ShufflingSista

2 miles on treadmill at gym before 6am weight class. Left ankle (lower shin) is a little sore, but otherwise no pain from race Sat.  I think I'm actually builing a better foundation- yeah!  First time back to weight class in almost a month.  I decided to use lighter weights than usual so I wouldn't be too worn out today and also didn't want stiffness to adversely affect my running.  Planning on running at least 5 tomorrow with Buff & Heather and 5 again Thurs. w/ SG Running Club gals.  Will do 18 mi. long run either Fri. or Sat. depending on everyone's schedule.

Bad stomach problems today. I think I may have a bug.  No fun at all and couldn't get in my morning run.  I'm mad! Needed to get in some miles today.  Trying to lay low today and kick this so I can run tomorrow!

Tried the Raspberry Tea last night, think it helped my stomach a little.  However, woke up with a sore throat.  My son has had a cold for the past couple days so I shouldn't be surprised that I've caught that now too.  Jim's car broke down last week and we haven't gotten it fixed yet, so he informed me last night that he'd need a ride to work.  I was actually kinda glad 'cause that drug me out of bed at 5:15.  So I dropped him off and ran a 3.5 loop VERY slowly- 11:14 pace.  My stomach cramps would come and go, I felt kinda feverish.  But really not as bad as I thought it would be.  I think this is my first time running sick (except of course for those stomach issues that can come up on a race or long run).  I was happy I got out there.  I picked a route that was hilly (up over foremaster) which was tough- but I decided I wanted to do it anyway because the traffic is light and its well lit. I'm bummed at how being sick is trashing my miles for this week- exactly one month til SG Marathon!  So I'm off to get kids to school, then enjoy some more raspberry tea & off to bed!  Gonna try to kick this ASAP!

Stomach is lots better, but still not 100%.  Cold is staying just in nose & throat.  So felt good enough to go 5 (little valley loop) with Heather today.  Nice cool weather this morning! I don't even think it was 70 degrees out! Lovin' It! 10:16 pace.  Felt really good.  Didn't feel like I could go any faster, but DID feel like I could run farther, maybe a 7 or 8... I'm off to get kids to school, then some raspberry tea  (thanks again Sasha for the tip!) & bed.  Yesterday after I got kids off to school I laid down for about an hour, then felt too guilty.  So I got up & worked (I do mortgages from home) and then made a BIG Coscto run  (my family has a reunion coming up & guess who's doing all the food shopping for the group- yours truly).  Finished that just in time to pick the kids up from school and run them around to soccer & gymnastics.  I was running around til 7pm.  Kinda wore myself out.  Gonna rest more today!

Heather & I ran from Veyo to "The True Church" on Bluff.  18 miles.  Met up at 3:45 so I could be back for Toby's 8am soccer game.  Yes, we must be crazy.  When we got out of the car in Veyo we realized my flashlight was dead- I checked it at home and it worked- oh well...So it was a very dark run until about 6:30.  I was worried we would trip, but luckily we didn't.  My legs felt like bricks for the first 2 miles, but then everything was OK.  I never felt great, I could tell I'd been sick this week-but I felt pretty good considering how my week started out.  I felt slow the majority of this run.  I put on my IPOD for 3 songs and felt my pace dramatically increase thanks to the distraction- but then the battery died (lesson to self- charge the dang IPOD!) So most of this run I was pretty slow.  My ankles stayed a bit sore for the entire run, but not too bad- I was just aware of it.  It was so dark that we missed 2 of our bags of drinks & goodies- but that was OK.  I really wanted them to be more spread out anyway.  So we made 3 stops for water and 1 porta potty stop.  3:10 final time inc. stops about 10:36 pace.   Glad to mark it off the training list.  Feel more prepared now that I've run more of the route.  We plan on a 20 miler this next week, then I think we start tapering back down.  Getting psyched for the marathon! Before I got sick this week I was starting to think I'd really like to try to break 4 hrs. I knew it was a long shot and I'm not feeling very optimistic since I've been sick. The predictors I use tell me to expect anywhere from 4:02-4:12.  So I realize under 4 is really hopeful.  I'll be happy to come in anywhere under 4:15, but breaking 4 would be awesome...