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n who is trying to be fierce i hope this blog provides you with some inspiration and a few laughs trm posted by tx runner mom no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels blog blogging update thursday february 04 2016 run houston virtual 5k results so i missed the run houston 5k at sam houston race park on new years day fortunately the race director decided to offer a virtual race for those of us who were slackers on january 1 i m using this race as sort of a baseline race my paces have gotten pretty slow since the foot break and then training for imtx last year it s time to work on that so here it is not pretty but hopefully it will get better with some hard work posted by tx runner mom no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday january 26 2016 houston ½ marathon race report wow what an amazing race weekend friday the expo on friday i headed to the expo for packet pick up and shopping of course the expo is my happy place i love perusing the booths for upcoming races cute running gear new gadgets etc and of course i love it because i always run into friends from the local running community i picked up my packet and found a few choice items for example i scored a new pair of tri shorts and a swimsuit for 9 99 each i also replaced my cheapie sunglasses that fell into the porta potty during imtx and picked up a cute shirt from baysix usa i also took advantage of luke s locker buy 3 get 1 free socks sale who couldn t use a few more pairs of running socks i met up with my ironfriend li and we had a great time shopping an exciting part of the expo was meeting up with jolene a pr director from skechers she asked me to try out a pair of skecher s gorun forza not during the race of course and she gave me a cute aramco ½ marathon tech shirt i will be sharing a review of the shoes so stay tuned for that me and fellow badass ironman and training partner li at the expo we had a great time shopping the wall of names it s a list of everyone running any of the races this weekend the m dot my awesome new shirt and shoes courtesy of skechers performance saturday the 5k and the dinner i will never get tired of this view on saturday the hubs and i woke up early and headed to the abb 5k the 5k is part of the houston marathon s houston double runners who finish both the abb 5k and the houston marathon or aramco half marathon receive a third medal doing the 5k seemed like a great idea when we registered but getting up early two mornings in a row didn t sound so fun when our alarm clock went off on saturday morning but we managed to get out of bed and head downtown and we re glad we did we met up with our fellow woodlands fit and team beef peeps and had a great time the goal here for us was to take this race really easy no point in racing the 5k when our main priority was to do well in the half marathon the following morning we danced at the start my imtx finisher s song uptown funk was on as we crossed the start chatted it up with other runners as we waited then we just enjoyed the sights and sounds of the race the thing i enjoyed most was seeing kids running the 5k and some of them seemed to actually enjoy it my kids would more than likely complain the entire time and insist that it was not fun at all team beef before the abb 5k after a day full of family stuff and the weekly grocery shopping the hubs and i dumped the kids off with their grandparents and headed out to an event hosted by skechers and the houston marathon committee glorious grown up time checking out the finish line the hubs tolerating me and my picture taking ready to run it was a fun night of great food and mingling with fellow runners as well as some of the amazing folks who make the houston marathon happen every year we have a whole new respect for what it takes to organize an event of this size incredible we also received cool goody bags that included nuun a water bottle some elliptigo and sketchers info as well as a free pair of sketchers performance shoes score sunday the half finally it was race day we woke up early and headed downtown the great thing about the houston marathon is that you have the wonderful shelter of the george r brown convention center before and after the race it was a cold morning so the warm environment was welcome we found some of our running group friends and had time to hang out and mentally prep for the race my stomach was feeling a little ick so i headed off to medical to see if they had any antacids on the way i stopped at the church service that was just starting i m so glad i did it was exactly what i needed to get my mind right and i just happened to find a pepto tablet in my race belt a little souvenir from imtx score i headed to the porta potty 2x before i was finally ready to head out into the frozen tundra cold the whole gang minus me i was in the porta can line doh i guess we had stayed in our warm cocoon long enough sigh as we walked out the doors of the grb we immediately felt the cold breeze and air it was cold for this texas girl we walked to our corral and promptly found our place in the pace groups it was go time the anthem was sung the gun was fired and off we went a slow shuffle toward the start i was excited to run into my friend june as i shuffled along we wished each other good luck and i hit the porta cans one last time before crossing the start yes i had to go again once again my ironman texas finish line song was playing it was a sign of a great race to come or something like that just me and 25 000 of my closest friends during the first mile i was in awe of how much room we had to run in the past the route seemed so crowded my first 2 3 miles were always much much slower than my goal pace because there was just nowhere to go i always stressed out around mile 4 or 5 about how much time i would need to make up thanks to those first few crowded miles and i noticed that i wasn t weaving around all the people stopping to walk could people have actually placed themselves in the right pace groups wow it was really awesome before i even hit the 1 mile marker i had shed the sweatshirt i was wearing around mile 2 i had shed my gloves and arm warmers i d regret that later by mile 4 i was sweating and wishing i had worn shorts instead of my capris fortunately the miles ticked by pretty quickly honesty i had no expectations for this race it seems like since breaking my foot and then training for imtx using hr training my paces have really suffered most of my long runs were in the 10 40 11 minute pace range during my training and i didn t feel like i could go much faster if i tried some of my shorter runs had been faster but rarely faster than a 10 minute pace sad but during the race my splits were actually looking pretty decent i wasn t sure if i would be able to hold the pace the entire 13 1 miles but decided that i d try by mile 6 my average pace was 10 22 and getting better unfortunately i lost time by mixing a bottle of tailwind and making a porta potty stop stupid bladder my average pace dropped to 10 31 it took me awhile to get back into a good zone again but i eventually started running around a 9 50 10 minute pace again i tried to take in the sights read some of the signs high five a kid or two my favorite sign the one at mile 5 that said lebron would be cramping by now i also really liked the if you walk donald trump will be president i wore my team beef shirt for the race and really appreciated the team beef love that was on the course i m new to this team beef stuff so that was a pleasant surprise at some point we made our way through a beautiful area with a lot of shade from the trees overhead that s when i really wished that i had my gloves my hands were freezing but i felt happy to be wearing my capris afterall i was happy to be back on montrose again i was even happier when we approached shepherd i knew we were getting close to allen parkway a k a the home stretch i ran into one of my fellow team beef woodlands fit friends mark we chatted for a few minutes and then went back to our own races on allen parkway i usually look for my friends from my days in houston fit but this time i just really wanted to be done i didn t really look at any of the tents along the way and just focused on getting downtown finally i was in downtown and could see the grb in the distance the street was getting a bit more crowded which made it difficult to maintain my pace this is definitely one of the most exciting parts of the race as you get closer to the finish you can start to hear the announcer and the crowds get thicker and thicker there s a steady roar of cheers as you round that final curve i love that part it s exhilarating and then it was done i crossed the finish line 1 15 23 not my best but far from my worst once i made it into the grb i checked my phone and saw a text from the hubby he met his goal of a sub 2 hour race with an awesome 1 55 57 i m so proud of him we claimed our finishers shirts and headed to the breakfast area on the way volunteers were handing out ice cream sandwiches ice cream sandwiches okay so i almost never indulge but what the hell i grabbed one yes i had that in addition to my eggs and sausage this might be why my jeans don t like me right now i digress afterwards we met up with some others from team beef and woodlands fit and headed outside for more post race festivities it was a perfect end to the morning on the lawn of discovery green the hubs requests better beer next year the final results not great not terrible posted by tx runner mom 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest friday january 15 2016 random facts friday i m baaaaaaack finally 1 i am alive and well yes i know i ve been quite absent from this blog for awhile now i do plan to resuscitate it this year and post at least once a week earlier this week at the madonna concert see alive and well 2 work a lot has happened since my last post as you know i was laid off the week before ironman texas well i got a job the position is part time but the hours are wonderful the company is awesome and i actually have time to see my kids and be a part of their activities the part time budget has taken some getting used to but after being unemployed you sort of get used to adjusting your budget dramatically it may mean fewer race entries less frequent vacations and not so many starbucks runs but i am finding that it s totally worth it 3 the kiddo so this past year my kiddo completed her first season of gymnastics competitions unfortunately about a month before her next competition she managed to break her collarbone it happened at gymnastics but she wasn t actually doing gymnastics go figure she was playing a game running tripped over her feet and fell to make matters worse this happened on christmas eve so no orthopedic offices were open and it kind of made for a crappy christmas on the other hand having the distraction of christmas presents and family may have helps the kiddo on christmas eve with her sling sad face 4 the munchkin my munchkin is playing soccer while the kiddo has discovered her love of gymnastics the munchkin is still figuring out which sport he really likes the most right now we re giving soccer a try the fall soccer season was kind of a washout literally it rained almost every single saturday so we maybe had 4 practices and a bunch of make up games he wants to play again so hopefully the winter season will a little drier 5 memphis last november i found out that i was going to memphis for a work training the hubs and i decided to take advantage of the opportunity and went to memphis for the weekend before the training started we went to graceland sun studios the national civil rights museum and thoroughly enjoyed the visit we even managed to get in a run on the shelby farms greenline thank you thankyouverymuch loving graceland and these elvis sunglasses 6 disney before the job fiasco in may we had been planning a trip to disney world we had paid for a majority of the park tickets dining plan etc so we decided to keep our plans and go we had an amazing time disney at christmas time is even more magical and we loved visiting the new star wars attractions and disney hollywood studios we also visited universal studios we had a great time there too and the kid s loved the harry potter attractions there the kiddo was even picked for a special wand selection which totally made her day we also discovered that the munchkin is a dare devil like his mom and wanted to ride every single roller coaster enjoying that disney magic the family at universal 7 christmas we survived the holidays even with the collarbone break my family takes turns hosting so this year it was my turn we had 32 family members join us for our christmas celebration it was a blast the food omg the food so much and so delicious just one of the ironman themed gifts from the hubs 8 new year we had a really low key new year s eve celebration at home pajamas movies board games and wine it was nice to just hang out especially after all the excitement and work of prepping for the christmas day gathering pajamas a warm fire fuzzy socks a perfect nye 9 new year of running aramco houston 1 2 marathon i am still running i ve been plagued with issues on my right side tight quads and hip flexors and hip pain again this has really taken it s toll on my training i haven t managed to get in as much mileage or intensity as i would have liked in training for the 1 2 marathon it s a bit depressing but i can run and that makes me happy even if this might be my slowest houston 1 2 in 5 or 6 years i love the houston race so being able to do it all is fine by me on a happier note the hubs has been getting faster and faster he s working toward a big pr at the 1 2 10 new year triathlon i do intend to train for some triathlons this year however i am planning to stick with the shorter distances lots of sprints i know it seems a little pansy ish after finishing an ironman distance but i want to spend time with my family again and i need to get this hip issue figured out the first tri i ve signed up for in 2016 so that s kind of gets you caught up in what s going on in my world be on the lookout for more posts this year posted by tx runner mom no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest older posts home subscribe to posts atom about me tx runner mom i m just an average woman trying to be the best version of myself i m a middle of the pack runner a triathlete and ironman trying to balance the duties of wife mommy and career with biking swimming and running with some strength training sprinkled in oh and i am obsessed with nutrition and trying to keep myself on track sometimes i m pretty damn good at juggling everything other times i am a complete and total mess but i ve found that margarita s can help too bad they 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