Day 34 - Lead Foot

I wish I could say my splits were so speedy yesterday that I had a lead foot...but instead I felt tired, sluggish and like my legs were made of lead! Little bit of a difference. I felt decent the entire run though and didn't have one thing continually nag me.

This weekend (and every one for the next few weeks) will be a personal distance best! 16 miles. Strangely enough, I'm kind of excited for it. Last week's 14-miler really gave me some much-needed confidence. I'm hoping with appropriate rest, hydration, and nutrition I can have another good run. Tomorrow's going to be a loooong day. We set out on our run around 6:00am. Come home, shower/ice bath (I plan on getting the bags of ice tonight to put in our chest freezer), and then head to work to do the job of otherwise 2 or 3 dietitians. From there I have duty in the 3 Year Olds room at church. That is, if my legs haven't fallen off or I've become incapacitated by then! At least I have a "rest" running day on Sunday. I have a feeling I'm going to need it. Ugh....the anxiety is building as I type this. Must re-direct that energy!

Carbo-loading tonight is homemade chicken and dumplings, mashed potatoes and green beans. Mmm...Mmmm! I splurged earlier today with the kids and got some ice cream, while we were at Young's Jersey Dairy. It's so hard to pass up fresh, homemade ice cream! I hope I don't regret it tomorrow on the run! The kids had a blast feeding the goats and seeing all the other farm animals. The trip almost didn't happen when I thought I had "broke" the car. Thanks to a very helpful 2-year old and a know-nothing-about-cars Mom...I had gotten the 4Runner out of gear and was stuck at a stop sign in a very busy shopping center. Luckily after about 20 minutes of directing traffic around our car and entertaining 2 kids, two nice gentleman came up to help. Right as they came up to help, my hubby arrives. Figures. And why was I at the shopping center where my favorite running store is? Picking up some much needed GUs and a LED light to put on while running in the dark. I also plan on decking out the Dingo in some much-needed night time (or early morning really) gear. I'm not taking any more chances! Soon to come will be a Road ID. Lastly, I officially registered for the USAF Half Marathon. I hate that by waiting to sign up I had to fork over $75... but what can you do?! Wish me luck for tomorow!!