Saturday miles and a wonderful quote :-)

I did one of the most challenging workouts yesterday morning, but didnt have the chance to post.
1200 stair repeats in early morning humidiity followed by 4.15 miles in 29 minutes. My legs were burning afterwards, but felt very strong!

This morning I did a favorite workout - long run followed by a few freezing laps in the pool. 10.5 miles (around 18 kilometers), followed by 20 very cold laps in the pool. I havent done any speed work in ages - I have lost alot of it in the past 2 months. I did 10 100m repeats which felt much harder than I remember.

I did some reading last night and came across this quote - thought I would share :-)
"Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you have been given, and then sink yourself into that. Don't be impressed with yourself. Don't compare yourself with others. Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can with your own life." Galations 6:4-5

Tripped - yet again!

Weighed in at 115 pounds this morning. About 6 miles into the run, I got dizzy and nipped my foot behind my ankle and tripped over - yet again. *sigh*, Unfortunately, I scrapped the same hand at the same spot as a few months ago. I also scrapped both my knees but no bleeding. I then ran back 7 miles home after gathering myself 5 minutes later. Thats what you do - you get on with it.

13 miles this morning starting at 4am.

I am finding running mentally exhausting at the moment. Since fitness is my number one priority - I have decided to not push myself too much - this always leads to a downward spiral. So here is what I have decided to do - I dont push myself past a certain point, while still continuing to cross-train.

305 sprints on the stairs.
3 mile run where I cramped up. I was totally dehydrated. It is also the first time in a long time I bailed out.
65 lap swim - just over 2.5 miles

All in all, it lasted 2 hours and 30 minutes. The body is still supple but I would still prefer to run - the feeling is beyond comparison!

Blech!

Today's run really chapped my ass - it was so sluggish, one of the most sluggish ever. What is wrong with me??!

6.5 miles. Yuck!

Sunday long run.

18.2 miles in 2 hours and 42 minutes this am. This is just over 30kms. I am finding it very hard to run in this weather. It is still and humid - much like a furnace.

I walked 2.5 kms at mile 14 and mile 17.
I should say though that it has been nearly a month since Ive done decent mileage so this is to be expected.