Run.Chew.Sparkle

It's Thursday but I swear it is Friday! I am so off this week. Ever have one of those weeks, where right from the beginning you knew, it was going to be just one of those weeks?! Where nothing seems to go right, your off, one minute tons of energy, next I am dragging myself across the carpet and my brain is going a million miles a minute. Yup that has been my week so far. On Tuesday, I ended up using the extra REST day and even took the whole day off from work. I needed too. There was just no way I could function. I had a conference call at 9 that day, 9:40 I crawled back in bed trying to get some sleep and when I woke up for work, I felt like a Truck had run me over. I gave up, I waved that white flag and called off of work and had someone cover my whole shift. Thankfully I have some people on my staff now, willing to do so. I felt so guilty because I NEVER call off, unless I am puking, which the last time I did that was a year ago. So you know I am all kinds of out of sor...

Can you guess how I am feeling today??! I woke up feeling like a. Truck ran me over!! My uterus is yelling at me and my quads are sore, really sore. My body is achy and my mind frame, yeah the idea of going out there in the heat and running for just 3 miles wasn't happening today. I need a little more rest. I know it has a lot to do with my TOM going on, it sucks, it drains me but on top of the 23 miles Sunday, yeah well it isn't pretty. I do have to work tonight 130-930... So I'm resting and napping before then, well as much as I can. Instead of a XT tomorrow I'm gonna get a run in, make up the 3 miles. I normally don't run I. Days I weigh in but it's what I have to do. That scale can kick rocks anyway this week, I ran 23 miles despite what it says. Even though I feel guilty taking an extra rest day this week since I have another on Saturday because of the wedding, it's what I have to do. It doesn't make me less of a runner or less training, it makes me...

So today was a full on rest day. I mean I had nothing planned, except the fact I had to go to Walmart to get my contacts, I desperately needed new ones. I did want to clean out my closet a bit, start working on my race bib project frame thing, go get my new running shoes, but nothing seemed at all that great, besides being lazy and laying around. I slept in until 9. I wanted to sleep in longer but James had to get up for work, so I was up too. I made myself a quick breakfast and coffee and then shuffled my way to the couch. My hunger was back for sure today and snacking was in full effect. I laid on the couch all morning, watching shows I never would before like Wahlburgers and Killer Kids. Wahlburgers was actually pretty good and darn that Killer Kids show, sucked me in. I ate some lunch and then went right back to bed and just slept until I felt I needed to get up. I ended up taking almost a 3 hour nap. It felt amazing. I woke up with some energy, not much and then I went to Walm...

Okay so like always I am going to be open and honest about my training runs and today is no exception. I am also going to ramble and go on and on, and probably have a bunch of grammar mistakes. And this may be very long, a lot went on in these training miles. Bare with me, I am still in a little bit of a fog because this morning I ran 23 miles. Oh in case you over looked that and missed the post title... 23 MILES!!!! Now most training plans don't call to do 23 miles, usually nothing over 20 BUT Jeff Galloway recommends it, his training sometimes even has you doing 29 for the elite runners. I follow is training plan called "Planned to Finish". He does having us run 26 in training and then the 26 on the marathon. While, I think that is a good idea, I really do, for me it doesn't work. One because the weeks don't seem to match up with tapering and two because, I only want to experience 26.2 miles at the marathon and that is it. I want to run it once and...

So another week done and over with. This week was successful. My energy was up, it was a low mileage week, which I do like every so often. And I got some variety in this week too. Sunday:11 miles in Clearwater with Nanci and gang Monday: 2 mile walk with my LOVE Tuesday: 3 miles Wednesday: 11.6 miles on the bike Thursday: Rest Friday: 4 miles Saturday: Rest 18 Running Miles 13.6 XT miles I have been sleeping much better, my hunger of course is there. Some days I could eat everything in the kitchen and other days not so much. Tomorrow embarks on another crazy run day. Tomorrow morning, or actually in like 11 hours, I will be starting my 23 mile training run. I am not nervous or scared, I am kind of excited. I just want to run and go and get it over with it. Break that mental wall. I was going to get up at 3 like when I did 20 but I realized that was just way to early for me. I didn't feel right, it messed me all up that one hour. So on the back end of the runs, it wil...

I love everything about this!!! Share this for all runners. This was just what I needed to watch before I tackle my longest run before my marathon. My heart nearly exploded with love for this. I can not wait until Spring to see the film

I really enjoyed the Friday Five last week and I like that it is something different to post each Friday, so I am linking up with  Nanci ,  Mar On The Run  &  Eat Pray Run DC  &  Cynthia . I love that I saw this on Nanci's blog because I found some awesome running ladies to now follow and join in on the fun. It is crazy to me that September is two days away and Labor Day. I feel it is so early this year too. But with Labor Day comes the start of fall. Even though Fall doesn't really begin for us Floridan's until November haha, when the rest of the world is gearing down for winter. Anyway I love to pretend we are in fall weather here. Friday Five Fall Preview 1. MY MARATHON!!! This by far is what is driving me this whole fall. It is October 12, in PA, in the heart of NEPA. And if you have ever been to that part of the country, you know how beautiful it is that time of year. The leaves are changing or already changing. The weather is crisp...