Frannyp finishes OC Avia FULL marathon!

Well I did it.  I conquered marathon.  It is weird, because now what do I do?  I have been working towards this goal for almost a year now.  I have done it, what is next?

It was a beautiful day for a run.  I started off slow, I did a 13 minute pass for the first half.  I figured I better keep it slow so I would have energy to finish.  At about mile 17 I started to feel fatigue and hunger.  I ate my almonds and raisins and slowed my pace.  I was now doing a 15 minute pace.  At mile 22 my left shin became extremely painful.  So I had to stop running and power walk.  I power walked the last 4 miles and was able to run into the finish line.

Waiting at the finish was Anette and Buddy yelling and screaming for me.  That made it all worth while.  Buddy came up to me as they gave me my medal and jumped all over me.  It was fun.

It has taken me two days and a two hour massage to recuperate.  I feel good now.  I guess it is time to train for Triathlon!

Frannyp finishes OC Avia FULL marathon!

Well I did it.  I conquered marathon.  It is weird, because now what do I do?  I have been working towards this goal for almost a year now.  I have done it, what is next?

It was a beautiful day for a run.  I started off slow, I did a 13 minute pass for the first half.  I figured I better keep it slow so I would have energy to finish.  At about mile 17 I started to feel fatigue and hunger.  I ate my almonds and raisins and slowed my pace.  I was now doing a 15 minute pace.  At mile 22 my left shin became extremely painful.  So I had to stop running and power walk.  I power walked the last 4 miles and was able to run into the finish line.

Waiting at the finish was Anette and Buddy yelling and screaming for me.  That made it all worth while.  Buddy came up to me as they gave me my medal and jumped all over me.  It was fun.

It has taken me two days and a two hour massage to recuperate.  I feel good now.  I guess it is time to train for Triathlon!

Franny Runs Surf City Half Marathon!

Well six weeks after surgery, and only two weeks of running I ran the entire half marathon today! I can say that I am actually proud of myself. I felt good, just a little sore in my leg muscles. My breathing was great! I finished under 3 hours too, well just barely...2:59:59 was my official time! But that is ok, I really thought I would be walking most of this Half Marathon, considering that I am a little out of shape.

In two weeks I have another Half in Palm Springs. That should be better. But these are just training runs getting ready to run a full marathon in May.

And we are off!

Ran another 2 miles today. It felt pretty good. I was a little faster and it did not bother my incision quite as much. Tomorrow morning I am going to try 3 miles. I am only running at a 12 minute pace right now. That is slow for short runs. That is ok though, I will work up to it again. I would like to be at a 10 minute pace by the end of the month.

Franny's Back

So where have I been? Well on December 17th I had emergency surgery for a perforated ulcer. I have not run since the 16th of December. Today I was able to return to running. I ran 2 miles! It felt like I had run 7! It took me 23 minutes or a 13 minute pace. It is like starting over. Well not really, it took me several months of running before I could even run 2 miles non-stop!

I have 16 weeks until the OC marathon. I am signed up to do the full. I have started today to do a 16 week training program to get there. Hopefully I will make this one.

Franny Runs - 18 mile training run!

Well my longest run to date...18 miles. It was not so bad. I just did a nice steady 14 minute pace, and was able to finish in 4 hours 15 minutes. I am surprised that I am not that sore. I actually feel pretty good. I feel better now than I did after my first half marathon. I guess all of the miles during the week helps.

This week we go back down to 14 miles for our long run and then December 27th is the 20 miler!

Franny Runs - 16 mile training day!

My longest run yet! I ran ALL of 16 miles today! I took me 3 hours and 40 minutes. I thought for sure it would take me over 4 hours to do. It was such a beautiful day for a long run. The sun was out but the temp. was low.

I just got out of the "Ice Bath" and am now going to get a 1 -1/2 hour massage.

Next week 18 miles!

"A pace like a Turtle, finishes the race!"