Slackersauce

Today was extra hard. But I was surprised to see my pace for mile 4 was 9:30 bc it felt like 11. Nice temps, pretty and green outside. I love Spring. LGH 

1.5 walk around the hood with Puddy and then 1.5 around with Puddy, Stacie and Josie. Beautiful out there. 

Ran sprints mixed with walking. There was one point and I'm sure it was just for a second or two that the garmin said 7:38. Not really the pace but it still looked cool. Tried to sit in a comfortable 9:08 for awhile but then slowed down again. Pretty windy out there, I was super thirsty. It's too hot to go this late. I'm just fighting it. I've been extra tired the past few days, maybe allergies or a cold? I don't know. It's all good. LGH

I woke up grumpy, didn't sleep well, have lots of anxiety about multiple things,  so today's run was a prozac one. I feel better. {thank heavens that I run. otherwise my husband would probably divorce me.} GH

Not very far run. I tried to make it count. Tried to run fast and did a couple of hills. When I got to the top of Falcon hill I was breathing so hard I thought I was going to pass out. ha! man I'm out of shape. There is some cinco de mayo 5k going on in the hood. Hasn't started yet but all the cones and signs were set up. I wonder where they advertised bc I never heard anything about it. Seems like a lot of 5k's go on right on the streets of our hood and I never hear about any of them! G H

games, practices, scouts, bbq.  

Today is the official start to the Salmon marathon training.
Overrated. 

Started out feeling slow and sluggish but picked it up the last two miles.

plank x3 GH 

"rest" day. The schedule is messed up for me this week bc I'm going out of town Fri. and I don't want to run on Sat. I want to sleep in. It's like the one of the few days a year I will be somewhere without my kids. So I have to take advantage.

Met Erin at the light, and then Stacie ran up to the light at the same time, so we ran together for about a mile and then Erin and I turned around. Erin was having a hard time. She's been up for two nights with a sick baby, but also, its been awhile since Erin has been in the running mode. I'm kind of worried about her. I hope she doesn't end up getting injured etc. She won't right?? It's all going to be good. And we will have a happy marathon. 
JD posted an article on fb last night about the runners high..read it. LETS GET HIGH!! 

Got up at 5:50 am  Ouch. Felt okay, I kind of had stomach issues but Scott has had stomach issues the past few days so maybe just a bug. Erin was struggling through the first 4 miles then she got stronger. I'm hoping within a few weeks she will be back up to how she used to run. We did 2 around the hood, up willow hills to the top of NC and that was 4. So we just turned around and did the same thing back home. It was fun, with a side of suckish. But mostly fun. Get High. 

Ran with Erin up to the LaCaille trail and then back home. Felt pretty good today. Pretty, warm morning. LGH!!

It's been a long time since I've run 5 days in a row. I haven't been sleeping well all week knowing that I had to get up to an alarm, so I feel pretty tired. But surprisingly, my body felt stronger than my fuzzy brain. See you Monday!! Get High!!

Only 3 today. Which suited me nicely. GH

I felt good today. I had to stop and wait for Erin a few times. Should I worry about that? Am I getting a good work out if I have to keep stopping? I'm worried its going to affect my training and marathon. Tell me what you think..

Didn't mean for yesterday to be a rest day but after not sleeping all night, it was a forced one. Met Erin at the light today, she had on new shoes and told me she is now officially registered for the Salmon. Wahoo! We ran up to the trail and on the way back down, I was thinking about the time I fell there and I was about to tell Erin about it when I tripped and my leg lunged forward and I was suddenly on the ground. Scrapped knee on the left BUT I pulled my right BT!! The same muscle that hurts on the left! So I got up and stretched and had to walk for a bit. I can feel it now that I'm home, I'm going to have to do a lot of stretching today. Ouch. That's what I get for thinking about falling. GH

My daughter just came downstairs "Mom, why is one side of your butt all dirty and the other side is clean."  Bc I fell. "oh. you fall a lot."  

Set my alarm for 5:05  but I was already awake because Scott had set his alarm for 4:15 for work. He has two big houses right now and a deadline so he has to get X amount done today. He did the same thing yesterday and didn't get home until 8:00 last night. Put's my whining about getting up at 5 in perspective. Feel like I can't complain. Plus I get to go run and he has to go paint. I get to come home and shower and have a day, he has to paint. Boo. 

My butt hurts. When I started to run it was more like a limp, I had my water belt on mostly for Erin but the bottles kept slapping my big sore butt. It wasn't helping. After a few miles the muscles either numbed up or loosened. But I couldn't run up steep hills, I had to walk them and with that, It was a funny walk. I felt like I needed a cane for support. ha! Erin ran like a turtle, and I was ahead of her most of the time. I was running slow bc of the pain so she must have been barely moving. At one point she said that the ants on the ground were going faster than her. I kind of wondered.. But I felt like I got a good workout bc I would just run and stop at the top of wherever and wait for her and then start again. So when I ran, I tried to make it count. I kept telling myself that its good to go slower today bc of my owie. 

Also I fell again. I can't lift my left leg very high bc of the pain so I misjudged a curb and fell on the grass. My wound that was healing from when I ate shiz at Save the Day 5k is officially re-opened. What the H is wrong with me? I feel broken. 

Anyway..in spite of it all, I ran 9 miles and feel pretty good about that. So Get High my friends!
  

According to the schedule I'm supposed to do 3 miles. That's not much but I think my body and injuries would benefit more from some yoga and rest today. So that's what's going down in the land of Lysa. Get high

Four really hard miles. We went late and it was hot. My running mojo was just not in sync today. Today's high was bunk. gh 

New shoes today. It's amazing what a difference they make. I guess I didn't realize how trashed my other ones really were but when I got the new ones I noticed my old ones have completely worn down tread. I think I've been in denial on how bad they were. 

Ran switch backs up NC and then waited for Erin at the top. Stacie came running up behind her and so we talked at the top for a minute then Erin and I ran up the trail for a bit and Stacie took off in a different direction. Erin was running extra slow today. Then when we turned around and started running back down NC, she stepped it up to 9:30's..whaaaa???? I asked her what got into her and she said "I just want to be done." Well..whatever works. I was happy to see that speed in her though, maybe she's on her way back to at least the 10's. When I got to the light, I saw Stacie turn the corner and run home, I had to wait for the light so I was a bit behind her, she must have been going pretty fast. So Good Job Stacie! GET High. 

Ran the hills at Flat Iron just to mix it up. Pretty good run I guess, not too memorable. Get High. 

We left at 4:45 am & drove up to the park and ride. Neither of us could bare the thought of another NC run, we needed a change of scenery. I love running Dimple Dell, its my favorite. It was dark, windy and a little creepy when we got started, we kept our music off and stayed together. Erin has a way of freaking out and then she freaks me out. Not in a super scary way, we laugh while we panic a little. :) When we turned off of Dimple dell, there was a strong head wind that was brutal. I was running ahead of her the whole time and at every mile I would stop and wait, then run ahead again. When I got to the school {6 miles} there were two deer that leaped across the lawn, I knew that would freak Erin out so I turned around just so I could watch her reaction. It didn't disappoint. She stopped dead in her tracks then started to frogger across the street to avoid them.  I could see the panic on her face in the distance and I stood there and just laughed. Once the "demon" deer ran off she started to run again. Comical. Then when we turned up onto 20th, it started to sprinkle..then rain..then down pour..then hail..then go back to crocodile raindrops. I was ahead of her but I was giggling while I was running at the thought of her freaking out. Ha! But it felt good. I was tired of the dry warm headwind. We finished down by IFA where Scott picked us up. [Thanks Scott!] And we were soaking wet. It never stopped down pouring. Get High!

Three with Scott. 9:45 avg. I was just trying to do an easy 3 bc my legs are a bit tired from yesterday. Scott claims it was all he could do to keep up with me. Whatever. I don't believe him, but it makes me happy anyway. Now we're going to be doing yard work so I guess I'll consider that my cross for the day. Get High friends. It's good for you!

Met Erin at the light at 7:30. Ran up NC around the buffalo, down AC and up Highland. Felt pretty good. I was tired, not much sleep last night so I didn't think I would feel as good as I did. Beautiful day! Good day to get high!

Got up at 6:05 to run with Erin and she had texted to ask if we could go later bc of her baby. So I went back to sleep and when I got up at 7:30 to get the kids ready, she had left me a text to just go without her. Ugh. Then I was mad I didn't just go earlier. Oh well. I left around 8:30, it started out not being too hot and I felt good the first 3 miles. Then I started to lose steam as it heated up and the sun was beating down on me. Also I didn't want to do the usual NC so I went South on Highland, past Home Depot, down in front of Waterford and back up around falcon to home. It was exactly 5 miles but it seemed a lot longer. You would think a new route would go by faster but it seemed like it took forever. Anyway..I guess I'm complaining a lot aren't I. Sorry. Have to mow the lawn and clean the house since its been neglected all weekend. It's all good. At least the kids are out of my hair for at least 1 more week! Maybe I will take a nap later just bc I can. Get High

Straight up NC, on the trail and back down. Erin is getting stronger. Blonde girl passed us on the trail and said "C'mon ladies, High five!" and we gave her a high five, then she said "Have a good day!" Nice friendly girl. I was thinking, why couldn't my brother in law marry her instead of who he did? I like friendly people with no agenda. Get High peeps!