Wife of an avid runner.

I was pretty sore yesterday from my long Sat. run but feeling pretty good today.  I was able to do the normal 5 mile run and .5 mile walk for my training.  It's getting closer and I'm getting more and more tired but I think I can make it.

I decided to do a little speed work today so I ran for 3 minutes at 7mph then walked 3 min at 3mph etc until I did 2 miles then I just ran the last mile at my normal 5mph pace.  It seemed pretty wimpy that I could only muster the faster speed for 3 minutes at a time but I will improve.  When I went back to my normal pace it seemed so easy which is a good sign.  Maybe the speed work will make my long run on Sat. seem easy because I'll do it at the slow pace.

I switched my running a little bit this week so I could run my long run today.  Matt is running a super long race tomorrow in Logan so I won't even have access to the treadmill until evening and by then I will be too tired to even make dinner let alone run.  So, this was my longest run yet and the longest I will do until my half marathon in a few weeks.  My legs are so super tired now, I just hope I can add another 3 miles to that distance.  The run itself went ok.  I had to stop at mile 7 to clean up a mess.  Jaxine came in and told me that Evan had pooped in the playroom...lovely.  So, I cleaned it and him up and got back on the treadmill for the last 3 miles.  In case you're wondering, that's not a good motivator in the middle of a long run.  I guess I will probably be doing a lot of stretching tomorrow but no running and I didn't get any blisters on my toes this time.