WEEK 8

After the big 12 miles on Saturday....starting this week off sleeeeeepy! My legs recovered way faster than I expected and I wasn't even sore on Sunday but I am worn out! It could be that I tried to do too many things this weekend, didn't get enough sleep and ate junk food! Have to have a little fun every now and again right?! Now it's time to get back to bagels & bananas.... :)

Total for the Week 8: 26 Miles

Sept 13 - rest day
Thank goodness I was not scheduled to run today, could NOT have!

Sept 14 - 4 miles
Tough run today, need to get good sleep!

Sept 15 - rest day

Sept 16 - 5 miles
Took my doggie today! :)

Sept 17 - 5 miles
At Anneberg Park, saw a snake tonight! EEEEK!

Sept 18 - rest day

Sept 19 - 12 miles
Early morning run, out and about town today, all over town! Saw some cows, sheep, & the sun coming up over the open fields--very peaceful! Oh & saw a few guys taking the Saturday morning walk of shame down sorority row. ha

NOTES FROM THE WEEK:
This week started off pretty bad, feeling really tired on Monday from too much weekend fun. But by Wednesday I was back on track and ready to go! I ran outside this week to get used to it since mostly I run inside at the rec. The weather has turned awesome this week, nice cool mornings and evenings. Perfect to run, run, run! This was my first long run outside--it really puts 12 miles into perspective! When you run on a track it's just around, around, around....and you don't really realize how far 12 miles is. But outside is so much different. I had to go way outside of town, back in, around campus and back to the west side to get enough miles in. Craziness!

Next week will be my last high mileage week, then I'll start cutting back for the last 3 weeks before the race. Big day is less than 1 month away! I'm READY!!!! Oh please lord do not let me get the stupid flu in the next month. I'm going to get some vitamins today!!