On Top of the World...Or at least Utah!

Next week officially starts the 1/2 marathon training (Top of Utah). I'll log it here. I'm following a marathon training schedule (in The Non-Runner's Marathon Trainer), so I should really kick some tail at this by the time Aug. 28th rolls around.


Week 1
Day 1: 3 miles (Monday)
Day 2: 4 miles (Tuesday)
Day 3: 3 miles (Thursday)
Day 4: 5 miles (Saturday)


I'm up to running 3 miles before stopping and then I just take 20-50 steps and start again and run the 4th mile. It seems really silly, but I need those 20 steps. I've got to be careful because I think it's becoming a habit.



Got the farmer blow down in my left nostril just in time for Spring when my nose no longer runs when I run. It's just as well, my right nostril has some sort of deformity, causing snot to spray erratically and form crusts on my awesome running pants from my sis-in-law Lisa.

Got my playlist, but it needs some tweaking. When I run without music I don't do so hot, but with it I can't hear my own panting, so I go farther. Some of these songs slow me down though, so I've got to tweak them a bit.

Playlist:



Just a Girl- No Doubt






Girls and Boys- Good Charlotte






Sunday Mornning- Marroon 5 (soon to go the way of the dodo)






3 a.m.- Matchbox 20






Yeah!- Usher






Sexy Back- Justin Timberlake






Hey Mama- Black Eyed Peas






Jack and Diane- John Mellencamp






Dancing Queen- Abba






You Shook Me All Night Long- AC/DC






Cruel Summer- Bananarama (sadly, it may be out too)






You Spin Me Right Round- Billy Idol






Uptown Girl- Billy Joel






Livin' on a Prayer- Bon Jovi






Karma Chameleon- Culture Club






Pour Some Sugar on Me- Def Leapord






Out Last Night- Kenny Chesney




I need more suggestions. Jason has nearly every song known to man on his Itunes, but I only made it through the J's and then skipped to Usher because I remembered YEAH! And since I stopped listening to R&B and HipHop when my husband got satellite radio (which seems to know NO bounds) I'm really the same loser I thought my parents were when they listened to music from the 70's.

So help a sister out and get me running. This benefits you too, ya know. You won't have to witness the two heifers I carry around at the local pool. Although I still can't promise you they'll be any color other than pasty.