Comments on My Dirt Road Anthem: A confession and some yummy shrooms

Some days I love cooking... while on the crazy, bu...

2012-04-11T07:31:15.457-06:00

Some days I love cooking... while on the crazy, busy days I hate it!!

Just happened upon your blog and glad I did. I am learning to run and plan on running a 10K this year :P I can use the motivation from your site.

Make it a great day!

I used the virtual partner function on my Garmin w...

2011-09-05T15:32:16.162-06:00

I used the virtual partner function on my Garmin when I was running by myself. I found that it helped but on race day I am much faster. I usually focus on people to pick off and you can't really do that on your own. ;)

Cooking is a chore for me. I don't have any kids yet so that may change as time goes on. My husband loves to cook but today I am actually cooking spaghetti! :)

Congrats on the 100-mark! Love allrecipes.com. :...

2011-09-03T17:01:29.599-06:00

Congrats on the 100-mark!

Love allrecipes.com. :) I love the comments by other people too. Love stuffed mushrooms...
And I love to cook!

And eat....

Sad i missed this giveaway boo...i like when the h...

2011-09-03T16:13:34.181-06:00

Sad i missed this giveaway boo...i like when the hubby cooks, is that a bad answer?

i totally agree, on race day I seem to just hit a ...

2011-09-03T10:15:06.718-06:00

i totally agree, on race day I seem to just hit a pace that I normally would struggle with.. has to be my competitive streak coming out

I think you're right that your adrenaline kick...

2011-09-02T18:49:53.744-06:00

I think you're right that your adrenaline kicks in when you toe the line and you can pull out faster times that seemed possible in training runs. In college I noticed that sometimes girls would kill workouts, but them bomb races and some girls wouldn't look so impressive at practice, but could go be top 10 at nationals... Part of that is just that running is so mental and another part is that I think a lot of people good too hard in their training and fatigue their muscles to the point that they can't recover by race day... I'd say just keep doing what you're doing. Race day is the only one that really counts when it comes to times and speed.

I want those mushrooms IN. MY. BELLY. Yum :-)

2011-09-02T10:27:09.345-06:00

I want those mushrooms IN. MY. BELLY. Yum :-)

I love allrecipes.com! Great website!! :0) I lov...

2011-09-01T21:23:01.850-06:00

I love allrecipes.com! Great website!! :0) I love to cook as well! :0)

I usually hate cooking. I love really simple food...

2011-09-01T19:48:14.799-06:00

I usually hate cooking. I love really simple foods like cereal, sandwiches, and salads! I do go into cooking frenzies sometimes though where I will cook for a whole day but then I'll go on strike for like a month!

I love mushrooms as well, I love that you didn'...

2011-09-01T09:51:07.033-06:00

I love mushrooms as well, I love that you didn't even recall what you did and I LOVE allrecipes.com it's amazing! I find so many of the recipes I attempt there :D I also train alone, though I should be doing more of it. Yesterday I did 2.5miles in 25 mins. My goal race time for my first ever 5k is 30mins so I think I can do it :D YAY!!!!!!

i have never even attempted to do a tempo run, and...

2011-08-31T22:32:38.480-06:00

i have never even attempted to do a tempo run, and your race times are great since you are smashing PRs so I think you are totally okay with what you are doing! if you werent making progress than maybe but whatevs!

i LOVE mushrooms!

I have never been to the track & most of mt me...

2011-08-31T19:08:33.933-06:00

I have never been to the track & most of mt meals come from allrecipes.com! I can tempo on occasion but it's usually just me out there running at whatever pace fits the run. I find the track intimidating.

Track workouts seem easier for me than tempos sinc...

2011-08-31T17:30:20.972-06:00

Track workouts seem easier for me than tempos since I feel like I have more control over them. And I love mushrooms! Too bad I don't like cooking.

I usually think I'm going to have a heart atta...

2011-08-31T16:20:25.904-06:00

I usually think I'm going to have a heart attack and die when I'm doing track repeats or tempo runs. Only runs that aren't TOO bad are the LSD ones :D

cooking is usually a chore, baking however is fun ...

2011-08-31T15:17:26.798-06:00

cooking is usually a chore, baking however is fun for me

I've never really done a tempo run during trai...

2011-08-31T15:13:50.773-06:00

I've never really done a tempo run during training, sometimes I do them by accident I think though - start off slow, and then just steadily pick it up near the end of the run. So I wouldn't worry about you not doing tempo runs, seems like you do speed work, which is almost the same theory as tempo runs to me. (basically a faster pace training run)

I think race day adrenaline has a lot to do with achieving your goals on race day, your body can do a lot of things when the adrenaline kicks in, and pushes through the pain.

when this showed up in my feed- the smaller versio...

2011-08-31T13:53:56.549-06:00

when this showed up in my feed- the smaller version of the picture led me to think these were cookies! even though they aren't, they do look delicious!

yum! that meal sounds delicious! i really love coo...

2011-08-31T13:35:09.501-06:00

yum! that meal sounds delicious! i really love cooking...i find it really relaxing but i enjoy it more on the weekend when i have more time. during the weeks i just feel tired and annoyed by it.

i really agree with you about the tempos. any time i have tried a tempo...it has been on the TM. When ever I am outside I just kinda go into...I want this to be a relaxing/enjoy the scenery run. haha!

I wish I was more like you - I'm kinda backwar...

2011-08-31T13:16:16.186-06:00

I wish I was more like you - I'm kinda backwards. I seem to train a lot better than I race. I run certain times during training and then think, "wow, the next race should be awesome", but then I seem a little slower on race day than I want. Some of my PR's are during training, which doesn't seem right.

I'm with you, love the track, hate the tempo! ...

2011-08-31T11:35:53.476-06:00

I'm with you, love the track, hate the tempo!
Oh, I don't like mushrooms, but I won't hold that against you.

Tempo runs are the death of me and I hate them and...

2011-08-31T11:07:25.999-06:00

Tempo runs are the death of me and I hate them and can hit the paces in about 1 in 4. Intervals don't bother me so much and I can get close to the paces if not just nail them -- so not sure about what causes that.

Not much of a cook here...very much a chore.

I have an impossible time hitting my paces for spe...

2011-08-31T10:19:55.170-06:00

I have an impossible time hitting my paces for speedwork out and if I do hit them I feel like death! I think whatever you are doing is working and honestly saving yourself for races is smart. Don't waste all your energy in training right?

Well, you know I loooove to cook. Zuke boats are ...

2011-08-31T09:59:23.093-06:00

Well, you know I loooove to cook.

Zuke boats are so much fun.... love them.

I am always so impressed by the way you find speed and motivation when you race.

Those shrooms look awesome to me! I think it'...

2011-08-31T09:50:43.755-06:00

Those shrooms look awesome to me!

I think it's normal to be tired when doing speedwork during training and not so much during racing. Actually, that's the way it should be! Train tired then rest up for race day so that you're ready to hit it.

Those shrooms look yum! Send some my way!!

2011-08-31T09:46:13.951-06:00

Those shrooms look yum! Send some my way!!