12412 Part 6

on june 9th i finished my first 10K race in 1 hour / 23 min.

it was excessively HOT

i nearly passed out

someone did pass out

dudes came to support me

and

got a new fancy collar

we went home and i sat in the shade for the rest of the day

i may have had a twinge of heat stroke

we smoked a chicken in the afternoon

i went to bed sore and woke up the next two days sore.

gotta fix that.

i am hiking mt. washington this coming july.

SEEK the PEAK

if you click on the link it will bring you to my sponsor page.

this hike is the largest fundraising event for the mt washington

observatory

all monies go towards the continuing education and upgrading equipment

anything you can do to help is greatly appreciated.

thats all for now folks

PEACE!

12412 part 5

#5 finished

i need a  new running bra

and my pants

kept falling down.

but i rounded the corner on the bridge and there was geoff and dude man there to cheer me on

we had a great cinco de mayo celebration

more on that later this week!

hope you all had a great weekend.

five point one eight

getting closer to running that 10k

june 9th

i will be running in the market square day 10k race

i plan on finishing

less than one mile to go until i've done a full 6.2 miles

are you doing any races this year?

Twelve for Twelve Part 3!

March 24th race - Pursuit of the Holy Grail Epping NH. This race was WICKED HAAAAAHHHHD! Who are these people who write in the description. A flat race mostly down hill. Let me just say this. THE PRICE IS WRONG BOB! This race was mostly UP hill and DOWN hill. But I felt good about it. I finished at 37 min. I'm pleased with that. This week starts the training for Market Square Day's 10K race. [insert weeping and sucking of my thumb, which does not taste like strawberries Violet!!! I want to know why!

Below are some photos for your photo viewing pleasure:

Otto and Holly came to CHEER me on!!!

There were a ton! of racers. Last year they had less than 200. This year was close to 1,000!

we don't know 154 but maybe he thought he was going to be in a big paper....nope sorry just thereneechronicles!! LUCKY YOU 154!!!

here i am with my DUDE #'S one and one and one. This is me thinking I've got this race goin ON!!

here i come heading towards the finish line which ended by going up this monster hill..i just kept focusing on the road and not the finish line.

here i am just chugging along...and for the record. I passed this woman twice and could not believe it when she snuck passed  me again!!! I kicked her ass going over the finish line....just sayin.

Next up is Portsmouth April 15th! Rumor has it there will be Margaritas!!!!!!!!!!

Twelve for 12 - Round 2!

The second race in my 12 for 12 series was held in Nashua NH - Freeze Your Buns Off 5K. It was a "brisk" 33 degrees at 9:00 AM. What a fun race this was. NICE AND FLAT. I had an all time record run of 33min 35 seconds. See what you do to me hills??? You are harshin on my mellow. Even with that pace I was put in the Puttah Group. Oh well. It was fun and I completed it. Only TEN more to go. The next race is on March 24th at the Holy Grail in Epping NH. Rumor has it there will be free BEER for all racers. Besides that they have really good food. If you have never been it is a must!!

Other photo shots from the event:

For your place markers they handed out Popsicle sticks with your number on it. Oskar thought it might be something for him.

And this is the face he made when I told him he couldn't eat it. A pure Schultzy moment! I love you Butter Bean and all your silly faces!

12 For Twelve Part 1 ~

Saturday I ran in my first race for the 12412 series. My Sister joined me and man was I glad she was there! The weather was a balmy 24 degrees not including the wind. The roads were amazingly icy and I had no idea how to dress for this 5K run. 

Geoff drove us to Milford and we left the house at 6 AM. I felt like I was in gymnastics all over again. Having to get up early on a Saturday is something I dread still to this day. We picked up Sarah and we were on our way. My Mom will appreciate this little tid bit. I'm one of those people who have to have Toll Booth money ready 18 miles before the toll. When I sensed we were not going to arrive at my pre-determined time I started going into PANIC mode. Sorry, Geoff...I'm a head case. 

We arrived in plenty of time except to use the ladies room!! Not good my friends not good. Nobody wants to run with a full bladder. I'm Just Sayin!!!

Oskar Me and Sarah pre-race Photo - we look way to happy. I love this picture so much.

at the starting line...that's me waving to Geoff!!

 here i come to cross the finish line. 

About the race....It was really really hard. The roads were super icy and it was mostly up hill. I had a very difficult time half way through. I had to slow way down and was just trying to make it to the turn towards the finish line. During this moment is when I looked up and saw my Dads Jeep. It was so awesome to suddenly look up and see my parents cheering me on. I love you Mom and Dad for braving the weather and coming to see your girls run. It meant so much to see you at that moment you will never know. 

I was so close to finishing and I honestly thought about giving up. But I didn't...I kept pushing through. I crossed that finish line in 38min and 30 seconds. [Still under the target time of 40 MIN!!]

And my sister who looks so darn cute in this picture I want to squish her finished in 40 min. NOT BAD!!! considering she hadn't run in about 5 weeks and did this just for me!!!

Lots of love going out in this post. Geoff who encourages me every single day. My sister for joining me and not letting me do it alone. My parents....uggggh I can't even express how awesome it was to have you there. 

That completes race #1! Only eleven more to go!

Twelve for 12?

A few years back I made a New Years Resolution to stop making News Years Resolutions. It appears that this is the only one I've been able to stay committed to.

Last year was a year of trials for sure. But I do believe that last year brought on a ton of new challenges for me too. I did things that I didn't know I was capable of doing. Anymore that is. One of those accomplishments was running a race.

I rang in 2012 with my usual flair of craziness but with no weight on my shoulders. No major life changes, no altering who I am to fit the mold of whatever it is "those people" say I should be. THAT, my friends was a really good feeling to have.

In early December I made the executive decision that I was going to attempt to do ONE race per month in 2012. For the simple reason that it will force me to keep running. I run on the treadmill, I'm still doing Insanity workouts mixed with some other workouts and I go for the longest run I can physically do on the weekends. It is liberating. It is powerful. I feel that I have pushed through some mental wall that has been holding me back. That blinded me from me. I stopped liking myself. Or I at least stopped liking who I saw in the mirror.

This Saturday marks the first in a series of [I hope] twelve. I am excited for this one too! Cause any chance I can run and then finish at the BEER tent is good news to me. Just Sayin. If you're interested and want to join me on my year quest and see if I actually cross the finish line or not I will be at the following races. Unless otherwise posted differently.

• January 14th - Will Run For Beer - Bedford, NH
• February 19th - Freeze Your Buns - Nashua, NH
• March 24th - Pursuit of the Holy Grail - Epping, NH
• April 15th - 5th Annual 5k To Keep Kids Safe, Portsmouth, NH
• May 13th - Moms On The Run - Dover NH
• June 9th - Market Square Day - Portsmouth NH
• July 4th - Friends On The 4th - Portsmouth NH
• August 5th - Hot Air Balloon Rally - Pittsfield NH
• September 15th - Western NH Trail Run Series Farnum 5 - Lebanon, NH
• October 6th - Apple Harvest Day - Dover, NH
• November ?? - Portsmouth Turkey Trot - Portsmouth, NH
• December - No Races Confirmed Yet.

There you have it! And you can have this too! For the last few weeks I have not been able to get this song out of my head!!!!! I think its time to make a new running play list.