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September- Catchup Style

And I disappeared again.

I was feeling ok post Santa Rosa and looking forward to running but I also knew I pushed it more than normal so I chose to the take the week after the race off. I headed out for a few miles on Labor Day which were slow and already hot but that was ok; I was stilling feeling the running buzz.

Then, I started to go downhill. A migraine was rolling in on Wednesday evening. I tried fighting it off on Thursday but lost the battle. I ended up spending all of Friday in bed, on Saturday I moved to the chair. I managed to go out on Sunday to get the essentials for the week but then it was home for a 3 hour nap on the floor. You know how you say you just want a day or 2 to lounge away and watch stupid TV? It’s not as cool as it sounds. I did watch a ridiculous amount of stupid movies though. So many. So very many. And the cat never left me.

A new week has begun, well is almost over, oops. I still haven’t run but I think I am on the upswing. Fingers crossed.

And I’ve cross trained!!! 3 times! I figured I wasn’t well enough to run yet but I could try at least some sort of exercise. Oh my god, squats, it hurt to walk for 2 days. Also, oddly my cat decides she has to be near me when I am swinging around weights. Why?

Then I tried to break my elbow on my front gate so that was fun. Still hurts. Then the next morning, I stumbled on the rocks and fell off the curb trying to open the gate. Seriously, just call me Calamity.

Also, my Timehop has reminded me that I apparently have a similar migraine every September. So what is it about September???

Week 34- Bad Pavement

I had such good intentions last week, I really did.

You know what the say about good intentions? Yep.

The week started of good with an easy 5K run on Monday. After the previous 4 days off, I knew it could feel a little bumpy but it felt pretty good. Granted, I am running slower as I am toying with heart rate training. Y’all that crap is hard.

Then the poor paving started.

I meant to run after #bibchat on Tuesday but instead I spent a couple hours cleaning my car. Yes, it was that dirty. I am ashamed. But I also finally put on my current registration tags and a new 26.2 sticker to replace the magnet that mysteriously disappeared.

Then Wednesday, I had a van certification class for the high school after work. So much fun. However there were some questions asked during class that made me glad I don’t have kids in high school sports because I would Never let them ride in a car driven by those people. Seriously.

Thursday was rough, I was feeling horrible all day but I knew I had a mixer after work. I made myself get through it all. The only thing I could keep down was curly fries, ha! It was also kind of a rough day at work.

Friday was still a little rough. I maybe have downplayed how rough my GI disorder has been treating me the last few months. It’s been so awesome, ha! But I do have a doctor’s appointment coming up.

Saturday and Sunday were a hot mess. The weather man lied and the weekend temp was around 10* hotter than he said. You would think after Saturday was so wrong, I wouldn’t have trusted Sunday’s… but I did. And it was 106 so yeah, I was super lazy this weekend. Oops. Wait, does going to the movies count as activity? Nope. Oh well, at least Angel Has Fallen was good.

So yeah, 5k for the week and 0 MM100 workouts. Double oops.

How was your week?
How long does it take for you to change your tags?

Week 47- Rambling On 45

Upcoming Races
Holiday Half 12/9 ( more to come on this)

So, another week was lost to whatever the hell bug I am fighting. I completed 1 at home workout and ran a pretty good virtual Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving. So instead of dragging on and on about a crappy training week and how sick I am, let’s catch up via a Rambling On. It’s been a while.

I wish I could blame it all on the sickness but I have already watched a ridiculous amount of cheesy Christmas movies. And there are more on tap. Also, they have an app this year- so you can check off the cheesiness and not miss a single one! Yes, I downloaded it. 😛

Work has finally calmed down a little; I feel like I am wading in the water now not drowning. That said, we are being audited this week and I have to take my notary renewal seminar so fingers crossed I don’t go back under again. I seem to stress easier these days. I just keep telling myself I am almost to vacation, almost to vacation. Also, wish me luck for staying awake during the seminar. I have troubles with that- every single time.😒

I miss running. This time change and I aren’t getting along. Combine that with this stupid cold/flu and I haven’t made it out for a run after work since before the time change. I hate going to the gym. I just do. I pay monthly but honestly couldn’t tell you the last time that I was there. I recently checked out online treadmill prices and while there was one or two that I could afford, I have nowhere to put one. So that is a pipe dream that I can only dream about.

As much as I am fighting the beginning of December and therefor the end of 2018, all the trees are up. The big tree is up at home, the work tree is up at work. Work still needs more fine tuning- I don’t know if I am feeling inspired enough to wrap the garlands around the beams this year. That’s just a lot of work. I wasn’t feeling the decorations on my little tree this year though. Luckily my mother has kept everything from childhood so I was able to pull some and create a themed tree. Why haven’t I done this sooner????

I have added a Captain America and Harry Potter and have a Tardis ornament coming. Best tree ever!

How was your week?
How was your Thanksgiving?
Have you decorated yet?

Week 21- What is in the Air???

Upcoming Races-

Rock n Roll San Diego 13.1

Dudes, this week- last week, whatever- was flippin’ weird. Was something in the air?

Don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t all bad- I ran, I ate pizza, I watched movies, I slept in, it just started out Rough.

Monday and Tuesday were so rough at work that by Tuesday evening I had somehow convince myself it was Friday and we had worked an entire week. When my alarm went off on Wednesday I almost cried. 😂 I’m not normally that emotional. I pulled it together and got through the week.

In better news, I ran! I also went to the movies- twice! I saw Solo and Deadpool 2. Both were good in very different ways. I also went into Solo with very low expectations but I did like it.😀

Monday- 3.51 miles- I was a little leery of how my hips and legs would after the previous week of pain so I decided to stick to the lake path and keep things nice and easy. Any thing more than a twinge and I was calling it and going right back to the car. It took a long time to warm up but I felt ok and decided to do 3 laps of the lake before calling it a day.

Tuesday- Yah no- The day went south real fast when we lost the server at work and it never came back. Any post work plans were put on hold as I had to drive to another location to take care of some things.

Wednesday- Rest- My overly emotional day. And there was reason I didn’t run but I can’t remember what that reason is.😛

Thursday- Rest- So, I changed into my running clothes after work and drove to the river path after work. I was exhausted but the entire 45-50 minute drive I kept telling myself I could run a few miles. I could. Then I parked and the weather was just cold and miserable. I changed into my running shoes, I grabbed my running pack and put on my hat. But I could not make myself get out of my car. For whatever reasons, I just couldn’t do it. And FYI- I park in front of a friends house so if they had looked out the windows at the moment they would have wondered what the hell I was doing. I tossed the pack into the back and just drove home. I don’t regret it. I later fell asleep in the chair.

Friday- Nada- Typical Friday but we were down 2 people and I was so glad that it was actually, finally Friday.

Saturday- 5 miles- After a leisurely morning, I headed out in the afternoon. I was expecting much as I had woken with another migraine but this was a surprisingly steady run. My pace was relatively steady and I actually had to reign myself in a few times. My playlist playing 3 fist bumping songs in a row didn’t really help with that. The only issue was that my stomach cramped up twice. The odd thing was that my stomach cramped at the same geographical location but miles apart in the run. Dude- was there something in the air?

Sunday- 3.61 miles trail– Instead of a long run, I hit the trails. My mother and I decided to do 3 Bridges again which while nice and short does give you a good climb. We power hiked up and then I let myself run like crazy down half of it. I knew the pounding probably wasn’t good for my hips and I didn’t want to leave my mother far behind but I think I needed that mad moment of freedom. Even taking a hairpin too tight and almost going off the side of the trail was fun. Well, after I saved myself it was fun, while I was teetering I was wondering just how far back my mother was and why wasn’t I wearing neon colors? But I did not go over the side. Yes, I realize I tend to run a little recklessly on trails- which is why I am never completely by myself.

12.1 miles for the week. Better than last week!

How was your week?

Week 37- Hobble, Hobble, Ouch

Upcoming Races-

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

As much fun as last week’s trail race was, it took me much longer to recover from it than I had thought I would need. I was walking funny for days. I ended up taking an extra rest day last week and only running 3 days. But there was a very unhappy twinge from my left shin area that I’ve learned that ignoring it can lead to bad things. Another day off was the better option.

Monday- 2.3 miles Ha! I could barely walk straight but I was hoping that I could try to run it out. I managed 2 laps of the lake but it was more a hobble-walk-tiny jog. I still felt so stiff and sore, my legs just weren’t working right.

Tuesday- Rest And flats again to work. Still had trouble getting on and off my stool. 😛

Wednesday- Rest I was moving better so I planned on trying a run after work. I even changed. Once in my car, I had one of my OCD moments where I forgot something very important so I jumped out of the car and ran back to check. Pain shot up my lower left leg. Enough to make me doubt the intelligence of a run. I debated it on the drive back to home town. I ultimately decided to play it safe and decided not to run.

Thursday- 3.1 miles I was definitely moving better and the odd leg pain hadn’t reappeared so I set out for an easy run after work. I was back to following doc’s orders of taking it easy so I went back to 1 minute run/ 1 minute walk. I was sluggish but overall I felt ok. I just kept it nice and easy. I also had a vanity moment where I tried to save a good hair day while running but it drove me nuts and only lasted a mile. 😛

Friday- Rest This day was odd as we said goodbye to my boss after 3 years. So now, we’ll see what happens next.

Saturday- 8ish miles I planned on running my long run on Sunday so I decided to sleep in and catch up on some things. I ended up spending the day shopping in SLO with my mother. Not exactly catching up on rest but fun. Once I got home I randomly decided there was just enough time left in the day to get in my long run. So I changed and took my car across town.

I was under hydrated and not properly fueled but this was surprisingly one of my best long runs in months. I stuck to my 1 run/ 1 walk intervals and just trucked on. I was probably running too fast as my pace wasn’t too far off my typical long runs. It all felt pretty good though. The only irritations were accidentally hitting the lap button halfway through and then completely stopping the watch when some girls shrieked in the riverbed. Turns out they were just trying to carry a piece of driftwood out and dropped it. Well, they freaked me out!

Sunday- Rest I thought about running. I did. My leg was a little ache-y. I was a little tired. I took the parents to the movies. When my dad mentions in passing that he wants to see a movie in the actual theater, I will make it happen. We saw American Assassin. Then I was in a popcorn coma and ended up taking a nap. Oops!

13.7 miles for the week. I miss the miles of that missed run but I know my leg was a little angry after the race. So, maybe don’t run mountains after 2 months of lackluster training months? Haha. 🤣

How was your week? Do anything fun?

Longest it’s taken you to recover from a shorter race?