Praise the balls!

...Golf Balls that is. You see - my left foot is rolling on one to stretch out the base of my feet. I'm also going to try sitting on them to give it a deep massage - just because I'm fabulous that way. I read it works, I swear!

I was soaked to the bone this morning - so humid.
Ran up stairs for 83 minutes before I decided that it just too godamned HOT!!
I will be heading out at about 9am again this morning to do another 90 minutes of them or so. I know its going to be even worse humidiity, but what the heck! I like doing this to myself.

Almost 1000 stair repeats by the end of today. I must be going mad :-)
I will have Maynard (Tool) blasting in my ears for company.

New month, new day...

My mind was so negative this morning. Many people run when they are negative or angry. Since I rarely get angry, I will have to say I run better when I am happy. This morning however, I woke up being a crusty crab. I dont know why, but sometimes even I have one of those days. Will run 3-4 miles at some point this afternoon - I stayed put in bed this morning - did.not.want.to.move!

Here are some thoughts about God as I see it - I feel stronger in my faith, mainly because I am not in denial about *anything* - my morning conversations and confessions have gone a long way in giving me much needed peace.

If I can talk to God when I run and He helps me run better, then what is holding me back from talking to Him about EVERYTHING? If He can make me a strong runner, He can make me a better, more loving and caring human being with more patience. He can make me a great partner and daughter instead of just a good one. He has never stopped short of answering my prayers and has certainly restored some of my lost faith. I owe it to Him to talk to Him about everything.

I will do just that. I know my life will be better because of it. I will commit to that, and praying every single week. If I can commit to running 6-7 times a week, I can certainly give back 1 hour a day to say thank you and learn as much as I can about God, and how life was meant to be.

Hope you can find some peace and prayer that works for you. God bless!

13 slow and easy this am.

i am resting up for a long one tomorrow. My knee ache is back and I am due to donate blood tomorrow - *sigh*, maybe its time for a couple of days off?

This was hard!!!

I find I perform much better on an empty stomach and maybe 24hrs of rest and no more. I felt like a HUGE blimp this am. The amount of food I have put away for the past 2 days is not even funny and quite unbelievable for someone who weighs no more than 115 lbs. *sigh* I paid for it this am by dragging my massive behind for over 2 hrs!!!

350 stair repeats
16 repeats of 400m - 4 miles. I liked being on autopilot by running back and forth. I also wasnt too far away from home so I could bag it if I wanted to.
60 laps - 3 miles - in the pool. I forced myself to do this for the sake of my knees. My left knee is just about ok.

I feel semi-normal again.

Still a bit woozy Monday....

16 (27 kms) easy miles this morning. One of the longest runs I've had in awhile - not quite sure why I am finding it hard motivation-wise to run long nowadays. I have been noticing this trend for the past 8-9 weeks or so. Maybe its a combination of burnout and not adequate fueling. Hmm...

40 laps - 2 miles in the pool. My knee pain is almost all gone. Swimming in cold water after a long run goes a long way in reducing soreness.

Ran a very drunk 4.5 miles this am. Felt surprisngly strong - nothing like a nice sweat to get all the gunk out. I am deliriously happy for some reason despite zero shut-eye.

All of my favorite (read: nike running tights) clothes were in the laundry - a grand total of 3 pairs that I own - so I ran in my mizuno shorts. I forgot how comfortable they are and make me feel cute - *never* a priority on a run!

Anyway, have a good Sunday and eats lots of salty bacon :-)