Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured

Today was supposed to be a 30 min tempo run....we gave it our best effort but struggled.   I ate horribly all weekend with family in town, baseball games and chasing, not the best way to fuel for a run.   

I met Annette and we ended up warming up for 3 miles and then started the tempo  

1 min on/ 1 min off

2 min on/2 min off

extra rest due to to POP stop...so glad McDonald's was open

3 min on/3 min off

and then back down....

We ended up with only 24 min tempo and then I went to run the 3 miles home.  I ended up pushing the last mile, to just sub MP.

Avg Pace 8:36...bummer.

Easy, fun miles:  1 to meet Jenny, 4 with Jenny, 1 home and 1 with my mom and daughter.  Slow and easy..

I am struggling right now with hydration.   It is causing some nausea and my poor nutrition this week with my parents in town isn't helping.  I took yesterday off due to not feeling well at all and rested.  Normally, if I get nauseated, it is due to exhaustion and this felt the same, but the rest day did not help much.   

6 miles in the evening on the treadmill at the Y.  

1.5 mile warm up

3 miles @ MP - 7:53

1 mile w/ 1 min at 5K (6:47) & 1 min at MP

.5 cool down

The MP felt easier than expected, but I don't know how much of that is due to the treadmill.  

Yoga.

I was lazy this morning and laid in bed instead of getting up. I am continually amazed at how rational I can make crazy sound at 5 am. I can convince myself of many reasons to lay in bed. Today's was that I didn't want to miss my parents leaving...They would have waited, I knew it - we had discussed...but it was my crazy rational thinking that convinced me to not get up.

I also went back to work today and had thought about running at lunch but my husband couldn't bring my gear. So I bailed on hanging out with my family on a Friday night and went to the Y. 9 miles of punishment on the treadmill. About .5 mile in I was mentally done so I broke it up into 5k's to make it seem less torturous.

5K# 1: warm up 9:15 pace down to 8:40 pace @ 1% grade

5K #2: .5 mile hill climbing @ 8:49 1% - 5% /.5 mile @ 0% x 3

5K #3: .5 segments varying between 8:27 - 8:41

The last .2 were done at a 5% grade to replicate the MCM finish.

So glad it was done. Now I am trying to rehydrate in time for tomorrow mornings long run.

I was a little nervous about running early this morning after my 9 miler last night.  I actually felt really good until the last two miles and I was hanging on.  

I met Tim & Ashley at the running store and we headed out on the trail system.  We ended up going opposite the group, but this end of the trail is much more enjoyable.   The highlight was leaving the trail for just under a mile about half-way and finding the best water stop ever.   One of the country clubs is over there and the have a hole right off the road with easy access.....Ice cold water with a cup in the shade....it doesn't get much better.  We enjoyed this stop a little too long:)  Tim and I picked up the pace a little more on the way back and I ended up with two POP stops.  I felt great until mile 13 and then I was like a kid - checking my garmin, trying to figure out how much longer and just hang on.  My legs were extremely fatigued, but that is also good.  Doing a long run on fatigued legs is very good training.   

I am now at the pool with my little girls, hanging out and we have baseball tonight.  Pretty perfect Saturday.

Avg Pace 8:29