Starting over

So I kind of gave up on the group runs. My stupid blister took me out long enough to get too far behind and so I am starting over.  I have time, and Lucy likes running with me. I dug out the Garmin, leashed up Lou and we ran 6 miles this morning.  We are going to add a mile each week and once we hit 11, revisit it several weekends in a row.  I want my first half marathon to be the first time I run 13 miles.  Then I will re evaluate and decide if I'm going for 26.2 or just working on a faster 13.1!  I got a little frustrated because my marathon run leader said that training for a marathon and losing weight do not go well together.  She said if you eat so little that you are losing weight, then you can't be getting enough to recouperate after a run and you will get injured and sick all of the time. So I'm thinking that if my goal is to lose 25 lbs this summer, then I should stick to half marathons.  There is one every month through november so I have plenty to do! Tomorrow we are going on another bike ride.  This weather makes it so nice to hop on the bikes and go! We are getting ready for the bridge pedal and the portland century and shouldn't have any trouble getting up to 40-50 miles by aug. We just have to get up really early to beat the heat on weekends like this! It was 75 by 9am this morning and little black dog had her tongue hanging all the way to the pavement.....I forget how long her tongue is until summer!! HAHAHA! Motivation for my midweek runs is running thin.  I get tired sitting in class all day or on my clinical day getting up at 4 am.  Hard to summon the energy to go run.  Once I do it, I feel great. At least it's not cold and dark out! Couldn't we find somewhere to live that has perpetually nice weather all year!!! A little rain, a little snow, but mostly just blue skies and 75 degrees all year round????

Not 12 miles

I did not make it 12 or even 10 miles today.  I made it five and decided to cut my losses.  My knees were aching  and I'm glad I stopped when I did.  I took off my sock and the blister was just starting to be annoyed.  So if I had gone much farther, I would have been right back where I started!  I came home, did some yoga poses for distance runners and formulated a new plan to catch up to my former 10 mile glory days.  Daily short runs, yoga and wii fit for the next two weeks should get my strength back up and let my blister toughen up. My only goal right now is to be ready for the half marathon in July.  

Not 12 miles

I tried to do at least a 10 miler this morning, but taking two weeks off to heal a blister ended up costing me a bit of mileage.  I made it 5, and decided to call it a day.  My knees were aching and I'm glad I quit when I did.  I took my sock off and the blister was just starting to get all irritated. If I had done 10 miles, it would have been right back to where it started. I came home, did some yoga poses for distance runners and formulated a plan for my catch up training.  I will run daily for the next 6-8 day and keep the runs under 4 miles each. I will do my distance running yoga poses and my wii fit wkout on alternating days to get the strength back in my knees and abs.  Then I can start catching back up to my 10 mile glory days! Tomorrow a 20 mile bike ride, and some hole digging in the yard.....should count for something!