tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021668448931262073.post5160655575621918649..comments2024-03-11T21:53:34.502-10:00Comments on Pics and Kicks: because I'm crazy.Natalie.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03306521406053336039noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021668448931262073.post-530664636414754042019-10-21T09:56:12.975-10:002019-10-21T09:56:12.975-10:00this blog is a way of exchange thoughts and shares...this blog is a way of exchange thoughts and shares new ideas.<a href="https://clippingpathlab.com" rel="nofollow">clipping path service</a>Wilson Halderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05365856190551519037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021668448931262073.post-88259132450232805992010-09-15T18:26:31.887-10:002010-09-15T18:26:31.887-10:00I swear it is all in your mind. I love how you sai...I swear it is all in your mind. I love how you said you didn't understand how a beginning training program could start with a 3 mile run. That makes me feel better thinking back to when I was training. Last November I'd never run more than a mile at one time.snoring solutionshttp://www.yoursnoringsolutions.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021668448931262073.post-32544127620104766322010-09-06T20:51:19.792-10:002010-09-06T20:51:19.792-10:00Hey, just realized you are running a 1/2 marathon....Hey, just realized you are running a 1/2 marathon. Good luck! You'll do fine. I love how you said you didn't understand how a beginning training program could start with a 3 mile run. That makes me feel better thinking back to when I was training. Last November I'd never run more than a mile at one time. I new the training would be starting in February (so I had advanced notice fortunately), so I practiced working my way up to 3 miles by then, though I was BARELY at 3 miles by then. Advice: I don't know if running up to 13 miles you'll get sick or not, it happened for me at about 14-15 miles (sick I mean diarrhea/cramps (sorry that sounds gross, but its true-hoping no one else reads this). But seriously I was MISERABLE for the rest of the day after our Long runs. Then a friend who had just finished a half marathon mentioned two girls who also ran the half marathon that she knew. She said it training they were doing this: running 3 minutes, walking 1, running 3, walking 1, etc etc. She said that she told them she couldn't do that it would just drive her crazy. Well, she said at about mile 11 during the race, these two girls passed her up - they were feeling GREAT and only needed to walk once or twice for about 30 seconds, where she felt totally out of energy by mile 11. I thought a lot about that and decided that if I was going to ever want to even consider a half marath or full again, I NEEDED to have a GOOD experience this time. So I told the girls I was training with on the long runs that I was going to go at my own pace and I didn't want them to feel bad or feel like they needed to slow down for me. I told them I was changing the way I was training otherwise I would continue to dread the marathon. I started training 3 min run, 1 min walk, etc. For 18 miles. And for the FIRST time, I actually didn't HATE running. the run was ACTUALLY kind of enjoyable, and better yet, afterwards I didn't feel like a truck had run over my stomach, and i could function the rest of the day with my kids, and my knee injury continued to improve. In the marathon I finished where I was hoping for (even slightly faster than the girls I had been training with had run it the year before- and they had strictly run the whole time). For the marathon I changed it to 7 min run 1 walk, etc for a while (but eventually had to cut it to 5 or 4 min run, 1 walk). Hope training is going well, you CAN do it! (hope this helps, but you just have to do what works best for you - I had just pushed myself too hard I think in the beginning/middle and ended up battling an injury somewhat early on- wished I had had this advice at the beginning of my training.) The 3-1-3-1-3 pattern is supposed to be that you take these shorter breaks in between BEFORE you get too tired, vs waiting till you are exhausted before taking a break. At least that's what I was told.Brady and Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10549210707720092843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021668448931262073.post-55348435761639202012010-08-20T10:49:58.180-10:002010-08-20T10:49:58.180-10:00Natalie, I love love love your blog. You inspire ...Natalie, I love love love your blog. You inspire me continously:)lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00877408113804026901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021668448931262073.post-715257014001001372010-08-18T15:41:16.116-10:002010-08-18T15:41:16.116-10:00I LOVE my blog friends!!! Thanks everyone!
I'...I LOVE my blog friends!!! Thanks everyone! <br /><br />I've been doing it! I ran 3 miles Mon (consecutive miles! miracle!) rest day Tue, 3 miles today (again, I did it, miracle!) tomorrow is 4 miles! woah! I'm a little FREAKED OUT OF MY BRAIN!Natalie.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03306521406053336039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021668448931262073.post-20956593840082753052010-08-18T11:24:34.563-10:002010-08-18T11:24:34.563-10:00good for you!! all i can add to this plethora of ...good for you!! all i can add to this plethora of running goodness is "books on tape". when you are running and your mind is elsewhere it will blow you away how much easier and excited you will be to get out there. good luck!!heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07882893419413274914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021668448931262073.post-34287096297288507302010-08-17T21:13:06.075-10:002010-08-17T21:13:06.075-10:00you can do it! my tips, I am not a runner who some...you can do it! my tips, I am not a runner who somehow ran a marathon last year. ;-) It kills my knees. I have take glucosamine supplements (the ones you get at costco and I think that totally helps.) And if you have knee issues like me, totally look into knee support straps. I never thought they helped that much till after I ran a marathon last week and had super pained knees for about 2 weeks straight.<br /><br />Finish all your training runs. Even if all you do is walk them. If it says go for 3 miles, but you can only run a half mile, walk the rest.<br /><br />Enjoy your training. That's the hard part. I fell like I learned so many spiritual lessons as well as lessons about myself while training for my marathon last year. You will do great! And I just might join you on this one.<br /><br />If you feel like you are petering out energy wise I love cytomax sports drinks. You can buy the powder at vitamin world. Kind of expensive, but waaaay better than gatorade. It'll give you an edge to be able to finish long runs that you just think you can't do. They help your muscles recover more quickly and help keep you hydrated longer. I think it totally helps. Accelerade is a good brand too. <br /><br />I wore compression shorts for my marathon as well as for training runs. I LOVED them. It totally felt like it kept everything held together for me. They are just like biker shorts. And they help keep your theighs from rubbing together. About $25 for a pair of Under Armor ones at sports authority.<br /><br />And if you ever want a running buddy give me a call! I am always looking for a workout partner. i'll email you my number. Good luck!Mattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162224088497740539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021668448931262073.post-30969007572006264772010-08-17T17:39:32.977-10:002010-08-17T17:39:32.977-10:00I have been following your blog for a year and lov...I have been following your blog for a year and love to read your posts. I am a runner. You can do this. Follow your plan (the 12 week is great). I have done 3 1/2 marathons. Believe in yourself. Find music that inspires you...listen to it. Get a great pair of running shoes and run in them (before the race:) Good luck.Rebecca Chessernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021668448931262073.post-72228448836177854052010-08-16T19:15:31.351-10:002010-08-16T19:15:31.351-10:00I found round trip tickets for 2 for $780 total (o...I found round trip tickets for 2 for $780 total (out of LAX). I think that is s good deal isn't it? I need to get Mike to HI. He and Richie need to catch up and I need another event to train for. I just did my first sprint Triathlon. Crazy-ness!! So crazy that I am for sure going to do it again! If you are in SD next summer around Aug. 7th you should join me. Brother Pierce did it too!( you know, Elliot's Dad) Good stuff!<br />Good luck sister! Hope to see you there!<br />Amie WhiteMike and Amiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16266005796080552679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021668448931262073.post-1363995879364589982010-08-16T17:35:33.599-10:002010-08-16T17:35:33.599-10:00Tip#1: BELIEVE IN YOURSELF!
Tip#2: look up a book...Tip#1: BELIEVE IN YOURSELF! <br />Tip#2: look up a book called Chi Running! It's amazingKahilauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11221061297689435720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021668448931262073.post-79354429795347952612010-08-16T14:39:52.766-10:002010-08-16T14:39:52.766-10:00Oh, I'm super excited for you. I'd come d...Oh, I'm super excited for you. I'd come do it if it weren't in Hawaii. It sounds like a great race.<br /><br />It sounds like you've run a 1/2 before, and if so you'll be dandy. If you haven't, and even if your 3 doesn't go well, you'll still be dandy. And I've run 1/2's with only 3 days of running a week, so if your training plan makes you insane or overwhelmed, look for another one. As long as you add a mile a week in the long run, you should be fine.<br /><br />Can't wait to hear training run details...Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00576698293179840264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021668448931262073.post-78408229109227899032010-08-16T13:29:14.696-10:002010-08-16T13:29:14.696-10:00So I could write paragraphs of advice, but it look...So I could write paragraphs of advice, but it looks like you've had lots of good advice already so I'll spare you and tell you only one thing--decide that you CAN do 3 miles....or whatever the distance is for each training day. Seriously. Running is 99% mental. You CAN do this. Your body CAN adjust and become even stronger. And so can you mind.Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05496860234400536830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021668448931262073.post-69553257129857812902010-08-16T13:21:07.778-10:002010-08-16T13:21:07.778-10:00Thanks for the inspiration, again. Until this year...Thanks for the inspiration, again. Until this year I had only run in dreams. (Really.) I have often said the only time I ever ran was as a kid from home plate to first where I was thrown out!<br /> But I started training this year with plans to run half of a 10k. I only made about 3 miles. And they weren't consecutive. But it was huge for me.<br />And I've been wanting to do more, but the humidity is brutal here. (Remember Orlando and multiply x 10)<br />But now I'm reinspired.<br />Thanks!Addiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036297492639467404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021668448931262073.post-81735659598830106242010-08-16T12:25:26.796-10:002010-08-16T12:25:26.796-10:00I'm no runner either, but I keep having dreams...I'm no runner either, but I keep having dreams that I'm running. I usually walk 1/2 hour every morning, but this morning (to make my own dreams come true . ? . . ) I ran from the Hale Laa circle up to Naniloa Loop.<br />And I didn't die. And I guess, really, anyone seeing me would not have described me as "running", but, as everyone who commented above me says, it's all a mind game, right?<br /><br />Maybe I'll run farther tomorrow . . .The Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03621833891689540675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021668448931262073.post-76748147459531277702010-08-16T12:16:55.292-10:002010-08-16T12:16:55.292-10:00Walking is totally OK. My goal was to come in unde...Walking is totally OK. My goal was to come in under three hours. Yes, for the half. 8]<br /><br />But hey. For my first one ... and for a total NOT RUNNER ... I was so excited to beat that goal.<br /><br />So then I did a second one. Super fun (though ... the course had more hills which were not fun but also lots of more fields of wildflowers and horses which were pretty to look at so it was sort of OK). Still made my time goal. Hills made it so I didn't get better, but I still made my time goal.<br /><br />Then I tried a third one. And lesson learned ... DO NOT get a flu shot four days before you are doing a half-marathon. Because you might get sick and even though you start out that morning feeling OK by mile 8 you will not feel OK and by the time you get bussed home you will be delirious and then you'll have to miss a whole other week of school.<br /><br />Thinking about doing it again. Minus the flue shot!Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149652391028140263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021668448931262073.post-1853418778323656062010-08-16T12:04:50.946-10:002010-08-16T12:04:50.946-10:00(Okay- I'll say it.)
These people are all cra...(Okay- I'll say it.)<br /><br />These people are all crazy. Running sucks. Quit. See about getting your money back. STAT. <br /><br />Otherwise, chalk it up to a donation to a great cause(is it?) <br /><br /><i>Totally kidding. Good luck</i>Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12857343777237248076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021668448931262073.post-78411754395616193722010-08-16T11:59:48.233-10:002010-08-16T11:59:48.233-10:00the one time i tried running on something that was...the one time i tried running on something that was not a treadmill I fell and broke my foot AND almost got attacked by a family of deers. I was out in the woods and the deer just coming closer and closer and I freaked and ran-walked-limped-crawled the rest of the way home. Misery.<br /><br />There are no deers in Hawaii. You're safe!Damaris @Kitchen Cornershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12526087060203536108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021668448931262073.post-37865689395937574362010-08-16T11:57:52.270-10:002010-08-16T11:57:52.270-10:00how did you do it. you must be in prett good shape...how did you do it. you must be in prett good shape even if you haven't been running for a while. I decided back in January that this is the year I find my inner runner. Here we are in August and I have yet to run more than a mile and a half with out stopping. Granted when I started back in January I couldn't run a whole minute without stopping but still I feel like I should be further along. bla bla bla. Great Job. you're an insperation.nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14871578571781891478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021668448931262073.post-90168624358044371452010-08-16T11:31:15.275-10:002010-08-16T11:31:15.275-10:00Do the best you can and walk the rest. I'm imp...Do the best you can and walk the rest. I'm impressed you are doing this at all. :0) Been thinking about trying the "Couch 2 5K" training program, myself.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14820181812404186364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021668448931262073.post-44984447895633107372010-08-16T08:55:08.484-10:002010-08-16T08:55:08.484-10:00oh I'm so excited! you can do it! I totally ...oh I'm so excited! you can do it! I totally whiffed my goals for running the Maui 1/2 marathon... glad to see this, I hadn't seen it before when I was researching all the hawaii runs... Mahalo!!<br /><br />and you can do it!!1<br /><br />any advice... just go as slow as you need, build up your endurance.. all the programs I have read say that... and always stop for water every mile or two, because you will during the race!!<br /><br />so yay!! even though you're cracked out, I'm excited and inspired! mahalo and good luckLeisa Tapiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12649501020903774932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021668448931262073.post-83281761369840280952010-08-16T08:27:18.795-10:002010-08-16T08:27:18.795-10:00I was not made for running. I have always HATED ru...I was not made for running. I have always HATED running. Its painful, its boring, its everything I hate. BUT... I married an avid runner. He runs every day (hasnt missed a day in 1.5 years) he loves it, he lives it and sometimes I think he is way too obsessed. my point to all this is that, because my husband loves it, and I could lose a few pounds, I started running 3 times a week. Weeks 1,2,3,4, HATED IT. but all of the sudden... POW! I cant get enough. I want to go run every second I get. I just turn on my ipod and its like the worlds cares melt away into nothing. I am free! I can think so clear, and I can focus, and contemplate things that I could never think about in a house full of clingy monkey kids and the stresses of the day surrounding me. I always said "I am NOT a runner, and I will never be a runner" but guess what... I think im a runner!! imagine that. becoming something we never thought we would. :)Hannah Staynerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09147515205447741303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021668448931262073.post-25785415425644122892010-08-16T07:58:50.089-10:002010-08-16T07:58:50.089-10:00Hey Natalie!
I'm so glad you decided to do i...Hey Natalie! <br /><br />I'm so glad you decided to do it! I remember we talked about my upcoming marathon when I was in Hawaii and you mentioned you always wanted to try one. Good for you!!!<br /><br />Half-marathons are awesome. Trust me, the mileage will seem like a lot, but it's amazing how your body will adapt to the change (and I don't just means the likely weight loss). Just take it very slow at first and you'll get through it. Also, tip #1: make sure you get fitted for running shoes from a specialty running store if you haven't already. It's worth the investment--the wrong shoes can cause injury.<br /><br />Check out my running blog if you have a moment of boredom: www.nataschamarathons.blogspot.com.<br /><br />Good luck to you and let me know if you have any questions or need anything. Congrats again for signing up. You go girl!Natascha Nenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714854146677627106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021668448931262073.post-42953696502201121082010-08-16T07:55:05.745-10:002010-08-16T07:55:05.745-10:00you can totally do it...it is SO mental, so don...you can totally do it...it is SO mental, so don't psyche yourself out!<br /><br />good luck!shari berry bo-berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706126388981781027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021668448931262073.post-47700999702410272602010-08-16T07:12:28.745-10:002010-08-16T07:12:28.745-10:00hey nat- i am a trainer if you find you need any e...hey nat- i am a trainer if you find you need any extra help or a program tailored to you. just give me a call.<br />and thanks for letting me know about the 1/2, i wanna sign up now too!echohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15635424546924593531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1021668448931262073.post-61565442633030905702010-08-16T07:11:56.589-10:002010-08-16T07:11:56.589-10:00Congratulations! I love half marathons. It's...Congratulations! I love half marathons. It's such a great distance.<br /><br />1. I have to run to music. I need music that makes me want to dance. If I can convince myself I have enough energy to dance, then I have enough energy to keep running. <br /><br />2. Hydration. I have a belt with two bottles. One has water, one has cytomax. I alternate which one I drink from. The cytomax has just enough calories and sugar to keep me going, plus it helps with your recovery.<br /><br /><br />3. Food. Start eating around mile 5-6. You need to plan to eat at least 15 minutes before you crash. I tried Gu. It made me horribly sick. Jelly Belly makes Sport beans which are fan-freaking-tastic. <br /><br />4. Mental attitude. For me at first, getting past mile 5 felt like a huge hurdle. Then mile 10. Really, it's all in your head. Even when you hate it and want to die, tell yourself you like it and you're having fun. Positive thinking works wonders!<br /><br />Longest comment ever. Good luck and have fun!!!Caitlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08629209099602123113noreply@blogger.com