Training Log

6 pm - Started out pretty fast but had some bad stomach cramps in the middle of the run and had to slow down a little.

Still not feeling well with the stomach bug.  Felt tired all day at work and then had to work a little late.  It was really nice weather, though, close to 70 degrees.  It is supposed to go back down to 40 by Wed.  Started the run feeling tired and slow, but just kept going, and was finally able to speed up the last mile or so.

Evening of tornados.  Tornado sirens were on continuously since before 5 pm.  One tornado touched down just south of Memphis in Southhaven, MS and then in Memphis itself at Hickory Ridge Mall and caused injuries to people and a great deal of damage there.  Funnel cloud was photographed at Whitten Road.  Heavy thunderstorms in Arlington with high winds.  The sky out here in Collierville was slate gray to black with fast-moving swirling clouds and lightning.  Collierville sirens and police announcements from the siren loudspeakers telling people that a tornado was in the area and to stay inside and take cover continued until about 8:30 or 9 then started again sometime in the middle of the night. Quite scary.  These were very powerful storms that caused a great deal of devastation and loss of life in the Mid-South.

Got in the miles, a little slow, but felt ok - better than the other night. 

More adventure - Halfway through the first 4-mile loop, there are cars backed up on the main road, and it is pretty dark.  As I get closer, I see that in front of the first car in the lineup are two dogs walking down the middle of the lane, and the woman in the car is trying to protect them from getting hurt by trying to herd them over to the side with her vehicle.  They are walking kind of slow, and at first I thought they were my dogs that somehow got out and made their way over here, but has I get closer and can see them in the headlights, and can tell that they are old dogs about the same size as mine.  The woman yelled out the car window telling me what she was trying to do, so I followed along on the opposite side of the road until I could cross to try to catch them.  When I did cross, they shied away and got up on the sidewalk and started walking back the other way but soon went into the road again near the curb.  By this time the cars that had been lined up behind the herding woman have driven off, and I'm following the dogs to see if I can get them out of the road.  After a few near misses of the dogs by cars and me waving my arms at the cars and the dogs, they finally turn into a church parking lot and cut across the lawn.  It is so dark it is hard to see where they are going but at least they are out of the street.  The poor things were scared of me but not the cars and looked like they definitely were not used to being out on their own - they stuck right together.  The original herding woman drives up from where she had been and is trying to call animal control and the police to find out if someone can come get the dogs but by now they've disappeared into a neighboring yard. So I wished her luck and continued the run.

7 miles at 6 pm.  No adventures this evening  : )

6:30 pm.  Felt a little tired at first but was able to speed up in the last 3 miles or so.  Left heel hurt on a downhill in the first mile.  Might need new running shoes.

Rode 25 miles at 8:45 am.  Had to be back to babysit at 10:30.  It was still pretty cool in the morning, and I came back a little chilled.  Out and back from home to Baptist East. It was a good workout - held a steady pace on Wolf River Blvd, especially coming back.  On the way back, got passed by Memphis Motorwerks racing team.  There were about 9 of them, and they were very courteous, wishing me a good morning as they passed.  They are the fast young guys and were out for a 3+ hour ride.  I saw them later in the day, still riding together at 1:00.

Had to wait until 7:30 pm or so to run since I was babysitting all day.  Felt pretty tired by then, so took it easy, and my heels still hurt, especially the left. Not sure what that is all about; never felt it before.