Moving Forward

What a crazy run this morning! I got up to run before work, that means the alarm goes off at 4:30am. AHHHH, it takes me until about 4:50 to get dress and get moving enough to run. I thought I had taken care of all the essentials before I headed out, but about 1.5 into my run I could tell I needed a potty break... So I knew just around the corner was a field... turned off my head light and time and found a bush... no luck... got back to the road, turned on the head light, turned on the time, and started off again. About another mile had the same feeling... found another field... turned off the head light, the time found a bush...no luck again!! AGHHH this is crazy, I always knew I was a person that had trouble with the free and easy feeling of open an outhouse but this was getting painful. Anyway I started out again, forgot to start my time... then realized and started it. Got about 1 mile from home and was hoping I could get there with no trouble.. tried one more time before I got to where the houses start and knew that I would not have any bushes...had a small success and was able to finish my run. When I re-mapped it out it looks like I was just short of 5 miles :( I'll see what I can do to make it an even 5 next time.

I have a massage tonight but I'm still hoping to get a few more miles in after work. So I will up date later. With all the time trouble I don't know how accurate my time is today. Sorry if this blog had too much information :)

4.9 miles - 46:30

After work a got an easy 3.1 - 27:14 

I ran the trails above 22nd street this morning. I usually love running the trails but today it didn't love me. I felt drained the entire way. It was a struggle to get through the run so needless to say I didn't run the extra part up Taylor's canyon to the bridge as I do when I'm feeling better. I was also in a hurry this morning and forgot my watch, so it's estimated miles and time this morning. 

My best estimation is 8 miles - 1:23:00 

Well my left ankle was hurting. I though it would stop but, it hurt basically the entire run. I will ice it and take some ibuprophen, I'll see how it feel tomorrow. 

8 miles - 1:12:10 

Had a horrible night's sleep I don't know what was up, but my run after work was hard. My ankle is still hurting and on top of it I was just tired. 

7.3 miles - 1:05:03 

My run today was OK, I think I'm still not fully recovered from not having enough sleep. Things have been stressful with some new job responsibilities and I think that is also not helping with the way I'm feeling. I go and see my endrocronologist (sorry for the spelling) and maybe he will adjust my medicine and that might be part of the problem so well see tomorrow. Ankle feels a bit better today. I have been kind of acky in my joints and I'm wondering if the weather is making my arthritis act up a bit. But here are the stats of my run.

7 miles - 1:03:02
 

Well I took off work today because I had my doctor appointment and also my daughter's first orthodontist appointment. So I ran in the morning before I went to the doctor. It was my six month check up with my endrocronologist. I have been experianceing some fatigue and ackyness mostly in the mornings, and a few other things. So I expected that I would need some adjustments on my medications. I was surprised when he told me all my levels looked good. After talking a while he says he suspects that I'm doing too much. I was stunned! To much! who is not doing too much? I told him that I would not stop running, and he agreed that I shouldn't but I needed to find some more quite/relaxing time. I think he could see how frustrated I was, between work running, family, household things, and my sculpting (which has been very minimal lately) where can I find quite time? I told him I would try, but it seems unlikely to me that there will be any changes soon. I need to look at my schedule and see what I can do.
My run was pretty uneventful, about the same miles and about the same time. Felt about the same as the past few days.

7 miles - 1:02:53 

Today felt much better then the past few days. It makes me wonder what changed... my diet... not likely...better sleep? ... some but I still don't think that was it. The ice and meds? Maybe but I was not as consistant with the ice so I dout it. Hormones is most likely what I think it is. I think the body is just so confusing to me sometimes. But hay I'm not going to complain when I run fells pretty good. 

My work's 5K is tomorrow so the plan is to run 5 before the race then I hope I can run the race if they don't need me to help with things. Will see how it goes.

9 miles - 1:19:39 

Today I got up and run 5 miles before I had to go run and help at my works 5K. I messed up my watch but I think I finished in 43:40. Then at the 5K I ran in 25:40. I was the 17th out of 111 women. I was pretty happy. 

total - 8.1 miles - 1:08:80  

Well I had to make it a quick run tonight. My husband was off earlier then usual so that left me with less time. I will try to run some in the morning tomorrow, so that I can get some more miles in. I felt pretty good though so I can't complain.

6 miles - 52:40
 

A little slower and longer tonight. I'm iceng my left foot as I blog, and will continue tonight and tomorrow. I started getting a pain in it around mile 6 but I don't think it is too bad, just being cautious. 

7 miles - 1:03:15 

OK tonight I was longer and slower still :) But it was a very good run, I had to stop for a pit stop at the 5 mile mark, then I was able to finish til 8 miles. 

8 miles - 1:11:40 

Tonight was a pretty uneventful run, not much to say about it. 

6.2 miles- 55:38

I do have a question though. How many miles do you get from your shoes. I know Sasha gets more then us mere mortals. But I have been getting some aches when I'm running nothing big but I didn't think my shoes were that old, I even check the sales receipt (I save them til I buy a new pair) for the date. 5/28/08, but when I check my mileage on them it was 510. Should I be able to get more? I have a small hole in the back by my ackeles tendon that is giving me a blister. I guess this is one of the hazards of running more miles them before. Needing to get shoes more often. :)

Today was pretty much a repeat of yesterday. I think I will run trails tomorrow morning, I need to get up in the mountains!!

6.2 miles - 55:35 

Was up to late reading the last book of the Twilight series, almost done. so I got a late start to my run this morning. Thank heavens that is was a bit cooler today and there was a nice breeze on the trails. Did my regular loop, and then failed miserably when I tried my test of running to the bridge up Taylor's canyon. My legs were very wobbly feeling the rest of the way to the car and even a bit now. But I loved the run!! running the trails is aways good!

9 miles - 1:26:39
 

Today felt pretty good. My left knee is bugging a bit, not when I'm running, just when I'm walking around. But I got new shoes today and I get a massage on Wed. so I think I will be OK. 

7.35 miles in 1:05:40

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I didn't sleep very well last night, but my run was not too bad. Just a bit acky feeling, don't know why. 

7 miles - 1:03:32 

I had a massage after work today, then got in my run. Today was a great run, probably could have gone longer but I needed to get home for all my other stuff :) But I pushed it a little bit faster then I have and it still felt good. 

7 miles 1:01:30 

Ran a bit shorter today, then a little bit of upper body weights, the operative word is little. But I think I need to do it more just to try and tone up. My run was not too bad too it slower, but felt good. 

6.5 miles - 57:54:02 

Today I felt so slow, it was all I could do to keep running for the 6 miles. Well actually I needed to take a potty break at mile 3 then go again but still didn't keep that good. HMMMM I think I will try to run either trails or the parkway tomorrow.

6 miles - 54:42 

Slept in way too late...but it felt so good. Then I begged and pleaded til my husband came with me to the trails. He biked and I ran. I had a hard time this morning I think I will do lower mileage week next week. See if it help me feel a bit better. It was a beautiful morning though and having my hubby with me was great! After running every Saturday for years with my running friend it's wearing on me to run alone on Saturdays.

I don't know how accurate my time is, I turned it off when I got the half way point so I could stretch a bit, and forgot to start it when I started running again.

8.5 Miles - 1:24:24

Took it pretty easy today. Felt good, just nice and easy!!

6.2 miles - 56:44 

Late getting my blogging done, I had a good run, got in 7 miles. A bit of tummy trouble around mile 4, had to take a potty break. Then was able to finish the 7. 

 7 miles - 1:03:48
 

Had one of those nights where you sleep so sound I don't think I even moved LOL I usually wake up a few times, so it was a nice nights sleep, felt so good :)

My run was pretty good, tummy bugged at mile 2, stopped... potty... then finished feeling better. It's weird that I go through this some weeks then have no tummy trouble other weeks. I should probably log what I'm eating to see if there is something that triggers it. But it wasn't too bad.

6.5 miles - 58:32 

I was only going to run 6 miles, but then I was feeling pretty good, and I knew that tomorrow it is going to be hard to get miles in so I ran 7. I will try and do my 5 mile loop in the morning before I need to go to a friends, daughters viewing. 

7 miles - 1:02:32 

I don't have work today or Tuesday. Then I will be to a sculpting class in N. SLC from Wedns.- Sun. So I'm hoping that I can keep the miles going pretty good, but it looks like even this week will be a bit shorter. I guess that depends on how much I run tomorrow. I'm not going to be able to get any more today. 

It was a nice run this morning at 5:30, I had a viewing of a co-workers daughter to attend to this morning. So sad... she was only 47... it was breast cancer.

5 miles - 44:53:35 

Well today was longer and slower then I have run in a while. It felt pretty good, but I have to say I was glad to be done :)

9.9 miles - 1:31:11