4 Miles

Treadmills are the hardest for me. I hate watching the clock and yes, I cover it but STILL have to peek! LOL

Last short run before my very first 16miler on Sunday!!! Oh boy.

8 Miles

Ugh, this run SUCKED tonight! I ate at Chick Fil A, had a wrap and half an order of fries along with WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY too much coffee and loaded with emotions. I ran down limmer loop, felt sick to my stomach the first 2 miles then thought I was being stalked and got creeped out, turning around at the 3 mile mark to head back into my neighborhood....felt like vomitting at the 5 mile mark and just kept asking myself, "WHY THE HELL ARE YOU DOING THIS???? WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO PROVE WITH THIS RUNNING STUFF?????"

Oh boy. Very discouraging run. Not sure if running is my "thing" or not. I feel really good after my long runs. I hate that it takes me at least 2.5 miles to get into my groove and start to enjoy it. Some days I feel strong. Some days I feel defeated before I even begin. Why do I ALWAYS feel defeated? Not good enough? Hmmmmmmmmmmmm....is running helping me or harming me. So many thoughts, my head is swimming.

Needless to say, feeling very emotional.
Feel fat.
Feel out of shape.
Feel grose.
Feel like a "Fake" runner.
Feel insecure.

Also have my period...yeah, this may explain alot.

Ugh.

This week is 4,8,4,16 and I WILL NOT miss a run. :o)

Today was rainy and cold so I jumped on the "dreadmill" tonight and destressed....WOW THIS IS WHAT I NEEDED!!!

Skipped 15

Yeah, yeah, I know...NOT GOOD.

It was the day after Christmas and I was RUN DOWN. Didn't get dressed or anything, sore throat and I am just NOT one of those troopers. If it were race day, different story. I just didn't want to sacrifice training by running myself even more ragged than I already felt. LOL

THIS WAS MY FINAL FREE PASS!

Skipped 3

Should have been 6

Went to run and was TRULY overwhelmed by the week....I know it's not an excuse but hey it was CHRISTMAS WEEK!!!! For me, I did what I could this week and it will just have to do.

3 Miles

Treadmill today, figured I usually do 3 miles in 30 minutes so I added on 10 just to be sure. This treadmill in the garage doesn't show the mileage well. Time seems to take forever on that thing! LOL

Long Run!

This week has been crazy!!! I gave myself permission to have a "bad" week in training. Chris was gone all week and we had a TON of holiday stuff going on with it being the last week of school before winter break. I thought a ton about just quitting the running thing and was given a pep talk by a friend and decided it was time to focus in and get it done! So instead of feeling discouraged, disappointed, not "good enough" and just sit around having a pity party, it was time to set my mind to SUCCESS!

I have a plan.
I have the capability to be fast and strong.
I will of course FINISH.
I am a runner.

So I took some advise, prettied up my plan and posted it to the fridge so I can highlight each week of success and completion!
So, I was only supposed to do 10 today but went a little further since I joined up with some other runner friends this week. Had an AWESOME run!!! Had a couple issues with my knee, but stopped to stretch and I was able to keep on going, even kick it up at the end.

I definitely do NOT like running in the cold but it's getting a "little" bit easier, I guess.

So here's to me being a firecracker! I'm ready to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :o)

3 Miles (should have been 7!)

Well, since Chris is out of town, I only had 30 minutes to get a run in before I had to get Adrianna from school and the little ones were sleeping so my sister was able to help me out. I felt like crap the entire run...ate JUNK JUNK JUNK last night and today, DRANK NO WATER and all I kept saying to myself was "Garbage in Garbage out!". Felt queezy and very emotional. Happy with the time (best time yet for 3 miles!) but didn't enjoy the run. bleh.

3 Miles

DANG IT!!! I was 3 SECONDS from getting under 10!!!!! Next time, next time! LOL

GREAT run! The 3 mile runs are actually getting "easy"...wow!!!

Very cool.
Very cool.

7 Miles

Well, it was AWESOME to have a long run with my buddy even though it was her last one, it was just GREAT to chat and catch up!! The woman is a CYCLIST, and a damn good one at that. She loves her bike like I love the pavement. It's time for her to focus on endurance cycling while I focus on endurance running. Looking forward to chasing her on her bike while I run on my feet! LOL :o)

Now that I got out the good part of this morning,let's talk about the suck ass part!!!!!!!!! I can barely type right now because I have no feeling in my hands. Why? Well, it's not because it was 40 degrees out, it's because I WALKED THE LAST 4 MILE HOME!!!!!! And it was FREEZING!!!!! Hit a rock, twisted my ankle and I guess popped my knee somehow. I tried walking a bit and running TWICE but COULDN'T. Yeah, I'm bummed but instead of focusing on it, I'm thankful that I had a great time and laughs with my Kimmers!!!!

On every road there comes a fork and we have to decide which path to take and not look back, so here we go Marathon...I am going to take you on and I will do it FAST with ALL I have! Cycling and Triathlons....not next year....sorry! :o)

So here's to you Kimmers!!! Spin Girl Spin while I Run Run Run. I wouldn't be at this place if it weren't for your initial investement and partnership with me! I LOVE YOU MY FRIEND!!!! And I "will" be running behind your bike while training...LMAO!!! :o)

Kick Ass 6 Miles!

After Monday's freezing Misery, today was KICK ASS!!! Ran the bike path down Carl Stern and back home. FELT AWESOME!!!! WAS SHOCKED at my time, had to take a triple take...LOL!!!

2 Miles

Froze to death, only got two miles in but it's better than nothing I guess. :o)

12 Miles

Had a great run today! No bathroom breaks. Ran into Whataburger to fill up 2 water bottles and that was it. Took a 2x caffeine at 40 min and 3shot blocks at 80 min and felt good. Went through 48oz of water and need to hydrate for sure!

Started with 32oz of water on my belt and had bad backpain up to mile 4 so I won't be starting with 4 bottles anymore that's for sure! Going with only 2 from now on.

I think I maintained a good pace and still feel great so maybe next time I may push just a wee bit more. LOL

5 Miles

Chris was out of town AND I had 3 sick kids home yesterday so no run for me! But at least I was able to sneak out before dinner tonight! Weather was GREAT, I came home sweaty...I like that! :o)