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.

Officially signed up for the Erie PA Marathon...send positive thoughts my way :)

    So after last week of zero running, I came back strong. I walked 7 1/2 miles and ran a total of 21 miles. I ran 2 1/2 in Florida on Monday which was hard in the heat, then I ran 3 miles Friday. I set my alarm on Saturday for 6 am and got up to run 15 1/2 miles. It took me 3 hours and 4 minutes. It was a good run with only the last mile being pure torture. My toes were hurting, and it was getting hot out, but I felt good. Now that I signed up for the September 18th Marathon in Erie, PA, I am ready to start my 12 week countdown. I still don't understand how the longest training run is only 20 miles, but I will try to follow the training schedule. I need to run 3 evenings a week too, so it will be an tough 12 weeks. Send positive  thoughts my way :)

Running in Florida

   So the week of June 6-12 was a very bad week of running. I was in Florida and did walk 4 miles most days. I ran 0 and walked 12 miles:(

Hard to run in the heat

    So today I started out for a run at 920am. Since it was such a hot weekend, that was too late in the day for me. I ran 8 miles then walked the last mile. My intention was to run 12 miles, but I started to feel weird. I think that I was a little dehydrated even though I drank 3 1/2 water bottles while running. I wanted to push myself and go further, yet after hearing that a 22 year old man died while running the half marathon yesterday, I decided to listen to my body. Although I do not know the circumstance or cause of his death, I can imagine that after months of training, it would be hard to stop because of the heat on race day. His death makes me think about what I would do if I needed to stop during the marathon. I hope that I could be wise and listen to myself. I really want to train for and run a marathon, but not at the expense of my life. I need to remember that on runs like today. This is suppose to be fun!