Stroller pushin in Texas

1 mile to the gym

progressive run on the TM (9 miles)

1 mile home 

5 miles of recovery on the TM.

Did a session of weights.  I'll hurt tomorrow.  

1 mile up to the gym

3 miles on the TM while talking to Jill

1 mile @ 7:30, 1@ 7:24, 1 @ 7:15, 1 @ 7:05

1 mile back home.

This workout needed to be outside!  Didn't wake up to run this morning.  By the evening it was 90+ degrees.  :(  I HAVE to be better about getting outside next week.

Legs were SO SORE when I got out of bed today.  Schedule called for an easy 5 mile run...I turned to the elliptical instead.  Felt nice to cross train.

Headed back into the weight room but only focused on arms and core.  I want to have some legs to for the long run tomorrow.  Hopefully next week the weights won't kill me as badly. 

Legs were still super sore when I woke up this morning.  

6 miles alone.  I only saw one snake today and it was a baby.  :)

Got to my house to pick up David and took Shot Blocks, Gatorade, and SaltStick. I was a sweaty mess.

First three miles with David were good and then I had an emotional breakdown. Yes, I started crying and craving a run with girls that go my speed.  Sorry David.  I do love running with my husband but some days it is hard for me to strike up a conversation with him while we run.  Sometimes I get so concerned how fast we are going I forget to relax. Anyway, the humidity was doing me in and I cried.  He told me to relax and that I was doing great.  We ran 2 more miles.  6 total miles together.

He dropped me off at the house and I tried to call Elyse to go out for 5 miles, she didn't pick up.  I stood in my house and debated whether or not I was going to pick myself off the floor and get outside.  I finally did.  

Schedule called for 17 miles but I called it a day at 16 and walked a mile home.  Sure this sounds pathetic but I need to mentally get in the game of my long runs.  Yes, they are hard and yes, I can do them!  

Ice bath.

I blame my sore legs on the weights I did this week.  Next week I will go easier on the weights. 

Workout was to do 9 miles.  I had to babysit at 7 a.m. It takes me 30 minutes to get to work so therefore, I had no time for running. 

Took the kids to the gym at mommy/kid land.  Brody stayed in the kid pen watching a show like a big boy and Lily (7 months) laid in her car seat crying.  Nope, I didn't manage to get the 9 in.  

What will motherhood be like??? 

Woke up to a BIG Texas rain storm.  It was pouring outside!  There was so much lightening the entire morning, it was unsafe to go outside.  Cooled the area down.  :)

Headed to the TM to get miles in.  Managed to get 10 in before I thought I was suppose to go to work.  Came home, no work for me.  I hate getting up early for no reason.

2 miles to and from the gym in the evening. Did a weight session that felt better than last week.

Left leg in A LOT of pain. POOP! 

7 miles in the afternoon.  Temp was in the 70s and the humidity seemed low today.  Felt so nice out.  

1 mile up and back from the gym.  Speed day on TM.  Held some fast 1 mile repeats.

I had to work early, so there was a lot of talking myself into this run when I felt crappy.   

Today Laughlin had a fun little race to celebrate Diversity Day here at the base.  I REALLY was not planning to race today, but I couldn't calm the horses down!

I warmed up and my hip was killing.  When we were off, the pain went away briefly in my mind.  I got really excited and I was easily the leading girl, so I had to hold my pace, right?  AP for the race was 7:20.  I got a hard time from some of the leading men because I couldn't keep up with them.  I told them they were just getting faster and they laughed.

1 mile cool down.

1 mile run to the gym.  Did my weight session and felt really fatigued.  I want to get faster and I don't feel like I am.   

8 miles w/ Elyse

6 miles w/ David

3 miles alone

Run was in such nice weather.  I went really slow today but it felt so good.    

Woke up today to another BIG Texas storm!  Husband had gone running at 4 a.m. and I was worried about him being in the lightening storm.

Workout called for 13 miles.... ALMOST got there on the TM.  Right at 12.6 I had to stop and go to the restroom, dang.  Oh well, I did it.  Last 5 miles were at a very nice pace.  :)

My shirt was dripping and I rung it out various times on the TM.  Nasty. 

15.

2 by myself.

5 with Marshelle.

8 more alone. 

So proud of myself to get this run done!   Run got progressively faster.

 8:29 pace 

Woke up pretty early before work to get my run in.  I have been sick (head cold) and I have not been able to sleep.  I made it half way down our street and turned around.  One more hour of sleep time.

Pretty fast TM in the baby room.  Lily didn't mind my run so I took advantage of her sitting in her car seat looking tired.  Happy I got this done!  Mile repeat splits were a little over 7 mm.

This was suppose to be 18 miles... Didn't make it.  I needed to face the facts and go home.  My head cold is getting to me.  Yes, I bummed about this run, oh well.  There was no more my body could give.  Will a long run still count if I go out and do 8 more tonight?

1 up to gym, 6 miles on TM, 1 back home.  Got my 18. 

5 miles with David.

Got my goal mileage goal for the week.  

1 mile up and back to the gym. 6 miles of aerobic speed on the TM. 

10 strides. 

Med. long run today.  Sooo happy I got it out of the way this morning.  

Met Marshelle after one mile and picked Elyse up after 1.5 with Marshelle.  We waited about 5 minutes before Elyse got out the door so we ran up the street and back.  1.5 more with Marshelle, 2 more with Elyse at a pretty darn slow pace.  

Ran 8 or something more by myself and knocked up my pace so I could be 9 AP by the end of the 15 miles.  

Ran down to the poop pond and my body was engulfed by small little black flying creatures. So gross!  They would stick to my sweat, so by the time I was done with the run I was covered in little dead bugs. :( 

5 in the baby room on the TM

10 miles.  Fast 4 miles in there.

Pretty decent long run.  AP 8:20s

8.2 two miles by myself on a quiet base.  I think I saw one car while I was running alone.  I made 2-3 mile circles back to my water and salt tablets.  Drinking that much was necessary due to the high humidity.

Came home and changed my shirt before we left, it was already soaked and starting to chafe me.   

Last 9 were with David and I was still feeling good.  :)  8:07 pace for the last 9.  We discovered a new trail about a mile long today, which was pleasant to run on.   

6 miles in the AM with David.  First 3 miles felt absolutely awful.

1 mile to the gym.

45 minutes of weights.

2 miles on the TM

1 mile home.

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY 

Woke up at midnight and couldn't move my lower back without being in complete pain.  I must have done something at the gym to cause this horrible feeling.

Running is out of the question today.  I can't arch my back. 

Great run in new shoes.  :)  AP around 8mm.

Yesterday I took the day off because of a pinched nerve in my lower back.  I was really scared because I couldn't move certain ways.  Felt better today and made my run rather refreshing. 

10 miles faster than I planned.  Oh well.  

I saw a frog before my run today and kind of chased it out of the yard.  It made David sad when I was scaring it.