TexasLindsey

8 miles at 5:30 am. I was really tired this morning and didn't want to get up.  Felt sluggish the whole run.  The top of my left foot is hurting.  I need new shoes.  I didn't eat breakfast and I seriously missed not having any caffeine.  It was just one of those days... I wouldn't let myself cut the run short but I compromised and allowed myself to go super slow.  Consider this a super recovery run.

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Woke up today at 5 am. Even though I went to bed at 8:30 last night, still feeling dead tired. I think about how sluggish I was yesterday, the left foot that was starting to hurt, the fact that I'm running a half marathon on Sunday... perhaps I should take a rest day today. I think I need to let my body recover more from the hard Saturday run.

I slept an additional 2 hours and I still felt tired. I was really needing sleep!

6 miles at 5:30 am.  The day of rest yesterday did my legs good.  My hamstrings felt a little tight still but I could barely feel any pain in the top of my left foot.  The problem I had this morning was that my chest felt tight and I felt like I couldn't get a deep breath. 

Yesterday was kinda a stressful day with my 3 year old.  I had anxiety all day.  I figured it was because I didn't run yesterday that I felt like that... but then here this morning, my chest felt tight again.  Weird.  Could my heart be sore from the extra hard run on Saturday?  hmmm...  I mean it is a muscle, right?  If it is, I'm going to consider it a good thing.... it'll be better by my race on Sunday... and it'll be stronger. 

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8 miles at 5:30 am.  Got my mojo back.  No pains to speak of.  No chest tightness.  I don't think I was eating enough calories... I found out I lost 5 pounds in less than a week... maybe I was dehydrated too.  So I pretty much just ate all day yesterday and drank lots of water.  Made a veg soup with every color of the rainbow, had a big fruit yogurt smoothie, nuts, an avacado, ate salmon for dinner.  Today I was a new person.  I felt great.  Took it easy.  Listened to slow songs on the ipod and just thought about stuff.  Didn't even look at my watch until I got home.  

Half marathon is Sunday morning.  I think I'll do 6 tomorrow with some faster miles in the middle.  Then I'll either take Sat off or do an easy 3.  Want to be fresh.

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6 miles at 5:30 am.  Charged a few hills this morning and 1 long flat.4 mile stretch.  I tried to go around 8 minute miles or less.  The hills were only 100 feet or so but a 2% grade according to mapmyrun.com.  I didn't want to overdo it too much because my race is on Sunday. 

I'm nervous.  I can't decide what my goal should be.  Two years ago I did a half in 1:54 (8:45/mile).  A year ago I did a 20k in 1:45 (8:34/mile).   But then I took 9 months off while prego.  I started running again in April.  Just two months ago I ran a half marathon in 2:15 (10:18/mile)  I've improved quite alot since I had my baby and started running again.   I've been running more than ever before lately.  Last Saturday I ran 10 miles mostly under 8:30. 

I would be estatic if I could break 1 hour 50 minutes (about 8:20/mile)... but I guess I'd be happy if I just beat 1:54 (8:45/mile). 

No one is coming to my race to watch me finish... but I'm at least glad to have this blog and my running group to report my results to.   I'm a part of the charity team RUN FOR CONGO WOMEN this race.  I raised $175.  They haven't sent me a shirt though... there was some confusion which didn't get cleared up until it was to late to mail it.  Maybe the good charma will help me in the race nonetheless. 

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