I am sitting in bed at ten o'clock at night with Grady sleeping next to me and my wife next to him. The little man is growing up so fast. I enjoyed coming in from my run this morning to him sitting in his chair in the living room smiling at me.
I am putting in mileage but also trying to cross train. I started doing a free half marathon training program, but realized a few weeks in that the program was not correct. I got a book called, "Marathoning for Mortals" and the in-depth book details the do's and dont's of running and injury creators. The biggest rule was not to increase more than 10% per week time or mileage. I reached 5.53 miles at one point when I was to run for an hour. The next week said 1:15 mins which took me 6.55 miles. Both were over 10% increases. I decided to follow the books guidelines, but I will wait until after the 5K in September. Then I will set out to complete the half marathon training and run one next spring.
August is quickly coming to a close. This Saturday(8/18/12) Stella and I are running a 5K together. (UPDATE: The 5K on the 18th was cancelled to my daughters huge dismay.) I am also signing us up for a Vineyard 5K in September where she'll get to stomp grapes afterwards with my 3 year old.
I have been enjoying the cooler mornings and since my daughters out of school I leave for work later, slightly, which allows me a little more sleep. A few more weeks until that ends. Not ready for super early 4:30 am runs yet. But I have to do what I have to do. One of the most difficult things I am dealing with is
Getting ready to move to a new home. Our rental home is falling apart and the landlord will not fix anything so we needed a new place. The home is smaller, but livable. The hardest part is where to run there? Here I have the city park which is essentially a 5K in diameter plus the different paths and trails and sights. I'll miss them being a daily part of my runs. But on the other hand I am going to be changing my routes a bit and seeing new places. It's nerve racking and exciting at the same time. Change is a stressor for good and bad. I am going to make the best of it. I will also miss being within 5 minutes of the YMCA. This will be my first time in the 15 years I've been in Salisbury that I have lived on the north end of town.
Well, it's September 3, and we're officially into our new home. This place looks like a bomb went off boxes everywhere. But we had our first non- fast food meal here. I am dealing with a messed up small toe on my left foot. I stubbed it on a baby gate and slit it open. Now I think its swollen a little bit but it's tender as heck. I have my 5K this upcoming weekend and haven't run in 4 days. Ugh. I'm hoping I'll be OK. I'm mentally and physically drained from the move. I'm not expecting a PR, however one would be nice. I'm still excited about running with my daughter.
My monthly mileage report is as follows:
