Race Log 2013

Date	Race Name	Race Length	Time	Pace
1/5/2013	Joe Kleinerman 10K Classic (NYRR-Central Park)	10k (6.2 Miles)	1:02:27	10:05

Race Log 2011 - 2012

Date	Race Name	Race Length	Time	Pace
1/9/2011	Winter Run Series - Heckscher (w/Gina)	5k (3.1 Miles)	31:32	10:08
1/16/2011	Winter Run Series - Jones Beach	5k (3.1 Miles)	27:45	8:55
5/8/2011	Elizabeth T. McNamee Memorial Run (w/Liv)	5k (3.1 Miles)	52:49	17:00
10/15/2011	Shelter Island 5k (w/Liv and Ella)	5k (3.1 Miles)	48:22	15:34
11/24/2011	Garden City Turkey Trot	5 Miles	51:54	10:23
1/8/2012	Winter Run Series - Heckscher	5k (3.1 Miles)	31:00	10:00
1/16/2012	Winter Series, Robert Moses	5k (3.1 Miles)	30:18	9:46
1/29/2012	Winter Series, Jones Beach	5k (3.1 Miles)	27:48	8:58
4/22/2012	Mini Mighty Man Triathlon	¼mi swim/6mi bike/2mi run 12:28/20:31/19:48	56:13	n/a
5/13/2012	Elizabeth T. McNamee Memorial Run (w/Liv and Ella)	5k (3.1 Miles)	41:57	13:31
6/3/2012	Belmont Stakes Blue Ribbon Run	5k (3.1 Miles)	27:50	8:59
8/5/2012	Smith Point Sprint Triathlon	500M swim/16k bike/5k run 24:39/38:57/29:51	1:36:32	n/a
8/19/2012	Babylon Classic Dirty Sock	10k (6.2 Miles)	58:22	9:30
10/7/2012	Divas Half Marathon	13.1 Miles	2:21:03	10:47
11/22/2012	Garden City Turkey Trot	5 Miles	49:00	10:14
12/2/2012	Join the Voices (Central Park)	5 Miles	47:00	9:24

2012 - Year in review

I thought about blogging today after having a good race yesterday. I read through some of my old running posts and realized I missed posting! It's been so long, I don't know where to start. On the running front I did a two triathlons this year. Sprints only but it was really fun learning to swim the "right" way. I actually was getting the hang of it before the season ended. Still TBD if I'm actually going to pick it back up in January for training. I'm finally getting back to running again and realized just yesterday that I still do love it. It took a while getting back from the 2nd pregnancy, 50 lbs. is a lot of extra weight to carry around! But yesterday's run was nice because I actually felt strong and not like I was running on jelly legs. It was a 5 miler in Central Park. My first NYC race too thanks to my friend Missy who had me sign up for her team. It was a race to support reasearch for Brain Cancer and Missy's Aunt GG lost her battle to brain cancer a few years back. I think this is the first "cause" I've run for that was for someone in particular (other than the Lupus walks we did a ways back for my brother-in-law). Everyone kept telling me that Central Park was hilly; and yes, it was. But it still wasn't as bad as my 10k in Sydney in 2009. Now that was hilly! 90 degree inclines (ok I'm exaggerating but there were 13 inclines and one was a staircase up to another street so I'm not totally off the wall!). On the family front, Ella is almost 15 months old, Liv is 5 years old, we had a great year full of exciting activities and trips. We travelled as a family to Washington DC, Baltimore, Paradise Island - Bahamas, Italy and Disney World in Florida. It was an amazingly busy year with J traveling and Ella going through all her baby changes. She's a crazy kid but she's adorable too. One minute she's being all lovey dovey, hugs and kisses and all the nice stuff; the next minute she's biting you, screaming, jumping off the couch, scaling a table... yea, she's a crazy kid but I love her all the same. Ella started walking at 10 months old so her "crazy" has been around for a while. She scares us with all the times she hits her head, I see a helmet in her future... even our "non-restrictive" Montessori day care center recommended one. Oh well, she's perfect in every way. :) Liv is in Kindergarten now and is growing up so quickly. She's beautiful (if I do say so myself). She's going to be a real heartbreaker when she grows up ... and now I sound like an old man. As Liv would say "no really" she is beautiful and she has a good heart which makes me so proud of her. She also has a great sense of humor and is really into drawing, coloring, painting, crafts, etc. She tells me she's an artist and she's going to be either an Art Teacher or a Kindergarten teacher when she grows up. Well, I'm kinda happy that her aspirations moved up from being "a giraffe" when she grows up (circa Halloween 2010). The home front was great all year but unfortunately 27 Green was hit really hard by "superstorm" Sandy at the end of October. More on this in the next blog. The story is quite long but interesting and something I don't think we'll ever forget. On the work front, I'm finally back working with the team I love (well, sometimes love is a strong word when they're not delivering on time but hey "love" it is for now). I traveled only to NYC and Boston for work so it was a slow work travel year. BUT I did win a "Rock Star" award for a project I completed back in April. This year I had around 5 different bosses as well... I wonder how they're going to figure out my review come April... hmmm... Well, TTFN. I'll start on my Superstorm Sandy post soon so you can get a glimpse into the world of the people who are still dealing with the aftermath of this tremendous storm. -S

Race Log 2009-2010

Date	Race Name	Race Length	Time	Pace
5/10/2009	Elizabeth T. McNamee Memorial Run (w/Liv)	5k (3.1 Miles)	35:19	11:23
7/5/2009	Massapequa Firecracker	5k (3.1 Miles)	29:18	9:27
8/23/2009	Babylon Classic Dirty Sock	10k (6.2 Miles)	1:04:25	10:23
9/13/2009	Ryde Bridge-To-Bridge Run, Sydney, Australia	10k (6.2 Miles)	1:08:33	11:03
11/8/2009	Long Island Run for the Warriors	5k (3.1 Miles)	30:14	9:45
12/19/2009	Ho Ho Ho Holiday Run	5k (3.1 Miles)	34:16	11:03
1/24/2010	Winter Series, Caumsett	5k (3.1 Miles)	28:26	9:10
1/31/2010	Winter Series, Jones Beach	5k (3.1 Miles)	29:36	9:32
2/14/2010	Snowflake Run, Long Beach	4 Miles	38:22	9:35
3/6/2010	Little Cow Harbor	4 Miles	36:53	9:13
3/27/2010	Run for Aspire	10K (6.2 Miles)	58:11	9:23
4/11/2010	Jack Dowling	10 Miles	1:38:00	9:48
5/2/2010	LI Half Marathon	13.1 Miles	2:10:09	9:56
5/9/2010	Elizabeth T. McNamee Memorial Run (w/Liv)	5k (3.1 Miles)	31:51	10:16
6/19/2010	Shelter Island 10k	10k (6.2 Miles)	58:03	9:21
6/27/2010	Massapequa Firecracker	5k (3.1 Miles)	26:12	8:26
8/3/2010	Marcum Workplace Challenge (w/Liv)	3.5 Miles	38:00	10:51
8/21/2010	7th Annual Tri/Du/Run the Wildwoods	2mi run/10mi bike/3.1mi run	1:36:35	n/a
10/16/2010	Post Office 5k	5k (3.1 Miles)	29:36	9:32
11/14/2010	Long Island Run for the Warriors	10k (6.2 Miles)	59:19	9:34
11/25/2010	Garden City Turkey Trot	5 Miles	46:52	9:23

Race Log

Date	Race Name	Race Length	Time	Pace
5/10/2009	Elizabeth T. McNamee Memorial Run (w/Liv)	5k (3.1 Miles)	35:19	11:23
7/5/2009	Massapequa Firecracker	5k (3.1 Miles)	29:18	9:27
8/23/2009	Babylon Classic Dirty Sock	10k (6.2 Miles)	1:04:25	10:23
9/13/2009	Ryde Bridge-To-Bridge Run, Sydney, Australia	10k (6.2 Miles)	1:08:33	11:03
11/8/2009	Long Island Run for the Warriors	5k (3.1 Miles)	30:14	9:45
12/19/2009	Ho Ho Ho Holiday Run	5k (3.1 Miles)	34:16	11:03
1/24/2010	Winter Series, Caumsett	5k (3.1 Miles)	28:26	9:10
1/31/2010	Winter Series, Jones Beach	5k (3.1 Miles)	29:36	9:32
2/14/2010	Snowflake Run, Long Beach	4 Miles	38:22	9:35
3/6/2010	Little Cow Harbor	4 Miles	36:53	9:13
3/27/2010	Run for Aspire	10K (6.2 Miles)	58:11	9:23
4/11/2010	Jack Dowling	10 Miles	1:38:00	9:48
5/2/2010	LI Half Marathon	13.1 Miles	2:10:09	9:56
5/9/2010	Elizabeth T. McNamee Memorial Run (w/Liv)	5k (3.1 Miles)	31:51	10:16
6/19/2010	Shelter Island 10k	10k (6.2 Miles)	58:03	9:21
6/27/2010	Massapequa Firecracker	5k (3.1 Miles)	26:12	8:26
8/3/2010	Marcum Workplace Challenge (w/Liv)	3.5 Miles	38:00	TBD
8/21/2010	7th Annual Tri/Du/Run the Wildwoods	2mi run/10mi bike/3.1mi run	1:36:35	n/a
10/16/2010	Post Office 5k	5k (3.1 Miles)	29:36	TBD
11/14/2010	Long Island Run for the Warriors	10k (6.2 Miles)	59:19	TBD
1/9/2011	Winter Series, Heckscher	5k (3.1 Miles)	31:32	10:17
1/16/2011	Winter Series, Jones Beach	5k (3.1 Miles)	27:45	9:04
5/8/2011	Elizabeth T. McNamee Memorial Run (w/Liv Running and baby in belly)	5k (3.1 Miles)	52:49	17:00

12 weeks and counting

The thermometer said it was 27 degrees this morning when I went for a run but as I started out the first mile it felt more like 5 degrees with the wind chill. I set out on my first official training run week 1 of 12, and decided to keep it slow and steady and at least get up to 4 miles. Good strategy I think since my speed training hasn't been so positive the past week. I fell on Thursday and bruised up my right arm, thigh and knee. Not fun at all. I think I've found a slight pattern with my falling though. Most of my runs where I'm prepared (eat, drink, gear, etc.) and not tired, I seem to have no trouble making it through the run without blacking out and falling. However, if one of those items isn't done exactly correctly... I blackout for a second during the run and fall. So, pre-run ritual consists of:
- taking meds (levothyroxine) at least 1 hour before eating
- banana (1/2)
- cereal (low carb, high fiber/protein)
- 24 oz water (before and after run)
- gear on securely (no issues causing me to stop during the run)

I'm writing this down now so I don't forget. :) For my health followers, I have a tilt table test on Tuesday so hopefully that will expose evidence of my syncope and we can move on to treating it. I also have a blood test on Tuesday to check up on my Thyroid and see if there is any evidence of low levels of T3/T4. My TSH is off slightly which can be causing my heart palpitations but not really the dizziness and blacking out. I've gone on a pretty strict diet to help increase my matabolism too since I've gained about 20 lbs since August 2009. Well, in the past 2 weeks I lost 8 lbs and was the biggest loser at work (we have a group playing the game). So, I'm sticking to it.

Back to this mornings' run. It was a really beautiful morning. I ran from home, up to the lake and past into the Southards Pond trail. The trail was quite dry considering we had that "winter blizzard" yesterday that gave us about an inch of snow. As I was running along I saw a guy on a horse. The horse nodded it's head as if to say good morning so I did the same. The water was really clear in both lakes (Argyle and Southards) and both were about 50% frozen. It was a pretty sight and I decided, during this run to commit to the LI 1/2 in May. Yep, although I've been training for about 12 weeks now, I haven't really gone the distance. Now, after this mornings casual run, I got the itch to keep going. So, yes, May 2, 2010 will be my first 1/2 Marathon. I'm committed.

I'll see if I'm this positive next week for my 6 mile run. I'll check back then.

-s

5k in 29 mins!

Gina, Stef, J and I ran the Massapequa Firecracker 5K this weekend. It was a lot of fun. I finished in my best time ever 29:18 and J in his best time as well 29:59. Stef and Gina did really great too finishing in around 33:00. Looks like a team in the making!

Our 1st 5K Race

I finally had a chance to get these photos off of my camera and to tell the story of our first 5K Race. We had a great time and finished in just over 34 minutes. 1/2 way through Livvy wanted to remove her shoes and socks and then she wanted to get out of the stroller but we toughed it out and made it the whole way in record time (well at least our record time since it was our first race). Our next race is still TBD. We were going to do the 5K walk on Shelter Island on June 20 but now we have other engagements to attend (a 2nd birthday and a 50th anniversary dinner). So, the other option for June is the 1 mile Robert Moses Beach run on the 29th. Livvy can't run (ride) with us though (unless someone else is going to push her through the sand!). So we'll have to employee a willing babysitter/grandparent to take her to the race to cheer us on. Then after that, we should have a race each month. Just need to decide which ones to do... Will fill in the details soon!

-s