Zippygirl Runs

So, tonight I did my last run of my 30s, 5.32 miles in just over an hour. Not too bad for me, considering it’s a hilly course (surprise!) I did the first two miles with Blackie, then dropped her off and did the rest alone. Tomorrow I turn 40. Saturday, I run my first 5K [...]

Normally I wouldn’t want to do a long run followed by 800s, but this week, I had no choice if I wanted to fit in both and still get some rest before my hilly 5K on Saturday (it probably seems funny that such a below-average runner is taking such a small race so seriously, but [...]

I’m bummed because I can’t run tonight. Today was Homecoming for the school where I work, so I went to my college’s tailgate before the game. Unfortunately, between the almost-90-degree weather, full sun, and about 20 barbecue smokers, I started coughing and couldn’t stop. Finally, a friend who is the mom of an asthmatic told [...]

I can finally run again after my last run, which was about four miles in Florence. I got sick from the smokers and possibly a cold, but now I’m feeling mostly better. Got an early birthday present: a Garmin Forerunner 305 watch! Yay data! I was also happy to see that the day after my [...]

I’m home from ten days in Italy, with a raging cold! I’m pleased to report I gained less than two pounds in Italy, and that weight is probably my body reacting to the bread and pasta, which I’m really not supposed to eat because it makes me sick and itchy. But it was so delicious! [...]

I had a really good “sprint” workout on Wednesdays. I do my “speed” workouts on Wednesdays and this Wednesday was 30 seconds sprinting, 2 minutes walking. I think I did 12 reps. Runkeeper claims that I did one rep at a 6:20 pace and quite a few of the others at 6:40 to 6:50. If [...]

I haven’t posted in a while, but I’m still running. My weekly mileage is pretty low, though. I need to bump it up. Right now I’m at only about 9-10 miles running, 20 miles on the stationary bike. Next month I’m going to get an electric bike for my commute, so that will add some [...]

So, yeah, Wednesday is my “speed work” day, the day I attempt to get faster. I’ve been doing 30 seconds running as fast as I can followed by 2 minutes of walking. It’s about 13 repeats since that matches the distance I’m doing. It’s a fun workout and it felt pretty good tonight, despite being [...]

Took the day off yesterday– it was time to wear my Hogwarts robes and celebrate my students’ accomplishments. Then I drove to Dallas for an awesome burlesque show! I just love burlesque– it’s very joyful and affirming. Very few of the performers have what Hollywood would consider “perfect bodies,” but they’re all perfect for who [...]

Tonight was supposed to be a dance class day, but attempting to register my car ended up taking all afternoon, so I had to grade tonight instead of dancing. I went for a run with Blackie to test out my new Mizuno Wave Creations (I wore them around the house first, so I already knew [...]