i'm crazy

I'm crazy, I'm crazy, I'm crazy.... a marathon, ok, I watched alot of western states this weekend, which is BALLS TO THE WALLS CRAZY, but I don't know how you would do that, you would need years and lots of dedication to it, its possible, but you have to want that bad, but right now, I am thinking 26.2 is crazy...
I am really hoping its just a downer week, I wasn't eatting well, and i wasn't running what I should have, so thats really probably why my hip flexer and back of my left knee and quad are just tight and cranky... and my right knee, I really believe my shoes might just be shot, so I have new ones on the way, but I can't just wait around for them to show up... ran 6 yesterday up in the forest, breathing is an issue, need to go get a new inhaler as the one I have now is getting lowish, and then attempted 14-15 this morning, made it to 12.25 and am at the office, will run another 2 home, maybe extending it to hit the total 15 for the day.. tomorrow rest, wed. easish, thursday hill/speed day, friday cross train.

I also feel tired in my shoulders, think I need to start doing some push ups/upper body work on the cross train/easier days, just hard to carry them, core is feeling strong ish though, so I suppose thats good news...

Alright Monday, lets make this a better week (oh and did I mention we are sub-month away! yikes!)

SCCCOOORREEEE!!!

So for some reason it is the biggest victory to get your running shoes (well anything really) for a steal, but when its the exact thing you are looking for, in the right size, width, you can deal with the color...



and at 60% for my beloved New Balance 769's (retailing at $99.99, I got them for 46.95 AFTER shipping), i'll deal with the orange, which, they aren't that bad, just going to get dirty anyways... small victory, now to get by butt back on the door to run, and to try and curb this intense sugar craving day...

bought over at 6pm.com... which I don't know how I got to, but I won't bother worrying, however its a portion of zappos, surprised when I searched Zappos they didn't come up, huh, thats ok, cheap new solid running shoes for me, and hopefully happier knees, I am thinking this could solve the knee ache issue I've been running into at the end of my high mileage days, cross your fingers and toes kids, hopefully its a sucess (Eaither way, I am about due for some new tread)

not feeling it this weekend, but its done

Soooo it was one of those weekends that you could categorize as just "not feeling it" I did it, but i wasn't about it, which I guess is a good thing, considering, if i wasn't feeling it, you'd think I would run... but I know I have to, skipping some 20-ish miles isn't really a good idea at the 35 days to go mark. Garmin was having some weird ass issues though, I some how did an out and back, turned around at 3, ended at 6.25, explain that one to me. Oh well... 14 yesterday, and 6.25 today... one of the muscles in my knee stabbed at me again. Its right on the inside top of my knee cap... i'm taking it as I don't have enough salt/hydration between runs, and my body is going wtf... you didn't run enough yesterday???!?! but even with that, I hit 20.25 (at least, due to garmin descrep. it mayb have been a bit more) aimming for 21, not so shabby.

5 weeks???

5 weeks and counting. I am feeling good during the week, and I hope good things for this weekend. I had a bit of a runner's knee issue last weekend at the end of my 13, but I am hoping doing every single workout this week (I know, I'm lazy, a lazy marathon trainning kid) that this weekend will go smoother. I killed hill repeats yesterday, after 5 miles running around, did 8 of them, yes, all 8, aimmed for 6, after 3 I knew I had 8 in me... and I feel fine today, a bit lax in the legs, but thats normal after hills, and its not killer, so that means good things.
got more margarita shot bloks in the mail yesterday, and i'm hoping for my new nike compression shorts to come today so I can test them out tomorrow during the long run.
I am on the hunt for my race day outfit, I have realized that i'm going to want to carry shot bloks, (I know, I know, should just learn to like the gu's that they will have on the course, but I like my shot bloks) and baby steps, I am going to run without water on me, it weighs to damn much, and they should have plenty of water stops where i need them, jsut got to remember to eat shot bloks before i get to them.
Back to race gear... I realized I need pockets.... it is a marathon, and in shot blok terms, its about a blok a mile... so I've got to find someplace to put roughly26 bloks... one pocket on the back of the shorts, looking for a top that eaither has a big pocket, or what I am finding is 2 pockets, which could work out since I will have extra salt (margarita) bloks and regular (berry) bloks, and needing to keep them straight...

Other than that, looking good, nervous, worried I won't be ready, but I am making major strides in eatting better, and being present when I eat, for the most part anyways... Oatmeal instead of doughnuts (i did have 1 today, b/c its friday) trying to eat earlier rather than later, more protein, portion control on the carb foods, more fruit, this week will try and include more veggies... and lots of water, good sleep... going to try and loose a few pounds before the race, just so I don't have to tote them around, and well.. I want to look like a hot chic running that race, not like a pear shaped 1/4 life crisis 1st time marathon runner... lol
would like to be at 130... this morning (before eatting) i was at 137.5, here we go...

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