Training Week #5

To put it bluntly, week 5 kind of sucked. It was my least favorite running week so far. I missed a run, because it was a busy week, I was tired, my long run didn't happen until the following Monday--and that one sucked, too. 






Because of the busy week, I had to do some morning runs. I was hoping to avoid some of the humidity, but it's been a rough summer. I love running past sprinklers, especially when it's hot. I kind of always want to run through them like a little kid...and sometimes I do ;-)






This week marked the earliest I've ever gotten up to run. It was a strange feeling to be up before the rest of the world, before the sun.






Though I have to admit, I love watching the world wake up around me :-)



My Sunday would be run day...wasn't. We celebrated Grandma Wilke's 85th birthday in the morning (she is seriously incredible!) and then made a return to IKEA. Once we got home, I was not feeling good. Nauseous. So I took a nap. Then ate something. And by that time, it was too late to run. A 5 miler would have been different. But I had 10 on the docket. It wasn't happening. So I decided tome the run to Monday.

Monday was hot and humid, so I chose to run down by the lake. I picked a good 4 mile track and ran it 2.5 times. It was a beautiful course. Lots of people out running and biking and rollerblading. Really a great day. Except I didn't really set myself up for success. I forgot my headphones. I didn't have glide and I had packed shorts to run in. I didn't have my runner's belt. The first lap was sweaty. I stopped for water at mile 4. The second lap I wasn't sweating anymore...and that's when it hit me--I'm dehydrated. I work in a school without AC. And I know I don't drink enough water all day. Plus, my long runs are usually on the weekends, when I haven't worked a full day prior. So there were a few more water stops as I finished the other 6 miles. By the time I was done, I was exhausted. On the walk back to the car, I realized my Glide had failed me somewhere along the way. By the time I got home, my legs hurt. And I never wanted to run again. And no picture from along the way because I had to leave my phone in the car because I didn't have my belt...




But I took a day off to rest, then started week 6...update coming soon :-)