Let's do this!

I CAN RUN!!! No discomfort, no pain. Maybe a tiny twinge of something, but nothing to overly note. I CAN RUN! I CAN RUN! Yeeaaaahh!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gym ( I HATE THE GYM! I'll expand on this in a moment.) Some random weights for 15-20 minutes. Then elliptical for 45 minutes.

Ran 4.40 outside. I am keeping the pace slow so I don't hurt myself. I am supposed to run every other day, but I couldn't handle one more minute in the gym. I AM SO ANNOYED! I can't get through any type of workout without someone making some stupid comment about something. Meat heads like to poke fun at how I am not strong enough anymore, or my form isn't perfect. Or they just plain like to try and flirt with me in their own stupid way. I am sick of harassing comments! I can't get into the cardio without being stopped and asked gazillions of questions. I do not wake up so early to waste time. I just want to get it done and get home. 

I was already agitated from that, so I get home and run on the trail. It was a million times better than being in the smelly sweaty gym! However the old men on the trail are nuts. I don't understand why they think the girl flying past them with earphones on has the breath and the time and the HEARING for them! I hear muffled things through my earphones. They are talking to me but I can't hear them! I AM RUNNING, I AM NOT STOPPING TO CHAT WITH YOU!  I am so annoyed! My husband wonders what on earth is so awesome about me that I am constantly getting bugged! I wonder the same thing...I like to be friendly and give a smile and a quick hello, but I don't like small chat when I am trying to get a workout in. End of story. Thanks for letting me vent blog!

Gym ( I hate the gym!!) I sound like a broken record. 57 minutes elliptical hell. 

Ran 4.5 outside. 1.10 of it on the grass at the sports park which sits next to the river trail. I feel way better running on the soft grass. Though it makes my pace a lot slower. Should I be concerned with this? I see more grass running in my future till my calf is completely better. Today didn't feel as great as yesterday and Sunday. Maybe tomorrow if I run, I should stick to the grass. The sports park is big so there is plenty of room to run.

I can't help but get a little sad that this is the season of my sport, and I can't train or perform at my potential. It's humbling.

I decided to break from running today and try again tomorrow. So it was weights for about 30 min. And elliptical hell for 1 hour and 7 minutes. Total hell. I cannot wait till my river trail run tomorrow.

7 miles! This turned into a 3.5 miles of warm up,  then 3.5 mile tempo. My watch died halfway in, but I have the mileage memorized obviously, and I can gauge speed pretty well. Felt like a 6:30-6:40 pace on the tempo. I was SO happy! No gym for me today! Just me and the river trail, the birds, sunrise and my big giant smile! I can run!!!!!!!!!!

Was just thinking, maybe for the next 2 months I will just stick to the 5k distance in racing until my leg is fully 100%. It may be good. I will gain speed and agility if I do.

Ran some river trail with Rachelle and Kira this morning. We were joined by Jessica and her husband who are both on the blog as well, but just track mileage. 

We had some fun chit chat. We kept our pace around an 8:30 recovery pace. It was great for me since I am still somewhat babying this calf. I find myself staring out the window during the day and getting teary because I want to try harder. I can't get past thoughts that I am capable of so much. But I need to learn patience in this time until it is 100%. And it won't get 100% with me pushing and pushing. It is in my nature to push when running. It's what makes me feel accomplished and free.

Jessica was wearing the Brooks purecadence. Super sweet shoes! I am totally getting some!

I ran one more mile a little bit later with some speed on/offs. felt good.

After our run we were standing around for a few talking. Without thinking I took one of my energy cookie balls and bowling ball rolled it into the street. It was random and made us all laugh. Rachelle's face was hilarious! I do weird things sometimes! I decided to go get it out of the road before my husband ran it over later, then complained about the slob that dropped their cookie in the road. he he