Tuesday Running/Walking/Calf Raises 30 minutes (2 miles total)

Running/Walking- 25 minutes (2 miles total). Couch to 5k Week 5 Day 1. 1 1/2 miles running total. It was pretty hard today, since my legs were sore from weeding yesterday.

Also-I wanted to run yesterday, but I did some heavy weeding for an hour and then had an allergy freak out. Nausea, weakness, horrible headache, the whole bit. So, running was not going to happen. I'm hoping to get up earlier than Erik on Thursday morning to go running.

Labor Day Weekend

I ran 5 miles with John on Friday. I hiked for a long time yesterday, and today I ran the hills with the group. I even did the COTB part too. I think that makes 7 miles of hills.

Mother Nature and her dumb gift are being mean to me right now. I know I'm supposed to be off of dairy, but I'm consoling myself with chocolate ice cream as we speak. >:)

Saturday Running/Walking/Abs 35 minutes (2 miles total)

I did the Couch to 5K program Week 4 Day 3 (1 1/2 miles running total and 1/2 mile total walking) and I did it in 25 minutes! Woot! The other days it took me 30 minutes. I had no idea until I looked at my watch on the way home. I know I started out faster than before, and my calves and feet did not hurt this time, so that probably helped. Then I came home and did 10 minutes of abs.

I think I will do some weeding later too. What a beautiful day!

Also- my brother (the nurse who has made sports medicine his speciality) told me my arches are still definitely high. Poop! I thought having kids made them normal, but apparently they went from freakishly high to just sort of high. Then he looked at my shoes and said I am definitely a "supinator" which means I run on the outside of my shoe (which almost all people with high arches do). So, he showed me how to make my own shoe inserts from three different inserts you can buy at the store (like Dr. Scholl's). He also said the inserts would extend the life of my running shoes so I would only have to buy a new pair every year. Still, with the cost of the inserts, not much help!

Friday Walking 1 Hour (2 1/2 miles)

With two kids in a double stroller (I made Vance walk, hee hee).

I was really slow walking, just enjoying the day mostly. The fresh air and sunshine felt great, and I think the kids enjoyed it too.

Friday

I've been just dog tired for the past couple of days. I got plenty of sleep, but I have just felt completely drained, two days in a row. Wednesday I just figured that I was just worn out from my massive day Tuesday. Yesterday I had no excuse. I didn't even get up early and run. No energy, like being 2 months pregnant kind of no energy. It could be that I had been too lazy to pick up my thyroid medicine and had missed two days? Probably not since my dose is really low, so could it really affect me that drastically so quickly? I doubt it. Bruce suggested that maybe this no dairy thing is getting to me. I've been taking a calcium supplement, but that has no protein. After I thought about it for a minute I thought "Maybe there is something in that." I'm not known for being a huge meat consumer, and cheese was a major source of protein for me. Plus I don't really like that soy milk, so I've hardly been drinking it at all. So just for good measure, I ate a can of tuna before bed and two eggs with my breakfast. I also got my prescription refilled, and I'm back on my thyroid meds. I'm not sure how to diagnose my problem, but I am feeling better today. Yay!

I ran 4.5 miles pushing Justice and Clayton in the buggy. HOORAY for nice weather!!!

Thursday Strength Workout 30 minutes

Abs, arms, legs. I got up to 140 crunches before I pooped out during the abs section. Not bad, still working on getting the abs stronger. I'm going to try and run the THIRD time on Saturday. Feeling good so far!

Wednesday Running/Walking (2 Miles) + Abs 40 minutes

I did Couch to 5K Week 4 Day 2. I ran 1 1/2 miles total, plus 1/2 mile total walking in 30 minutes. Plus, I got to run in the rain! Woot! The abs was all standing abs, and some calf raises to fill out the last 10 minutes.