Failure, Fixes & Resumption

So...  yeah, I was supposed to do my 8 mile run two weeks ago, but I was in New Orleans for Mardi Gras....  yeah...  you guessed it: that didn't happen.  Next I planned to do my 8 miles yesterday.  Due to a commedy of errors involving starting late, running into gastric distress AGAIN, and losing people, that didn't happen either.  (though I did get a cumulative 3 miles in). 

So I'm starting on 5-3-8 again this week.

I WILL be doing it.  Also, I may have discovered the cause/solution to my "distress" after doing an embarassing google search on "running diarrhea"!  I was worried that it was due to psyching myself out before my long runs & kicking the flight-or-fight response on, but I never feel that nervous or stressed. After the google search, it looks like it could be related to how close I eat to when I run.  Then I talked to my coworker and he said he would have the same problem when he was on the cross country team (yes, we talk about poop at work) and that if he ate anything closer than 4 hours before, he would have issues at about 1.5 miles.  That's EXACTLY when my issues tend to kick in.  Guess it has something to do with your body shunting blood away from GI tract to muscles for running and then your body says, "well, I can't do anything with this now...  no point, let's dump it!"  Good to know!  I can't wait to try again this weekend now.  Guess I'll try to get the run in before lunch if possible.  : )

Yeah, I bet you ALL wanted to know about this, but maybe someone else will find the info useful.  hrm.

As a CAVEAT:  I had been making sure to eat 2 hours or more before a run.  I thought that would be enough digestion time.

Week 6, run 3 & week 6, run 2 (again)

Run stats:

Week 6, run 3
4.25 miles
57:24 or so
Pace: 13:16, 11:35, 11:48, 12:46
With: Jade

Basically it sucked. We were supposed to do 6 miles but between the time of month, iced over trails, hilly streets that didn't go too far, etc... yeah, it just didn't happen. We decided to do a re-do this week.

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Run Stats:

Week 6, run 2 (II)
33 degrees
3.00 miles
33:01
Pace: 10:58, 10:37, 10:46
With: geese & some white-tailed deer

Awesome run as you can see from the pic...  sunset, lake, deer...  I drove home to the Amelie soundtrack, it was that kind of run.  *happy*

Failure & New Beginnings

So I posted last time that my next run was going to be the following Thursday.  Yeah, my running partner didn't want to go that day because of the snow, I thought it would be better to go Friday afternoon instead, and then I promptly got sick.  Argh!  Guess it's a good thing I didn't go or a run, but that cold derailed my entire training for WEEKS since it was a chest cold.  Now I'm finally to the point where I can breathe, am barely coughing, and have some energy back. 

Today, in a few minutes actually, I'm off for my first 3 mi. run again.  My first run in 2+ weeks.  I'm facing it with much mental trepidation and I don't know why.  I'm scared.  For no reason.  I'm thinking about giving up this whole silly plan.  For no reason.  Hopefully when I get back I'll be in the mood and gunning for the adventure again.

*crosses fingers*