Moving Forward

I had a massage after work, and because I'm still not feeling great I thought I would take it a bit easier today. I'm thinking of taking it easier this entire week since I will be running in the WBR Friday and Saturday. It's not alot of miles, I think my legs total about 16-17, but it's the not sleeping well and stuff that I know will get to me. Lately even with good sleep I have not been doing so good. Anyway just did an easy 5 at the gym. 9:30 average. 

Well, I have a big fat goose egg today :( But I had a great time with my grandkids, so it was not a total loss. I think the break did me a bit of good. I will be back at it tomorrow, but I still think I will take it easy this week.

I will post my run later... but here is my WBR list for Smooth :)

Thing for WBR

Three running outfits (shorts, bra, top, socks)

Jacket/long sleeve shirt for night run

Hat/bandana (Try to control my hair)

Running shoes

Shoes/sandals for when you are not running

Compression Sleeve (for my calves)

Sunscreen

Baby wipes

Tooth paste

Tooth brush

Hair brush

Ponytail holders (again with my hair control)

Chap Stick

Eye drops (I have very dry eyes)

Sunglasses (I can’t live without them)

Pillow

Sleeping bag

Towel

Washcloth

Soap/shampoo/conditioner

Money (Needed for food, shower, cot you can rent at HS)

Chocolate milk

Almonds

Jerky

Oranges

Garmin

Ipod

Headlight (your team should provide headlamps and safety vests)

Water bottle

Spray bottle (Feels good when you are hot and running to have people spray you a bit)

Stuff to decorate your car/truck

Silly string to spray at other runners…cow bells to ring…other wacky stuff you can think of. And maybe your cell phone.

Hmmm can't think of anything else right now but if I do I will update the list.

** added items to my list: Ibuprophine or favorite pain meds, and ear plugs, maybe they will help with the sleep?

Not my best run tonight... everything is feeling stiff and heavy. I really hope this is not how things will be this weekend. Did my regular loop at the parkway, seen a few of the regular people. Weather was comfortable but maybe a bit too warm. I'm planning on about 5 miles tomorrow and hoping for some good sleep the rest of the week :)

7.44 miles - 1:05:58 average pace 8:52

Tonight felt much better then last night I don't know what I did or didn't do to feel better but I'm not complaining. The plan was to take it nice an easy... I don't think I looked at my garmin the entire run. So I was VERY surprised to see that my times were pretty good. Now I need to pack all me stuff and get ready for this weekend. I hope to see a few of you out on the course.

6.55 miles - 57:12

8:57, 8:47, 8:46, 8:35, 8:33, 8:45, (.55 8:48)

So I don't have the official times for our team, these were just taken from my Garmin. 

We got the the first exchange and waited about 2 hours for van 1 to show. Apparently team 1 was a father and his 5 daughters. Some of the girls had flown in from out of town. They went to dinner the night before and 3 of the six were throwing up at 2 inthe morning. So they were having a very difficult time! I guess the dad at one point passed out. We were worried that they would hot be able to do it. 

I was runner #9 our team was Running is for Criminals. So I got to start my firt leg at approximaely 2 in the afternoon. It was getting pretty warm up in the valley but a very pretty day. This was a pretty good run... I tried to pass this older guy as I was coming up to the exchange but didn't quite get him :( Considering the way I had been feeling the past few weeks I felt happy with my effort on this leg.

laps: 8:00, 8:21, 8:35, last.33 8:27

Continued on Saturday

Well I had this all figured and ready, was about to put my lap time in for my last leg and found out my Garmin was dead. Then my entry was not saved and I could find it. Hmm I will try to redo it all for you. 

Second Run: started at about 2:00am was a great night nice a cool. But last year the moon must have been fuller, we just had a tiny fingernail sliver, so I could not see the see the water that I was running around as well as I remembered it last year. Some rolly hills through out this run. Felt good and passed numerous runner during this portion. The first one I passed was the older gentleman I could not catch on the first leg. :) Victory!!

9.43 Miles - laps: 9:04, 8:42, 8:55, 8:54, 9:14, 8:59, 8:53, 8:57, 8:52, (last 43 - 9:02)

Third leg: The hill I had been dreading! I got to start my last run at about noon, and by now there was a steady rain. So I put on the jacket I had brought and started off. About 1/2 a mile into my run I realized that I was too warm, so I started to take off my jacket. In my sleep deprived state I somehow got my sleeve caught around my Garmin on one wrist and my ipod on my other. I looked like I was in some sort of a straight jacket. After struggling for a few seconds looking like a complete idiot, I turned back to the runner behind me and asked for a hand. He was kind enough to walk with me a bit and help me out of the situation. I could hear my Garmin beeping in protest as we were trying to figure out how to get my jacket off me. So I think some of my times might not be accurate, but I'm sure it's not too far off. Passed my jacket off to the van when I caught up to then and marched on. I was happy to be able to pass a few people on this leg! About 20 yards to the finish I saw Smooth... gave her a hug... she told me to get going I was almost finished, but it was so fun to see a blogger there. Got to the finish and my team mate gave me a big hug and squoze the last bit of breath I had in my lung LOL. Smooth cheered me on, she even took my picture! When I got back to my van they had ice cream waiting for me... what a team.

3.57 miles Laps: 9:46, 12:51, 14:14, (.57 - 15:03) Those are some sloooooowww miles LOL how embarrasing!