Wednesday December 22, 2010

Workout: 3 miles
Time: 28:35
Pace: 9:31
Weight: no clue, but its not good


Decided to do an easy run at home this morning.  I have been baking non-stop since Monday morning.  For real - probably 8 hours on Monday & 10 hours yesterday.  Given that, I haven't drunk any water.  Its always the first thing to get eliminated when I'm busy or away.  We were also in GR for the weekend, which means I didn't drink water over the weekend either.  And I mean, I didn't drink any water.  Not that I didn't drink enough... nope, none.  The only liquids to pass my lips were coffee and alcohol.  Bad news :)  


AND, I had a double glass of wine last night as a celebration for finishing all of the biscotti.  Actually, I poured me and Dave each a normal glass, but then he got a headache and I HAD to drink his, too.


So all of that to say... I barely had any saliva in my mouth this morning.  So I didn't want to embarrass myself at the gym, so I ran at home.  And I knew it was going to be tough, so I ran without an incline.  It was fine, but I think I hardly sweat and when I was done, I couldn't have spit if someone paid me.  Today, since I'm done baking, my mission is to rehydrate & clean up my house and catch up on my laundry.  I've already had 2 16oz glasses of water, so I'm on my way.


Run was fine this morning.  Nothing remarkable about it.  Neither good nor bad.  I ran the entire time, jumping off for 20 sec. to stretch my hamstring after .25 miles and for 5 seconds to turn the fan on after 4 songs (almost 2 miles).  


I also ran 3 miles on Monday morning (9:30 pace at a 2% incline).  All three of which sucked big time.  The first 2 miles were horribly difficult.  Then my ipod died at the last mile.  So I sped the treadmill up so I could get it over with as quickly as possible.


Sunday morning, I did my long run at my parents house.  It was awesome.  I did 4.5 miles at a 2% incline and felt great.  Which was surprising since we stayed up so late and drank the night before.  I felt awesome.  I am a bit suspicious of the incline on that treadmill, though, so that could be part of it.


I noticed today that my herniated discs are not hurting anymore.  Must be the running.  Yet one more reason to keep at it.  And probably one of the more important ones.