6 Miles!!!

So it's Monday night, and i'm relaxing on the couch, procrastinating about planning school for tomorrow. I only managed to bust out 1 day of lesson plans last night:/ so i need to finish up this week's plans. yeehaw.

Yesterday woke up, or should i say, slightly came to outta my comatose sleep state, to R asking me when i wanted to go to church...i said "NEVER", which really meant, "11 o'clock svc would be better"....so that translated to him getting up and getting the boys ready for 9am service while i slept on completely unaware. So when i heard the garage door, i frantically jumped from my bed to run to the garage, while spying it was quarter til 9!!! i was like, i can't believe you're leaving w/out me!!!! he said he didn't wanna go to late svc, and off they went:( so i was really bummed out. After working til 3 on saturday and then coming home and basically changing and running out the door to Ash's party, i was pooped out and beat up. 4 and 1/2 hrs of straight massage pretty much, and w/ already having a jacked up shoulder and left arm/hand, it was a rough day physically. Good part is i have 2 more returning clients in addition to Sharon, my old faithful regular of 6 yrs:)) so that was awesome. BUNNYTRAIL. sooooo, i basically laid on the couch and watched my netflix movie "the Duchess" w/ Keira Knightley, which i had seen before --wasn't sure if i had, but i def had---and cried my eyes out. then finished the movie and cried my eyes out s'more....just felt completely depressed, alone and overwhelmed. wanted to cry like a little baby and say "i quit", esp when it came to the 1/2 marathon. was beating myself up over skipping my 4 miler on Friday. Perfectionist much? nawww. So, after realizing R was never coming home to find me pitifully crying on the couch, i decided i was prob'ly getting dehydrated from crying and being idiotic and so got up and took a shower. it struck me that we could go to Mom and Dad's and i could run over there, which translates to WAY LESS HILLS!!! living one road over from a golf course in a "town" called Citrus HILLS, doesn't help me at all on my Sunday long runs. it literally kills me, and after getting so ill after my previous 5 miler, i was just scared and sorta dreading my run. wasn't "feeling it" at all. Sooo, after R and the boys got home, threw some clothes in some bags, threw the boys' bikes in the Explorer, which is way roomier i might add, and headed out. ate some Taco Smell on the way and called them on the way w/ "hey, we're coming over!! that's okay, right?" pretty funny. So we just talked and chilled and sat outside while the boys rode bikes in their big driveway endlessly, and i didn't have much to say, which was fine bc Mom always fills the silence nicely:) Finally got so tired after we went inside that i laid down around 3 and slept for about 30 min or so. was just so wasted tired. between the running, school, and work, i've just been so trashed lately. Mom and Dad left for choir practice around 4:30 and said they'd be back around 6 and then we'd eat. So i decided to head out around 5:30 for my run, figuring it'd take me around 1 hr and change to complete. R got on the computer and looked up my route and diff ways to make it into 6 miles. Their loop is 4 miles, so i did one loop, and when i made it back to their house, grabbed my cell phone and refilled my strap-on water bottle thingy and headed out for another 2 miles. did the 4 miles in 41 minutes, so that was so awesome. after about mile 1.6 i finally found my rythym and felt great. weather was gorgeous, slightly cool and the loop is tree-lined, even running under a canopy of trees for a good 1/2 mile or so at one point. the only spot there was full sun was on the last mile which runs right past the pasture w/ the horses, rolling hills and barn in the distance. i just love running out there. so many memories of living at home and our walks, diff holidays w/ our whole family going on a walk and etc. plus when i rounded the bend to come home on that 1st lap, they were all outside to cheer me on and give me kisses--the boys that is;) . Ran the last 2 and called R to come pick me up. I smelled like a dude and was soaking wet, but my headband under my visor worked out perfectly as did my short sleeve shirt. i think i'm gonna hafta buy me a new shirt for the race. way better than wearing sleeveless and having the sweat drip off my elbows the whole run--YUCK!  I was famished after that, realzing at about mile 5 that i forgot to eat that banana and had only had a 1/2 bowl of cereal and 2 fresco soft tacos all day!!! so went back and downed 3 pc's of pizza that they had ordered in from the Hut. omg, BAD idea....i was nauseous and stomach was cramping like mad the entire ride home. it was NOT pretty. so i need to figure out a better plan for post-run eating habits. been doing good w/ the no caffeine and eating great before long runs. no indegestion or burping up cuban food anymore:) lol. But i was really proud of myself. actually thought w/ confidence, y'know what, I CAN DO THIS!!! (race). I hope training continues to go as well as it is. so far it's been doable, yet still requires scheduling and some sacrifice, or at least, not lazing around like i'd normally wanna do. so it's been good. I have my breakdown days though, where i wanna give up and cry like a 2 yr old and say i can't. but i know i can. I know He will help me, and i know i have alot of ppl rooting for me to succeed. and that helps me more than i can ever express.

School went well today. had a great old time w/ E while M took a 3+ hr nap. I think the open windows w/ the breeze blowing thru might've helped my mood:) i am loving this Fall weather, and just hoping to God it stays!!!! running in it is even better. Was also in a good mood bc while i was talking to Liz on the phone right after b'fast, decided to mess w/ E's room and rearrange it. i like it SOOooo much better now and even hung his pegboard and photo collage of his friends. it looks SO cute. finishing touch was tonight when i hung his wooden plane that he made from his ceiling fan on fishing line:) it looks so cool and just spins around when the fan is on. i laid in his bed tonight w/ him and his room looks so cool w/ all his dino murals and all. redecorating just makes me :)

well, off to plan more school.shoulda done 2 days yesterday so i could skip this tonight! grrr. peace out