Each Day Is a Gift

 15 weeks to Boston!!!

Ran in NEW shoes!!!  LOVE the "shoes-still-in-the-box-smell"! :D 

Schedule says: GA + speed (9mi w/ 10x100m strides).  Never really know how to do that! :)  Just kept a moderate effort after couple of warm up miles and threw in a few strides running on the double yellow lines on Bull River Rd.  

Felt the same pain in the left vastus medialis around mile 3.  Have had that off and on during mileage build-up in my last training cycle.  No biggie!

Got a blister on top of the right 4th toe.  Probably from the tongue of the new shoes.  Note to self:  tape that toe good for tomorrow's run. :)

TT: 1:27:19  AP: 9:11

EZ MLR on bench loop + 32rd N hill. 

Though the air was bad and hazy, the run was good and mind-clearing!

TT: 2:29:52.  AP: 10:09

AM/PM Yoga

5.25 Recovery miles in 53:00 AP: 10:08

12 flexibility exercises.

15 min. jump rope.

2 circuits of 12 core strength exercises.

Either my body is finally getting used to the idea of running 2 MLRs a week or the recovery run yesterday did some good; or may be my cold is getting better; today's run felt GREAT.   Legs felt fresh, there's no wheezing nor coughing.  Felt like I could run forever.  I guess I will stick with the 70/18 plan.  I will scale back the mileage though at the first sign of over-training.

11 MRL in 1:42:18.  AP: 9:18.  Splits: 10:37, 10:07, 8:49, 9:17, 9:17, 9:17, 9:02, 9:09, 8:59, 8:52, 8:46.

Had a VERY FUN lunch today.  Now off to clean the house.  I'm hosting a Primary Presidents Breakfast and Training at my house on Sat. 

Recovery run TT: 57:05 AP: 10:23

24 min flexibility stretches

2 circuits of core strength exercises

9 resistance strength exercises

Hours of house cleaning

I was up cleaning the stove,  mopping the floor, polishing the piano and the stainless steel appliances... 'till 1am. !!!!!   That was like 14 hours of cleaning house!  What is WRONG with me?  Once I started something, I couldn't stop!!!  I was bone tired when I went to bed.  

Got up at 6:30 am.  Put the french toast creme boule in the oven, set the tables and realized I had not finalized my long run plan with my SSF!!!  Whew!  I was SOOOO HAPPY she's still planning to run with me.

After the last sister left the house at 11:15am  I scrambled around and hurried to get to Teena's half hour later than planned.   So Glad she had some gu and gatorade for me.  This would be the longest run for both of us since our last marathons. 

The miles just flew by.   It's a good thing Teena kept track of miles and reminded us to drink and take gu; I was in sevem heavens chatting away, totally oblivious to distance or pace.  We took our Gu at mile 10 and I needed to use the bathroom but it was locked.  We ran across this busy hwy with icky icy sidewalks to get to Maverick...scary!

Running home was awesome, we felt great and picked up the pace a bit.  We got to the infamous puke hill.  I thought: no sweat, I can run that.  Yah right, Teena CAN!!!  She was floating up that thing like she had wings and whisked past me while I pretend to run (just so the motorist wouldn't think I was a wimp!)   Seriously, heartbreak hills will be piece of cake for her.  Puke Hill is deceptive, just as you think you reach the top, it keeps going up.  But then we were rewarded with the down hill.  

We cruised home on the last mile.   I totally fell into Teena's "trap" of running a little more to bring down the AP AFTER we reached her house.  It felt AWESOME!  I forgot to restart the Garmin after waiting to cross the street and got too excited about Puke Hill so my mileage and pace were off.  According to Teena's we ran 18.15 and AP in the high 9's. 

THANKS SSF!!!  I had the most fun running with you.  This is the highest mileage week EVER for me!  You made it that much more SPECIAL!!!  LOVE YOU!!!  Please tell Ry THANKS for letting me steal you on his b'day and that I think he is AWESOME!!!  Hope you're having a WONDERFUL birthday date!!! :) :) :)