Weekly Miles

I'm a week behind on posting. I'm kind of torn on whether or not I want to continue posting...but I really want to. I have 2 1/2 months until my 1 year anniversary of starting to work out. I started doing this for me and so I will continue doing this for me.

Week of  7/9 - 7/15 Miles
Monday: 2 miles
Tuesday: 4 miles (speed training)
Wednesday - 3 miles
Thursday: 4 miles (more speed training)
Friday off
Saturday: 7 miles
Sunday: 4 miles (Horrible run)

I don't want to go into much detail about this week. It was one of my worst weeks ever. I felt like quitting. My body was so achy and heavy while running. Come to find out...it was just hormones. Ugh. 2 weeks out of the month are horrible for training. Some times I really hate being a girl!

Luckily this week is a whole lot better! I bought some compression socks to help with my shin splints. They help out a lot! I'm very happy I bought some! They were $35 but whatever. They help out a TON!

On to this week. I'm feeling 100x's better this week! Very excited for my marathon! I have about 2 1/2 months to prepare. I'm starting to get really serious about training and recovery. I've added in some strength training this week. I feel that will help me be stronger in the race. Today is my rest day and so glad it is. I'm feeling pretty sore...but that's a good feeling. I think I need to stretch a whole lot more. It'll probably help with the tightness/soreness I'm feeling.

I'm having a lot of fun on this journey. I was talking to my husband last night about this upcoming marathon and how huge of an event it is in my life right now. Back in high school I remember hearing about marathons and thinking about the type of people who ran them were. Crazies! Not human. Just seemed so unreal that people ran that much...didn't find out about the ultramarathons until recently...CRAZY! Anyway, I was saying that for me to be doing this now is almost like a dream come true. Sort of. I've though about doing a marathon lots before, but obviously that was just a thought. And to actually be doing it and getting closer to the actual race....I can't find words to express my feelings. I feel on top of the world. I feel strong and I like the comments from people who call me crazy. You kind of have to be a little crazy to want to run 26.2 miles! I'm so excited and I'm starting to find my running grove again. I've felt for a while now that running is now a must or a chore. I don't like that at all. I've relaxed a little and can now enjoy running as my release. I switched up my running days and now training on my own. It's nice to get lost in my runs. Hit that runners high and sort of do my own thing. No disrespect what so ever to my training friend....just nice to be alone while running.

People keep asking if I've lost anymore weight. ARE YOU CRAZY? haha If I lose anymore weight, I wouldn't be strong enough to run 10+ miles! I've actually gained 2 pounds and thinking 125 pounds is a perfect weight for me. I was kind of sad about it...but I'd rather be strong than "skinny" If I'm skinny I don't have strength to do much. I eat 3000-3500 calories a day....I need all those calories for my training. If I didn't eat that much...I wouldn't be able to train. And then depression would probably take over again. Vicious cycle. But it is what it is. I'm happy about my body...mostly...but I have 2 1/2 months to get it to where I'm completely happy about it. And I can get there! I'm so excited about all that's coming. Just need to speed up time! :)