Run, Run, Run

This is not my weekly report (obviously) but an update on my running so far this week.

This week has been a good one so far. Now that we're back to running at the Sportsplex, there's be a little adjusting...leg-wise. We had become so accustomed to totally flat running that the little grades at the Sp. made it a little challenging. We find that running early in the mornings has been the time to go in order to beat the heat and humidity as much as possible. Though we don't always get out as early as we plan to, it is still early enough to not pass out while we run.

I had to lay off last week due to pain that has re-surfaced. I believe it is the same chest pain I have had to endure from the fall I had earlier this year. It is in the exact same place as before. They are sharp, stabbing, break-taking pains and have kept me awake at night and uneasy during the day. It never bothered me while we were gone. I don't know if I over-exerted on my speed run (the first I've done) two days before we left and the pain reminded me that the injury was still there although my body was healing. Needless to say, I succombed to rest (no running) until the pain left again...a whole week!!! Ugh...

With all of that said, this week has really been great so far. I am hoping to log in miles in the 25 mile range each week. I was able to do this the last couple of weeks we were in Gulf Shores and with being off last week I wasn't sure if I could run more than a couple of miles at a time bringing my weekly mileage down a lot. It looks like things are going great again. It's a little hard to get going but as I keep at it the better it feels to run and am able to keep my miles up.

Monday - 5 miles
Tuesday - 7 miles
Wednesday - 5 miles

Yesterday was a great day for distance. I don't know if I would have even thought of going this far had it not been for Frank. The first mile was hard and my legs felt heavy. He ran with me after the first mile and while we talked, we ran and ran and before I knew it we had gone 7 miles. This is the first time I've run this far in quite a while and was very excited about it...although I could have drank an ocean of bottled water when I was finished, ha!

Today, I was a little tight and wanted to make at least 3 miles. Again, after the first mile and working out the soreness, running became easier. As a matter of fact, this run was great pace-wise. Every time I looked at my Garmin it was recording a running pace in the 8 minute range!! I was so excited because it never felt like I was running that fast. Hey, that's fast for me...okay? The last mile I decided I was going to walk to cool down. Not being a walker (this is soooo difficult for me to do when I'm wanting to run now), I started walking and then decided to run to "that" pole, then I walked a little more and ran a little further and before I knew it I ran the whole way; therefore, keeping my entire run at a decent pace.

I'm now wanting to run 5 miles the next couple of days. Keep watch on my log at the top of the page to see if I make it.

Note: Any time you want to view my runs, you can click on my Weekly Running Log and go to the week you are interested in seeing.

Run 4 It...Robbie