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My husband and I ran over lunch today. We are doing a 5K for our anniversary in a few weeks so we thought we better run. It was a pretty warm run but we did it in 34 minutes 6 seconds. Not bad since my husband isn't really a runner... Not yet at least.

I'm back....

I didn't give up I took a break. No excuses here I just took a break. But I am trying to get back into it. I ran at the arena (two miles) on Monday and today I did 30 minutes on the elliptical. I spent the day at the waterpark yesterday. Is that a workout?

Hot and Humid

It is summer. It is hot.

I decided running outside is not a good idea. So I ran on the treadmill. But since I don't like the treadmill I mixed things up a little and I really worked up a sweat.

I ran 6.5 mph for 1/2 a mile. Then I did 5 minutes of ab work. Then 1/2 a mile at 7 mph. 5 more minutes of abs. Another 1/2 mile at 7 mph. More ab work and stretching and I was done.

My socks made my decision...

Or lack there of. I got to the Y and couldn't decide if I should run or do something else. My muscle pull has been acting up lately (Therefor I only ran 2 miles on Saturday instead of 4-5 like I wanted) so I didn't know if I should run. Well when I started getting ready I realized I packed everything but socks. So no running for me. I did 20 minutes of intense exercise on the elliptical then stretched and did a lot of ab work. Traditional sit ups are hard. But hopefully they will pay off.

Also did you notice that I have updated my header with the number of miles I have left this year.

got the blood flowing

I hemmed and hawed and finally decided that yes I should work out over lunch. I have had a headache for a few days now and couldn't decided if I should or even wanted to. I decided if I did an easy work out it would be good for me.

I started out on the treadmill with the plan of doing a 9% incline for 30 minutes at 4 mph. Well that seemed to slow so I increased it to 4.2. Then after 15 minutes I went to a 12%. I did that for 5 minutes. I felt good so I went back to 9% and increased my speed to 4.5 mph. Then for my last 2 minutes I decided to run. I sprinted at 8 mph. I ended up doing 2.2 miles in 30 minutes.

I am going to count this workout towards my 500 mile because even though it was a walk it was an intense walk.

My headache has subsided for now so I am glad I went.

One more mile

I did another mile. This was a sprinting mile. I did it on the treadmill and went back and forth between 6 mph and 8 mph every minute. I did a 9 minute mile.

Then I did ab work and stretching.

New Goal

I need a new goal for this year. The race is done so now I need something else to motivate me.

I WILL RUN 500 MILES BY THE END OF THE YEAR!

I have approximately 230 miles left. There are 26 weeks. I have to run about 9 miles a week to meet this goal.

3 miles

I got up and ran 3 miles. I even ran in the rain.

Post 1/2 marathon

Well its been a long few days. Here is a quick summary.

Sunday the race ended at 9:45. We got home. I rested, chatted with my kids and husband then BAM! I was heading for the shower when the entire world started spinning and I couldn't see. I was shaky and nausous. I tried the shower anyway. Not my best plan although I did feel less sweaty. With the help of my husband I headed upstairs and laid down. I assumed dehydration and tried to push fluids. They just made me feel crappier but I kept trying. About 2 hours later I still felt horrible and had a migraine too. I had my husband take me to the ER where they pumped me with fluids.

I learned a few things. Even though I felt like I drank more fluids than normal 13.1 miles is a long way. Second: some gatorades have carmel coloring which I am allergic to which increased the problems.

Since Sunday I have improved a lot and actually feel silly about the whole ordeal. I debated not posting this but I thought I should share my experience and hope that if anyone else is ever in the situation they will know they are not alone.

The rest of the week:

On Monday I could barely walk. My knee was pretty much locked. I am sure this is because I just laid like a lump on a log on Sunday and didn't keep my muscles moving. Tuesday I felt a lot better and even walked to work from the auto shop (.8 miles) and walked back to pick the car up.

Wednesday I ellipticled for 30 minutes and felt fantastic.

Today I am on vacation but I got up and ran for 30 minutes. I didn't calculate the distance because I was more worried about getting my body moving than anything else.

So now I continue to train for my 10K, 8 miler, and whatever else may come along.