Michelle's Running Blog

I am really bad at posting my run on Saturdays because I get home from running and the day gets busy right away.  But, I did run a nice easy 6 on Saturday with my friend, Michelle.  She ran slow with me and it was nice to have some company.

The alarm was not a welcome sound this morning.  Monday morning's are not a fun time.  But, I feel really good now that I am home and done with my run.  It is always a good way to start the day, even when I don't really want the day to start yet.  The weather is getting a bit warmer and the sun is much brighter, it makes waking up early a little easier.

The sun was up earlier today, when I turned the corner by my house, there was glaring sunshine.  It was nice to not feel like it was so early.  However, there was a lot of wind today.  Running uphill into the wind is not a fun thing to do.  Once again, I am glad I fought off the stay in bed demons and got my run finished.  I have a busy day of preparations for a church Relief Society activity tonight on gardening, piano lessons, laundry, and kids.  

Today's run was nice.  I wasn't as tired as I have been lately, a nice relief.  After the run I took a quick shower and headed out to take Carolyn to the airport.  Now I have kids waiting in the tub and waffles cooking for a late breakfast.  I have a doctors appointment today.  I am sure it will be uneventful but it is nice to have more time passing in the pregnancy.

The alarm went off to run but my headache and achy body said "not today"  I took a tylenol and went back to bed.  Best decision ever.  I had a great day!

The rest yesterday left me with more energy today.  My neighbor has been battling an ankle injury this week and hasn't ran at all.  She wanted to try running today and came along with me knowing it would be a slow pace.  Unfortunately, her ankle still hurt a lot and she decided to walk at mile 3 so we walked home.  The walk felt good and it was good for her to walk instead of continue pounding.  I hope her ankle gets feeling better soon.  My run was cut 1.4 miles short but I don't really care, I am just excited that today is Friday!  I love the weekends!

I slept in this morning until I naturally woke up.  It was nice to not have an alarm wake me up.  I feel good about getting the 6 miles done this morning but I won't lie, it was hard.  For me pregnant running feels like the first few runs after you have had a lot of time off of running.  Do you remember how it feels to try to get back into shape and it is all you can do to make yourself not stop?  But the good thing is after a few tough runs it seems to get a bit easier and you see the rewards of you efforts.  Well, for me it is like running those first few runs over and over and over again, and it never gets easier.  

I went to bed early last night so I felt pretty good when the alarm went off this morning.  My run felt good today, the weather was perfect and I wasn't too tired.  My neighbor friend caught up to me just before mile 3 and her ankle was still hurting a little so we ran the rest of the way together.  There is nothing else to report, kind of uneventful.

I didn't feel very energetic this morning and I walked out the door thinking maybe I will run maybe I will walk.  Once I got going I felt a lot better.  I did the whole loop but really slow.  I felt good after completing the run because I didn't go very fast but still got the mileage in.  

Today was a tough mental run.  I almost talked myself out of running before I got out the door because there was snow on the ground and it looked really cold.  I can handle running with snow in January and February, but May?!  Luckily it wasn't as cold as it looked.  When I finally got out the door I thought maybe I would cut it short, but then I would feel like a slacker.  Then around mile 1 my belly started hurting.  I am ok running through aches and fatigue but probably shouldn't run through pain.  I walked for a block and then decided to tough it out.  In the end I got all 4.4 miles done but not very energetically. 

Today my son is having a spiderman birthday party for his 4th birthday.  I still have a lot of preparations to do for the party.  It is going to be a busy and fast day with so much going on.  Luckily I ordered a cake instead of making one.  This is the first time I have ordered a cake, it felt weird at first because I usually make a fun cake for my kids but I think those days might soon be over. 

I fully intended on running this morning and then plans changed.  The joys of motherhood!  My 4 year old son came in our room at 5:30 and my husband took him back to bed.  Then he came in again at 5:40.  I knew it would be a bad day if he didn't get more sleep because he usually wakes up around 8:30.  To try and make things better I went and laid in his bed with him to see if he would go back to sleep.  When 6:00 came and it was time to run he still wasn't asleep.  I decided it was more important for him to get some sleep then for me to run so I kept laying with him.  Finally he fell asleep, I tried to roll out of the bed and go ride the bike for a little exercise since  my husband was then leaving for work.(My running window is very little, barely enough for 4 miles which is why I don't do more.)  However, when I rolled out of his bed, he woke up and threw up.  I guess that is why he was up early and not sleeping good.  The noise woke up the older brother in the room and at 6:30, we were all awake what a joy.  We had some early morning commitments at the school and I had errands to do so I completely bagged exercise all together.  What a day, I am pretty tired and didn't even get a run in:(

I got a lot of sleep last night which was much needed.  The first half of my run was tough but about half way through I started feeling good and felt like I was normal running and not pregnant running.  I even picked up the pace a little.

My husband is now off on a long run because he is running a marathon next month.  It seems tight for both of us to run on Saturday mornings.  It is good I am only running 6 miles on Saturdays.  

The rest of the day will be busy with the last soccer game of the season, a birthday party, cleaning the church, planting a garden and we have friends in town who might move here.  We are going to show them around a little and go to dinner with them tonight.  

This morning was a good run.  The weather was warm and I didn't feel too tired.  Not much else to say about it, just a good run.

I didn't sleep well during the night so when the alarm went off at 6:00 I was not ready to run and start the day. I fell right back asleep. I slept until 8:15, what a treat! I have been waking up early even on the weekends when I have time to sleep in. When I woke up I rode the bike in the basement for 45 minutes. I don't know how many miles because the display is broken but I am still dripping in sweat so it was a good workout and worth cross training for a little extra sleep!

I am having a hard time getting running miles in this week.  I was feeling good this morning when I set out to run but within the first mile I had three pain attacks.  It was almost like I was going into labor, though it is way to early for that.  I felt intense abdominal pain and my stomach got really hard.  I walked through the pain then tried running again.  When this happened the 3rd time in the first mile I decided running further wasn't going to happen today, so I walked home and rode the bike for 45 minutes and finished with some push-ups.  Hopefully I will feel better tomorrow and can get a little running in, I don't want to give up running just yet.

I did actually run today and had a successful run!  I felt great and pretty confident.  Usually during my run I might see 2-3 other runners out but this morning I saw about 10!  I guess the lighter warmer mornings has people recommitting to exercise.  It is fun to see more people out.

When I got home my son was awake and needed a million things from me and then the day got busy and I didn't sit at the computer once until now(5:00 p.m.)  That is abnormal for me but I did get a ton done today.  My house is clean, I painted my daughter's dresser white, bought garden suppplies, did visiting teaching, a little grocery shopping, and tonight we are watching some of our friends kids and planting our garden.  I am looking forward to 8:30 when the kids are all in bed, babysitting is done, and my husband and I can sit and watch TV.  That is mostly the only time I sit down for an extended time, I am pretty tired by the end of the day.

It was really hard to get out of bed this morning but I knew my neighbor was waiting for me so I dragged myself out of bed and got out the door.  Of course, I am glad I did.  My neighbor has been having some ankle problems so she wanted a slow run this morning.  Slow is what she got, really slow.  I never time myself, I just run the miles.  Well, today my friend had her garmin, how depressing.  I didn't think we were going that slow but wow!  Out miles were between 10:40 and 11:00 pace.  I have slowed down a ton!  I am still just focusing on getting the miles in and the pace doesn't matter too much.  I am OK with running slow I just didn't realize I was that slow.  I do think we went a tiny bit slower today because we were talking.

Today was a tough run.  I cut it short and took a few walking breaks.  I don't want to sound like a complainer so I will just leave it at that.  But, I am still glad I did it and got some good exercise before the day begins!

I was concerned about running today and when I started the pain in my lower left abdominal area came back quickly.  I was really bummed.  I walked for a block and then tried running again.  I walked twice in the first half mile but then I was able to complete the rest of the run without walking.  The great part about the run is that my neighbor caught up with me quickly and we ran together.  The time went by so fast and it was enjoyable to catch up with her a little.  I am glad I didn't have to cut the run short today.  

Today started out tough but I ended feeling great.  I tried to warm up a bit more, but when I started running I still had the pains I have been getting.  I ran/walked for the first 1.5 miles but then I was able to solid run the rest of the miles.  I am still counting the entire loop as miles even though a bit was walking.  I am actually excited that I did the whole loop instead of wimping out.  Also at the end I felt like I could keep going, I wasn't even tired.

I used map my run to figure out my distance this morning.  I don't know how accurate it is but it sounds about right.  I felt great for the first two miles after a walking warm up and then I started hurting again so I began a little run/walk.  Then I started feeling good again and ended with a solid run.  I walked around the block when I got home which is something I don't usually do.  It felt really good, I enjoy walking especially when I don't feel like I should be running.  

I set out on my run this morning thinking of just running 4 miles if I could and then maybe adding some more at the end, if I was feeling well.  At mile 2 I pass the high school track, when I got there my ankles were hurting a bit and I though it might be nice to run on a softer surface for a mile and then take a short cut home.  So I ran a mile on the track and felt great, I decided to add .5 more and then another .5 and then I thought why not another mile?  So after the 2 miles to the track, 3 miles on the track I added one more mile on a short cut home and stopped at our garden.  We have a community garden plot which is nice but we have to water it with a hose.  I watered the garden and then walked home.  I was excited to be able to run 6 miles without the crazy pains that have been plaguing me the last two weeks.    

It was nice to sleep in a little today and run for a bit longer.  I was planning on only running 4 but I stopped at the track and I am really enjoying the track lately.  It is easy to run two more laps and then two more and before I realize I have ran an extra mile.  I probably covered 5.75-6.0 miles but I walked a bit here and there so I am calling in 5 miles of running.