Aba-No

No run today

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I was instructed to run every other day at most to get a little more rest before i get my training plan. I will still blog every day, however. I did/will not run today.

Early Out

I had to cut it short today because of dehydration and a horrible cramp. I was planning on doing 5.5 miles, but i decided to only do 4.5 and do 5.5 tomorrow. Even though i felt horrible, it was still a good run. The more i hit the hills by my house, the faster i will get into shape. I also got some great news today. I got an email about my running plan from SLU. The Assisstant coach wanted to know my p.r.'s, and how healthy. i was. For the first time in a long, long, long time i was able to say i was completely healthy. I should be getting the plan within a few days. Now my summer can really kick-off.

Could've Done Better

I stepped into my 5 mile run thinking I was hydrated enough, but I was not. I felt the consequences of this by getting tired much quicker than I have been this week. Luckily, this tiredness came after the first three miles, so I did not have to go that long being tired, thirsty, and light-headed. Once again, I have to repeat myself, the hills were great. I actually did not think much different than yesterday. I thought about the same things and just thought about what I need to do to get to do to be success this upcoming cross-country season.

Tiring day

Today was very busy and long day. I had to work from 8:45-2:15 and then come home and run in this heat that I am still not use to. I did a 4 miler. Since I usually do out-and-backs around my house, i got to on another big hill for extra work. I extended the run a mile, so i got to go that extra half mile down the road that got me to work even harder and get my heartrate up. The thing i love about running around my house is the fact that even if I go at an easy pace, it gets my heartrate up and gets me in shape faster. Most people complain about running on hills, but I have come to love running on hills, and have found myself going places where the hills are actually bigger and harder to get the extra effort in. Even in these short runs it helps all that much more. Nothing too particular happened on the run today, just me hitting the roads. I will say at the end of the run i was feeling it, though, because of the heat, but it won't take long before I get use to it. Gotta get more sleep, but fortunately I don't work tomorrow morning, so that won't be a problem. Off to make my fruit smoothie. Here is the quote of the week; applies to training and that whatever i do now works toward the future:

"If you want to become the best runner you can be, start now. Don't spend the rest of your life wondering if you can do it."
-Priscilla Welch

Ain't Back Yet

Today, i did a nice 3 mile run. Still waiting on the training plan from my college coach, but that will likely/hopefully come by the end of the week at the latest. I decided to go with headphones today just to switch it up a little bit considering I usually don't use them on runs. As a car drove by, early in the run, the two nice young ladies that were thought to be my age, honked and gave me a wave. Got the first "notification" of the summer from a car; fortunately it was a good drive-by, not the usual use of profanities or scream by the drivers at the runner(s). Today's title has meaning to it because it is the song of the week's title. "Ain't Back Yet," by Kenny Chesney. I thought about my past four years and all of my injury problems. I decided that i'm "not back yet." In other words, I have not come even close to my potential as a runner. I also decided that since i'm "not back yet," i will actually have to train and do it consistently in order to reach potential and move on to the next level successfully. Even though it was only a three mile run, good still came out of it because of me finally realizing you have to train and work hard year-round in order to be successful and injury free.
I had to work around my schedule today. Had to get the oh-so-dreaded PHYSICAL at the doctor's office today, along with two shots; one in both arms. Now i have to work at 5:30, so i had to do it right in the middle of the day...which i did yesterday. That trend'll stop once i actually start to do longer runs. Either evening or morning runs. The quote of the week will come tomorrow, here's the song of the week:

Training Begins

Today was my first run since my last high school track race at De Smet. I took a long, but much needed, eight-day hiatus from running. I started my cross-country training this summer with a nice 2.5 mile run. It felt good to get outside. I have been like a bear in hibernation the past week, so it was nice to do what i love to do. That is running. One big thing i have to work on, though, is getting back to what i was doing during the school, year. I need to start eating healthy again, being hydrated (especially with the summer temperatures starting to come around), getting rest (which should not be a problem), and just knowing what days to take easy and what days to go hard. Now it's time to sit-back, drink some water, eat healthy and relax the rest of the day. However, this is my last day of doing so. I start work, at Dierbergs, back-up again tomorrow. I will be putting in 20-30 hours a week in, so I need to budget my time well for my running and working out. Before I end today's post, I just want to say that weights and my workout(s) will start next week. I will be posting those as well.
--i'll be posting a quote of the week and song of the week