tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13370428.post3828584361996887649..comments2024-01-23T00:20:46.682-05:00Comments on Where I Am: 5K Update - it's not prettyChristy Duffyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13192519166354022489noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13370428.post-76830353987889137652010-04-26T07:58:33.075-04:002010-04-26T07:58:33.075-04:00Here's the way I look at it and rationalize it...Here's the way I look at it and rationalize it...how long do you think it's going to take you? 40 minutes? Okay then, it's 40 minutes of your whole entire life and then it's done! You'll recover, be proud of yourself and have that runner's high for the rest of the day, probably weekend. So 40 minutes of your entire life...it can't be that bad, right???gvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17702089938287377034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13370428.post-19938505002189269352010-04-21T22:27:10.093-04:002010-04-21T22:27:10.093-04:00Okay, I have the most encouraging readers! Thanks...Okay, I have the most encouraging readers! Thanks for all the kind words and great tips. I am motivated to continue! Stay tuned for more updates as the race draws nigh.Christy Duffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13192519166354022489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13370428.post-2350587629979452442010-04-21T15:18:43.389-04:002010-04-21T15:18:43.389-04:00Christy, you can do it, I KNOW you can! Meanwhile,...Christy, you can do it, I KNOW you can! Meanwhile, go laugh pretty hard at my friend's first 5K documentation - a play-by-play, I've never laughed so hard at a blog post ever. And I'm still trying to run this stupid thing, too! lol... love you! <br />http://banjosrule.com/blog/can-i-play-banjo-without-my-spleen/Elizabeth Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02855543678907014752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13370428.post-79117656862704924882010-04-20T21:15:25.360-04:002010-04-20T21:15:25.360-04:00Go Mrs. Duffy! :D
I am totally with you on runnin...Go Mrs. Duffy! :D <br />I am totally with you on running outside... WAY harder than running on a treadmill, especially when it's cold or really hot. I have a neighbor family that runs daily outside in the winter. IN THE WINTER. I just stand there in amazement and watch them going by, wondering about their sanity. <br />Anyways, keep it up! Hopefully Michigan warms up a little for your race! :)Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17207645725492055935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13370428.post-6484212004091906572010-04-20T19:18:07.432-04:002010-04-20T19:18:07.432-04:00Oh, Christy, I am so with you on this one. When y...Oh, Christy, I am so with you on this one. When you've completed the race, I highly recommend that you take up racquetball -- which is played indoors and allows enough stops during the game that your lungs don't burn.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17054198318242454049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13370428.post-74830514104865491132010-04-20T18:41:02.851-04:002010-04-20T18:41:02.851-04:00Thanks for the laugh!!
Has anyone told you yet th...Thanks for the laugh!!<br /><br />Has anyone told you yet that you don't have to actually "run"? I don't think I have ever actually ran even one mile in a row! Walking is much easier on your knees, and all other parts of the body! You can walk all three miles, and get the t-shirt, and feel good the following day. I enjoy exercise, but don't push it too hard! If you have the good shoes, and the advil, your next investment should be a heart rate monitor. If I run up a hill, it will beep at me to say "slow down! You are working too hard!" It is also set to beep at me when my heart rate is too low, as in "Pick up the pace! You're not working hard enough!" <br /><br />I know you can do this! No backing out now!!! TraceyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13370428.post-63283666342022097292010-04-20T18:10:35.183-04:002010-04-20T18:10:35.183-04:00Running in the cold is definitely the worst! But y...Running in the cold is definitely the worst! But you can do it!<br /><br />Are you wearing a hat or ear coverings while you run? That always helped me out, plus some 80% of body heat is lost through the head. Also, it may be uncomfortable, but having a scarf or some cloth covering your mouth and nose(they have specially made running hoods like this) can help create a "warm air buffer". It's always been too uncomfortable for me to do, but then again I don't like this even on the windiest of days of Michigan winters.<br /><br />Stick with it!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08018894682997481851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13370428.post-13235723325203790162010-04-20T17:03:11.843-04:002010-04-20T17:03:11.843-04:00You can do it, Mrs. Duffy!!!!! :DYou can do it, Mrs. Duffy!!!!! :DNamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226042610229937787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13370428.post-50907251754459241622010-04-20T14:58:45.232-04:002010-04-20T14:58:45.232-04:00I love you so much!!! You crack me up all the tim...I love you so much!!! You crack me up all the time and you are beating the mental part of running whether you want to or not! I am angry at that Y lady for you! You will do the race and will be unbelievably proud of your self for it!! If you haven't yet, that day you will feel the runners high!Brad and Meg Brushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02107689543080850746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13370428.post-11277408461647884422010-04-20T13:43:23.219-04:002010-04-20T13:43:23.219-04:00Okay. Take a deep breath. You can do this. You are...Okay. Take a deep breath. You can do this. You are a steel magnolia! You're a Georgia peach! You are the reason that Rhett would have, without doubt, given a damn!<br /><br />I'm so proud of you-- and I have great confidence that you will make it across that finish line with style, grace, and the ability to exhale. <br /><br />Go, Christy! Go!Termionehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12489084976655969175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13370428.post-80481841006852695152010-04-20T13:09:13.201-04:002010-04-20T13:09:13.201-04:00I laughed out loud at this entry -- as I sat insid...I laughed out loud at this entry -- as I sat inside at my desk. Hang in there. You can do it. Just don't listen to Amy tomorrow (unless it's actually warm.) : )Seannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13370428.post-80029309314547490022010-04-20T11:33:12.417-04:002010-04-20T11:33:12.417-04:00Of course I am laughing with you! And why do you ...Of course I am laughing with you! And why do you think I don't run anymore?? ;)Tracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14692864296057400304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13370428.post-5253274360194930082010-04-20T11:30:09.286-04:002010-04-20T11:30:09.286-04:00Traci - Why would I ever continue this if you'...Traci - Why would I ever continue this if you're telling me you ran cross country and your lungs burned, too? I really am questioning all runners' judgment at this moment. Oh, and I'm sure you're laughing *with* me. You are, aren't you?Christy Duffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13192519166354022489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13370428.post-82390590577748989542010-04-20T10:38:02.653-04:002010-04-20T10:38:02.653-04:00I needed this laugh SOOO badly today, thanks frien...I needed this laugh SOOO badly today, thanks friend!! Oh how I remember the burning lungs from cross country days....some of our races were even in the snow! It hurts and will hurt for awhile even after you stop. :) Oh, and don't worry, I am laughing WITH you...right? ;)Tracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14692864296057400304noreply@blogger.com