I made my longest run on Sunday of 11 miles. It took me 2:20, and yes, that's 12:45 min/mile. On Sunday many people from my area ran in a half marathon, and I honestly wished I was running it with them. It was so fun to read their updates and hear their success stories, so if you ran this past weekend, great job! I can't wait to join that club!
I'm still dealing with this toe thing. Not to say I could immensely improve my time, but every step is painful. I have to stop once in awhile and just let the blood flow to my toes. I also decided to only stop for water twice: at 5 miles and 10 miles. I like that plan! Tonight I did 45 minutes of spinning, then I when I found out Kacie's game was canceled, I did 30 minutes on the elliptical. I feel pretty good, but I can't wait to put in 5 miles tomorrow if her game is canceled again. But honestly, she may have whatever this illness is floating around, so who knows if she'll be up to playing a game.
Back to running...As I was running, in the drizzling rain, I passed an older gentleman who was out for a walk. I had my iPod on, but I could tell he said something to me. I turned down the volume, and asked him to repeat himself. He said, "You never miss a day, do you?" I guess I'm well known in the neighborhood. In fact, I think the drivers in my neighborhood are the best! But having said that, my routes here are getting old. I'm tired of 10+ miles of the same scenery, but it's a safe place to run, and that's why I do it. I also explored a local high school's track on Saturday to put in 3 miles, and that felt pretty good on the knees too, so I may throw that in more. The bad part is that I can't count the laps! Thank goodness for Nike+, but I don't like measuring in km.
I have met some cool people on a local FB running group page (hi there if you are visiting from FB!) who say they will run with me, even as slow as I am. I am going to take them up on it one of these days because I just can't handle running the same routes all the time. But let's look at my schedule shall we? The half-marathon is in less than 5 weeks. Out of those weekends, one is a camping weekend, 2 are fast pitch tournaments. The good news is that one weekend I will be home (sort of) and hopefully I can get one of these awesome people to take me off of my well-beaten path.
Yes, I have one month, and I'm determined to make it. I will make it...by the skin of my teeth. Oh sure, I continue to battle injuries. Evidently I needed new shoes much sooner than I anticipated, so my knees took a beating. Finally, 1.5 weeks later, I'm feeling some improvement. Also, usually two days after a long run (8+ miles is the definition of long run for me) I usually have an ache in my legs on Tuesday. This week, not so much! But this toe thing...wow...ouch! Not sure I'm made for this, but I will reach this goal, and I'll go from there and make my next plan.
So as I go into this last month of training, I'd like to remind you that I am also fundraising for Love Without Boundaries. This is an awesome organization that provides surgeries to orphans in China. As a mommy to a boy from China who was once an orphan and received a surgery there, I can say that these are life-saving and life-changing opportunities. The link is to the right on this page if you'd like to donate to this awesome organization. And if not, just keep praying for me!
Thank you, and God Bless! God is good, isn't He!
Jolene
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