Just one race at a time

Rest day

3 ez miles this morning.  Legs still feeling the 20 miler,  I may run more tonight depending on how my legs feel.

My run was both good and bad today.  The plan was to run 6 miles with 4 of the miles to be at least marathon pace or faster. 

My husband left right after I did and was going to walk three miles.  I wanted to beat him home, this would give me the incentive to run the miles faster. First warm up mile was9:06.  Next mile was 8:52 about 10 second slower than I wanted. Mile number three was 8:39 right where I wanted to be but this mile has a big down hill so really it should have been faster.  At the turn around I now have to run up the hill I just ran down.  This mile came in at 9:02 which I count as a marathon pace mile because it was the same effort as marathon pace.

At this point I am looking for my husband. This should be close to where I could pass him depending on when he left the house.  I run .5 miles and I don't see him.  I am starting to get worried that he will beat me home.  I speed up.  I still don't see him.  I speed up.  I ask the crossing guard if he had see him.  He said that he had not.  I speed up. I run a little further and I see him.  I speed up.  When I get close enough I notice that he is coming toward me.  WHAT!?!?! He got caught up in some work and had just left the house 20 minutes earlier and had only walked a mile.  So I had won the race but it didn't feel like a victory at all.  I ran the fifth mile in 8:21.  I wonder how fast it would have been if I had not talked to the crossing guard. I ran the final mile in 8:31.  

This run was good in that I met my goal but bad because it felt like I was running A LOT faster than I really was especally that 5th mile.

5 miles at 3% decline ran the first mile @ 9:13 the second at 9:05 third @ 8:57 the last one and a half @ 8:34 and the last .5 @ 8:00

Lifted for legs

Spin - worked on both speed and strength today.

6 easy miles no husband to chase today...not nearly as fun.  I may walk with him tonight if it is not to hot.

pm 2 easy walking miles with hubby not sure if they should count...but they felt really good on my sore legs!

6 miles elliptical 11% resistance in 39:07

Lifted for abs and back

Yoga

Ok little side story.  The top of my left foot by my big toe has been numb since Tuesday.  It felt like my shoe was too tight but it felt that way even when I was barefoot (which I am most of the day).  Yesterday I notice a bite at the base of my big toe.  It was small but very pussy (I know just what you wanted to read at lunch time)  I got some rubbing alchohol and a needle, drained the bite really good and now I can feel my foot again!  I wonder how much of my foot would have gone numb if I had not found the bite.

Went to this race with the idea that it would be easy and fun.  While it was still fun it was not easy.  After Hobble Creek two weeks ago I had really bad stomach issues that lasted for more than 24 hours.  In trying to avoid that happening again I didn't eat any thing solid after 5:00 on Friday.  On Saturday morning I had 1/4 cup almonds for breakfast and nothing else.  

Lined up with Kimmy and Smooth but when  the gun went off Smooth was gone never to be seen again!

Mile 1 - 8:34 faster than what we wanted but it felt good so we went with it.

Mile 2 - 8:48 Still to fast but still feeling good

Mile 3 - 8:52 About where we want to be (with water stop)

Mile 4 - 9:19 Big hill but still feeling good

Mile 5 - 8:58 Still feeling great Kimmy offers me a gu gel thing but my stomach is feeling weird and I am afraid to eat it.

Mile 6 - 9:22 Really big hill I can see Smooth in the distance and "we might be able to catch her"

Mile 7 - 9:20 Still hilly but about out of the big hills

Mile 8 - 8:50 Still feeling good joking about the girl with a GIANT wedgy in front of us

Mile 9 - 8:50 I start to feel light headed but the rest of me feels great

Mile 10 - 8:52 I know I should have eaten something by now.  I just try to stay with Kim.  I remember telling my body that there is 5 pound of fat on my Butt if it is hungry it should eat that.  At 10.5 my body answers back by making it all go dark and I almost pass out.  Good thing Kim was there to catch me!  I tell Kim to go on.  I walk and eat two gels.

Mile 11 - 9:35 Running but just barely I feel dead.

Mile 12 - 9:10 I am getting passed a lot just trying to hold on

Mile 13 - 9:43 I want to cry...My legs are great but I just can't run any faster

Finish 1:59:06

Made the goal of coming in under 2 hours but was really disappointed in my last three miles.  I need to get this food thing down.  You would think after so many races I would be able to do it right but for some reason this year had been really hard on my stomach and I can't find the answer.