Taper Time!

We are coming down to the wire on my first marathon. I know people go crazy during tapering, but man, I'm looking forward to it bc I'm TIRED. Ok, so here's my weekend:

Friday night we headed to the fair with Julie, Stella, Ryan and Jess and we had a great time. I ate fried Wisconsin cheese (amazing), elephant ears, fries and NC State ice cream. We walked around a lot and saw the exhibits, rides and animals. I was very disappointed in the pig situation. Normally, there is a big sow with a  million little piglets, but this year there was only two teenage looking pigs. So disappointing!

Saturday I got up and headed to Shelley Lake for eight miles. I definitely felt all the walking from the fair from the night before. My legs were heavy, but I felt I did well. I did change my intervals from 3 running and 1 walking to two running and 1:30 walking. 

I had big plans for Saturday to get things done around the house. I got home and Matt was still sleeping, so I figured I'd ice and read. Next thing I know, it was 2:30pm! I slept for hours! Matt insists he tried to wake me but, I really don't remember. 

We went to Jess and Ryan's to watch to Cane's game that night and had some great pizza, wings and cake. I wasn't sore at all, especially compared to the weekend before after my 20 miler! My insanely bright pink compression sleeves are amazing! 

Today, we got up and Matt made me an amazing brunch and I scarfed it down. I did my stretching DVD, 15 minutes on the stationary bike, did some resistance training and we walked the dogs. We also cleaned our house and I sweated like a whore in church. I burned major calories today.

We are spending the rest of the evening relaxing and watching football. Hope you all have a great week! 

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Lazy Marathoner

I'm a few days late on this blog, but I have been crazy lazy. Yeah, lazy. You wouldn't think one training for a marathon would be lazy, but I manage it well. 

Last week, went pretty well. I got my hair done:

I totally wiped out during my 8 miler on Saturday at Shelley Lake:

I also felt that I was stalked by thousands of scary ass geese during my 8 miler:

We had a lovely dinner with the Matheson's on Saturday night:

I got my monthly Stride Box:

We enjoyed a lazy Sunday:

I saw a giant ass spider! Yeah, it doesn't look like much, but it was one of the biggest spiders I have ever seen! It is right between the fourth rung/section of the porch, next to the arm of the rocking chair. EW:

My main concern is my 16 miler on Saturday, another milestone for me. It will be my longest run to date. SIXTEEN MILES! Only nine weeks til my marathon......NINE. Wait, nine? Well, shit. 

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Disturbing News

Ah, well it has been awhile, but I have been busy and tired. I don't have too much to update, but here it goes.

Marathon training has gotten a lot harder thanks to my thyroid...well, I guess lack there of since I don't have one....but anyway, my labs have bottomed out. I'm exhausted, I'm grouchy and I'm gaining a couple of POUNDS A WEEK. Running, walking and trying to fit in my clothes is becoming increasing difficult. I've gained all the weight I lost since March and more. I'm trying to stay positive and move ahead. Luckily, I have an appointment with my endocrinologist tomorrow afternoon and hopefully, I'll be back on track soon...otherwise I'll be wearing muumuus from now on.

I ran 10 miles last Saturday and will be doing 12 this Saturday. I'm hoping this long run will be cooler than they have been. Here are a few shots from my run on Saturday:

I subscribed to a really cool thing. Every month, Stridebox sends me a little box with fun samples and such for running. It is $15.00 and it has a lot of great stuff:

In other really cool news, I sent a message to Injini about my socks that got holes in the bottom of my feet after only four runs and they replaced them! I was super excited bc I LOVE these socks bc I get no blisters after long runs.

. Matt has been running with me...ok, he drives to the park with me and than takes off with his stupid 7 minute miles or his stupid bike that is faster than me. Matt FINALLY got a new pair of running shoes, the last pair were from 2009.

In truly disturbing news, my little toe nail on my left foot is falling off. This is my first one since I starting running in 2009. I'm going to leave it alone and hope that somehow it magically attaches it self back to my little piggie. The only question is....who is getting it? 

Ok, well, I'm going to eat some dinner. I will end this blog with pictures of my dogs bc they are the best.

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4th of July

It has been a rough week, but I think I back to normal. Tough week at work, tough week with lack of marathon training, tough week trying to eat well....just a craptastic week in general. I've eaten A LOT of sugar and now I'm obsessed with these jelly beans:

I officially signed up for the Marshall University Marathon! I'm very nervous, but I'm gonna work hard. I've got a solid plan and as long as I stick to it, I should be prepared. I just have to stay motivated.

Matt went running with me on Saturday and we completed five miles. It wasn't a lot of fun at all. It was hot, humid and I complained the entire time. I have never been so happy to stop running and I'm betting Matt won't run with me next weekend-haha. I wish I would've taken an after picture, bc I was not happy at all. The picture signifies day one of marathon training.

Julie and Dani are doing a 30 Day Challenge and I've got everything together and organized. I've incorporated my marathon training with it, so it's going to work out great. I've also decided to do a 30 day ab and pushup challenge as well. I've already completed the ab and push up challenge for today, my leg lifts and got on my bike for twenty minutes.

I've also decided to get certified in medical billing so I'll be studying for the next four months. I was also looking at a Criminal Justice program, but I decided to go with billing for now. I'm hoping to get started soon, but I have to figure out where we are going to get the money from-haha. Fingers crossed!

Jager turned nine on the 4th of July, but Jager hasn't been too great lately. His sugars are still out of whack and we have been taking his blood sugar, it's still in the high 300's. I will tell you that trying to take his blood sugar isn't the easiest thing in the world, and he doesn't like it either. I hope he feels better soon.

We headed out to Durham for the 4th of July with a bunch of friends and it was a blast. We went to Mellow Mushroom and then headed to the Durham Bulls game for the last couple of innings. We got to watch the fireworks for the first time in years and it was great. Baby Stella was so good through out the whole thing, and even looked bored towards the end. Julie and Moseley are lucky to have such a well behaved baby! 

So, that's it! I'm looking forward to a better week and hope you all have a great week as well! Oh and thanks to Christine Seib for making this to help with my marathon training. I LOVE it! 

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