Psalm 91:1 NKJV He who dwells in the secret place

This morning before Church I ran 8.32 miles at an overall 6:50 pace in 56:53.  My ribs are still hurting, and when I try to go at a real fast pace they just about kill.    I tried running the last two miles faster and my ribs would only allow the following splits (6:39, 6:11).  

Ran down Hiline Rd. then over the overpass and then down Poline Rd..  Then turned up Alameda Rd, then on my home street Mckinley Ave.  Maybe I won't run tomorrow to get these ribs healed.  After my long run Saturday I was in pain the rest of the day.

I had the day-off today because of too many vacation hours so I decided to do a medium long run.  I ran 14.52 miles at a 7:05 pace in 1:43.  I never went over two miles away from my house to do this run.  I weaved in and out of close streets just for something different.    I left about 7:30am  for the run at around 29 degrees.  The bottom of my right foot started hurting on the last mile almost causing me to limp.  I'll probably take tomorrow off because of this.

I went to Home Depot after the run and bought a replacement entrance lock for one of our outside entrance doors.  Didn't take long to install it.   

This morning I started running way later than normal on purpose so that I wouldn't run that much on my foot that hurt a little bit after yesterday's run.  I had to be at work at a certain time today so I knew if I started later running I wouldn't over-do it on my foot.  I was going to take the day-off, but I felt guility if I would have.  Ribs are still real sore and wasn't really able to sleep last night at all.  They hurt when I would roll over, or just laying there.  My friend at work who used to be a nurse thinks I cracked a rib.

I didn't check the temperature today but it really wasn't that cold.   I ran 8.5 miles at an overall 6:59 pace in 59:20 minutes.  I did the last few miles splits faster to end the run (t:46, 6:51, 6:46, 6:38,6:40).  Just another run, which really wasn't exciting. 

Rather than just enjoying running right now it's becoming almost depressing at times, because I feel like I have to run no matter what, and it's starting to affect my life.  I need to somehow find a balance or I'm going to be unstable and I don't want that.  I feel I need to stay fit no matter what, and no matter what it costs.  Just keep me in your prayer's.  I wish I would take my own advice that I give others.

 Work and family is going great and that makes me happy, it's just my mindset is on running a lot more than I want it to be.

Didn't sleep much last night because my ribs were hurting, but this morning I was able to reach over my head so I know it's healing.  I rubbed some MyoMed on them and slept with a heat pad wrapped around the rib.  That really seemed to help this morning even though I had pain when I would move around in the bed.  (I'm just a whiner and cry baby) :-)

Today the temperature was 35 degrees with a little bit of wind.  I had no idea the distance I was going to run today, but I wanted an easy run no matter what.   I ran 11.54 miles at an overall 7:16 pace in 1:23.  My right foot hurt the last 5 miles so I picked up the last two miles just to get home (6:10, 6:42).  The breathing with my ribs today was a lot better. 

My body is falling apart, Oh well such is life.

Last night I got a little better sleep with the ribs still hurting, but I seemed to adjust better last night.  I believe their getting better I can breathe a lot deeper today, and the bending down doesn't hurt as bad.  That's good news!

The temperature was 22 degrees when I started running this morning with a mild wind.  It rained last night so it was so slick on the roads that you just couldn't keep a decent pace.  It was like baby oil on an ice skating ring.  Although, my body was dead and I won't have been able to run that fast anyway.  My legs were just tired today and I was unmotivated.   My foot only hurt a little today so that was good.  I ran 10.31 miles at an overall 7:22 pace in 1:16 down highway 30 an over the overpass and down yellowstone and back home.

Another run down yepee!  I'm excited!

My ribs seem to be on the amend and I was able to get some decent sleep last night.  I've really felt dead all week and I think it's just the lack of sleep and attitude towards running.  The temperature was around 16 degrees this morning, but with the wind it made it around 11 degrees.  

I tried to do some faster miles in the wind, but it made my forehead cold, because I didn't have the right running apparel on today (everything in the washer).  I had to back-off the pace because my forehead got so cold that it would give me a headache like when you eat ice cream too fast.

I ran 10.34 miles at an overall 7:04 pace in 1:13.  Faster miles were (6:36, 6:42, 6:52, 6:45).  Busy day with a couple meetings.  I'm not going to do a long run tomorrow.   I will only do around 10 miles, because I don't really want to do any higher mileage this week.

Slept in today until 9am because I stayed up late to watch a movie with the family.   When I got started after 9am the temperature was still only 21 degrees with the sun out.   Really wasn't that cold even from the beginning.  I ran 15.21 miles at an overall 6:56 pace in 1:45.  I did 7 miles between a 6:4ish and 6:10ish pace.  I did the hilly Olympus rd loop, down Poline Rd,  Yellowstone Rd., Chubbuck Rd., then Booth Rd., then  down Fairway Rd..  

The run was really boring by myself but I ran by lots of traffic to keep me motivated.  I was only going to do 10 miles today, but I got into the run and was quite a ways from home after 10 miles so it just got extended.   I'm going to my office today to put some pictures up and a corkboard.