Adapt. Improvise. Overcome.

The past couple of weeks have not been good. I developed an allergic reaction to some laundry detergent (note to self: even if the store brand is on sale, go with what you know) and developed a really bad case of hives. Think pain like that of a really bad sunburn. You know the kind where it hurts to just sit, or stand, or just be? Yeah, that kind. I've been taking a non-drowsy anti-histamine, which of course though it is non-drowsy, puts me out like a light anyway.

So no running for a little more than a week. I was able to get out and run a couple of times last week, and did a 5 miler today. It was enough to give me the sense that things are getting back to normal again and I am back in training mode. Seven weeks until the Nike Half!

Did you catch this segment on running being the fountain of youth?

I finished knitting the Clapotis, and I love how it came out. Here are some pics.

Hope everyone enjoys the rest of the weekend!

Milestones

Running milestone: I ran my first ever 10 miler yesterday!   I need to find a north-south route for these long runs as running into the sun for the last half really zapped my energy.  But I just kept moving forward and I had such a sense of accomplishment at the end. 

Knitting milestone: I finished my 18th pair of socks, and this pair is for me.

 

Yarn: Wollmeise 80/20
Pattern: Twin Rib

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

8 on the 8th

Well, really it was 6 on the 9th and 2 on the 10th, but Nancy is cool like that and still let me run the race.  ;)

This week is a recovery week in my training, so the schedule called for 6 miles as the long run.  This worked out perfectly because I wanted to run a 5K race today.

So I did 6 miles yesterday, and added 2 miles from today's 5K, for my 8 on the 8th Olympic Race.  We're in the middle of monsoon season here, so on top of the heat, I had to deal with the humidity.  But, I GOT IT DONE!

I chose a flat course for the 6 miles, knowing that the 5K today was a much tougher course with hills.  Boy were there some hills.  The 5K was an out and back with the first half all uphill.  Since I volunteered to pass out timing chips, I was one of the last to start and at the back of the pack.  Just as I was getting to the first mile marker, the "elite" were already passing me in the other direction on their way to the finish.  "Just keep moving" I told myself. I knew I wasn't going to set a new PR, so I tried to just go at my own pace, and enjoy the run.

8 miles
1:51:09

Big thank you to Nancy for organizing another great race!

How was your weekend?

The weekend went by too quickly for me.  I did an 8 miler on Saturday (my first 8 miler ever!) and decided to run it on some hills.  Boy were my hamstrings feeling it.   Like POM, I think I'm officially in the "hungry all the time" phase of training.  I think I ate everything in sight this weekend: pizza, a cheeseburger, fries, and cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory.  When you are in training, how do you manage to eat enough and not gain weight?  I haven't stepped on the scale in a few weeks.  Maybe I should put the scale away all together until after my half marathon.  :)

The rest of the weekend was filled with knitting (I'm almost done with my Wollmeise socks and I started the clapotis) and a Battlestar Gallactica marathon.  I'm only on season 3 so no spoilers please!  I never thought I'd like a sci-fi series, but the character development and plot on this one hooked me.

Have a great week!