It feels great to be Home! It feels even better to call Boise home... It has now been one year since Jay, my dad and I packed up our cars and trailer and made the long journey out here. It has been one exciting year so far. We are definitely still getting adjusted and meeting so many amazing people. There has not been a dull moment. We are both very happy with our decision and love what Boise has to offer.
Back on my training... It is nice to run in Boise again. Kind of crazy to think that when I moved here a year ago it took me about a month to get used to running at a higher altitude. Now I prefer running here! The temperatures are still hot but the air is much more dry. Not too bad as long as you get up early and run.
I got back into town on Tuesday, unfortunately I did not make it on a run that day. Wednesday I was back full force. I did a good six miles in the neighborhood. Thursday I decided I needed a little change of scenery. I decided to take a jog up in the hills.... I don't think I realized what I was getting myself into. As if the hills were not hard enough, I got passed up by a high school cross country girl and her coach. I think that has got to be one of the most defeating encounters when running. We were not on some straight trail either, we were on the good climb to the top. I kept telling myself that she is much younger and has probably been doing this for a lot longer... I pushed and was able to make it to the top! I even carried my camera just to share some picture with you! So enjoy!
I have a big 12 mile run tomorrow morning then Jay and I are off to camp in Coeur D' Alene area for a few days. Should be a lot of fun!
Thanks for listening!
Why did the golfer wear more then one pair of pants?
In case he got a hole in one! :)
Friday, July 18, 2008
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Heating up
I made it through my first double digit run! Last Thursday I met with a group of people from Team in training to run ten miles. It was not as bad as I had imagined, but I will admit there were a few times during the run that I did question the fact that I was actually training to run 26.2 miles! The thought scared me a little. Ten miles is not even half of what I am working towards! Luckily I still have about fifteen weeks to continue preparing....
Today I flew back to my home town, San Jose, California. My childhood friend Richard Tapia is getting married! My mom and I flew in this morning. After getting off the plane the heat and smog over took me. I do not remember it being this hot! I have gotten used to Idaho's dry heat. I was still determined to get outside and run my old tracks. We got home, I dressed into my brand new sports bra and tank top. I was ready and pumped to get a good run in. I laced up my shoes, strapped on my GPS, and plugged in my IPod. The first song played for about two seconds before it died. Luckily it gave out before I left, so I was not stuck carrying it on the run. Motto for the day: The less you are carrying the more free and happier you feel! :) No big deal, I can enjoy my surroundings a little more.
I took off from the house, headed towards the Campbell Park course. Besides the heat, I was feeling pretty good. I got to John D. Morgan Park and decided it would be a good idea to break up my run with some walks (run 8 minutes, walk 1 minute). After my first walk the first eight minutes took a century! Finally I made it to the park course and decided to run around a little until I reached about thirty minutes, then I would turn back. I made it for about five more minutes then I decided to walk a little, there was no starting back up after that. I have never felt so sick on a run in my life. My first big defeat had hit me.... I took a few minutes catching my breath and keeping myself from pucking. After about five minutes I was able to re-coup enough to start walking, yes that is right, walking through down town Campbell. I was about three and a half miles from where I had started and had no one to call for a ride. No other option but to start walking. My only thought was how nice it would be to get home and jump in the pool. I enjoyed a walk through down town, checking out all the new and old shops. This kept my mind busy for awhile. I still had quite a way to go until home. I stopped in for some ice water at Subway on Campbell and Winchester. Still I had no desire to start running again. I continued for about another mile feeling slightly defeated but also happy that I would have something to learn from the experience and something to write about in my blog. :) I finally made it to the Expressway, and was able to pull it together and jog the rest of the way home! I made it! Six and a quarter miles in an hour and seven minutes, not too bad! I think I am going to try some cross training tomorrow :)
I hope everyone had an enjoyable fourth! Don't for get to check out my Fundraising Page! I am about $600 away from my half way point! I have also added a few more honorees. One recent one was a really good friend of my grandparents, Ed Turner. He lost his life to Leukemia before I was born. It was said that his wife had a hand in introducing my grandparents!
Please keep the stories coming, they are what keep me going!
Today I flew back to my home town, San Jose, California. My childhood friend Richard Tapia is getting married! My mom and I flew in this morning. After getting off the plane the heat and smog over took me. I do not remember it being this hot! I have gotten used to Idaho's dry heat. I was still determined to get outside and run my old tracks. We got home, I dressed into my brand new sports bra and tank top. I was ready and pumped to get a good run in. I laced up my shoes, strapped on my GPS, and plugged in my IPod. The first song played for about two seconds before it died. Luckily it gave out before I left, so I was not stuck carrying it on the run. Motto for the day: The less you are carrying the more free and happier you feel! :) No big deal, I can enjoy my surroundings a little more.
I took off from the house, headed towards the Campbell Park course. Besides the heat, I was feeling pretty good. I got to John D. Morgan Park and decided it would be a good idea to break up my run with some walks (run 8 minutes, walk 1 minute). After my first walk the first eight minutes took a century! Finally I made it to the park course and decided to run around a little until I reached about thirty minutes, then I would turn back. I made it for about five more minutes then I decided to walk a little, there was no starting back up after that. I have never felt so sick on a run in my life. My first big defeat had hit me.... I took a few minutes catching my breath and keeping myself from pucking. After about five minutes I was able to re-coup enough to start walking, yes that is right, walking through down town Campbell. I was about three and a half miles from where I had started and had no one to call for a ride. No other option but to start walking. My only thought was how nice it would be to get home and jump in the pool. I enjoyed a walk through down town, checking out all the new and old shops. This kept my mind busy for awhile. I still had quite a way to go until home. I stopped in for some ice water at Subway on Campbell and Winchester. Still I had no desire to start running again. I continued for about another mile feeling slightly defeated but also happy that I would have something to learn from the experience and something to write about in my blog. :) I finally made it to the Expressway, and was able to pull it together and jog the rest of the way home! I made it! Six and a quarter miles in an hour and seven minutes, not too bad! I think I am going to try some cross training tomorrow :)
I hope everyone had an enjoyable fourth! Don't for get to check out my Fundraising Page! I am about $600 away from my half way point! I have also added a few more honorees. One recent one was a really good friend of my grandparents, Ed Turner. He lost his life to Leukemia before I was born. It was said that his wife had a hand in introducing my grandparents!
Please keep the stories coming, they are what keep me going!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
My first time...
Here it goes...my first blogging experience!
As you can see I am training for a BIG marathon, 26.2 miles! The farthest I have ever run is about ten, not even half of what I will be attempting come this October. With the help of TEAM in training, they promise that I will will be able to do it! So here I am, six weeks into my training with 16 weeks left to go! I have also begun my fundraising for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. I have the goal to raise a total of $4,000 before race day. So far I have raised a little over $900. You can check out my progress on my TEAM website: http://pages.teamintraining.org/id/nikesf08/abuettner. If anyone has any fundraising ideas or suggestions please feel free to let me know.
Throughout my training I will be honoring many people that have fought cancer in their lives; many that have been fortunate enough to get through it while others have lost a life fighting this terrible disease. A good friend of mine, Michael Sierra, was diagnosed with Leukemia in high school. He fought the battle and is now living a happy, healthy life. Because of programs like the Leukemia and Lymphoma society we have more money towards finding a cure and are able to better educate people about this disease.
As many of you know my mother and sister were both diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Both courageously fought an uphill battle and overcame it. My mom has now been cancer free for five years and my sister for two years.
It is through their courage and resilience that I will be able to complete this marathon. Since I have started my fund raising I have learned of several others that have also fought Leukemia and Lymphoma, I ask that you please share with me your stories. It will be my honor to wear the names of these people on my shirt come race day. Here is a list of my honorees so far:
Honorees:
Micheal Sierra
Tonya Beiner
Pamela Buettner
Scott Anderson
McKynna Deann Luper
Kaden Pate
Don McPhail
Justin Wise
Dottie Ann
Jolie Hunter
As far as my training is going, well it has not been to bad so far. I run every Satuday morning with the TEAM and during the week I have been running by myself or sometimes I can get Jay to come out with me. Our Saturday runs have gotten progressively longer. So far our longest run has been 8 miles. We are scheduled to run our first double digit this weekend (10 miles)! I am a little nervous about this one! During the week I have worked up to an average of 4.5 miles on about three days. The temperature is rising and it is getting much more difficult to run for longer distances. We are going to start our runs at 7am now, so hopefully that will help a little. We have also started some cross training at the YMCA. Last week we had a spinning class. It was one of the most challenging, yet rewarding things I have ever done. Boy was my butt sore! I think I was sweating out places I never knew that I could sweat! This week we will be doing yoga and water aerobics, should not be nearly as rough as the spinning.
Well, I will do my best to keep you updated on my progress. I am also going to get some pics up of my runs.
Once again I appreciate all the support and encouragement! I hope you find this as rewarding as I do. Maybe I can even convince some of you to join the TEAM! :)
As you can see I am training for a BIG marathon, 26.2 miles! The farthest I have ever run is about ten, not even half of what I will be attempting come this October. With the help of TEAM in training, they promise that I will will be able to do it! So here I am, six weeks into my training with 16 weeks left to go! I have also begun my fundraising for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. I have the goal to raise a total of $4,000 before race day. So far I have raised a little over $900. You can check out my progress on my TEAM website: http://pages.teamintraining.org/id/nikesf08/abuettner. If anyone has any fundraising ideas or suggestions please feel free to let me know.
Throughout my training I will be honoring many people that have fought cancer in their lives; many that have been fortunate enough to get through it while others have lost a life fighting this terrible disease. A good friend of mine, Michael Sierra, was diagnosed with Leukemia in high school. He fought the battle and is now living a happy, healthy life. Because of programs like the Leukemia and Lymphoma society we have more money towards finding a cure and are able to better educate people about this disease.
As many of you know my mother and sister were both diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Both courageously fought an uphill battle and overcame it. My mom has now been cancer free for five years and my sister for two years.
It is through their courage and resilience that I will be able to complete this marathon. Since I have started my fund raising I have learned of several others that have also fought Leukemia and Lymphoma, I ask that you please share with me your stories. It will be my honor to wear the names of these people on my shirt come race day. Here is a list of my honorees so far:
Honorees:
Micheal Sierra
Tonya Beiner
Pamela Buettner
Scott Anderson
McKynna Deann Luper
Kaden Pate
Don McPhail
Justin Wise
Dottie Ann
Jolie Hunter
As far as my training is going, well it has not been to bad so far. I run every Satuday morning with the TEAM and during the week I have been running by myself or sometimes I can get Jay to come out with me. Our Saturday runs have gotten progressively longer. So far our longest run has been 8 miles. We are scheduled to run our first double digit this weekend (10 miles)! I am a little nervous about this one! During the week I have worked up to an average of 4.5 miles on about three days. The temperature is rising and it is getting much more difficult to run for longer distances. We are going to start our runs at 7am now, so hopefully that will help a little. We have also started some cross training at the YMCA. Last week we had a spinning class. It was one of the most challenging, yet rewarding things I have ever done. Boy was my butt sore! I think I was sweating out places I never knew that I could sweat! This week we will be doing yoga and water aerobics, should not be nearly as rough as the spinning.
Well, I will do my best to keep you updated on my progress. I am also going to get some pics up of my runs.
Once again I appreciate all the support and encouragement! I hope you find this as rewarding as I do. Maybe I can even convince some of you to join the TEAM! :)
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