Stroller pushin in Texas

1 mile to and from gym. VERY hot.

8 miles on the TM with some good incline.

Did a few things here and there on the weights.  Body is now tired. 

Really lame morning... I could not move my body faster than a 10 mm.  I ran 4 miles with David extremely slow and called a morning.  Got back in bed and slept for another two hours.  That was after I slept in until 8.  Really?  Why does my body have to be lame-o sometimes? 

Went out and ran a mile to the gym and 9 on the TM.  Ran a mile home.  Happy to get miles in, even if they were broken up.   

9 miles. 1 to and from the TM.  6.5 miles on the TM.

10 strides. 

6 miles starting at 7:30 a.m. It was already really hot out by mile two.  I kept moving along until mile 6.  I had to drop my car off to get the oil changed and ran a mile up to the gym. 

7 miles on the TM (I am a total baby), even in the gym I just drip sweat.  

1 mile back home.

Outside miles 8:30 AP, TM miles 8:00 AP.  Glad this run is out of the way.  I will have to start running at 5:30 again if I want outside miles. 

10 miles in the morning.  I was lucky enough to get to run 5.5 miles with my running boyfriend (David).  

8:28 AP 

1 mile to, 1 mile from TM.

5 speed intervals.  1200 @ 5k pace, 400 jog.  Repeat 5x.

Puke pace. 

6 miles around the base.  Lots of people out running, so that was a nice change.  1 mile on the track was a nice way to finish the run.

Schedule called for a 21 miler.  I just did NOT want to think about this run until I had to do it.  Alarm went off at 5:30.  Hit snooze and didn't start my run until 6:40.  

On the base I run in loops, tangents, circles, point to points, and to and from the gym.  Sometimes I go past the same spot up to six times on a run.  I HAVE to keep my brain thinking about long runs in short mileage sections or else I just blow up.

Ran 3.75 from my house out to the Main gate and back to my water corner.  

Ran 2.25 From the corner up to the gym via the West housing loop.

Picked up David, drank Gatorade and took a GU.  We ran out to the poop pond, around it and made it to the warm drinking fountain in 3 miles.  We ran along the flight line (1 mile), up to the gym, out to the West gate, and back to our house for a total of  3 miles.

I came home and changed my entire soaking wet running outfit, drank Gatorade, and took another GU.  Ran to the track, 1 mile around the track, 3 miles on the TM (house of refuge), and 1 mile back home.  

It all totaled out to be 20 miles.  8:20 AP.  Legs felt absolutely terrific.   

I am so so so so proud of my workouts, miles, and motivation this week.  My running doesn't always feel this great.   :)

1 mile up, 1 mile down from gym. 105 degrees out.

4 miles on the TM.  Awful run to say the least. 

Extremely muggy out.  My legs and body were just not having it.  Stopped at the gym and did 3 miles on the TM.  I felt so much better.  I think it was about 80 out and 90% humidity.  I just want to cry.

While I was running around the poop pond, I ran over a branch that went straight through my shoe.  Evil spiky branches.   

6 miles in the humidity with my running boyfriend.  Nice and slow today.

I mile to and from the TM.  4 miles on the TM @ a 7:28 pace. 

Ran ONE mile outside and I was sweating.  This humidity needs to kick over quickly!  I am afraid Texas will be like this from here on out the rest of the summer.  :(

8 miles on the TM with a progressive workout.  

1 mile home in a headwind.  It's either extremely humid and hot one direction or you have to deal with the beast from the East headwind. Only 3 more weeks until I get to run in Utah.

16 miles around the base.  At mile 2 there was a police officer that told me I could not wear my ipod around the base... Only on the running trail that goes around the housing (3 miles total).  Ummmmmm, OK??  

Dear Officer,

Have you ever tried to run 15-20 miles in silence?  Yeah, that's what I thought.  I will take my earphones out when you approaching, other than that, I will probably be "sneaking" my music.  Thank you for the safety concern, now I will be safer on the sidewalk as I run.  :)

-Your Confused but safe runner. 

P.S. They should make this a law on all streets everywhere, there would be far less fatalities.  

AP: 8:30  

Shirt change at mile 7.   

Six with David.

Off to Sea World. 

AM:  Ran to the gym.  Got to the  gym and they were doing ID checks to get in.  Of course I did not have my ID to get in, but they let me in anyway.

5 progressive miles on the TM.  They lady on the TM was going pretty fast and I wanted to keep up with her.  I enjoyed the motivation.

PM:  Plan was to run to the gym, do a weight session and run 1 mile on the TM.  ID check again and I didn't have my ID. Grrrr, they wouldn't let me in this time, so I ventured to the track.  By this time it was 100+ outside with a MASSIVE headwind.  This run only made me stronger. 

Muggy, overcast, and kind of cool out.  The BEAST from the EAST headwind is STILL making it's debut.  

Ran around the base in Becca style.  Wore ear phones here and there, journey only to where there is a drinking fountain.  I wanted to go to the gym, but they were doing ID checks AGAIN.  Didn't chance it this time.

AP: 8:15.  This was a more difficult run for me.   

Happy Birthday to my sweet husband David! 

Off to Girl's Camp.  Heaven help me. 

4 miles on the highway up to Campwood.  Used the bathroom and ran back down the highway to camp.

8 miles on a ranch road that I found across from camp.  Weather was really nice and the wind had calmed down.  Saw two deer and some big bunnies. 

8:15 AP 

7 slow miles on the TM.  Super sleepy.

8 miles with David around the base.  I got super tired and stopped after 8 slow miles.  

9 miles on the TM.

2 mile warm up followed by 7 yasso 800's @ 6:18 pace.  The Yasso's did my legs in.

Lifted arms and legs a bit. 

6 miles around the base.  It was already 82 degrees and really hot at 7:30.  Legs super tired.  

High of 108 today!  

6 more miles on the TM.  I wanted to go further but no way was that going to happen.  I was so dang hot! 

It's just too hot around here!!!!  Started running and at 2.5 I had to stop and walk... Just then Col. Peters (fast old running man) saw me in his car and pulled over.  He was laughing so hard at me and said, "I really like your pace, you sure are going fast!"  He is just full of sarcasm.  Anyway, at least I started running again after I saw him.

I got to the gym after 4 miles and I needed a drink.  I guess a big drink because I sat at the fountain gulping the water.  I was dripping everywhere, I was such a mess.  Ran 5 miles on a TM next to a mom I chatted with the whole time.  It felt so nice to run next to someone just talking about stuff, it made the time fly by a lot faster.

Ran 1 mile home and guzzled Gatorade until I had a massive belly ache.  Running doesn't feel to great as of lately. 

My 10 miler turned into a 7 miler this morning due to a lame-o faced left knee!  I hit 7 miles, stopped and my knee had no more to be had!

7 miles around the base. Knee felt so much better.  I have no idea why my knee had an extreme phantom pain yesterday.

I took my nice water bottle and planted it by the West gate entry of the base.  By the time I reached mile 4, my bottle was gone!  The only people that had driven by were Security Forces.  They really took my nice water bottle, really?  They are out to get me.  No music, and now no water?  They are just keepin' the base a safe place I guess.

Last 3 miles were with Marshelle.  I was so excited to run with someone I kept going faster.  She probably thought I was nuts. 

Great 20 miler this morning.  There was a cool breeze and a little bit of an overcast.

First 10 miles rocked.  I stopped three time (quickly) to Gatorade (2x) and GU (1x).  

Picked up David and my pace felt like it fell, but it didn't.  Going West nearly killed me over and I kept stopping to cool down, it was frustrating.

Got home and stood in my kitchen for about 10 min to cool down and chew on ice.  (mile 17)

Went out and did the remainder 3.  

Good times, happy that is over!  8:10-8:20 AP.

3 shirt changes today.