I Run Like A Girl

Ran 4 on own and then met up with Peg and Heidi for our usual 6.  Felt very good today. No soreness or fatigue in my legs. I felt really yucky on sunday and monday morning and ended up sleeping in. Came home after work and did some weights and core work and pretty much crashed on the couch. I am feeling great now though. I dont know if the yucky feeling was from the race or what but just glad its gone!

Avg pace 8:18

Ran with Bill, Mike, Jeff and Cheri. Not a great feeling run for myself. Leg hurt, stomachache, and legs felt like they had nothing to give. bah humbug .Hopfully tomorrow is better.

avg pace 7:55

Ran with Mike and Bill. Did our usual friday loop from the running store. Took my leg about 7.5 mi to warm and to feel decent. Until then I counting down the miles til the run would be over. Its just not fun to run when part of your body is bothering you. I didnt run yesterday, my leg just felt not very good and my foot kept going numb at work. Ya know my hamstring/calf and qaud always gets tight but there is never any pain involved, my hamstring now has pain involved and that has me worried so until the marathon I am going to be very conservative and cautious. My base is there and its too close to not to be careful! ( I see April tomorrow, so hopefully that will help) I dont want my mileage to suffer to bad over the next 3 weeks but I am going to be careful if my leg is still acting up.

Drank Endurox and 15 min ice bath

avg pace 7:54

Met up with a bunch of people at the park and drove up 23 miles (ended up  that Mike drove a little further up) My friend marissa drove up 3or 4 miles and then hopped in with us. We dropped most everyone off along the way so it was just mike, dustin, marissa and myself. Ran all together for the first 4 or 5 miles then marissa and I dropped back. At diamond valley we ran into a friend and ran with her a little bit and then I asked marissa if she would care if I ran ahead. I could see dustin and tried to catch him but just didnt have the steam to do it (plus he was moving pretty rapidly). Had a couple visible bathroom breaks (I am getting good at those! hope it doesnt become to regular of a thing, my husband would be mortified if he knew of this, he still cant believe I can just squat behind a bush!) SORRY for all the details!

Just took it easy the rest of the way in to the park, my leg felt ok today, no pain, just tightness. I know I am running differently to compensate because the pad of my foot right below my toes felt like it was smacking the ground today and started to get achy, never had that before.

Avg pace 7:44 and 15 min ice bath after... I am so loving these! Thanks Michelle and Josse for converting me to the ice bath club!