Ow! Week 3

Keeping up with my long runs on the weekends!  Working harder to keep up with my workouts during the week.  Missed a few last week but did a 9.9 mile run last Sat. on a loop course which meant there were 3 hills.  Training for a hilly marathon is way harder than training for a flat one....  At least on race day we'll be at a lower elevation than we are training in, woohooo! 

This was the first run the bf actually ran faster than me!  Not on the first loop but the 2nd a 3rd loop he smoked me...  He must be doing his weekly workouts now and I decided to slack last week, oh oh!  Also my foot hurts soooo bad ever since my long run Sat.  It's on the big toe of the right foot I believe it's the ligament that hurts.  It's a hard place to try and stretch.  Today walking around is very painful.  So tonight instead of a 40 minute run that it calls for in my training I'm going to do a 40 minute bike ride then go take my dog for a walk.

Hopefully this gets better soon because my run last Sat. although I felt good was pretty pathetic time wise.  It's been unseasonable warm for this time of year which has made it easier to get out there and run but that is supposed to change this week.  Next week for the long run we are doing the Veteran's 11k then gonna keep going to finish out the 14 mile run that's on our schedule.  So here's to hoping for a speedy recovery and motiviation on week nights to pump out those important evening workouts.  Wed. I start another indoor soccer season so that should help with sprints as long as I don't sprain my ankle again.  I think I'll wear my ankle brace during games to help prevent that!

I'm excited for these beautiful fall colors....
See you on the road!