I Can Do Hard Things

Zero. Zilch. Natta.

I went to bed at 9:00pm Sunday night totally exhausted.  I didn't think twice about turning off my alarm as I knew it was a rest week.  Guess I needed a rest.  And I don't feel guilty about it.

4:45am came early this morning!!  8 miles on the TM.  1:14:00.  I set the speed at 6.4 mph and left it.  Nice and easy today.  Just boring early morning TV.  This is my first weekday 8 miler.  I'm getting fancy!

My shins felt good during the run.  I didn't feel them at all.  Now that it is 9:00am, I still don't really feel them.  I'm wondering...I never feel them during the runs.  Do they do better the more I run (as in I didn't run yesterday and they were achy???)?  Are they just "growing pains" because I'm putting on more mileage (I only add 2 miles a week)?  I have one spot that is more achy than the rest of the shin...normal?

It is suppose to rain on Saturday morning during the Rex Lee run.  Awesome.

3x30 LLL

Stretch and foam roll

Fire alarms went off again last night (it wasn't that long ago when we had the FD out because of the stupid alarms).  One of my daughters woke up screaming, "RUN to the neighbors driveway..RUN).  I pulled that darn thing out of the wall and quickly ushered everyone back to bed.  Stupid alarms.

Hubby was gone this morning so I had to run during while my daughter was at preschool.  I haven't run outside during a weekday forever.  I had speed scheduled for today and my feet felt very "floppy" trying to go fast.  

10 minutes warm up (a little over a mile - wanted to start on a even time)

5 mins hard (7:45-8:00mm...had to go up a big hill)/ 2 min easy

4 min hard (7:45ish)/ 2 min easy

3 min hard (7:30ish)/2 min easy

2 min hard

1 min hard (6:55 ish)/2 min easy

ran for awhile then 2 more 1min hard (6:35-6:40ish)

mile cool down

These felt very hard to me.  I was breathing very heavy and didn't feel recovered when the next one started.  I probably did them too hard (it is hard to figure out speeds on the road...much easier on the TM because it just makes you go!!!).  I had to stop a few times...lots of snot rockets today.  Darn allergies.

51:29 - 6 outside miles

AP:  8:35

9:26, 8:17, 8:15, 8:21, 8:20, 8:45

Rest tomorrow, 3 easy on Friday, race Saturday.  My goal for Saturday's race is to beat last year's time of 52:00 (for a 10k).

1x30LLL

I could really get use to this sleeping in business!

1.25 mile warm up

2 x .5 mile surge

.75 mile cool down

My legs felt a bit creaky the first little bit, but warmed up and felt fluid.  Off to the races tomorrow....hopefully the rain will hold off until 10:00am.

2x 30 LLL

Stretch, foam roll

We REALLY do have to write about THE GOOD, THE BAD, and THE UGLY on this blog right?  Unfortunately, I have had a lot of the last two categories and not nearly enough of the first!

I had high (er) hopes for this race.  I've run a lot more miles in 2012 than I had a year ago and I was really hoping to break last year's time.  Every time, I want to "race", I always get let down. Maybe my expectations were just too high. Maybe I should just give up running and be a professional Jelly Bean eater.  Heaven knows I've eaten WAY too many Starburst Jelly Beans!

My husband's office sponsored a "team".  I was the only runner who didn't wear the "awesome" green/yellow shirt.  Maybe that is why I ran so horrible :)  There were only 3 of us who ran the 10K (me, hubby and some dude) - everyone else ran the 5K.  Next year I think I will run the 5K. 

I put last year's time in the ().

52:23 (52:03)

AP: 8:33 (8:24)

Mile 1:  8:30 (8:55) - I was breathing hard right from the start.  I knew I started out too fast and was already thinking I was going to blow up!  Gradual uphill.

Mile 2:  9:02 (9:07) - BIG BIG BIG LONG hill going up by the Provo Temple.  We ran by an old basement apartment we lived in during college.  Still breathing way too hard.

Mile 3:  8:02 (7:53) - Start of the down hill.  We hit a brick wall of wind.  I had to put my head down to help block flying debris.  I kept my eyes nearly shut because I had so much dust/dirt flying in my contacts.  I just couldn't get the momentum going down the hill.  Already started to feel pukey and I still had 3 miles to go.

Mile 4:  8:26 (8:03) - Stopped for water and walked for a few seconds.  SO pukey.

Mile 5: 8:35 (8:23) - Stopped at another water stop.  Just trying to hang.

Mile 6:  8:49 (8:26) - I entered the track and started to get dizzy.  I had to puke, but didn't want to in front of all my hubby's coworkers (that would be a bit embarrassing).  Slowed down to the walk/shuffle. 

56.87 (1:13)

After I stood there for a minute, I snuck out of the track and went to find Tim.  It wasn't his best race either.  I ran him in.  It was getting really cold and the wind was still blowing, so we took off.  No cool down run, no stretching.  Just pouting :)

Live and learn.  Moving on!