. No time to run today or tomorrow.  School is starting!  All you in the path of Irene... STAY SAFE!  Get some flashlights & non-perishable food  (that's what I'm doing after work today.)