Weekly run report

3/13 Wednesday : 5 miler on the treadmill. Felt really good
10 min w/u @ 9:22
30 min tempo 8:20-8:00
2:24 c/d 8:34

42:24 8:29 pace
Left knee a little right. Did arms and abs afterwards.

3/14 Thursday : 8 miler on the mill - I felt strong, I love runs like this where I feel like I can just keep going, breathing good, pace comfortable, ran with arms DOWN, so hard for me to do this on the treadmill, I finally realized to run a little towards the back, I always run too close to the front, it only took me how many years to figure this out!
Pace run, started at 9:22 then rest of run 8:57
1:13:00 9:08 pace

weighed in at 108 - don't want to drop too much so drinking some chocolate milk to replenish!


3/16 Saturday Long Run - UGH!: I planned on running 18 miles today. C was at home with the girls, he was all set to take care of them and feed them lunch and do dogs walks and such. I planned to do a three loop run. Mentally and cardiowise, I was doing great. After my first loop (6 miles) I was feeling just fine but afraid of that knee issue. Well sure enough just into mile 9 I could feel it coming on and sure enough I was stopping, stretching, running then stopping and stretching and then finally walking home after 10 miles...frustrated, upset but mad mostly. Mad because I've come so far into this training and mentally I feel ready, every part of me feels ready and this dumb knee suddenly is making it not easy. And I ran slow!  When I run faster during the week I'm fine!
I plan to run tomorrow at least 8 miles, hopefully 10. We will see....

3/17 Sunday - Was probably not a good idea to run, but I needed this to prove to myself that I do need to rest my knee. I ran 1.3 miles then the knee tighten and then hurt. So I walked home and tried not to get sad. I will take a week off from running but will do cycling and elipictical at the gym this week. Then try another run in a week...so sad! I haven't stopped running in over two years except when I tripped at the summer house and took a week off and had to miss the 10K. I refuse to miss the marathon, I have been training too long for that!
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