OK, ok, ok. So your wondering, "What did she do, t…

OK, ok, ok. So your wondering, “What did she do, take off running and forget to come back?” Sorry I haven’t Blah, Blah, Blogged in a few days. Things have been kind of busy around these parts.

I took another day off on Monday. Ran 5 miles last night at sunset and another 4 this morning about 7. This morning’s run was GREAT! But it’s SO difficult to run at night, after you’ve eaten, in the heat. + I twisted my ankle! What a BUMMER. The crazy thing is that it happened on some uneven concrete down town about a mile into our run, and when it happened, my running partner said, “Are you OK?” Well, I didn’t even think anything about it. It didn’t really hurt when I did it. Now this is the CRAZY part — About 2 or 3 miles later my ankle started hurting and I remember commenting to my partner a couple of times, “Boy, my ankle hurts…what’s up with that?” I didn’t even put the two together. How crazy is that?!? It just hurt a little then but WoW, when I got out of the shower it was REALLY starting to hurt. It ached all night. I iced it 3 times and propped it up most of the night. It kept me awake a good portion of the night. This morning though, it felt fine. So, I wrapped it and went for a run promising myself only to run if it felt good. It was GREAT the whole run, no pain at all. But, when I got back it hurt to walk on it and it feels really, really tight — go figure. I’ll look for an ankle brace today and take some Aleve, again…

I’ll probably do good at this rate just to get my 25-mile base in this week. Don’t want to push anything with this ankle thing.

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Difficult run. Out the door at 6. Darker than usua…

Difficult run. Out the door at 6. Darker than usual. VERY humid! I sweat like a PIG! 5 miles. Did I say humid? VERY HUMID! Probably will have thunder storms this afternoon. Didn’t sleep well last night.

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GREAT run! Out the door an hour later than normal….

GREAT run! Out the door an hour later than normal. Still cool. Cooler than yesterday. Felt good. Joints were not stiff. Felt light and moved well. 6 miles.

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Good 5-mile run. 2 miles through the park with a h…

Good 5-mile run. 2 miles through the park with a hyper dog. Knees a little stiff and hip joints, especially the right one, stiff. Ate a breakfast bar before the run with about 8 oz. of H2O.

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SUPER GREAT run this morning. Probably the best ru…

SUPER GREAT run this morning. Probably the best run I’ve ever had. 6 miles. Felt great. Strong all the way to the end. Didn’t eat any bugs. Only took a little water before the run. Out the door at 6 a.m. back by 7 or a little before. Took Aleve last night. Really helps the old joints to function better without being stiff. GREAT stuff! I’m not a pill popper but I like the freedom this stuff gives me.

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HELP! I swallowed a bug! I was coughing and gaggin…

HELP! I swallowed a bug! I was coughing and gagging and almost threw up… It was really, really gorse! Another reason to wear the Breath Right strips and breath through your nose!

 

Good 5 mile run this morning. Out the door at 6 a.m. A little warmer than it had been last week. I plan to do 5-6-5-6-5-6 this week. 5 miles today, six tomorrow and so on all the way through to Saturday. Expanding my base to 33 miles.

 

Took 2 Aleve after running. A little stiff. Need to stretch more!

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Ran 3 miles yesterday afternoon. Difficult in the …

Ran 3 miles yesterday afternoon. Difficult in the heat and with food in my belly.

 

THIS MORNING a PB (personal best) 5K time of 24:43. Whew…. Finally made the 25 cut! Good race on the 5th Runway at Atlanta’s Hartsfield Airport but the wind was a bear, especially at the end. But I did it! OK, now to break 24…

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