12 is sooo much farther than 11....

Started out to only do 11 Sat, but candy I had on wed led me to the 12 I had originally planned. Prob a mistake. I ankle and behind my knee really started hurting by mile 10. So much that I was limping on right and left, right knee, left ankle......hurt less to run than walk so I did. which prob led to more injury. Its Monday am and my knee still hurting. I will be soooo pissed if I get this far and injury starts! Maybe too much....I have done 9, 10, 10, 10, 11, 12 consecutively now...so glad this is down week. Not sure what I should do really. It is Thanksgiving week so I will miss the end of the week for sure. The run was relatively good however, I did it all around downtown while people getting ready for parade so I had quit the distraction for the most part. I was in and out of downtown, river district, to carrier and up my fav State st....I was good. 12 in 2'49", p14.03. It was good, I felt strong. If I can feel like that race day, I'm good to go. 14mm still slow but can get me 3hour race if I push jist a lil from here on out! 15 weeks to race time....still excited for most part! Hard to maintain enthusiasm when you are doing alone.....but it is MY thing.

Schedule: M3, T3, W2, maybe sat 2 or 3. Depends if I can get up to go before we leave.....

Nutrition/Hydration: found my run combo I think.....G2 gatoraid pack in water and reeces cups, 1 every hour. Seemed to work better than that intense sweet gels or chews, and a lot less expensive!

Weight: 149.5. I got it down but Im sure this weekend with chips and beer and IHOP ruined THAT!

Its not about how you look running, its about how you feel....

I really have to keep reminding myself of that. I ran 4miles and ran the whole thing! No stopping nooooo stopping!! It was awesome....still no records being broken 4m in 55" p13.75. But I did speed work with it....12x30" at 5.2, 5.3x4. Felt really good, sweated like a lil pig! Surely I am gaining strenght because Sat sucked wind! I did 11 but very slowly and was very hard. I didnt think I was going to make it starting out....11m in 2'45", p15mm. But I did it, and loved the downtown route, plan to do it again this Sat. So....yesterday at the gym, I just have to get this out then maybe I can move on.....I went into ladies locker room to run, mistake. THere is a mirror you look at that shows your total side view, not so pretty, lots of adipose ova top of all that new muscle I'm making! Must shed the last 10lbs!

Schedule: T4, W4/yoga, Th3, S11

Weight: 150

10 road miles does not=10 trail miles....

I am still paying for that one! I decided Sunday (not sat, too fn cold all day) that I just did not have Carrier and Haywood road in me so I almost backed out of going at all and E suggested Bent Creek. So, I took Blue and headed to trail run. Well just let me say right now, it IS NOT the same! Up up up for at least 4miles. I would not stop going forward till I hit 5 or I would have surely stopped and not completed my 10m 2'41" p16.08 for the day. So onward and surely upward I went, trying to run some up hill which, again, is totally diff than running flat or down, I took B thank god or I would have had no one to whine too! One does know now why they have road and trail shoes. My arches from road shoes are hurting, trail shoes have firmer bottom, I will for sure do that next time. Ok, yes, It was very hard and I thought I wanted to die, my legs would hardly move by the bottom! But, I would prob do it again...maybe on my down week? or is down week supposed to be light for a reason? Anyway, I am paying for it still. I couldnt move on Monday, so did nada, Tuesday was my Bday, and busy all day so did nada. Wed---decided I HAD to do, I went to swim and core AM at gym and ran 4m in 52.03 p13.01 at Biltmore. Running in the dark is rather diff. This morning my back is killing me! Not sure if I didnt stretch or what but it is muscular for sure. Yest was speed work: I love speed work! I get to run like a kid, for 20". It feels so freeing. 10x20" at fast.

Schedule: Wswim/coreAM/4mPM, Th4m, Sat11. Changed total miles to only 19. Down one from last week, since I changed sat to sun it changed my rest day and after 10 trail, I so needed rest!

Gear: Need to use trail shoes for trail, need firm bottom or arches hurt

Weight: 151. I broke this morning and did it. I have been saying all week, if you have to wonder if you have lost weight, then you havent. So i should have known. I deserve ONE pound, I DO! I guess if I dont get my intake under control I will have to run 20miles/wk my whole life! This is crazy. Then E calls with a story of friend 60yrs old that just lost 15 cutting out meat/dairy. Not encouraging, although she meant it to be. I dont want to hear other success stories right now! eerrrhhhghhghghgh!!!!!

Better with a friend....

My E has been running with me last 3 days....its been awesome! She doesnt run "with"me, but I know she is there. I have been busting my time, or trying to but....well, ok but is not... I have done better on my time by about 20-30" per min. I think thats awesome! For me, thats awesome! T3.8m in 49:57 P13.09, Th 3.5m in 46.5 P13.24, today 2.7m in 3?something---hit the wrong button. Felt like I was flying....although I'm sure it was about the same. I really feel so much better when I run, even when I don't feel like going, I ALWAYS feel better when I go. So 10 to do Sat? maybe Sun,,,,,supossed to be 20s sat, but up to 40s Sun.

Schedule: M4, T3, TH3, S10 .I would like to say I will do CT, but it hasnt happened....

Weight: If you have to wonder if you have lost any weight, you havent.

More Than A Woman....

BeeGees! OH yeah, my fav song on pod! I ran more with that today than usual, but I needed to motiviation. E went with me today, or should I say I draged her to hell lol. She went 6 of 10 which is certainly respectable for day 1, or last in her case prob. I was sure hoping she might like so we could do together, it takes up a lot of time and doing together would be awesome. We see. I'm not sure she will ever be as passionate as I am anyway.

Uped to 10 in 2hrs 25", 14.33 pace. 28" sec per mile slower than my last 10 miler but this one incoporated more hills, lots more elevation. THat is hard. so works diff muscles running hills that walking them too! My legs were tiring after 5m when E headed back but I kept going. I like my route of Carrier, state st, then around west Ash, breaks up the miles into mini segments. Mentally I am still prepared, today my legs said different! I have done all the same things except this week really hit the speed work and tempo. I did that on Wed....hard hard hardest run! running the whole thing faster than ever, keeping a fast tempo for 3m, shewwee. 3m in 40"; 12.59mm. not to shabby for old white woman! Then the TH 3m easy was not so easy cause I was tired from the fn Tempo!
I am still not hitting day 5 with cross training, hoping for just overall increased health benefits and fitness. Seems the long runs are like...sacred...cant do anything day before so are optimal for it and cant do anything day after cause, shit, you just cant!

Schedule: Changing again. Increased to long week cause I slacked a couple weeks ago to 12m.
Finished this week strong w 20m though.
M4, T3, Th3, Sat10. Keeping it same as last week, cause if get it all in it is ENOUGH
this schedule for next 2 weeks.

Nutrition/Hydration: Keep forgetting chews at Dicks, used choc raisins today, not so much. I am still liking the G2 gatarade though

Gear: Keeping track of shoe mileage 170, need to replace around 350-400. right before race time,,,,arrgh. Need to do it sooner to make sure they are gonna work.

Weight: at least E sees why I am frustrated with no weight loss with what I do. I figured with runnkeeper I am burning aprox 2000 cal week just with running. I must be pack ratin it in. I think keeping the food journal with help....

Something changed....

And none too soon! I have been floundering not able to get my mojo, maybe I just needed a lil break cause now I'm back and doing even better. I say a lil break, but no more than 3 days without running total. Seems like a lot when you know you are supposed to be doing more. I am having to learn to not beat myself up and just get going again. Friday was last long run, and I knew going oot I wouldnt run, so Tues I hit it hard. Gym core then 4m in 57", but with 10x30" @5.2m/hr, speed work. Everything I read this weekend was about speed work and tempo, so this is my slow mileage week, I am adding some extra speed and tempo and ct since I did squat last week! Its time to pik up the pace! I did the math and right now I will still finish in 3hrs minimum with my 14mm. And that is fine, I just want to finish strong at that not "at the wall". So here on out it about gaining endurance. I found a new excitment about it, and none too soon! I think I was losing it.....

Schedule: T4speed, W3temp, Th3easy, F6, going to try to up the pace at end some

Nutrition: Going to write down everything I eat for 4weeks and then see where body is and re eval it to see change or no change, what I could have done diff. I am seeing trend of binging on lots of junk lately. How to stop the madness~~!!
Weight: not weighed, not gonna.

10miles?

Yes, i did all 10miles in 2'20"59sec ahahaa, pace 14.06. Little slower than Monday but still less than 15 so I am good. I am wondering if the human body is supposed to go that far at one time? This morning I am soooo sore. I must confess to not doing any of my short runs this week and took the 10miles to reflect on why and what I have learned:

I am really trying to be the person that gets that every day is a challenge and we all have something to work on continually. Mine obviously is food. So it started with last weekend, drank and ate party food, it just did not stop. Papas and Beer 2x this week, lots of sweets, basically there was no filter. none. I'm Sick. I mean I was really sick. overate and just felt crappy. I have not felt sluggish and tired in the afternoon like this in a really long time. I am truely understanding the "u r what u eat". I feel it is sooo true. I have already decided not to drink, I just get mean, eat, and want to sleep immediately, then , if that isnt bad enough, the hangovers are torture, I get so sick now. Its just not worth even the one or 2 drinks, not fun anymore. So, now to remember what bad food does....nothing for me. I felt so tired I could not muster the energy to run 3 miles, just 3 lil miles.

So this week was disapointing to say the least. I have paid for race, lots of money on clothes for this running (new season, new clothes, and of course the summer ones are on sale!!), plane tickets, room deposit, lots of time and energy. I aint quitin!!

So its off to the beach to see the Blue Angels for my bday....42....wowzza, thats old. I hope to get E to the beach for some sprints hahaha!

Nutrition/hydration: As you see above, its all about the nutrition! bad food=no energy. other note: I did not have any gels today so I made a G2 lemon lime packet with my water ( I usually donot like) but I knew 10miles I would need something, and it was not too bad at all. I started sipping on it early about mile 3 and was out (160z) by mile 7, but ended up doing ok. I will use it again with some chews. The gels just sit too hard in my gut, make me want to hurl. Chews hard to chew but give me something to do for a min too.

Schedule: Not even sure what it is, Down week I know that. I hope to focus on short runs with speed and tempo drills. Finally learned tempo means speed up just a little, faster than long race pace and hold it for several miles. Teaches muscles to go at faster speed. Maybe some quick drills on beach!!

Gear: Run keeper it is! Free app with phone and I put it between my boobs, in my bra layers, works great! Does all I need it to. New bras! Found one I like, so I bought 2 at Bali store for 17$ each and shorts on sale 15$ each. Not too bad, now Im done for while......except for the tights I'm going to need soon!

Weight: Once again, we just will not talk about that. or do it....see original reference above.