Happy 4th of July a day late! Man, it is nice having 3 days off and not having to travel anywhere. I had really hoped to log a longish run on Friday since I did not work, but my darn butt hurt again. But it was a nice, chill day and I did log 2 short runs and a nice easy bike ride with my friend Amy. Friday night we played cards, drank some beers and had a fun evening.
I slept in on Saturday and it was oh so sweet to enjoy over NINE hours of rest! :) Unfortunately it was already 80 degrees when I headed out for my run. Once again my butt/hammies were tight/sore and once I got started my legs felt like logs again. I could hear my feet plodding heavily on the ground, but there was not a damn thing I could do to improve it. I decided just to take it mile by mile, but was determined to hit at least 10. Fortunately, just after the 4 mile mark my legs started to loosen up a bit. Nothing spectacular, but I didn't feel like I was plodding so hard anymore. Turned into a decent run and I logged a hair over 18 miles. HR was reasonable given the heat and humidity and my last few miles were actually the fastest. Cool. Topped if off with a nice ice bath and some bio-freeze. The bad news was that I missed a few spots with the body glide. Ouch is an understatement.
Last night John's band played out at a neighborhood party they do every year. It was pretty fun, but my six year old has just had this negative, sassy attitude for the last couple of weeks and he did a pretty good job driving me nuts with his scowling and pissy mood. Hopefully this is just yet another yucky stage that will pass soon. Johnny let him get on stage with his guitar and a friend. It was really cute and all the other kids thought they were rock stars.
This morning I slept in late again and got over 9 hours of sleep. Sweet. Hammies/glutes/piriformis still tight this am, but nothing worse, which is good after an 18 miler. It was 82 degrees when I headed out so I hit the trail thinking partial shade and a flat surface would be just right. My HR was nice and easy at first, but heart rate creep caught up with me pretty quickly. Logged 8 slow miles to shoot my numbers up over the 40 mile mark for the week.
Total Running Miles: 41.2
Biking Miles: 25 (although I may go out again this evening and push this to 37.5).
Lots of abs/arms/stretching too.
All and all I am down a couple pounds and am really getting stronger. If I can get this pain in the butt under control (ha, and I don't mean my 6 year old...), I should have a very strong mile race at the end of the month.
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Uh oh - the six year old attitude has arrived! Mine are 10 and almost 12 and they still have it!
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