10.2 miles

The mileage is creeping up there. I ran three time this week, and Saturday I was scheduled to run 10.2 miles. I ran 10.59 and then walked 3.5 miles, because I ran too far from home. Had I taken a cell phone with me, I would have called for a ride home, because I was that tired. But instead I walked. All together I burned about 1,114 calories according to my iPod. And I guess it's getting me ready for the 13.2 I'll soon have to run. When I look at the splits, I ran mostly 8-minute miles, which I'm pretty happy with. Though, the terrain was mostly down hill and flat. I walked up the steep hill home. :)

Rest and Recovery

Mother's Day weekend was supposed to be my rest days. I didn't run, but I did a lot of yard work. All that digging, pulling, lifting, and pushing left me very, very tired and sore. So sore, that when I'd breathe, cough, or sneeze I'd get a sharp, stabbing pain in my back that radiated around my left ribs. I spoke with a friend who is a physical therapist, and she thinks I pulled a rib muscle. (I thought I was going to die, and I've got a pretty high pain tolerance.) So, while I've kept up with my running, I did skip the weight lifting class and the blogging. I've also laid off the yard work. Thankfully, it has started to feel better...just in time for the 10 miler tomorrow.

Miles this week: M=5; W=3.4; F=2.4

Technical difficulties

My rain run gave my ipod a little trouble. It wouldn't record my run on Friday until about half way through it. So, even though I ran 5 miles, it only logged 2.5 of them. I guess it's good to unplug and run without being attached to electronically logging them, but for some reason I feel like if my ipod didn't record it, then it's like I didn't even run it.

Fun Rain Run

Monday was a four mile day. Today was a foul weather day. Five miles, in the rain, without any rain gear equaled a really fun run--especially when "Insane in the Membrane" came on my iPod just as the sky opened up. At first, I tried to out run the rain. But, since I was only halfway done when the first drops fell, I figured I may as well relax and enjoy it. I could hear my sneakers squish with every step, and it was impossible to stay out of the puddles, so I stomped through the river of rain and smiled at the cars as they sped by--splashing even more water my way. By the time I returned home, I was drenched. Water poured off me on to the kitchen floor, and I had to ask my daughter to bring me a towel, but I can't recall a more fun run!

8 Miles

Wednesday I ran 5 miles. Friday I was supposed to run 8, but I miscalculated the mileage on the map, and ended up running nearly nine miles. The good thing about running far from home is, you are forced to run or walk back (as opposed to the treadmill where you can just stop.) To make it more interesting, I ran on the roads to the nearby trail. Ran the trail. And then ran back home. I walked the last mile, so all in all it was 10 miles. So, well see how it holds up on the next run.