Moving Forward

Pretty good run. 1:04:20 Wish I could sleep better. 

I didn't get a run in today. My oldest son is graduating from the U tonight, and due to my lack of sleep all week I did not get up early enough to run before work. Is it too late to run 21 miles this Saturday, then taper next two weeks before the marathon? This is one of those things that I'm really bad at knowing what to do. There is always that voice in the back of my mind that I have not run enough to be ready.

My running friend pulled her groin muscle so she has now back out of running the marathon with me. I'm very sad that I will be there without her, we are so closely matched that we are right by each other when we run. It just won't be the same running it without her :(

I live in Pleasant View.. if anyone needs a place to crash let me know I have a spare room. (twin bed) or the floor if you have a sleeping bag... or even the couch.

I finally got a good nights sleep :) Ran a 19.25 mile loop, more like figure 8 around my house. in 3:03:36, the last little bit was hard, had to walk up the last hill:( 

I didn't get any miles in Friday night sorry Sasha 

Ran 7 miles in 1:04:57... Nothing much to say about it. Felt pretty good. 

Tonight everything hurt... It was all I could do to finish 6 miles. My time was 56:07

Ran six miles in 54:55 it felt better then yesterday.

Ran 6 miles in 54:30, I was feeling pretty good do I ran until the hour was up. So 6.5 in 60 minutes almost to the dot. :)

The joint in my right hip is kindof bugging. In the front like when you pull you leg up. Hope it's nothing bad, doesn't hurt just the first couple of strides.   

Pretty much a carbon copy from yesterday. Ran the 6.55 in 1:00:05

Did a loop around my house. Felt OK but not great 

finished in 1:58:52 

I ran 6 miles in 55:25. Felt pretty good, I should have run 7 but I had to stop for a potty break, and couldn't quite get started again. 

OK today I ran at my lunch break. I maped were I was going to run on mapmyrun.com so I think it was pretty accurate. I finished in 59:06, so it might have been just shy of 6.5. It felt pretty good. Just wish I would have remembered to bring a towel and brush. Trying to wash up on the sink and brush through my sweaty hair with my fingers was not fun. But at least the run was good.

I was getting into my husband big truck this morning, and I guess my shoes were a bit wet from the grass, my foot slipped as I was stepping up and I slammed my knee into the hinge of the truck door. Man it hurt, but I don't think I did anything too bad. 

I ran 6 miles in 55:15, it felt good probably should have run a bit more.  

Did a pretty easy 6 miles. Forgot my watch so I had to estimate my time.  56:30

Just did a easy short run

Hoping to get a good nights rest and have a good marathon tomorrow.
 

I meet up with an old running friend I had not seen in a while. We ran the whole marathon together and it was a great day!!!!

I think if I had not had some tummy trouble at around mile 20-22 (Had to stop for a potty break) I might have been able to get under 4. But all in all I can't complain. Had a great day.

Congratulations to all you speed freaks here on the blog. You are so inspiring!!  

Had a bit of trouble sleeping last night. I'm feeling good after the marathon, I could run a few today if I had the time... but I have to give a bridal shower tonight right after work... then there is all the other stuff that once you get home you can never get away from. This is why I need to start running in the morning.

Just ran a slow 5 miles. 47:02

Didn't sleep very well last night, but my run felt much better then yesterday. It's weird that sometimes I can run on little sleep and other times everything hurts.

Run a 10K 6.2 in 57:10.  

Didn't sleep well again last night. I don't know why sometimes I just wake-up at 1 or 2 am and can't go back to sleep. 

Running hurt today, I was able to get 6 mile in 55:40, but I think I need some new shoes, I checked my miles and I have about 440 so I think I will try to get some new ones this weekend. Maybe that will help, but I think it was just one of those days.  

Slept better and got my run in this morning since I took the day off work. Still did not feel very good though. My feet and shins are a bit acky. I also have to guess on the time. I think it was about 56 minutes. 

I really wanted to have a good run today, because the weather is just as I like it. Nice and cool, a little overcast. But that was not the case. Everything felt bad today. I hoped that it would all start feeling better after a couple of miles but not today. I hate to even post my miles and time today because they are so bad. But I probably would have turned around alot sooner if I didn't have the blog to post on. 

Maybe it's just after marathon blues... or hormones... I think I also need new shoes. 

I ran 6.5 in 1:03:41 (that is embarrassing) but there you have it... and everything still hurts...How can you get yourself mentally stronger when you have days like this. It is very discouraging. But there it is for the world to see. All I can do now is not dwell on it and hope that Monday is better.

Well I have to say I feel very guilty posting that I didn't run. I had every intention to run in the morning, but when the alarm went off, my husband snuggled up and pretty soon I forgot all about my run. :)

Tomorrow I will be back on track. I promise.

Today was much better then my Saturday run. I ran 7 miles in 1:03:43. Need to get new shoes soon. 

Ran on my lunch break today. The day is so nice I didn't want to go back in the building. I got a bit too hot but not to bad. I plotted out a 6.5 mile loop from work and I ran it in 59:24. My legs were a bit heavy for about 2 miles, then I felt a bit better.

Today my legs felt pretty tired. Also I had to stop about half way and take a potty break. But still was able to finish the 7 miles in 1:05:50.

Well I thought that I had stopped my watch at the end of my run...but I guess I didn't press the button hard enough, because I looked down a while after and it was still counting. I think I ran the 6 miles in about 58:00

Was not that good of a run, my legs have been feeling heavy and my feet have been hurting some.  

Today was a hard day, felt like I was running with weights around my feet the entire run. I didn't plot out my miles before I ran, I think I just didn't like the thought of miles today. So I thought I will just go and run for a while and see how I feel. I wanted to try the big hill close to my house. I know that one of the legs I have to run in the relay has a big hill so I think I need to start doing more hills. When I came home and went out on may my run to see how far I did I was disappointed I knew that I was having a hard time today but my time proves it. 

I have to admit that I did have to stop and walk a few times, especially on the hill. I hope I can start feeling better soon.

7.37 in 1:18:25