ShufflingSista

Went to gym and ran 2 miles on treadmill before 6am weight class.  Felt good to run after so many days off.  Took it slow, averaged 10:30.  Got a little itchy, I do that sometimes when I haven't ran in awhile.  Don't know why- circulation?  Weight class was good also.  Got about 6.5 hrs. sleep last night which is good for me.  Setting a goal to always get at least that much - know I should have even more.

Took a preg. test Monday (yesterday) and it was negative.  Pretty sure I had an early miscarriage (sorry for all the details everyone- sometimes I treat this blog too much like a journal).  It wasn't uncomfortable because I was only a couple weeks along, but disappointing.  Although I wasn't trying to get pregnant, when I thought I might be I got excited.

Anyway- I have decided to get back to RUNNING! I plan to run a hilly 5 tomorrow and a long run Fri or Sat.  Haven't decided about rest of week yet...

Also setting goal for August to run 100 miles.  The closest I've gotten was back in June w/ 93 miles and this month was bunk.  Ready for a new month, frest start!

5 mile foremaster (hilly) run w/ Heather.  Made plans for all our marathon training long runs.  Getting psyched.  Aug. will be an intense training month for me (wimpy for all you seasoned long distance runners). 

2 on treadmill at gym before weight class.  No itchies today (circulation?) so that's good.  Still taking it slow, didn't want to be wiped out before hour long weight class (and she worked us HARD today)  pace was about 10:15 on treadmill.  Find it really helps me get more out of the weight class to be warmed up by running first, enjoying it...

New 5 mile route out by Little Valley, liked it alot, will have to add to reg. routine. Went out at 6am, muggy & hot right off the bat!  Felt like we were clipping along at a decent pace during today's run, but boy we were slow, averaged 11 min. miles!  I thought we were running faster until I got home and timed it.  

Have a 14 miler planned for tomorrow.... 

14.5 mile training run today.  Some friends joined Heather & I so there were 4 of us.  I was glad because I knew that would motivate us to not walk too much.  Heather & I get so comfortable when its just the 2 of us running, sometimes we want to talk more than run! Anyway- we did a loop around Washington Fields.  I don't know that area very well so really I didn't have a clue where I was most of the time.  It was pretty, lots of panoramic views.  Started at 5 am and ended a few minutes before 8.  Matt took his new Garmin and we were averaging 10 min. miles for most of the run, but then the Garmin's battery died around mile 9- he figured he must not have charged it correctly before its first use (which was the day of our run).  We stopped at mile 3,6,9,12 for water,gatorade and snacks (banana, dried mango, gu).  So we took probably a good 5 minutes at each stop to drink,snack & walk a bit.  I'd forgotten how much time these training runs take! Next Sat. Heather & I plan to do about 16.5 and then the week after we have a 19 miler planned with the same couple (Matt & Chris).  After the long run I came home and slept for about an hour, then got on with my day like normal.  We went to the lake and actually did some wakeboarding & skiing.  I wasn't sure if I'd be able to get up behind the boat after running so far, but happy that I could with no problem! It was a short ride though, fatiqued quickly.  Today I feel pretty good, just a little stiff in the calves.  I did get a nasty blister on my left foot.  Think I will mess around with different socks and its time for new shoes anyway, probably will pick some up this week.

28.5 miles this week, very happy about that.  AND I actually made it to weight lifting class 2x this week.  Now if I can just continue to sleep & eat decent, I should be OK and can hopefully keep up this intensity for training this month.