10/31

No run Thursday because I had a newspaper interview in the morning and packing for a trip all afternoon; no run Friday or Sat. because we were out of town and there was no opportunity.

Lousy run today. Stopped when Luke woke up @ 28, stopped to give him his pacifier again at 34, then again at 38, then finished the 5 and spent the next ten minutes standing by his crib dizzy and nauseated, trying not to fall over while I rubbed his back.

I've got something going on physically--I don't know what--but I am not myself these days.  I'm exhausted--I fell asleep three times during the day yesterday (at church and twice in the car) which is very rare for me.  No matter how much I sleep I'm still tired, but Luke is NOT sleeping these days and it's killing me--he wakes up every forty-five minutes or so from 7 pm to 6:30 am, plus he nurses at least twice a night.  And now when I run my stomach is cramping like crazy and I just feel cruddy.  Whine whine whine...I just wish I could get this kid to sleep longer than 30 minutes at a time.

5 miles; 8:18/mile

10/26

Not a very good run today.  I ran 3.2 miles and then had to stop because my stomach was cramping so much.  Ran another mile and then got off for water and Luke-pacifying, although my stomach was starting up again, then finished out the 5.  I actually dropped my pace for the first time in I don't know how long...probably since I was pregnant.  I'm guessing this is just the cumulative effects of 3 days of consecutive 5-milers, but I sure hope I'm not coming down with something

5 miles, 8:27/mile

10/25

I have to do all my runs back-to-back this week so I didn't push much today; we'll see if this helps with the aching knees at night.

5 miles; 8:28/mile, stops @ 4 minutes (phone), 22 minutes (Juliet), 32 minutes (fixing headphones).

10/24

It seems like I say this every day, but I'm so tired!!  I really hope Luke starts sleeping better at night; six hours just isn't nearly enough (especially when it's interrupted every half-hour).

Stopped at 4 miles for a drink, then finished the last mile.

5 miles; 8:15/mile

10/22

Another fiver today; stopped @ 6 minutes to put Luke down for his nap and then @ 4.1 miles to get a drink.

5 miles; 8:12/mile

Happy to see that I ran 20 this week; hopefully I can keep this pretty constant.  I decided that as long as I'm running 4 times a week I'll be happy with that when I'm not actively training for something. 

10/20

Really tired and low energy today.

Ran 1.5 miles, then saw Luke's eyelids drifting downward so I stopped and put him to bed.
Ran .5 miles and then helped Jules get her story set up.
Ran 2 miles and stopped for a drink.
Last mile.

Pace for the last 3 miles was 8:15; first two miles was 8:23

5 miles; 8:18 avg. pace

10/19

No run yesterday because I spent every spare minute cleaning my carpets.  Super fun and my knees were aching that night.

5 miles today at naptime--NO STOPS!!  Amazing considering how many times Luke woke up while I was reading to Julesie pre-run.

5 miles; 8:16/mile