Stroller pushin in Texas

8 tempo miles on the TM.  2 miles to warm up

 2  7min miles

rest.

1 8min mile

2  7min miles

1 mile cool down.  

One of those days... Last night I played a crazy game of water polo with some guys in my branch, it was a FUN game, but it made me so tired today.  

Woke up at 7, starting running around 8.  Ran 3 miles to the LHS track, did some speed work while the X country girls were working out.  It was nice to know I could do 400s at the same speed or faster than they were doing them.  Ran around in the grass a half mile without my shoes on, felt really great, sat in the sprinkler because I was so dang hot, and snuck into the school to find a drinking fountain.   Ran a slow pace back home.  All in all I did a 7:53 AP.  (I didn't count all of the breaks I took). The last big hill up to my house I continually repeated to myself, "pain is temporary, pain is temporary." 

I WILL get to the gym later to do Xtraining.  The upper body feels a little fleshy. 

*Went to the gym in the evening and did some lifting, including my legs.  ( A lot of reps).  Ran a quick mile around the track.

Drudge, sludge, and fudge is how I felt about this run!  I don't really know how 10 miles happened.  I think that naturally your body gets so used to running, it just goes into an automatic gear and moves.  I did not witness any pain, just fatigue.

Met RAD at the JRP at 5:30 in the a.m.  We headed north 5 miles, turned around and came back 5 miles.  THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for being there RAD!!!  I don't think this would have happened if you were not so committed.  I am sorry for being a complaining pansie!  I had excuses today...

Mile 7 I thought that my body was shot.  Then something magical happened, my body kicked into gear and went faster!   This happened because in my mind I only had a 5k left of this run.  "PAIN IS TEMPORARY" kept rolling through my mind, and I kept pushing.  I sure am a baby today.   

Came home and took an ice bath. Went to ABS class later.  30 minutes spent on the chest at the gym. 

Massage this afternoon.  :)  Not the relaxing kind though...

Got to the gym and did spin class for one hour.  The teacher convinces me every week a little more to get into the TRI scene.  I think that this is a good idea.

3.1 in 22 min on the TM

20 mile bike ride when I got home to clock tomorrow's long run.  Felt really nice to be on the bike and get some speed in my legs. 

Long run Friday.  I am hiking Timp tonight, so I had to move the long run to today.  

I started running at 5:30 and pushed the pace a little so I could make it home in time to take my mom to the airport by 9. 

Beautiful morning, new music on the ipod, so had some great motivation (strange how music can do that) .  Ran my new "Alpine loop," this run is becoming a favorite.  At mile 7 something new happened to me, I tripped!  Went right over a ledge in the side walk and went face first!  I was fine, but it kind of gave me a shock.  Good thing I was running slow enough, that fall felt like slow motion.  A bunch of cars saw me, but I got back up and ran.  

The goal of the run was to rarely stop.  Every three miles I would stop and take in fluid.  Today I tried Hammer Nutrition "Heed" drink, it was a little different.  That drink does not have too many electrolytes in it, it has protein, and not too much sugar.  I actually liked it, it didn't leave me with the quesy feeling Gatorade often does.  The Hammer Gel was not my favorite though. 

AP of today's run: 8:24!  I was proud of myself. 

Came home and jumped right into an ice-bath, it felt soooo gooood. 

Happy Friday everyone! 

If you are looking for a good tune to run to, my favorite hit for today was, "Fireflies" by Owl City. 

Hiked Timp today.  Round trip of the hike is about 16 miles, so I counted it as 6 running miles.  Started at 1:30 am, reached the summit around 5:30.  Nice hike, my foot with PF is killing!  I can barely walk.