So much....

Well, I'll be quite honest and say I have NO idea where to start. It's been several weeks since my last blog. Think...think...think...

The last run I did with TNT went pretty bad. One of my greatest running fears came to fruition. I had to "go to the bathroom" while running. Totally sucked. No way around it, I stopped to try and take care of the situation and couldn't. So I end up walking 2.5 miles to the last drink stop and cutting the run short. My stomach hurt so bad!! It was no fun. The weird part is the same thing happened to one of my team mates on her 10 miles run!! How random is that??

Last week was supposed to be 12 miles, but I ran a 5k(my 4th!) with a good friend instead. Last week and this week have been slow weeks. Last week I only ran 9 miles( 3days x 3miles each day). This week I haven't ran at all for several different reasons. My arch, the heat, I don't wanna. First, my arch. It started bothering my Friday after my 3 miles run. I ran on it again Saturday, by Sunday it was bothering me pretty good. I talked to my trainer and some other runners, and the consensus is new shoes are an order. I knew I was getting close. It's really hard for me to believe they're wore out, when they don't LOOK worn out. Most sneakers only last 300-500 miles depending on how often you run. At 20 miles a week(my average) that's not very long at all. These are the shoes I started running back in January, so I know they need replaced, but they still LOOK so pretty!! Oh well, new shoes it is. The heat-It's hot, it's humid and it sucks. That pretty much sums that up! I'm used to running early to avoid the heat, but here lately it's 80 degrees at 5 am. That's just wrong! Last but not least, I don't wanna. I haven't felt the desire all week. I know it will come back, so I'm just waiting for that. I read an article that said if running wasn't fun anymore, you may be over training(ya think??LOL) So I'm taking a break. Next weeks schedule call for an easy week, so I'm just making this be my easy week. I'd rather take a week off now and be revitalized later, then try and push through and have super burn out later.

Tomorrow I'm back on the wagon. I'm not planning on running the full 12 miles. I'm thinking 6-8. It depends on how my arch feels. I'm kinda excited about getting back out there though, I think I'm ready to pound some pavement!!

Chafing...ouch

Today I ran NINE miles. It feels so surreal. I didn't really plan on trying to do it non stop. Eventually I just got to the point that I was so far into it I wasn't willing to break my streak! At miles 2, 5.5, and 7 I got water, and then had to cross the street every now and then, but I never walked. My pace was ehhh, but I'm OK with it. I started strong. The last 2 miles were killer though!! I had to pray my way through them. My knee was hurting and the chafing...ohhh the chaffing. I have a red band around my waist from chaffing. It's pretty uncomfortable. When I walked in the house I looked like I peed myself, I had sweat 3 inches down from the band of my pants, and my shirt was completely saturated. It was pretty miserable, but I did it!!

My waist, all the way around :O(