Lightnin'

Nothing can stop me...

I am dedicated, but I am not stupid. This morning, I woke up around 4 am to lightning. We have had a deluge of storms lately and lots of flooding. So when I heard the lightning, I knew it was not a passing fancy. I was kind of irked about not running, but I decided to make the best of it and just have a great day. I looked at my training schedule when I got home, and it said a 3 miler, so I did a strength training workout instead. It was good for me. Tomorrow is a 7 mile speed workout, so I arranged to go to school early and use their treadmill for this run. That way, if the storms keep coming, I can run on.

Long Run Report: My 16 miler was good. I took a personal day from school, also my birthday, and ran and ate a big lunch with my husband. It was a good day. It had been raining all week, so the greenway where I ran was muddy and flooded. I love the adventure, so it was fun to jump around a little. I felt good the whole way, my pace was good and slow. My legs got a little crampy toward the end, but then I realized that I had only taken one gel. I am getting a little cavalier with my long runs. The run was about 3 hours, and I should have fueled at least twice, but I did not. It left me with a bottomless pit feeling (not hunger, but nutrition), like I had missed something. It has been a while since I ran that long, so I needed that reminder.

I have fueled a lot this weekend with CAKE. It is gone now, so that is good. For some reason, Rhodes Bakery cakes just do not seem to bother my sugar levels. I think it is mental. Yes, I just want to eat cake. Happy it's gone....until next birthday.