Training for a Belt Buckle

Morning Run - 4.7 miles    Total: 52:43  11:40/11:35/11:06/10:53/7:30(.7)

Wow, today was one of those days when it felt great to be running.  My body felt light, I had a lot of energy, I just seemed to float.  And - looking at my times - it looks like I really was experiencing that.

I wish all my runs felt like this - but then I probably wouldn't appreciate the great ones - would I?

Runner's High #1 for November.

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I got off work an hour early today because I worked emergencies most of Saturday and Sunday. I was bored and didn't want to clean bathrooms, so I called up Odee to see if he could play. Odee's mom said he could, so we went running.

3.2 miles     Total: 38:01   11:55/12:09 (long OPB) /11:20 (shorter OPB)

Odee paced me good on the downhills and forced me to run faster on the uphills.

I was still avoiding housework, so went to Gold's Gym and did 2.1 miles on the ellipticals to round out my numbers.

Legs a little tired, but felt strong. Not bad after a hard day of running yesterday.  Good headwind from the south.  I should have worn shorts - the tights kept me too warm.

12:19/12:03/11:00/11:28

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Spent a couple of hours working on finances this evening and my stomach started feeling really bloated. I don't know if it was my dinner of Chicken Cordon Bleu or because I started eating healthy again yesterday and my fiber increased.

I decided to fumigate the outdoors instead of my house, so put on my running gear and ran North to my bank to do a deposit and was feeling good, so continued South from my place to the bank to mail off my bills and some race registrations.

Feeling a lot less bloated now :) - but my underarms and under my bra were rubbing raw on the run and I cannot figure out why.

Two nice little hailstorms while I was out - pretty peaceful and quiet.

12:46/11:53/12:09

I had a hard time falling asleep last night - so ran after work. My goal was to get finished before dark - and I did that.  Had to run off lunch from Cheesecake Factory - the bosses wanted to thank me and I didn't dare refuse (I'm soooooo nice).

No energy, legs felt like lead, I wanted to quit off and on the entire run.  I've probably done too much mileage and 2-a-days this week compared to the past - but I was enjoying myself.

12:21/11:47/11:47/11:36  - Even though I really felt like I was plodding along - looking at my times I can tell that Sasha's recommendations are working and I am getting a little faster as I get stronger.

Thumbs and face were cold - otherwise I was dressed properly.

Ran to work this morning and explored a couple of subdivisions to add on to the mileage. Dressed better for the weather, so I wasn't cold once I warmed up.  I noticed a definite tendency to 'hunch' the first two miles and had to concentrate on straightening up.

12:31/11:58/11:55

Ran home from work. A lot less layers. I felt tired, slow, no energy.

Leslie and I took Odee for a walk this morning around a reservoir to get him some exercise.

This afternoon - the sunny day called out to me, so I put on some shorts, my FiveFingers and a long sleeved shirt and did a nice run.  Lots of good uphills.

12:20/12:02/10:45 (nice downhill)/10:49/11:11/11:17