June 27, 2010

Finally after several days of not having any time left in a day to run... Got in a nice even paced 2.5 mile barefoot run today.  Here are the stats using GPS Motion X for my brand spanking new IPHONE 4. Love the voice coaching integration!

Name:     2.5 barefoot
Date:     Jun 27, 2010 7:59 am
Map:
(valid until Jul 27, 2010)    Google Maps
Distance:     2.50 miles
Elapsed Time:     22:03.2
Avg Speed:     6.8 mph
Max Speed:     6.8 mph
Avg Pace:     08' 49" per mile
Min Altitude:     4 ft
Max Altitude:     24 ft

Didn't run until 8:00 AM and it was plenty hot, but fortunately the pavement had not heated up yet and my feet did not get too hot in the Vibrams. I wore toe socks with them today to see if maybe that would help a little with the heat and it did.

Had a great week of horse racing this week too. We won two races and ran two seconds.  The week before we won with the filly shown below, Deltalicious. That is one bright running shirt I'm sporting in this picture. One of my favorite shirts, it is from the Run Wild race earlier this month in Alexandria, LA.

June 23, 2010

In 1985 on this day my 16 year old sister was killed in a car accident. She was not wearing her seat belt and might have survived if she had been. Tomorrow my mother will turn 70 years young. I love her dearly and always wish I could be with her during this time of the year. Family is certainly something you should cherish and should always come first.

Catch up post

The past few days have been extremely busy for me but here is the quick catch up post. Monday was the Sea Rim Striders weekly run in Beaumont, TX.  Lots of runners showed up for a quick two mile run which I did in my VFF's. It was a good run for me and I did it in just under 16 minutes. The pavement was a little warm and I ran on the grass where I could to cool off a bit. Most folks there had not seen the Vibram's before and were inquisitive about them. I really don't mind answering all their questions.  Tuesday was a hard work day, with my darling on crutches and one of our main guys on vacation, there was a lot of "slack" to pick up. Wednesday morning I managed to get most of my work done at the barn by 8:00 AM and then got in a 2 mile run outside followed up with a hill workout on the treadmill.

That brings me to this day, as I write this on the road to Evangeline Downs for tonight's races. No time for any sort of workout today either unfortunately. Got peanut butter, sugar free grape jelly and Chia seed sandwiches packed for dinner.

Sunday Sunday

Not a bad day, after last night.... going to Evangeline Downs and running one horse... I know it doesn't sound like much but there is a lot involved in running just one horse by yourself... I was so freakin tired. Anyway, I cleaned house all morning, did some garden work and weed pulling in the afternoon. Made an outstanding KIWI martini  and getting ready to make a blackened tuna salad for dinner. Watched Zenyatta win 17 out of 17 races today.... History being made.

Bike and Run

It was 98 degrees on my thermometer when I headed out for my bike ride today. Since the wind was pretty strong too I decided to ride the mountain bike. I rode up to the high school football field and dismounted my trusty steed, removed my shoes and socks, and ran one mile barefoot in the grassy infield. It felt really good and I would liked to have stayed longer, but time was running out. So a peddled fast to get back home. My smoothie for the day is made with 1 avocado, 2 bananas, 6 strawberries, a handful of grapes, raspberries, blackberries, chia seeds, and 2 scoops of vanilla protein powder.  It was outstanding!

Kinda feel guilty that I am too tired to run or bike today. But after working at the barn, dragging the track, taking a mare and baby to the vet, taking another horse to the vet, mowing grass, gathering the veggies from the garden, cooking supper, and showering.... I just don't quite have the energy left to get my run in. Bummer. Working for two is not easy. Hope my darlings foot gets better soon.

Original post from day one

Today I made it up to 2 miles running in my Vibram Five Fingers. It really felt nice and fast! I had plenty of energy generated from the run to complete a 30 minute workout of abs, arms, and shoulders after the run.

I have been avoiding meat and only eating seafood for about 2 months now. I feel great and I made a startling discovery in the shower today that my hair does not fall out like it used to. No more cleaning the drain of hair. Is that from my new diet or my vitamins? Not sure. 

Negatives for the day... my darling has a broken 2nd metacarpal bone in his foot. This from running too much too quickly barefoot.  So I guess we have both extremes of barefoot running. Much to be learned.