My blog has Moved! Come Check out my Running Blog!

I decided to move my blog, when I started blogging I was only hiking, now I am only running so I figured it was time to change my blog. If you are following me here you will have to re-follow me over there... sorry!

http://arunningbee.blogspot.com/

Click HERE to check it out!

My blog has Moved! Come Check out my Running Blog!

I decided to move my blog, when I started blogging I was only hiking, now I am only running so I figured it was time to change my blog. If you are following me here you will have to re-follow me over there... sorry!

http://arunningbee.blogspot.com/

Click HERE to check it out!

February 17, 2013 Run and a Pony Tail attacking Bird??

I went running today and my 2 girls were running along with me. We were on the wash~ trail which is home to lots of animals. Today while we were running side by side with each other a large hawk type bird came swopping down and came within inches of touching all three of our heads. He swarmed around us for a while, we just kept running with our arms waving in the air. We all starting laughing because my brother told us this crazy story about a woman jogging with a high ponytail getting attacked by a bird. I thought he was teasing but after today I am wondering if there isn't some truth to it! I guess we will be running in low ponies for a while! 

Total miles running from a Crazy Bird: 3.03
Time spent wondering if the bird was stalking me: 30:33

February 16, 2013 My first Official 40 Year Old Mom Run!

Today I turned the big 40! I celebrated by rolling out of bed, sliding into my workout clothes, and jetting out the door. I daydreamed most the run, remembering making fun of My Mom when she turned 40, wondering if my girls were now making fun of me. It was a great time to reflect on how far I have come and how far I plan on going! 
6 months of running... 29 pounds lighter....

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Miles ran as a forty year old: 3.07
Time spent daydreaming: 30:44
 

February 15, 2013... My last run as a 30-Something!

That is right! Today was my last run as a 30~Something! Tomorrow is my big 40th birthday!
I am not complaining, since I started running about 6 months ago I am in the best shape of my life! I hope to have a great run tomorrow as a 40 year old!

Last miles run as a young chick: 3.05
Time: 30:11

February 13, 2013 Run.. A real Runner??

Today I think I am finally able to say I am a "runner"! Yippee! My Husband saw me while running down the street and said you look like a real runner out there! (I made him repeat it twice) That's pretty exciting to hear from him, because since the start he has been very "honest" about what I look like when I run. It took 6 months... but I feel like I am there! Where ever there is, that place I never thought I would ever get to,the place of it being a part of my life, the place where I don't ask myself why am I doing this, the place where I am the runner I want to be.

Miles running like a pro (LOL) 3.06
Time:30:28

February 12, 2013 Run!

Where I live the main roads are all 1 mile to 1 mile from each other. The town is just a big graph. I have always wanted to run a complete square and since my normal run is only 3, I really wanted to run this square and today I did! I am a little upset because my phone rang during my run and when I hit the clicker on my headphones it paused my RunKeeper :( I didn't realize it until I was running along and said hmmm I haven't heard my time in a while and I looked and sure enough it was on pause!! I was sooo bummed out! So I am not really sure what my actual time was or my actual miles. I know it was at least 4 miles but I'm not sure how long it took me, I think I was gone at least 40 minutes.

This has happened to me once before, I think I need to set Runkeeper then hit my home button to get it off my main page so if I hit the clicker it won't mess with it.

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Approximate Miles run: 4.00
Approximate Time: 40 something minutes

February 11, 2013 Run! It always amazes me....

WOW!! Seriously I am amazed at how much my body loves me back after a forced long rest!
So I picked up the nice flu that has been going around, throw in a stomach bug, oh yah... I was a sick, hot mess! But FINALLY after 6 days of being down and out back on the road to recovery! I am not 100% yet but I was running today no matter what! And let me tell you I was HAULING! This is the fastest I have run ever. And it was awesome.

Check out my splits:

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Miles Run: 3.26
Time: 30:52

Hopefully tomorrow I will run just as good!
 

February 5, 2013 My Reverse Run!

So while I was running along yesterday I was really bored so today I decided to run my route starting in the opposite direction. It kept my mind off my actual run because I kept comparing my time to where I was on the run in reverse. 
I am resting tomorrow for sure. My body was just screaming the whole run and I had problems getting quick mini sprints in. I am just running very neutral right now. My distance, my time all seems to have leveled out. I guess it is time to shake things up! (No idea how I will be doing this!)

 running, runner, exercise, healthy, fitness, mileage, speed, newbie runner
Miles Run: 3.01
Time: 30:16

February 4, 2013 Run!

It was a warm day today when I ran and boring. I think it might be time to pick another route.

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Miles ran: 3.03
Time: 30:03

February 3, 2013 Run!

Hit just a few sprinkles today while running, it made for a fun run!

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Total Miles Ran: 3.00
Time: 30:15

February 2, 2013 My Run

I can only run longer distances on certain days due to time issues, and today was one of those days.
It was a little warmer today than usual, I am hanging on to our amazing winter here in Arizona. Running in the spring and summer is brutal!

 
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Total Miles Ran: 4:24
Time: 41:55

February 1, 2013 Welcome February Run!

Hard to believe that January is over and we are into a new month! I was able to log 75 miles last month and hope to do the same this month.

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Distance Ran: 3.06 Miles
Time: 30:19

January 31, 2013 My Run and My Monthly Stats!!

While I was out running today I was surprised to bump into an old friend on the street that I haven't seen in months! I ended up stopping to say a quick hello which turned into a few minutes. I pulled out my ear plug and didn't realize that when I hit pause on my RunKeeper it didn't actually pause..... making it seem like I had a S~L~O~W run. But I didn't! I was hauling and last I heard I was tracking at 9:36 minutes miles!

Check out that crazy increase LOL!

Distance running: 2.89
Time 32:34
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My stats for January 2013
75 miles ran 
5.5 Miles Cycled

January 30, 2013 Run and my first "Moving Violation" !!

I didn't run yesterday because my daughter had a cross country meet and I am PROUD to say that she placed # 1 ~ 6th grade out of the entire district and placed 4th over all in district between 6th, 7th and 8th Grade!! She is amazing, she trains hard, works hard, and plays hard!

I did run today and was so happy to be out running! And was thrilled when I received this email after my run:

*Ahem*

Now, where are you off to in such a hurry?

You tracked an excessively fast run with RunKeeper and Notch.me has a little something to say about that...
Moving Violation:
Carri has been cited for running excessively fast.  

Yes!!! This made me laugh hysterical because attached was a cute "ticket"
It is the little things that keeps me motivated!

 

My run:

Total Miles: 3.07
Time: 29:31

January 28, 2013 My Windy Run!

It was SUPER windy today! We are not used to this crazy weather that AZ is having.
I ran into the wind in all directions and got chased by a dog. Which would explain the decline in my time. I think he went from chasing me to just running with me. He eventually gave up  and started off in the other direction. It sure kept my mind off the run, I was too busy looking behind me the rest of the way!

Total Miles 2.89
Time: 9:41

January 27, 2013 Run

I wanted to see my speed difference from when I ran with a partner and running the same route alone.
My time was much better alone, maybe from us chit chatting? Even though my time was slower I still like running with someone!

Total Miles Ran: 4.25
Time: 43:07