Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day, everyone! A special shout out to my mom for being the best mom ever!

This week went pretty well. The main excitement of the week was that my friends and I got JT tickets at the PNC Arena! So excited, but bummed that it isn't til November!  

This week was the last training week before my 2nd half marathon of the Raleigh Triple Crown series. My week day runs went ok, my 5K time blows. I thought I was going to be at least 4 minutes faster than I was. Yesterday's long run was a disaster and a half. Unfortunately, my running partner, Rachel, is injured and won't be able to run. I went out to Umstead and felt pretty confident. Well, I hit a wall at 2.13 miles. Yeah. My water pack chaffed my arm, bugs were EVERYWHERE, a snake scared the bejesus out of me, there was a crazy squirrel convention that creeped me out, it was humid.....urgh, the whiney list goes on and goes. I was as slow as molasses......8 miles in 2 hours. I'm tapering this week so, hopefully, I'll do a lot better on Sunday with rested legs. 

I think I decided on my first marathon and it is a fast and flat course in Huntington, WV. It's the Marshall University Marathon and close to Matt's parents house. We will see, 26.2 miles is a loooonnnggggggg run.

Jager is doing better, he has another glucose day test on Thursday, so hopefully his sugars are stable.

I'm looking forward to this week bc my parents are coming in and I'm excited to see them. I took two days off since they are coming in and I have my race. It's going to be a fun week! 

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Weekend Update

My weekend was pretty nice and relaxing. I've been really tired all week and eating all weird, so I decided to get my thyroid checked. I have been feeling great the past few months, especially since I've stayed on track with my Raleigh Triple Crown training.The past two weeks or so, I've been so tired, eating more and I have a taste for Cheez Its and McDonalds double dipped cones. No, I'm NOT pregnant, I think with my increased training my thyroid might be off.  

Our run on Saturday didn't go real well. Rachel tweaked her foot earlier in the week and it was really bothering her, so we slowed way down and only did nine miles. We have a tricky month ahead bc we have two half marathons that are two weeks apart. We have to make sure we keep up our endurance, but rest our legs enough.

The rest of our weekend consisted of going to get flowers and veggies for Matt's garden at Home Depot and watching playoff hockey. I LOVE playoff hockey and having one of my teams in it always makes it better. My major complaint is PIERRE MCGUIRE. He truly ruins every game for me. I LOVE Doc and Eddie, but Pierre is truly annoying. I wish there was a mute button for him......and that someone would punch him in the face.

This week Jager had to be dropped off at the vet for another sugar check and the vet told us that she was worried that he isn't responding to the insulin and wanted to run some blood work to make sure he didn't have a thyroid issue or pancreatitis. We were worried but thankfully, the blood work came back fine and was put on a animal insulin called Vetsulin. He started Saturday morning, and I don't see much change in him. He is still sleepy, mopey, and drinking a lot. I just hope my pup feels better soon.

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We Did It!

Race #1 is down for the Raleigh Triple Crown! I wasn't as nervous as I usually am and I think that's because there wasn't a big expo. It was very low key and our packet was a shirt, a bid and a coupon. The only thing that I was nervous about making sure my alarm went off at 4:15am....and a second one going off at 4:30am.

I got up and headed to Cameron Village and met Rachel. The race only 1102 people so it was fairly small. The race started promptly at 7am and we headed out. The first couple miles are never fun for me at all. I don't usually feel comfortable until five or six miles in. The first half of the half sucked, it was super hilly. The parts that were on the Greenway were beautiful....... except for the millions silk worms we had to run through. It was like an obstacle course trying to get through them all.

It was a tough race, but we got through it. We didn't have a great time and sure, we came in 1089/1102 but we finished and we are uninjured!

Our next race is May 19th and then June 1st, and I think we will be ready. I'm sore but not super sore and only got one blister. I ate and drank enough through the course and didn't have any stomach pain. All in all a good race! The medal isn't my favorite, but it is a great addition to my collection. This was my 7th half marathon since 2009.

This week I got my best times ever for a mile and two miles and I was super excited, even with the nasty pollen everywhere and sore knees! 

In other news, Jager has diabetes and we have to give him eight units of insulin daily. The diagnosis came as a shock to be honest, I thought he just had a UTI. He was drinking tons and peeing all the time. He also seemed to be restless and never could get comfortable. He has had four shots and we already can tell he feels better. Matt gives the shots really well, but I have a hard time doing it quick enough. It'll just take some practice. 

So, that's it! I'm taking it easy running wise this week but then I have the Angel Among Us 5K on Saturday, so I'll be back on track! Have a great week! 

  

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