Ran 18 miles :)

   This week was my week of cross training since I was on vacation. I walked all over Old San Juan, hiked in the rain forest and kayaked. I did not run at all this week. I made sure that I was well hydrated before my run today. I set my alarm for 6am, had my coffee and bagel with peanut butter, then headed out at 6:45. It was hot, and I had minimal water left during my last 3 miles. I kept repeating the word push and counting to 100 over and over during the last 5 miles. My toes hurt some, but the pain was more manageable after no heels or flip flops all week. I am so happy that I ran 18 miles today. It took me 3 hours and 50 minutes, and I was exhausted when I was done, but I did it!

Running in the Rain

   So after my rough run last weekend, I took the whole week off. My toes hurt, my calves hurt, and it was really hot out anyway. So Saturday morning, I headed out for my run. After mile 1, the rain started to come down. I decided that I might as well keep running since if it rains Marathon day, I would keep running. Unfortunately, my toes started cramping at mile 5. I ended up running only 8 miles. I could deal with the rain, but I need to figure out this toe issue since the Marathon is 8 weeks away :(

I learned some lessons this weekend :(

   The week started off strong. I ran 1 1/2 -3 miles on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Even though some runs were harder than others after working all day, I was feeling great. I knew that Sunday was going to be hotter than Saturday, so I was planning on getting up for an early run Saturday morning. Knowing full well I was running the next morning, I went to a surprise birthday party Friday night. I made mistake #1 when I put on a pair of 4 inch heels. Mistake #2 were those glasses of wine. Mistake #3 was ALL the food that I just kept eating from the buffet. Mistake #4 was only sleeping 6 hours after working at 630 all week. I was planning on a 19 mile run. The first 6 miles went well, then my toes started hurting/cramping. The next 9 were pure torture until I walked the last mile home. My toes actually still hurt. On the positive side, I brought a perfect amount of water bottles (5) for my run. Live and learn. Run and learn :)

It is hard to run in this heat!

   I walked 6 1/2 miles on Monday, then ran 4 miles Tuesday and ran 2 miles Wednesday. I took off running Thursday and Friday to get ready for my long run on the weekend, but ended up driving to look at colleges, so I could not fit a run in this weekend. I did walk another 4 Sunday, but it was too hot to run since I slept in until 11am. Luckily, I am ahead of schedule, but I must do a long run this weekend :)

11 weeks until Erie Marathon

  With only 11 weeks to go, I need to make my running a priority. I ran 15-17 miles this week but all on 1 day. I ran the first 15, but then it started to get too hot, and I ran out of water, so my last 2 miles was a walk/run. That was on Friday, and I had walked on Monday and Tuesday and then Saturday for a total of 11 miles. It is more challenging to run when it is so hot out. I am pretty committed to my long weekend runs, even setting an alarm to go out at 6 or 7am, but I am afraid if I don't push myself to run during the week, I am just setting myself up to fail or to get injured. It is only 11 weeks that I need to make my running come first. I vow here to do better next week!

Walked more than I ran

   Well I keep falling behind on my posts. The week of June 20-26, I walked 9 miles and ran 8 miles.