I was in a funk last week mainly because I was
just plain tired. You can read more about that
HERE but let's get on to running! I think the best thing to do since I wasn't even near my blog over the weekend and have been a bit distracted is to bring us all up to speed....including myself.
Thursday: I managed to somewhat get out of bed at a somewhat early hour and ran
3.58 miles at the gym. However, it wasn't enough to keep me calm by the end of the day due to stressors at work. I sweet talked the family into dropping me off at the gym where I ran another
5.09 miles and then we went out to dinner.
Family date night at Subway! Gotta say, I love that I can get spinach on my veggie sub now! And darling daughter and I love the apple chips!
Friday: The double-run from the day before helped get me up again at a somewhat early hour but my heart and soul wasn't into it. I ran
3.5 miles and devoted a lot of time to stretching to calm myself and find some peace.
Like I said earlier, I am a wee bit stressed with work right now. 
I did this at the gym today!
Saturday: I ran my long run of
10 miles at the gym while darling daughter played at the Kids' Club. I called this it for the week and ended up with
27.62 miles. Not quite where I wanted to be but hey, I am still averaging just over
35 miles/week during this round of marathon training and I am happy with that. But that brings me to my next question,
why is it that my body always aches and feels stiffer after low mileage/recovery weeks than higher mileage/building weeks? Yes, I was tired this week but it is always the case. I just don't feel revitalized after a recovery week and am beginning to question just how to taper properly for myself. Any comments/advice/suggestions/thoughts would be welcome.
Sunday: The start of a new week and I began it with
2.25 miles on my incline treadmill at home. This is a great start! I know the mileage is low but in all reality, it is good for me because running at home is hard, hot, sweaty, and mentally challenging.
Today: I got up pretty much when my alarm went off just like I am supposed to do!
Yeah!!! I ran
3.29 miles at the gym and am still sad that the gym doesn't open as early on Mondays but hey, I have the rest of the week to stay on this good bandwagon of running!
How have your runs been recently? Any successes or hurdles?Daily Gratitude: I am thankful for my dear friend re-henna'ing my hair and yep, that really isn't a word but you get the point.
Daily Affirmation: I am able to see an argument from different points of view.
Today: I got up pretty much when my alarm went off just like I am supposed to do! Yeah!!! I ran 3.29 miles at the gym and am still sad that the gym doesn't open as early on Mondays but hey, I have the rest of the week to stay on this good bandwagon of running!
Thursday: I managed to somewhat get out of bed at a somewhat early hour and ran 3.58 miles at the gym. However, it wasn't enough to keep me calm by the end of the day due to stressors at work. I sweet talked the family into dropping me off at the gym where I ran another 5.09 miles and then we went out to dinner. Family date night at Subway! Gotta say, I love that I can get spinach on my veggie sub now! And darling daughter and I love the apple chips!
Friday: The double-run from the day before helped get me up again at a somewhat early hour but my heart and soul wasn't into it. I ran 3.5 miles and devoted a lot of time to stretching to calm myself and find some peace. Like I said earlier, I am a wee bit stressed with work right now.