6 days...

I am in zero pain after my 10 miler on Saturday! Sunday I wasn't even sore... well my quads still were sore but that was from Gym Matrix on Friday. Thank god you don't really use/feel your quads during a run or else I would have died!

I stretched and foam rolled for about an hour after the run and iced my knee and hip and shin. My only problem after the run was an upset stomach... due to drinking not enough water and 3 beers after the run. Dehydration...oops! The popcorn and gatorade (not a good tasting combination) at the movies that night cured the stomach ache!

I am getting signed up for the 1/2, finally! Glad that drama is over! I plan to run 4 miles tomorrow or Wednesday and 2 miles today and/or Thursday. I'm keeping my normal gym matrix / Hourblast routine but making Thursday be my last workout day. Lots of stretching Friday and Saturday!

I bought some new socks yesterday and while I was at Dick's I went ahead and got 2 Gu gels and my cliff bar for breakfast.

Can't wait!

Just keep running...

"You're running on guts. On fumes. Your muscles twitch. You throw up. You're delirious. But you keep running because there's no way out of this hell you're in, because there's no way you're not crossing the finish line. It's a misery that non-runners don't understand."

- Martine Costello, author and runner

Race week!

Can't wait! I have been icing everything and foam rolling 2-3 a day. I'm scared of injury! Last week my quads were inflamed and today it's my hip flexor and left shin. I'm also eating more carbs and making sure to drink plenty of fluids. I will probably run 2-3 light runs this week. Rest up ladies!!

Race is fast approaching!

We are a little over a week away! What is everyone doing to prepare? I am in a constant state of icing my knee / IT band (yes I lay my leg on the ice pack and ice it after I ice where my knee hurts) and foam rolling. Tuesday I attempted 10 miles but only ended run/walking 7.5 because my knee was killing me. Hopefully my 10 mile run this Saturday will be pain-free... Esp knowing that a Parkway po-boy and a beer is the reward at the end of the run!

I read on some website about a dixie cup ice massage or something like that... fill a cup up with water and freeze it. Once it's frozen peel off the cup and roll the ice up and down your IT band. I think I am going to try it.

I'm starting today to drink as much water as my body can hold (it's not much apparently!) and up-ing the carbs a little - my chicken spaghetti I made tonight was ok... probably b/c I used light cream cheese and low fat cream of mushroom soup, and low fat cheese!

This girl has some good tips on what to do race week:

http://www.hungryrunnergirl.com/2012/02/race-week-prep.html

Happy Ash Wednesday!

Oh - I bought a new Lulu top to go with my running skirt for the race. Can't wait to try it out!!

We Look Good!

Looking Good!!!

Poses are getting better...

Luckily I told everyone to wave at the camera!

This is how you pose!!

"Larry Someboday" Race!

Jackson Day Race!

Us when this is all said and done... :-)