July 28, 2009

This past week was my most difficult training week ever. I'm not quite sure why, but I think it may be because I worked really hard on my sprints on Wednesday (they were hell) and my legs were very sore on my long run on Saturday. Or it could be because I didn't do yoga last week…yoga really helps so I will make sure to do it this week.

I use a product called 'Glide' on my body to prevent chafing, but discovered a new area of the body that can also be chafed when I neglected to protect it - my belly button! I never knew a belly button could hurt so bad, but it has been red and raw for a few days! Who knew?

These workouts seem to take so long and they are very difficult. I have moved from running in the morning to running at night, because I need a couple of hours to do it. Plus I need to go to the gym to do yoga or strength. On Saturday I thought about you guys a lot because I really wanted to stop running. But I didn't want to have to tell anyone that I didn't make my 12 miles! Some runs are just harder than others, without a real reason why. The week before I did my 10 miles full of joy and energy. Hopefully this weekend will be back in sync as I run my 13.1 on Saturday. (The other members of Team CF are running in the Chicago Half Marathon but I'm staying in WI and running on my own.)

Thanks again for your support! Jim went back on IV meds this week and I am so glad that I am in a training program to help me deal with stress. Last night I wanted to eat chips and chocolate cake and sulk at home, but I had to do my workout instead. About half-way through my strength training I felt a lot better, and then my 6 mile run was awesome. I ran outside and the moon was amazing - bright and low in the sky like an orange slice glowing in the night. There was a great breeze too, so it was very good.