flying pig spottings!

Jess and I found the Flying Pig on the Square downtown on our lunch breaks. The Pig w/ the wings can be found between 12-1PM downtown. Jess and I did our last run before our marathon on Sunday!! Cannot wait... 3 more days!!!!!!!!

4 Mile Hill Run to hot dogs and beer

Started out a crappy run... didn't feel it AT ALL. by the 2nd mile I was sprinting up the hills and at the front of the "pack" because after our short 4 miler the running group had a cookout w/ free hotdogs and beer!


... 9 days til the flying pig :) wooooooohooooooooo!

Saturday's 15 mile run

Saturday I was supposed to do a 20 mile run, but instead I decided to chose my own ending to the route (see picture). The picture isn't accurate, it's the closest thing I could find to the route we ran, and I was too lazy to make one myself!

The reason for shortening the run... My Mom's birthday was on Saturday and we had tickets to see the Cirque Show @ the Aronoff Theatre. Then a full night of drinking! I usually need a nap after a long run, so I would have never made it if I did the full run.

My run was perfect, the weather was 50's and sunny. I ran with Pacer the entire way, I think he was a little sad when I told him I'm running home and not finishing our 20 mile route. I know I can run 20 miles and feel fully prepared for the Flying Pig. 19 days!!!!

wino.. you should probably be cut off when you think that this is artistic ;)

Mom's photoshoot of me on the stairs, she says one day I'll be happy w/ my muscular legs...

my dad Mike

rocking out!




very end of the night!

Running with Ella

Still cannot figure out how to use http://www.mapmyrun.com/ very well... but I tried. I did 4 miles with Ella, then sprinted 2 miles alone. It was supposed to be my off day. I decided it was nice out (55 degrees) so I HAD to run. I live in an area called Mt. Lookout... there's a reason for the Mt. (see elevation chart below) I know it's not that bad... but it felt tough after running hills on Wednesday.

20 miles tomorrow.... I'm not feeling it at all. I just ate a full footlong sub... so I carbed up... I better run it! Wish me luck :)

Tonight I might go to a Red's game, and to dinner w/ a friend... :)

Ella after our run... she isn't happy about the flash when she's trying to nap.

Happy Almost Easter!!!!

Love my new shoes, and a beer or 4 after a run!

Mizuno Wave® Inspire™ 5


Yesterday was my training group's (8.8) 9 mile midweek run. I tried to do it as hard as I possibly could, because I knew there was a sweet reward at the end... FREE BEER.

Started the run around 6:45 PM and I felt so motivated and energized. I love my new shoes!! They are like running on little bouncy clouds. It was about 55 degrees and no wind. I made it to mile 5 and was feeling pretty crappy because we had been running hills, and thank goodness for a yummy chocolate GU or I wouldn't have been able to keep pushing. Our trail went right past my apartment, that always seems to kill me... I always want to stop and pick up my lil running partner Ella(my puppy). The last two miles of the run were all up hill, I needed back-up, I got my ipod out of my running pouch(something like this and it fits my Crackberry!) and put on some jams. I danced (in my head)all the way to the bar!

The news channel 9 video tapped us running, I hope to see the video on TV or online. My running group has 800 total signed up to run, and in the "marathon" training group which I'm in about 50+ show up every week run, and maybe 70ish on the Saturday. I've been in 3 running groups, this being by far the best group ever!! Bob Ronker's Running Spot Training Group! There's a guy in my group that runs the same pace as me, we have no idea what exactly our pace is... we both don't wear a watch or Garmin... we joke that I have an "Armin" and when we get stuck at stop lights or traffic i'll pretend to pause it and restart it to keep our pace and go "beep" ;) I'm really excited because last night during our 3rd beer he said he'd run the flying pig marathon with me!!! wooooohooo!!! "Pacer" is his nickname. He actually turned around in the big crowd of runners when I yelled his name. Pacer is a 25ish y/o male that is prob about 200lbs(or so, im not good at weight) and 6'3... we definitely don't look a thing alike, yet have the same exact pace. It's interesting how people can be built so differently and run at the same pace.

Saturday is our 22 mile long run before we start tapering... I'm not feeling it at all, but once Pacer said he was excited and I better do it (there's an option to run 12) I decided I should do the long run... oh man hope he can carry me if I get tired. If there isn't crowd support or a medal at the end... 22 miles is awfully far to run for "fun". Fun seems to wear off for me around mile 15... so this will be a BIG test!


Today is a very special day... it is RunninDuff's 25th Bday!!! Love you ST!!!!

Projected Marathon Time

Predicting Your Marathon Time
Actual 5k Actual 10k Actual 15k Projected Marathon
35:33 73:59 1:53:52 5:32:37
34:27 71:41 1:50:21 5:22:56
33:25 69:31 1:47:03 5:13:47
32:26 67:29 1:43:56 5:05:09
31:32 65:34 1:41:00 4:59:00
30:40 63:45 1:38:18 4:49:16
29:51 62:03 1:35:36 4:41:56
29:04 60:25 1:33:06 4:34:59
28:21 58:53 1:30:44 4:28:21
27:39 57:26 1:28:30 4:22:03
26:59 56:03 1:26:22 4:16:02
26:21 54:44 1:24:20 4:10:18
25:45 53:29 1:22:23 4:04:49
25:11 52:17 1:20:33 3:59:35
24:36 51:08 1:18:47 3:54:33
24:07 50:03 1:17:05 3:49:45
23:37 49:00 1:15:29 3:45:08
23:08 48:00 1:13:56 3:40:43 - I think this is where I fall... I would like to be Sub 3:40! cutting it close!!
22:41 47:03 1:12:27 3:36:27
22:14 46:08 1:11:02 3:32:22
21:49 45:15 1:09:40 3:28:26
21:25 44:25 1:08:21 3:24:39
21:01 43:36 1:07:06 3:21:00
20:39 42:49 1:05:53 3:17:29
20:17 42:04 1:04:43 3:14:05
19:56 41:21 1:03:36 3:10:49
19:36 40:39 1:02:31 3:07:39
19:16 39:58 1:01:28 3:04:35
18:58 39:19 1:00:28 3:01:38
18:39 38:42 59:29 2:58:47
18:22 38:06 58:33 2:56:01
18:05 37:30 57:38 2:53:20
17:48 36:57 56:46 2:50:44
17:32 36:24 55:55 2:48:13
17:17 35:52 55:05 2:45:47
17:02 35:21 54:18 2:43:25
16:48 34:51 53:31 2:41:07
16:33 34:22 52:46 2:38:53
16:20 33:54 52:03 2:36:43
16:07 33:27 51:21 2:34:37
15:54 33:01 50:40 2:32:35
15:41 32:35 50:00 2:30:35
15:29 32:10 49:21 2:48:39
15:17 31:46 48:44 2:26:46
15:06 31:22 48:07 2:24:56
14:54 30:59 47:32 2:23:10
14:44 30:37 46:57 2:21:25
14:33 30:15 46:24 2:19:44
14:23 29:54 45:51 2:18:05
14:13 29:34 45:19 2:16:29
14:03 29:14 44:48 2:14:55
13:53 28:54 44:18 2:13:23
13:44 28:35 43:48 2:11:53


Projected Marathon Time Link

The night I ran a 5k with no pants!

I'm in the Jazzercise outfit (black/teal/purple) Running through a grave yard! I had a backpack on that you can kinda see with my pants in it. It was SOOO cold!


my competition ;)

the party!

finally dug up some pictures from the Costumed Race, Run Like Hell 5k in Cincinnati.