Do You Run in Your Dreams?

Aw, that would be awful to be exhausted when you wake up! I think I wasn't really running in bed since I didn't notice anything that far out of place when I woke up.

That is great that you go walking. I should walk sometimes because a few of my friends go walking and then I could go with them. They don't run at all. I'm just not as motivated to walk it seems.

Walks have been on hold since the start of the summer as it is just folly to walk in the Greek heat, even with plenty of water. I think we'll start again next week, we walk by the sea for a few kilometres and then stop for mountain tea at the other end, it's wonderful in the winter on a dry day when the sea is rough as the spray can hit us on the path even though the sea is way below at some points.

That sounds like fun. Here it was quite hot in the summer. Sometimes when I was running it was over 90 degrees. I don't like running in weather like that though.

I'm hoping at the 5K it will be around 60 degrees. That seems to be a good running temperature for me. 40 might be even better as I usually run faster to stay warm.

With bad people or from bad people?;)

Thanks! I didn't have a dream run today since I was sick. But hopefully next week for the 5K I'll have a dream run and finally beat that 30 minute mark.

So I'm subconsciously trying to convince myself to enter a marathon? That could be it.

I'm really debating entering the half marathon. I think I could do it, but then I wonder because whenever I do a "long" run, I always seem to have a lot of pain after. And I don't really want to be in a ton of pain all throughout training and the race. But if I do it, I will try my best to run the entire time.

I've read in self-help books that most of all the great achievers in sports visualize their achievements before they could attain them in reality. Maybe you could also boost yourself this way, if you desire strongly of running and are short of confidence. Human mind can do wonders, for its potential is unlimited. Good luck!

P.S: Thanks for the BR!

Thanks! Sometimes I think I have too much confidence since my body doesn't always do what I want it to. But maybe since I think about the marathon so much I should just go for it. I still have over 16 weeks to train.

I love the cold, but it isn't very cold here. It was still over 80 degrees on my last run. I run much faster when it is cold though, so I love that. I've found shorts will probably work in any weather where I live.

Thanks! I signed up for the half marathon instead of the full. But I think it will definitely still take me a lot of practice. I just ran 4.8 miles this morning without stopping, and towards the end everything hurt. But the good thing is, that end point gets farther away all the time. I used to hurt after just a couple miles. So I'm hoping that with practice the distance won't seem so crazy.

Either that or I've gone crazy.;)

I can't believe I have a 5K this weekend, a 10K on Thanksgiving, and a half marathon next year! Eek!!!

You can do it! Just take each race at a time.Just focus on it and Then the next one.Don't think of them all together.

Yeah, I'm kind of doing it that way for the most part... thinking about one race, then after it's over training for the next.

The only thing is, training did partially overlap this time. Because even though the 5K is coming up this weekend, I had to start increasing my "long" runs so that I could safely build up to the 10K distance by Thanksgiving. And I've even somewhat started training for the half marathon because I have a 16 week training program so right now I'm making sure I meet the weekly mileage on that (but I'm not following the correct workouts yet because I'm still doing speed stuff for the 5K and building up longer runs for the 10K). I think the half marathon and marathon training should overlap nicely though.

It will workout.Are you feeling okay?

I'm feeling better but still not 100%. My friend is now sick too and worried she won't even make it to the 5K. She says since she trained for this she wants to go anyway. So hopefully she'll feel good enough to go. Cross your fingers!

My fingers are crossed. Did you get your costume? Will you be able to run in it? I hope so. have a great run and a Happy Halloween!

Thanks! I called her up tonight and she said now she feels great. So this is excellent news!

I'm freaking out about making it under 30 minutes and she's freaking out about just finishing though.

I ended up going with an 80's runner costume. I bought some bright orange wristbands and headband, then I'm wearing my bright green running shirt, bought some short shorts in bright purple, and my shoes have hot pink on them. So this should be good. It's actually going to probably be just a bit cooler than I had anticipated. But that should be okay because colder is usually better for me. Although one of my running buddies told me to warm up if it's below 60 degrees or my lungs may end up burning and slowing me down. But he has asthma so it might be different for him. Still, I plan to do a slight warm up.

That sounds great! I have to work so I put on a t-shirt from my favorite Irish Pub, I put a towel in my back pocket and a pencil in my hair " Hello, I'm Sarah your bar tender." Tell me how it went .Go Pigglies!

Thanks! All your good luck must have worked, because I finally beat 30 minutes!!!

I'll make a post about the event in a bit. The official times should be posted soon and then I'll know exactly when I came in. But I know it was under 30 because I could still see a 2 in front on the clock.:)

And my friend finished in 1 hour, 5 minutes, and 7 seconds (I took a photo and the clock was in it so I know that one is right).

Brava! Okay on to the next race. Go Pigglies!

Thanks! And I've got a new goal for that next race. Before my goal was just to finish running since it's a longer distance than I've done before. But now my goal is to finish under 1 hour! Yes, I'm crazy, I know!

That's not crazy at all.You can do it.