Franny Runs Week Twenty!

Wow twenty weeks of running. I can't believe it. It seems like yesterday that I was just trying to run. Having problems running for 2 minutes. Now I run 13.1 mile half marathons for training!

This week end I will spend in San Francisco, running the US Half Marathon. It is my third one. It works out perfect as my long run for my marathon training. I am looking forward to the course. We get to cross the Golden Gate Bridge and back! Should be fun, but the forecast is for rain!

Franny Runs - Week Nineteen!

Started running again this week. Have run 7 miles on Tuesday and 3 miles yesterday. Today I run 7 miles again and 11 miles on Saturday with my group. For a grand total of 28 miles this week. The miles are adding up. I have 3 months to go until I run my first Full Marathon! I am excited, but still have no concept of running 26.2 miles all in one day! I suppose it will come to me after I run my 20 mile training run.

I feel much better this week. The virus I had the last 3 weeks just kicked my butt. I feel back on track now. I have lost 5 pounds and my clothes are getting big! I guess that is good, but can not afford to buy new clothes so will be sporting the "baggy" look for a while!

Frannyp Runs Week 18!

Well I did not run all week because of a chest cold, until today. I did a short 4 mile run at a 12:42 pace. It felt good though. I sure missed running. Weird that I have only been running for 18 weeks now and When I can not run, I miss it!

I have two weeks to my next race. I will be doing the US Half Marathon in San Francisco on November 2nd! That should be a lot of fun. We are staying at a hotel on the warf, right by the race start and end, so we do not need to worry about getting there on race morning! I can't wait, will be a fun weekend!

Franny Runs Long Beach Half Marathon!

Well I ran the Long Beach Half Marathon this morning! It was really fun. What a great course. The start and finish where in front of the Long Beach Convention Center along Shoreline Drive. We ran over to the Queen Mary, then back to Shoreline Drive, down the bike path along the beach just a little beyond Olympic Pool, we then turned around and back down Ocean Ave. to the finish line! I had a PR of 2h:56m:42s! That is 2 minutes faster than my last half marathon (and I ran this one with a chest cold)!

We stayed on the Queen Mary Saturday night, which was a lot of fun. We had dinner on the ship and a late night banana split to be sure that I had enough carbs to run today! We went back to the Queen Mary after the race where I took my Ice Bath (I ordered 20 lbs of ice from room service, and they delivered)!

I have to admit that I feel a lot better after this race than I did the last time. I am not as stiff or sleepy. I must say that all of the training is worth the fun and feeling of accomplishment that a race provides.

Franny Runs - Sick Today

Well I have a dandy of an infection. It is in my ears, throat and chest. I am coughing, sneezing and can hardly hear. I have three days until the Long Beach marathon. Ugh! I need to get over this quick, or I will be walking the half marathon!

I am resting until Sunday. Hopefully I will be able to run then. I do not expect to beat my last time with this infection. But it will be a lot of fun to complete. It is a great route along the shoreline of Long Beach and up to the bow of the Queen Mary!

Franny Runs - Week Seventeen!

My seventeenth week of running. Hmmm...how do I feel. I seem to be running slower now than a month ago, but I am adding more mile now that I am training for a full marathon. I am now running 25 miles a week compared to 15 miles a month ago. The added miles take some getting used to, so I hear. That is ok, to me it is not about speed but endurance. I want to be able to complete the full marathon (26.2 miles) with as little walking as possible.

This weekend I will be running in the Long Beach Marathon. I am only doing the half marathon (13.1 miles). It is actually a part of my training program, or I should say it fits in well with the training program. Instead of running my long run with my group, I will do the marathon.

I am still in love with running and am anxious to see how well I do a year from now. I have to remember that I am 45 years old and just beginning my running career!