I can do it!

I went to the lake with a friend this evening, and to make it worth going, I did a short swim. I think it was about a half mile. Good times! :D

I am OH so low energy these days!  I don't know what the deal is...

So I didn't exercise this morning, but this evening I forced myself to go to the gym.  I tried running, but my leg started acting up after the first few minutes, so I quit at 1/2 mile, and ended up doing a HIIT on the recumbant bike instead.  I feel like such a pansy....  :(

Exhausted today. Taking a day off.

I ended up going on a little excursion last night with some friends.  We went to Cedar City to the Shakespearean Festival and saw "Pride and Prejudice" - yay!  Then we drove up to a friends cabin on the mountain, and I was able to get a solid EIGHT hours of much needed sleep!  I got up just before 9, spent some time reading, and then had a killer workout running up and down a pretty steep and rocky trail three times, with some strength training exercise in between runs.  19:31 of the 50 minute workout was running 2.02 miles.  It felt really good to be out and moving around in the cool mountain air!  After that, we had breakfast, showered, and headed back to Cedar City to see "Great Expectations" at the Festival.  It was such a fun and relaxing outing, and a much-needed mini-vacation for me.  :D

I didn't exercise today. Instead, I spent the day in fasting and fed my spirit.  :D

I did an hour of Zumba to justify going to the sushi buffet....probably not nessecary, since I have had no appetite lately.

I was a little worried about this race, since I have really done very little running the last week and a half, and since I literally had to force feed myself yesterday because I just don't feel like eating.  Not only that, but this is a brutal course of mountain terrain on a graded dirt road...some pretty steep inclines and declines the entire 15 miles.  Three of my children ran the 5K, and 2 others joined me for the 15 miler.  We ended up getting there slightly late, so I had to run to the start, and we were still 4 minutes late getting going, and the race wasn't chipped.  So I got my time off my garmin, instead of off the clock.  I decided that because of my shins and with an upcoming 70.3, I'd better not "race" this run...and being late only solidified my decision.  So I ran the first 9 miles with my friends at a very slow pace.  It took 1:42 to get that far.  Then I went off by myself, because they were getting really tired and doing too much walking.  BRUTAL course!!!  I still tried to keep it easy, though, and finished the race in about 2:41, fighting not only the steep uphills, but a nice headwind and an occasional burst of rain.  It was about 12 minutes slower than I ran it last year.  After that, I decided to run back to meet the girls, but about 3/4 of a mile into it, I was suddenly hit by a nasty cluster headache, so I went back to the finish and forced myself to drink water and gatorade.  This headache was a bad one, leaving me totally nauseated and with cold chills.  By the time we made it home, it was all I could do to keep from vomiting and I was all wrapped up in blankets and was shaking like a leaf.  I forced myself to drink some mineral-spiked water, then rinsed off in a warm bath, and went to bed.  After about 90 minutes, I woke up feeling better.  But I am WIPED OUT.  Those headaches take a lot out of me.  I went and bought some pizzas at Costco for all my little racers, but I could only eat one slice.  I had a scoop of ice cream, but I didn't even really want that.  So I think I should probably try to eat more, but it just doesn't sound good.  Weirdness.

Anyway, I ended up with about 17 miles of running, and the race itself was fantastic - I felt really good the whole time!  My legs didn't give me ANY problems, which is such a relief!  I'm looking forward to feeling better tomorrow, and starting next week with a good run.  :D