tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35107232500995114102012-02-16T21:17:46.442-05:00Just me writing about the things that happen in my life. I think it helps me get things straight in my mind.VTHokie99http://www.blogger.com/profile/17503603069081395887noreply@blogger.comBlogger131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510723250099511410.post-22896527749368282752009-04-18T22:07:00.001-04:002009-04-18T22:08:17.705-04:00

The 1st Annual Earth Day 5K was this morning. I was worried about my time and pacing for the race because my legs were sore (I ran 7 miles on Thursday afternoon, faster than I should have with a race coming up) and because the temperature was rising quickly. The race didn’t start until 10 AM so there wasn’t much shade along the course. I knew my time would be slower than my last 5K (24:09 a

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We all went out of town for Easter; we stayed at my brother’s house in Louisa County. We spent time with family (people-family and dog-family), got some exercise, and Jason went turkey hunting for the first time.My brother has a big fenced in area (not really a yard since most of it is wooded) for Abe and Safyre to play in. It’s the only time Abe gets to be outside without a leash on and he loves

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Yep, I've been busy. The job change was pretty overwhelming, but I think it's getting a little better now. I stopped blogging, but I did not stop running. I ran a 5K a couple of weeks ago and set a new PR and was the 2nd woman to finish. I have another 5K scheduled for April 18, and a half marathon planned on May 3rd. I ran 11 miles yesterday morning and felt pretty good the whole time.We all

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I've got a lot going on lately, and no set schedule. It's the first time since maybe my freshman year of college that I've had two weeks off work in a row. Even during college I worked through Christmas breaks and summer breaks. I'm not sure how to be certain that I get everything done that I need to do before I get completely overwhelmed with my new teaching job. Here's what's been on my

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Let me start out by saying that I live in a very small town, but I have lived in and often visit nearby cities. I'm finally getting used to small-town life again (I grew up in a small town, but moved to a city after college), but there are still things that I miss from cities: nice movie theaters, variety in the grocery store, shopping centers, festivals, events, culture, and RESTAURANTS! Most

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I've used my stomach for my infusion site for as long as I've had my pump. I remember trying my thigh and my backside a long time ago, but I always ended up pulling those sites out. Since I've read about so many people using sites other than the stomach, I decided to try again. Last Thursday, I stuck it in my left hip and yesterday, I stuck it in my right hip. Since Thursday, I've had high

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I ran 11.5 wonderful miles on Saturday morning. I'd planned to run 10 miles, but the route we took ended up being 11.5. It felt great to get out and run that far! And it felt even better to not have any bloodsugar issues at all! I was completely out of gels and Clif Bloks, so I had to carry glucose tabs instead, in case my bloodsugar got too low. Since I really don't care for the tabs in the

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I started a yoga class at the Y on June 4. The class goes from 6:30 to 7:30, so instead of going home after work and not being able to convince myself to go back out for yoga class, I go to the Y right after work. I usually run a couple miles on the treadmill before class, at a fairly constant pace while listening to music on my mp3 player.The first couple of weeks, I had major low bloodsugar

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The nail on the toe next to my big toe (on both feet) gets sore, black, and kinda loose whenever I do a long training run or a race. So far, I've been very lucky because I've never lost a toenail completely like many runners do. And I want to keep it that way! I don't want to think about what my endo would say if I showed up for my next appointment missing a toenail! I wish there was some

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I started running sometime in 1997. I was a sophomore in college and was supposed to share an apartment with my then-boyfriend and a friend of ours. Just before classes started, the boyfriend decided to do a co-op assignment (alternating semesters of college and work) and the friend decided he didn't really want to go to college so I ended up in a 3 bedroom apartment by myself. I got a puppy

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The weekend started off wrong – my bloodsugars were very high all day Friday (which didn't surprise me since I was in the car for 7-8 hours), and even higher through the night. I barely slept Friday night, because I was drinking so much water and getting up every 2 hours to use the bathroom, check my bloodsugar, and take more insulin. I finally figured out why my bloodsugars were so high on

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I planned to run 8 miles on Saturday morning with my running partners, and that's exactly what we did. I rode through my neighborhood Friday night and measured some new routes in my car to come up with what I thought should be an 8 mile route. It turned out to be 9.5 miles in my car, so we modified it a little Saturday morning, ended up short, and had to run out & back on another street to get

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June 8, 1987. Twenty years ago, just 6 days before my 10th birthday. My mom took me to the pediatrician for my annual checkup. Something wasn't normal. We had to go to the lab at the hospital first thing the next morning, before I even had breakfast. They drew some blood, then sent us out to Perkins to have a big breakfast. I've always loved breakfast, especially pancakes, but not when I felt

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