16 miles down, 10.2 to go....

Last Saturday I did a wonderful 16 miles. Another cool saturday - I have been lucky as the temps seem to drop when my mileage goes up and up and up ....
Just an out 8 miles and back in. Although I experienced a malfunction in my GPS around mile 14.50- ish.... it when from 14.50-ish to 14.12 in a matter of, oh..a blink of an eye. It had set me back and I knew I was running a total of 16 miles... but then I thought "what? it just said 14.50 something! now i have more to run that i thought i did a minute ago?? do I run until my GPS says 16 or just go with the route i went out on ?? shouldnt that total 16 if i ran the 8 out and the 8 backwards towards home?? "
SO I just ran the way I went and even though my GPS said 15.30 I am not beleiving it. The training center graph shows I stopped at 16, but the GPS says 15.30.
OH yes im starting my new job on monday. Excited but nervous. Cleaned my desk out today and had a great lunch with co-workers yesterday. Ill miss everyone and ill miss bringin' my doggy to work with me.
Saturday i have 18 planned. we will see what happens....

GOGO GIRLS are still looking for 2 more females to join if theres anyone out there!!

WANTED : 2 FEARLESS FEMALE RUNNERS!!!
Want to be on the above running team for Reach the Beach this year??
WELL....... you can, if you are a fearless female runner!!
HELP!
Our Team The GOGO girls has recently lost 2 members due to injuries.
We need 2 more to make 12!!
the Relay is fantastic.. read more about it here
It is September 14th and 15th, you will need to take the 14th off of work. There is bit of a fee for van rentals and gas and other things, $200.00 per person.
BUT THE RELAY IS A PRICELESS EXPERIENCE!
email me if interested! chelseyelliott@yahoo.com

Cool Saturday Morning, FINALLY


Another great long run with my friend M. We ran through New London, into Waterford and then back through New London. Headed out at about 6:15 am and it was chilly at that time, but after the first 2 miles or so I could feel my hands again and the temp was just right. Sunny, cool and a breeze. It was Ms longest distance run EVER and she did great, so glad I could accompany her on this huge accomplishment! And thus, she was rewarded with some tasty IPA homebrew that Dave and I made a few weeks ago.

I have recently invested in some sport drinks... Cytomax recovery and Cytomax Pre-formance.
I take th PRE before about 30-45 min. Before the long run I took 2 scoops (26 gr protein, i usually take 1 scoop before regular distance runs) I really felt this stuff working. When I was running it felt as though I could just keep gong and felt no pains. Then afterwards the recovery drink is also amazing.... after stretching drink about 16 oz and I am hardly ever sore after a good work out. It says it is supposed to reduce lactic acid by 40 %. I believe it.
After the marathon last year I drank a free sample of cytomax recovery and was impressed... not only by the taste but i believe it helped with my recovery, (i did take an ice bath too though)
Post marathon I felt good , I could walk and go up and down stairs just fine. I certainly didnt feel like I had ran a marathon the day before.
check out all the CYTOSPORT products here

Quick Update with PICTURES!!

Its been a busy few weeks....just to keep this thing updated- the last race I did was the Blessing of the fleet 10 miler- HOT - even though it was in the evening, it was still hot. I did good and was able to really push out the last mile hard. There were so many people there!! I was elbow to elbow the whole 10 miles... and the finish was jam packed I couldnt even see where the food and water were. After hanging out for a bit and watching other finishers I decided I wanted some clam fritters... after all there is seafood festival going on right? Well- bad IDEA! We waited for 45 minutes for 6 clam fritters. HOW FRUSTRATING- and I was hungry so it was even worse. Not too sure Ill do this race again considering the huge crowd, that type of thing is just not for me.

Ok- so now on to the camping trip!! WOOHOOOO! We went to Eastham Mass on Cape Cod for three nights camping! Our first camping trip together, and I am wondering why we dont do it more often? We had fun and I like camping.
I have a freind from college that lives in Orleans and we were able to meet up with her and her boyfriend. Here are some visuals of the trip-enjoy.

Marconi Beach- breathtaking and ginormous.

Dave getting a quick ride on his Zippy twin fish. The water was a warm 61 degress. TRURO WineryCape Cod light - they moved the whole thing away from the eroding cliffs in 1996Large Whale ribs in the Fort Hill area, I was clearly excited to be in this picture.Beautiful Cooks Brook Beach on the Cape Cod Bay at sunset.