After our 2.5 month training partnership, we are sad to announce that we are breaking up (although our research, studying, hanging out partnerships are still going strong). Specifically, Pam is right on track for the Nike Women's Marathon in San Francisco on October 21st, but Sarah has had to postpone her training by a month and a half and is now going to be running the Honolulu Marathon on December 9th. (Sarah saw one of the doctors associated with Team in Training who thinks that she should be back running in around 4 weeks.)
So what does this mean? Well, Pam will continue to train for San Francisco with the fall team - doing a 2hr and 45min run this Saturday! And Sarah will focus on resting, stretching, icing, and cheering Pam on from the sidelines. We think there will be some overlap in our training in late September and October when Sarah is just starting to get back into running and Pam is tapering down for her race. So, maybe this isn't so much of a end to our relationship as just some time off.
Thanks so much to everyone for your continued emotional and financial support!
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Friday, August 17, 2007
The Yay
Hi, this is just Sarah, writing to you from up in the Bay (or the Yay) Area. (Pam is also not in SB, but she is considerably further away - Maine.)
The pre-conference came and went. It was nice to see so many people I know and the research people presented was interesting and stimulated a lot of great discussions. I gave my talk, which I think went over pretty well. It is relatively complex data, so I'm still searching for how I can make it easier to understand in a 15 min talk.
The only bad part of the week has been the continued pain in my hip. :(
I don't really want to say more than that right now. I don't know how big a deal it is and how long I'll have to stay off it. I'm setting up a doctor's appointment for next week and I should know more then. Wish me luck.
Pam, I hope you're doing well. Eat a lobster for me.
The pre-conference came and went. It was nice to see so many people I know and the research people presented was interesting and stimulated a lot of great discussions. I gave my talk, which I think went over pretty well. It is relatively complex data, so I'm still searching for how I can make it easier to understand in a 15 min talk.
The only bad part of the week has been the continued pain in my hip. :(
I don't really want to say more than that right now. I don't know how big a deal it is and how long I'll have to stay off it. I'm setting up a doctor's appointment for next week and I should know more then. Wish me luck.
Pam, I hope you're doing well. Eat a lobster for me.
Monday, August 13, 2007
Ouch!
Well, since the unexpected break last weekend, the coaches seem to be getting us right back on track.
Tuesday was in fact a hill workout. We started at the SBCC track and did our normal 1.75 mile warm up and then headed across the street - to the bottom of a hill. From there we ran at a little faster than our 5k pace up the hill and then slow back down - and then we did it again, and again, and again, and again. Although we both enjoyed the workout, we got a little scared by what one of the veternan Team in Training women told Pam about the SF marathon. Specifically, she said that last year the team wasn't as well prepared for the hills as they should have been. She then cautioned Pam that we should take all of the hill training really seriously. After that conversation, we are sure we will.
Saturday was the 2.25 hour run. We started from a high school in Goleta (a new place we had not started from before). In general the run was fine, however, Sarah had a bad cramp in her butt and ended up spreading to her hip flexor and then hamstring. Looking back on it, she says she probably should have stopped running 'cause it is still really sore. We're hopeful she can be nice to her hip this week and be able to do the 2.5 hour run this weekend - something that we'll both be doing alone (Pam from Maine and Sarah from the Bay Area).
We hope you are all doing well. Thanks for reading and thanks for all the comments!
Tuesday was in fact a hill workout. We started at the SBCC track and did our normal 1.75 mile warm up and then headed across the street - to the bottom of a hill. From there we ran at a little faster than our 5k pace up the hill and then slow back down - and then we did it again, and again, and again, and again. Although we both enjoyed the workout, we got a little scared by what one of the veternan Team in Training women told Pam about the SF marathon. Specifically, she said that last year the team wasn't as well prepared for the hills as they should have been. She then cautioned Pam that we should take all of the hill training really seriously. After that conversation, we are sure we will.
Saturday was the 2.25 hour run. We started from a high school in Goleta (a new place we had not started from before). In general the run was fine, however, Sarah had a bad cramp in her butt and ended up spreading to her hip flexor and then hamstring. Looking back on it, she says she probably should have stopped running 'cause it is still really sore. We're hopeful she can be nice to her hip this week and be able to do the 2.5 hour run this weekend - something that we'll both be doing alone (Pam from Maine and Sarah from the Bay Area).
We hope you are all doing well. Thanks for reading and thanks for all the comments!
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Cough, cough, plus Pam's great idea
Not much to report this week. Our long run (scheduled for last Saturday) was canceled because of the air quality. For those of you reading this blog who don't live in Santa Barbs, this was due to the heavy smoke that blew in from the Zaca fire. We got some smoke last summer from the fire out near Ohai (and also got some quality Breau time as a result), but it wasn't as intense as this. A big brown cloud blew over the mountains, and it started raining giant pieces of ash. Our coaches thought that inhaling all that couldn't be good for us, so we got to do some indoor cross training instead of the run.
In other news, summer is half over, which means the interns went home, and now we move into some intense general exam studying. Sarah is also preparing for a talk she's giving at an APA preconference next week, while Pam gets ready for a Maine vacation.
Tonight is a track workout, and, we believe, the first week of hill training. We're not sure exactly what that entails- maybe stadiums? That could be sucky.
Also, I (Pam) am thinking of buying a new car. I know you all love Chadwick, and he did drive Pamy Benyer all the way across the country with no problems, but he's got 183K miles, and that is old. Also, for some reason, other people do not seem to think that driving a 1995 Saturn is quite as cool as I do.
My problem is that I can't decide what kind of car I want. I think that lots and lots of cars are really, really ugly. And it's impossible to find a good website to decide which cars are cool. This is why I plan to start my own website: "Cars that girls might want to buy." It will have lots of pictures, and will include information about what colors they come in, which celebrities drive them, and will rate cars on important dimensions, such as mom-ishness. I will likely become famous, because this is one of the best ideas I have ever had. Understatement, or extreme understatement?
In other news, summer is half over, which means the interns went home, and now we move into some intense general exam studying. Sarah is also preparing for a talk she's giving at an APA preconference next week, while Pam gets ready for a Maine vacation.
Tonight is a track workout, and, we believe, the first week of hill training. We're not sure exactly what that entails- maybe stadiums? That could be sucky.
Also, I (Pam) am thinking of buying a new car. I know you all love Chadwick, and he did drive Pamy Benyer all the way across the country with no problems, but he's got 183K miles, and that is old. Also, for some reason, other people do not seem to think that driving a 1995 Saturn is quite as cool as I do.
My problem is that I can't decide what kind of car I want. I think that lots and lots of cars are really, really ugly. And it's impossible to find a good website to decide which cars are cool. This is why I plan to start my own website: "Cars that girls might want to buy." It will have lots of pictures, and will include information about what colors they come in, which celebrities drive them, and will rate cars on important dimensions, such as mom-ishness. I will likely become famous, because this is one of the best ideas I have ever had. Understatement, or extreme understatement?
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
What do YOU think about?
As these runs get longer and longer, we find ourselves having discussions about what exactly is going through our heads as we run for hours on end (2 1/4 hrs this Saturday, to be exact).
Most of the time, we just zone out, and think about running and motivating ourselves to keep going, and to keep going fast. Sarah says that beyond commenting on the scenery, thinking makes her slow down (of course, Sarah did just complete a 5K run maintaining 6ish-minute miles, so slowing down for her isn't exactly dropping down to a walk).
Pam spends a lot of the long run talking w/Megan (her favorite pace partner). She says they don't really talk about anything important, mostly the run, but they did have a nice discussion about bridesmaid dresses on a downhill a few weeks ago. She's also been suggesting lately that maybe figuring out brain teasers or reciting the Fibonacci sequence might be a good time-waster.
Other random thoughts we've heard:
One of the ladies we're running with, Cindy, tells us that her daughter, a water polo player, doesn't think during workouts. She swears she falls asleep while swimming laps.
Mindy Kaling (Kelly from The Office) says on her blog that she imagines her mom has been kidnapped, and the only way she can save her is if she runs fast enough. (This kind of reminds Pam of her old softball batting technique- imagining that the ball is her brother's head- but maybe it's a little different...)
What do you guys think about when you run? Write us comments and tell us!
Most of the time, we just zone out, and think about running and motivating ourselves to keep going, and to keep going fast. Sarah says that beyond commenting on the scenery, thinking makes her slow down (of course, Sarah did just complete a 5K run maintaining 6ish-minute miles, so slowing down for her isn't exactly dropping down to a walk).
Pam spends a lot of the long run talking w/Megan (her favorite pace partner). She says they don't really talk about anything important, mostly the run, but they did have a nice discussion about bridesmaid dresses on a downhill a few weeks ago. She's also been suggesting lately that maybe figuring out brain teasers or reciting the Fibonacci sequence might be a good time-waster.
Other random thoughts we've heard:
One of the ladies we're running with, Cindy, tells us that her daughter, a water polo player, doesn't think during workouts. She swears she falls asleep while swimming laps.
Mindy Kaling (Kelly from The Office) says on her blog that she imagines her mom has been kidnapped, and the only way she can save her is if she runs fast enough. (This kind of reminds Pam of her old softball batting technique- imagining that the ball is her brother's head- but maybe it's a little different...)
What do you guys think about when you run? Write us comments and tell us!
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