Patience, the NEW Endurance Sport!

Up 4 pounds from yesterday :(  I knew it would happen, It always does :p 

Today was fast sunday.  I am not a great faster.  I fasted until 5 ;)  I decided since I was battling water retention I'd go for sugar free fresh lemonaid, protein and fruit.   I chose, 3 hard boiled eggs (they've been on my mind lately), 1/2 a cantaloupe and an orange.  Normally I don't do anything for post race/long run water but I really want to be at my goal weight tuesday (the last day of the month).   Silly, silly, I know, but I really want to be at my goal weight every month this year.  March has been such a bugger with stressful events, that I have been a few pounds up all month and lacking the motivation to be more careful with the food intake.  I forgot about the race affecting my weight for an end of the month weigh in.  I should have refocused earlier, but with the barfs going on last week, I really wasn't thinking about anything but, laundry, lysol, and not getting the barfs!  Oh well :)

I told you so!  Yesterday I was UP 4 pounds from Saturday AM!!!! :p  This morning I was down 4.4 :D  So here's to hoping that I can go down another .2 so I can be at goal tomorrow :)  Does anyone have a sauna??? ;)

Today will be either a 60 minute walk on the treadmill or a 60 minute bike ride :)  Here's to hoping there is a 56 degree miracle afternoon high and I can get on my bike.   Should my miracle not happen, then I guess my treadmill walk can be my sauna ;D

Have a great day!  Oh- I had no soreness :D, only stiffness in the legs.  I think the stiffness was mostly water retention though.  I did take a THREE HOUR nap yesterday afternoon.  It felt so great!  I must have needed it, because I woke up feeling fantastic, not the usual "hungover" afternoon nap feeling. :)  I also slept all night too :D  I love running.  It's the BEST!!!

XOXOXOXOXO

* 3 miles on the treadmill. :)

The four miles from HADES!!!  2 miles at13 mm and one walking, trying not to throw up!  And one 11-12 mm for the home stretch.  I fear I may have the stomach flu that the rest of the family has had :(   It also does not help my run today that I was eating "low carb" style yesterday and sunday :p  Low carb is great for getting rid of water weight, but a total crapper for running!  On the up side, I am 7.4 lbs down from sunday morning ;)  I am going to run in and weigh and then have very nice lunch :) ... and snack.... and dinner.... and snack!  Lots of whole grain carbs!!!

1:34:47  ave 13:32.  Run felt medium to mildly bad :(  Glad is is done.

Can't sleep.  So warning- this is going to be a long and introspective post.  I have 7 miles planned for today.  I sure hope the weather will cooperate!

I wanted to review my race for future reference, all the things I did that worked, etc.

#1  Friday- The day before the race, I did carbo load, but I did not pig out.  My meals were regular to conservative, but more carbs than usual.  I laid off of the fruits and veggies, as not to create tummy issues at the race.  I ate bagels with hummus, rice with a bit of chicken, pasta with a bit of red sauce, etc.  I also stuck to mainly white flour as to avoid possible tummy issues on the run.  I drank plenty of water and NO soda ;)  I took 800 mg of advil before bed.  My feet have been acting up, now and again, and I wanted to make sure that there weren't any flair ups.  I have been wearing my birks everywhere, even to church and work, and it has seemed to help a ton.  I sure LOVE my hooker shoes, but they really bother my neuromas and fallen arch in my right foot.  I look STUPID, but my feet are a ton happier!  I need to find some pretty shoes that are as kind to my feet!  Weight was OK friday.  If I had not been racing the next day, I would not have been worried at all about my weigh in the next week ;)

#2- race day.  I had a bagel and a banana for breakfast and some water.  I took 2 advil at some point before the race.  Oh and I was up 2 lbs from Friday morning :(  This is Ok and expected.  I burst into tears before I left home.  I did this before Painters.  It must be something I do before a big race?  I must be more anxious than I realize ;)  During the race I gu'd 3 times at water stations.  I drank water at those and gatorade and the one I did not gu at.  I did take my right shoe off at the water station by the cemetery (mile 7ish?)  My neuroma was killing me and if I can take my shoe off and spread out my toes, it alleviates the pain a ton.  Running skirt girl passed me while I was doing this, but I passed her back as soon as I got my shoe back on.   I did take 2 advil and two tylenol during the race too.  Wait- I am not sure about the advil.  I need to check my race post.  After the race I drank a ton of gatorade and I had a whole wheat bagel and cream cheese.  At the restaurant, I ate a small piece of pizza and a salad with a bit of oil and vinegar on it.  I had more G2 and then some diet Pepsi!  YUMM!!  I may have taken 2 more advil at this point.  At home later, I continued to drink water.  I ate some granola later and then went out to dinner with my daughters.  I had chips and salsa and a chicken salad- lettuce, avocado and plain chicken.  I used salsa for dressing.  I was tired and slow, but not nearly as bad as Painters ;)  Took advil for the rest of the day every 6 hours.

#3 Sunday.  I woke up stiff, but not sore.  Took advil in the morning.  Fasted until 5 (fast sunday :).  I had three small meals that evening.  Fruits and proteins.  No more advil that day.  I drank a ton.  I was up 4 lbs. (6 total from Friday ;( )  I was stiff all day.  I could tell my legs were loaded with water.  I did start to pee like crazy that evening.  I bet you were dying to know that one ;)  I also took a 3 hour nap that afternoon :D

#4 Monday.  The legs felt 100% normal. 4 lbs down.  Water ;)  I ate lots of fruit, veggies and lean meats all day.  I drank a bunch too.  Now this worked great for a weigh in, but not for race recovery. I felt really great.  (peeing tons ;)  Oh- I also did a 60 minute leisurely walk on the treadmill and some yoga ;)

Next race, I will definitely do more protein after the race with lots of fluid intake, but I will add the usual whole grain carbs back in immediately for a better return to running.  I did not experience the mock UTI symptoms that I get sometimes after a long run.  Proper hydration before, during, and after a long run seem to alleviate this problem ;)  I will also use the advil and tylenol again too for the race.

Now weight wise- all the extra weight from the race, plus about a pound and a 1/2 came off by tuesday.  I am really bad a math- so I may be messing this all up.  It's hard when I am trying to be a cryptic with my actual weight #'s.  Maybe some day I will be brave enough to post my actual weight- but probably not! I was about a pound less on tuesday(yesterday) than I thought I would be last thursday, if I had not raced.  With the race, I was really not sure what my weight would do tuesday, as I know it always goes way up with races and long runs.

It is not snowing here yet- I sure hope I can get my miles in before the wind and snow hit!  I am going to try to go back to bed.  I am tired but cannot sleep!  CRAP :(

My lower back was really acting up during today's run :(  It felt like it does when it used to give out.  Weird!  I even laid down on the sidewalk to twist it out ;)  After the warm up, I felt really good, minus the lower back pain ;)  I was feeling so good by the end of mile three, that I pulled out a 9:00 minute mile :)  Whoo hoo!  I am starting to think of what my strategy for my next 5k might be, hmmmmm.  I want to do a 10K in April.  Any ideas???

The school called.  Ashley (14) just got hurt.  Fortunately the doc waited for us so we got to skip the ER ;)  It appears that she injured her collateral ligament.  BUMMER!!  She's down for 2 weeks at least :(  She's in the Jr Highs production of Oklahoma next week.  I wonder how that will go?  Good times!!!

Ave 12:00, best 7:15, splits- 14:00, 12:00, 12:00, 9:01

Raining, snowing, back still twinges, Kate's 12th birthday, BIL & SIL coming this afternoon, cleaning house, Ashley laying on couch, need to get cupcakes for Kate's class, need to shower, brush teeth, make Kate's birthday cake... the list goes on and on :)

I will get out and bike if it works out, but I am not too worried about it. I need to do 15 miles tomorrow. Anyone want to do it with me? I'm willing to go to the Provo river trail or maybe the JRP :) I have a route planned for down Payson canyon and into Salem if anyone is up for a field trip. I have never gone 15 miles before!!! YIKES!!!!

I LOVE YOU ALL!!!  Rachel, Susanna, Maurine, Leslie and Luz!  You are all the BEST and I LOVE you all FOREVER!!!

Luz- Name that quote- "Darn you, darn you all to heck!!!"  It was remade in Madagascar II and is originally from Planet of the Apes, Charlton Heston.  Sorry- I just asked my husband and he looked at me like I am nuts for not remembering our conversation two weeks ago.  I think it is the Botox/stroke thing.

Now about the run.  I picked up Luz at 6:43 and went tot he Jordan River Parkway to meet the rest of the amazing ladies :)  Dang it is hard to run forever on a snowy windy day.  These amazing ladies made it all worth it!  I am SO pooped out.  After the run, I had 2 HUGE hot chocolates with TONS of whipping cream on top.  I am not remotely exaggerating the HUGE whipping cream thing.  It was obscene, but GOOD!!!!

I am going to go watch Marley and Me in bed.

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