Wednesday, July 27, 2016

7/27

6.2 tonight. Local race series trail 5k and then picked up the other 5k once the kids were in bed, both with DH, so that was nice! Ran the first 5k at a pretty easy pace thanks to all the obstacles on the trails (11:43) and the second a little harder (10:40). Both were dang hot but the second through my neighborhood was definitely worse even after the sun was down--the shade and trails cut the heat quite a bit! Pretty fun course with lots of stairs (both concrete and 2-ft high ones cut into the trail with logs here and there), four or five stream crossings (no wet feet though--water was pretty low), muddy and sandy patches, and LOTS of hurdling fallen trees. My favorite kind of trail with just enough stuff to keep it interesting and make you watch every step--goes so much faster that way!
A couple of amusing bits--I had to walk up the steep bits of the trail bc there was literally not enough room for my leg to bend without hitting my stomach, and the RD asked if she could take a picture with me after I finished to convince her daughter that it was possible to keep running during pregnancy (she really wants grandchildren). Haha! Overall a good running day and I was super happy that the first race of this series fell on my birthday. 

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

7/26; 31 weeks

Monday: Another day where I seriously contemplated taking an USRD but ended up with 7 aerobic pace/HMP intervals/FF. Gotta get kids to music lessons now.

Today: 5 easy that felt so stinkin' hard. Everything aches right now; at the joint-pain-stage of the cold. Off to the pool in hopes that the water helps.

Saturday, July 23, 2016

7/23

4 easy on TM with FF, walked 1/3 mile afterwards to cool down. Sinuses are just about completely closed, ugh! Woke up early this morning simply because I couldn't breathe. Summer colds always feel like such an affront. Headed to the pool for the rest of the day--too hot to do anything else!

30 for the week, 96 for the month, 675.2 YTD.. If I run 33 miles a week for the next 9 weeks I could hit 1000 for this pregnancy but just adding 3 miles a week (assuming I can keep up the 30 which I don't know if I can) sounds a little ambitious even for me...

Friday, July 22, 2016

7/22

7 on TM; combo of speed intervals and easy recovery pace. Went a lot better than I was expecting; I was up late last night (favorite old running buddy came into town for a quick visit) and I caught my kids' crappy summer cold, so I really didn't know if I'd even be able to get a mile since I felt pretty lousy when I started! Gotta love it when the endorphins kick in.

SRD yesterday; prenatal yoga & a couple of hours at the pool.

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

7/20

6 easy late-night miles for me (11:21 PM finish!). Had to do the dreaded glucose tolerance test today (if you're unfamiliar with it you basically have to chug 50g of sugar syrup), and after that + a blood draw + a TDaP booster (tech wasn't kidding when she said it was going to hurt a ton later-OW!) I was so nauseated & dizzy most of the day that running was out of the question until all of the crappy glucose got metabolized. Just glad it's done and that tomorrow is a glorious SRD--planning for yoga + swimming.
And because I went to the trouble of looking it up, 664.2 miles for this pregnancy so far.

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

7/19; 30 weeks

5 on TM; first 4 easy and gradual uptick on last mile for FF at HMP +31. Headed to the pool now and hoping it relieves the leaden legs!

Monday, July 18, 2016

7/18

8 on the TM; HMP 1-minute intervals until I ran out of time the last mile and ran the rest at HMP -47 seconds.

Saturday, July 16, 2016

7/16

3 very easy for me tonight, but OUTSIDE!!! First time I've run outside in 7 weeks so I'm a wee bit excited (waited until 9:45 PM when it had cooled off and DH was able to go with me, since I'm a little nervous about going by myself these days). Stomach cramps every time I ran up a hill, but it was glorious to be off that darn treadmill!

31 for the week; 10 weeks to go!

Friday, July 15, 2016

11/13

SRD yesterday; yoga and pool.

10 tonight. Did the first 7 pretty fast and then took it down a little for the last 3...didn't finish until 11 PM and I got about 3 hours of sleep last night. My mind was more fatigued than my legs--just not one of those runs that was enjoyable. But double digits are always good, I guess...

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

7/13

4 miles easy; had some cramping 7 minutes in so I walked for 5 until it went away. It didn't bother me the rest of the run but I decided to do my short-distance run today and then use the extra time to mow the lawn. Managed to get it almost all the way done before the lightning and torrential rain hit! :-) Nothing I haven't run in before, so I just tried to hurry it up and finished before the grass got too wet. Good X-training!

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

7/12; 29 weeks

6 easy today--didn't feel easy! Off to the pool & hoping that helps to wake up my legs a bit.

Monday, July 11, 2016

7/11

8 today; 42 seconds slower overall than the same distance Friday--legs just felt SO leaden today! Not much sleep over the weekend and I definitely could tell. Today is crazy busy with stuff for the kids so I'm thrilled that I managed to wedge this run in the little chunk of time between clarinet & swimming lessons.

Saturday, July 9, 2016

7/9

Quick easy 3 this morning; now headed up to Lake Michigan beaches to meet extended family. 30 for the week and a whopping 35 for the month. Lots of leg pain after yesterday's speedwork; massage, compression socks, and Tylenol finally made it bearable enough to sleep.

Friday, July 8, 2016

7/8

8 miles, aerobic pace with 2-minute HMP intervals every 8 minutes (10:29/mile). Negative split and did NOT have to stop once for my kids (ah, the magic of going to the library right before my run!!). Was hoping to get in another 3 but ran out of time before we had to leave, so I'll nab those tomorrow. Enjoyed this run so much more than the others this week--no cramping at all and is the pace that I would normally do my LRs at (at least the ones where I'm not hitting MP miles) so it felt much more "normal."

Thursday, July 7, 2016

7/7

Thought about running today so I wouldn't have to run before I drive up to Michigan Saturday, but basically my mantra today is "everything hurts and I'm tired," so I took my normal Thursday SRD and did yoga. Hopefully I'll feel less achy tomorrow and be able to semi-enjoy my run tomorrow (I am SO SO sick of the TM but this weather pretty much guarantees passing out if I run outside). Wonder of wonders, I made it through my entire yoga DVD without having to stop once, which is a miracle since I was watching my friend's 3 kids this morning and so there were 8 kids playing around me. Now just hoping that the forecasted thunderstorm hits so that I have an excuse to lounge around my house instead of taking everyone to the pool. :-)

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

7/6

Easy 6 and yoga. I hate how long it takes to do runs at easy pace. Can't wait until I can do sprint intervals again!

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

7/5; 28 weeks

6 on TM; planned as easy run but had enough kid interruptions the first 2 miles that I really had to crank it up the last 4 miles in order to finish by the time I'd promised to take kids to the pool. Last mile at HMP; hopefully I don't feel this too much later.

Monday, July 4, 2016

7/4

7 in a progression run with HMP-intervals. Midterms this week for the summer class I'm teaching at Purdue, which equates to my worst grading week, so I probably won't get many miles in this week (also another weekend away visiting my sister who is moving to Hong Kong). SRD yesterday and didn't end up running Sat after 9 miles walking in Chicago then driving home. Confession: I am feeling pretty darn tired and that's not good headed into this week! But I do feel better post-run so that's good...now to cram in an hour of grading before the holiday festivities start.

Friday, July 1, 2016

7/1

Yoga and SRD yesterday (hahaha...rest...prepped for a party to which we'd invited 23 families).

100 for June.

5 today; easy for first 3.7 and gradually cranked it up the last 1.3 to end with HMP. No cramps! Now off to Chicago for a quick overnight...we'll see how many miles I log walking. If I get home early enough I'll try to squeeze in a run late tomorrow night.