Vanessa's Running Blog

Ran 2 miles on the treadmill after work. Hadn't got to run since Tuesday due to illness. Feel almost normal again. Very sleep deprived, haven't been sleeping. Felt better after running today, felt that it calmed me down and felt happy afterwords. After running I did a lot of stretching and some weight lifting. Hopefully I will stay well now. I can't stand not feeling well enough to exercise.

Felt tired all day but woke up after running three miles on the treadmill. 

Again felt tired all day but woke up after I ran on the treadmill after work. After running I did some weight lifting. Been stressing alot lately running makes me feel better.

Need to clean up my diet and remember to take my multi-vitamin. 

Happy that I am feeling up to getting my runs in this week after being sick for a few weeks was worried that I would fall too behind in my training to run in the marathon on April 16.  Wish it wasn't so dark and cold after work so I could run outside instead of the treadmill.

Ran a slow forced three miles on the treadmill after work. I am so tired. I didn't feel as stressed out after running though. 

I was planning on getting up early this morning to go trail running but didn't have the motivation to get up. After noon I decided to get out and run 7 miles around the neighborhood. Sometimes running I have to use my mind to force my body but today my will was forcing my mind and body. Running west was especially tough because I was running against the wind. Around mile 5 my heart started to palpitate. Something that only happens once awhile anymore, use to happen constantly. Doctors haven't been able to tell me why this happens but I think they are panic attacks cause they always happen when I am extremely stressed out. Had a doctor that didn't agree with this theory because he didn't think a panic attack could last seven hours. I think they can because when I was in college during the week of finals my heart would palpitate the entire day and would stop when I was done with finals. If I am dreading something my heart will palpitate and then will stop once whatever I am dreading is over with. Since I have been running the past few years my heart palpitations have decreased by like 95%. I have read that running releases endorphins that create a sense of calmness and well being. I think today was a failure because I was feeling overwhelmed with emotion. This has happened two other times running upset.