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Rambling On 21

I haven’t rambled in a while. 😛

I’m so glad it’s Thursday but I needed more time in this week. Does that make sense? I may have over extended myself in November and didn’t quite figure it out until it was too late. I also didn’t manage my time too well. That’s all on me. And it’s not like I was spending it running.

I had an interview today. Second time I’ve thrown my name in the ring for something in a little over a month. This is a leap. I want it. So of course, before my interview I realize I forgot to print off an extra resume. Then just before I go in I notice a huge hole in my new heels. WTH?! So, of course, that’s on my mind for most of the interview- keep your foot angled in a way that hides the hole. Grrrrr.

Run Laughlin is this Saturday and I’m super bummed to miss it for the second year. I’ve never been a bucket list race kind of person but I really want to do this race. If you’re in the area, you still can and save 20% with BIBRAVE20. Then tell me all about it. 😉

Not that my leg could handle 13 miles right now. I took 7 days off. No, wait….8! I just had to count on my fingers. That’s not a good sign. Maybe I need some sleep. I haven’t been sleeping well either. Too wired. See what even missing my measly running miles does to me???

I am so behind on your blogs-I’ve read, I just need to comment. I think my computer and browser hate me right now, I have maybe 30 tabs open? It’s ridiculous. My plan to get all squared away by end of day Thursday. I can do it! 🤞

How are you? Share a random!

Week 43- Strange

Upcoming Races-

Rock N Roll Las Vegas 5K
Rock N Roll Las Vegas 13.1!!!!!

Ever have one of those weeks where you are just kind of cranky but no there’s no real reason behind it? That was last week for me. Still not sure why.

I ran more than I have in months- which is kind of sad considering the overall total. I cross trained, work was fine, I watched lots of Stranger Things 2. I was just fussy some reason. Maybe I should blame the heatwave?

Monday- 3 miles Due to our abnormal heat wave, for the first time it was cooler in home town than work town. I headed that way after work. It was still warmish- 80’s- but nothing like the high 90’s I left behind in work town. For some reason I could only find one Knuckle Light- I am so not ready for the time change.

Tuesday- 7.3ish miles ride Oh hey, I have a bike! Tuesdays will likely be cross training days while training for Big Sur so why not start now? Once again I accidentally bumped the buttons with my phone again and started over so I’m not exactly sure how many miles I did. Oops!

Wednesday- Rest I was feeling super cranky and just wasn’t feeling my run. I was looking for any excuse to bail. I wasn’t going to without a reason other than me being cranky. Thankfully I got a text from my parents wondering if I wanted to go to dinner. Yes!

Thursday- 2.7 miles Damn that got dark fast. And it was hot. How is possible I needed lights to see but also a visor to keep the sweat out of my eyes? My legs felt good and wanted to run more but I think this was my last solo run even on the roads of the river path. I may have to visit the dang treadmill sooner than want. Or find a running buddy.

Friday- Rest Open to almost close? Say what? I was there through closing time but I did leave before everyone else. The new boss started. I can leave the building again! Do a little jig.

Saturday- 3.66 miles Stupid. I had a plan for the weekend to help get me ready for Vegas but I maybe should have adjusted since it was 90*. But I really wanted to sleep in. 😛 I set out for a 3 mile run in the afternoon but in an effort to stay cool I wore a shorter pair of shorts. Well, they seemed shorter than the last time I wore them. So short I took the longer way home so less cars would pass me. 😂 The heat slowed me down considerably but other than that it wasn’t a bad run.

Sunday- 8 miles I woke with a headache, turned off the alarm and went back to sleep. That wasn’t part of the plan but my head was not happy. Luckily the weather was cooler when I finally headed out around 3:15. Even with that I still drove across town where it usually a good 5-10* cooler and breezy. Which paid off except for miles 3 and 4. I was on a long stretch of road that zero shade and no breeze. It felt like the surface of the sun. It didn’t help that I was wearing capri pants. Why did I do that? Other than those 2 miles I actually kept a fairly steady pace which is good but my legs were very confused by a long run after running the day before.

17.40 miles run -7.3 miles bike for the week. I may have been cranky but I actually moved this week! Who knew?

How was your week?

What did you do this weekend?

Week 40- Plot Twist

Upcoming Races-

~~Rock n Roll San Jose 13.1?????????~~
Rock N Roll Las Vegas 5K
Rock N Roll Las Vegas 13.1!!!!!

People, I ran twice last week. Twice! That was not the plan. Not all.

Although last weekend’s long run of 8- should have been 10- had gone well and my back wasn’t any worse after it, I was doubting San Jose. The idea of sitting in a car for hours, then sleeping on a hotel bed then running a race on a course that is purported to flat and fast ( I hate flat) just sounded bad. So I let the registration window lapse and canceled both of those hotels that I had booked.

It was the right decision. That’s not to say I didn’t race last week. No one ever said I was that smart. 😛

In all honesty, I needed more miles than I got in last week. I took a chance on something work wise and didn’t get the best news. I needed to get out of my head for a while. Still do, so hopefully that can happen this week.

Monday- Rest I planned on running- it was Monday after all and I try not to miss Mondays but work ran almost an hour late and I haven’t quite prepared myself for night runs yet. I need to find and charge both Knuckle Lights and get a better reflective vest.

Tuesday- Rest Oh crap, ouch. I was trying to show something to a customer when I felt a sharp pull in my back. I spent the next 5 minutes helping them and trying not to cry actual tears. When it still hurt even more than the normal level these days at closing, I took another rest day.

Wednesday- 3 miles Nice and easy miles. Running actually makes my back feel a little looser, I wish I could have run a few more miles last week. And funnily enough, the sharp pain of the day before seemed to have really loosened things up in my back. Who knew?

Thursday- Rest Sometimes life happens and running doesn’t. I may have done something a little last minute too.

Friday- Haha. Another open to close so no to running. Although I did think about it and that was before the not so good news dropped. Then I really thought about it but ending up indulging in a giant quesadilla at a Mexican restaurant instead.

Saturday- Packet Pickup And some wandering around SLO doing some shopping. While I didn’t get in a shakeout run, I definitely got my steps in for the day. Packet pickup was at the Running Warehouse and the place was nuts. Of course I had to go inside- I somehow lost my Body Glide and I needed to replace it. 😛 Then I may have done a thing at Best Buy on the way home. Who said you needed to relax before a race? Besides I was treating it like a training run, right?

Sunday- City to the Sea 13.1 Race recap will be up Thursday but let’s just say nothing went how I thought it would. 🙂

16.2 miles for the week. Which over only 2 runs doesn’t suck but isn’t exactly smart either. My Slacker handle really fits these days. Maybe I should rename myself- Confessions of a Chaotic Runner. 😛

In other news, I did get my PT referral started last week so I am finally on track that way. We are also changing the dosage on my thyroid medication so it’s time to ride that roller coaster again. That said, fingers crossed I have a more consistent running week. The thoughts in my head still need it.

How was your week?

Any head clearing tips?

Week 31-Of Concerts and Poor Sleep

Upcoming Races-

Salinas Valley Half Marathon

Every time I think I have a handle on things, wham, curve ball. That’s life right? I don’t have a big opener this week so let’s get right to it!

Monday- 2.3 miles I think I got about an hour of sleep Sunday night. I was super tired after work but what else is new. I headed to the lake path because I wanted to at least get my new trail shoes dirty. That was the upside to the run. The downside was the 93* temp and the crazy high heart rate. I was practically crawling and couldn’t get it down so I made it a short one.

Tuesday- Rest Work ran late and I didn’t make it home until after 7.

Wednesday- AFI!!! One of my favorite bands came to town and I wasn’t missing that. The concert was awesome. It was a late night but it was awesome.

Thursday- 2.3 miles. I’m sensing a pattern here. Not sure if it’s a good one. 😛 I was so tired after work I was thisclose to just skipping my run. But I made myself change and headed for the river route. I ended up sticking entirely to the paved portions and keeping it short but it didn’t suck. I was glad I squeezed in a few miles. That was until I went to brush my teeth later and my left leg buckled… and then did it again. Something hurt right where the leg and hip connect. Umm, not cool.

Friday- Rest All the crappy sleep and long hours are catching up to me and I was a little slap happy at work. One coworker thought it was hilarious and the other said she was just going to back away slowly. My leg was still not happy but there wasn’t any more buckling.

Saturday- Salinas Valley Half Marathon That was an early morning. Race recap to come. 🙂

Sunday- Rest Serious rest. I slept in until almost 10. Well, kind of, I woke up a few times but refused to get out of bed. I thought about running in the afternoon but I took a long nap instead. Like passed out on the ground for almost 2 hours. Woke up, moved to a chair and fell asleep again. I decided to listen to what my body was shouting.

17.7 miles for the week. A run on Sunday would have put me over 20 but like I said my body was trying to tell me something. I know that part of my tiredness is stemming from work and part is coming from my bed. My bed has decided to die in the last month or so. I swear it went from fine to crap overnight. Sleeping has been rough. But a new bed is not exactly in the cards right now. Grrr.

How was your week?

Ever have an odd pain come out of nowhere?

Last concert you saw?

Week 29- What’s Running

Upcoming Races-

Salinas Valley Half Marathon

This will likely not be a long recap. 😛 4.5 years ago I went through a system conversion/ merger where I worked insane hours and managed to only run on the weekends. Advantage last time was that I knew all the systems and everything else. This time I know next to nothing. Why I thought this would be different, I have no idea. Maybe I repressed all those memories? Maybe I was naive?

Either way, this week had little to no running. I packed my gym bag with all my running gear including my new running shoes on Sunday evening. Then I just stared at it in my car everyday like it was taunting me. I felt like my shoes were calling my name. But my shortest day was getting off work around 6:30 not counting my commute. If lunch hadn’t been brought in each day, I don’t know that I would have time to make food. But it is what it is and I have amazing coworkers and we made it through.

So yeah, let’s get to it-

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday– Yeah no. It was all I could do to just to get through work then come home and crash.

Saturday– I woke up early but my entire body felt sore and bruised so I decided to sleep longer and go for a run in the afternoon. Which was the plan until it was decided that my cat needed to go to the vet. She had been lethargic and acting like she had a UTI for a couple days but it got worse. We found a vet who squeezed her in but it was a literal wait in the waiting room until all the other appointments were seen. So almost 3 hours. But she was seen and was given medicine. Which she does not appreciate.

Then of all odd things- the other cat is now freaked out by her. Like screaming in the middle of the night, wake the whole house up as he runs from her. WTF? So they had to be separated.

Sunday- 7.5 miles I should have gotten up earlier but I just couldn’t make myself. The plan started out as 10 miles then turned into 8 but ended up being 7.5. It was hot and I was still tired and when I was walking more than running, I decided that pushing it on my first run in 7 days wasn’t the best idea. My legs felt fine but the rest of me was not on board. I ended up going home and crashing hard and taking a long nap. I was actually supposed to go to the fair with my mother in the afternoon but we both bailed on that. I was just too tired.