I'm done messing around with sugar.  Really - I love it but it just does bad fat things.  It might only be gone for 2 weeks while I'm finishing up training for Red Rock but this is a great time to do it!

My husband and I are going to Hawaii in about six weeks.  I'm really excited to go!  We've never been and it should be perfect weather to go!  I would love to be close to my 100 pound loss by then.  What a great reward right?  I've got my food scale back out.  Everything is getting weighed or measured.  I know that's how you get results.  Veggies will start making a comeback in my meals and snacks.  It's so doable.

I ran later in the morning this morning to run in the heat.  It wasn't too bad.  I took my water and tried to run in the shade whenever possible.  It was a day to run hills and boy -- did I run hills.  I felt great.  My last mile was around 9:30/mile which felt great.  I love that my fifth mile is faster than my first.  Feels awesome!

I'm feeling so much faster and stronger.  I can really feel a difference in my body.  I ran five miles today.  It should have been an off day but it was beautiful outside.   Just kidding - it was dark and I couldn't see jack for about 20 minutes.  It was still nice to be outside.  I headed down 1500 East and felt a really sharp pain on the top of my foot.  I tried to keep going down but it killed.  Like stop you in your track pain.  I decided to turn around and head home - I was bummed.  I tried running again just to see - it didn't hurt running uphill.  Sooooo, I ran uphill.  I ran the reverse of a route I really like.  It was tough going backwards.  More uphill.  It was worth it.  I felt great when I was done.

Have I told you how much I love my Altra running shoes.  OH MY GOSH.  I just can't get over how great I feel running in them.  I'm getting another pair this week.  I can't wait!

Great 5 mile run this morning. My goal was 6 miles but I started later & had to get my son on the bus.

I felt so good- first two miles I felt a little tired. When I turned around at two and a half, I realized that I had to be home. I told myself I wasn't tired and headed up the hill. The more I run up 1500 East the less intimidating it becomes. Love conquering a hill!
I have a chant I've been repeating - "strong arms - kick back - upright - lean". It really helps me & when I focus on that I find myself running below ten minute mile. Love it!

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Good run today!  I got nine miles in today.  I was tired but it felt pretty good.  It's hard to believe that I ran a marathon when nine miles seemed tough.  I've got to remember to grab some chews or gu so that I have some energy.  Not fueling is no bueno! 

Awesome run today.  It felt so good!  I actually could have gone back out again later.  After my running class I was really excited to work on everything.  My arms are an easy fix - well, the easiest of all the items.  They feel very comfortable at a 90* angle swing straight and not letting my elbow come past my waist.  I focused on the arms first.  Next I worked on my posture.  Tall and proud, leaning slightly.  The other night the guys teaching the class referred to the lean as your gas pedal.

Want to go faster? Lean more - from the hips but the entire body.  I'm sure I'm not describing that well but in my head --- it makes sense.  Does that scare you?

Next I focused on my cadence or the number of times my foot hits the ground in one minute.  The goal is 180 steps - 45 steps in 30 seconds.  I'm close.  I keep counting 43 and 44.  My goal is 45.  I'll get it.  With increased cadence comes better foot strike.  Longer stride for me creates a hill strike.  By decreasing my stride length, I'll decrease the chance of hill striking when I run.  This one is BIG!  I've really got to work on this one.  Did I think my Altras would instantly correct this.... well yeah.  I was hoping.
It's okay.  My run today just felt great.  My uphills were strong and my downhills were stronger.  Just the what I'm working on.  I'm loving it.

Right now I'm working on the t-shirt design for Red Rock. Oh man!  I'm getting excited!

Great day yesterday! Did a 6.5 mile run - downhill - uphill - downhill - uphill. It all felty great! I felt strong and I can't wait to continue getting stronger!

I went to a running class at Runner's Corner last night. It was really great & I can't wait to implement everything. They video taped us - very interesting. I still heel strike - disappointing:( my posture wasn't bad but could improve. Arm - definitely need work but that's an easy fix. I've got to work on cadence. I'm very excited to do this & see how it goes!

This is a little bit vain but I've got to work on me. I looked really heavy on the BIG screen. It's time to get serious about losing again. Time to focus on the next 15 pounds:).

I need to sit down & plan. Get my veggies figured out, no sugar, more toning:)


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On the schedule today - Cross training and speed training.  I did a mile warm up down to 200 south and back.  Next -  speed training up Nathaniel Drive.  It's only a 1/4 of a mile but its a pretty good hill.  I ran up and jogged down four times.  I felt good.  My legs were definitely tired the fourth time but it still felt great!  Glad I'm feeling normal again.  Normal is so relative :)

Good run this morning - 3 miles of hills.  I'm excited to start training how I want - the only problem is Red Rock is 4 weeks away.  Four weeks is still time and I'll be ready.  I went to the doctor last week to confirm everything that happened.   I also talked to him about my side aches.  The day I went in I had a terrible side ache that lasted throughout the day.  Today though - no side ache on my run.  I had an ultrasound today and everything was normal.  Yeah!  I'm hoping my side ache was because of the pregnancy. 
I'm running tomorrow and try to get my miles built up.  I'm very excited to get going again :)

I just need to list what I've been doing so that I remember. 
Saturday - 6 miles - No side ache
Monday - 5 miles - Side ache first 2 miles
Tueday - 2.6 miles (to Kiwanas and back)  Side ache still, not going up hill but extreme going down hill.
 
I'm trying to figure out my side aches.  It's driving me nuts!  I've never had a side ache before and the past 3 weeks are killing me.  It's got to be the pregnancy and hopeful it will go away.  As far as the miscarriage, everything happened Saturday afternoon through Sunday.  Now I'm just waiting for the bleeding to stop and my energy to be back at full strength.  Sorry if the was too much information.  Really no other way to put it.

I'm really doing what I should when I don't post anything.  I've been running.  Eating has been good.  I weigh in today and I'll be down.  Small "Yeah!"

I have the answer to my extreme tiredness and the need to eat anything sugary in my path.  It wasn't what I expected.  I was pregnant.  Now I'm not.  Pretty simply put - in words.  Emotions are different.  They may be expressed eventually.

I've been dealing with the knowledge for a few weeks now.  Plotting and planning.  Trying to figure out how to manage the weight gain.  How to share this news.  Planning my training for Red Rock and running throughout pregnancy.  I had it figured out.  I was going to do it.  It was totally possible.  I wasn't going to talk about it too much before week twelve.

Week seven was this week and I was spotting on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday with cramps.  I went to the doctor yesterday for an ultrasound.  The baby only measure five weeks.  The doctor and I talked about the possibility of a miscarriage.  I haven't been sick at all.  None.  When I had a previous miscarriage this was a big thing to - no nausea.  I scheduled a hopeful appointment for next week to measure again and see if my dates were just wrong.  I'm pretty sure that I won't have to wait to know.

Any how - life moves on.  I ran five miles this morning.  Five slow miles.  The next few weeks will get better.  I'll get back to where I was and I will get stronger.  I did have a side ache again this morning.  Every run since my last post has been like this.  The first mile and a half are pretty painful.  I'm hoping this will go away.

I don't share any of this with you for sympathy - I'm okay.  Life marches on.  I'm glad I have a great husband and supportive friends.