TODAY IT RAINED! I woke up at 5 and heard the rain and was so happy - it has been so long since we have had rain - and went back to bed. After sleeping in, Jay and I ran some errands and then I headed out around noon. The rain was just stopping and the humidity was high - 80%+, but it was also only 77 degrees. I cannot remember the last time I ran in temps less than 80 degrees (except Utah). The first 6 miles felt absolutely great and then the wheels fell off. The next 4 were very difficult and I walked a couple of times. The legs felt dead and my knees started bothering me and this is when I need to run with someone to help me not get lost in the mess and push through. This has become a huge frustration of mine lately. The ladies I have been running with have been bailing quite a bit and I am not getting in the training that I need to be ready for Houston in January. All of this brings me back to my frustrations from last fall.......... There are two great running stores here in FW and they both have good training programs/groups but the charge to run with them. I am getting desperate and will probably cave at some point but I hate paying to run. Enough whining.... next week is completely crazy and stressful at work but I need to be consistent so we will see what happens. Forgot one postive note: The nausea that has been plaguing my runs the past few weeks hit right around mile 10 and I wanted to stop, but pushed through and after about .5 mile felt fine - This is good - I will not die.
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