Training Log

7:45 am.  Nice morning, not really hot or humid.  Ran 17 miles out around the lake, up to the fitness center, and then over to Peterson Lake Rd, down through the park.  Felt pretty good.  

6:15 am - recovery run - out to the library and back.  Had to walk a little now and then - legs (and body) feeling tired.

6:30 am - 7.3 mile loop in the original direction with the uphills because of the traffic near the high school if I go the other way and don't leave before 6.

6:15 pm - 30 mile bike ride with co-worker Ido. Lots of fun - fast and furious intervals. He is a fast rider who challenges but won't drop me.  He seemed to have fun as well.

6:15 - 9 miles around Collierville, past the high school which seems less busy this morning.  Skipped running around the lake but ran through Schilling Farms, then down Poplar and Peterson Lake. On Peterson Lake almost to Shelton, crossed a side street in a residential area where an SUV was just pulling out with two young guys in it.  They blocked the steet crossing, so I ran around the back of the vehicle, which I usually do if the vehicle seems to be in a hurry and is blocking the crossing.  The driver suddenly threw the SUV into reverse as I was running in back of them.  I yelled s***!  Which happens to be the first word that just comes out of my mouth when I am really scared in a traffic situation, and they stopped backing up.  The driver politely said in his best, young southern gentlemanly manner, "Sorry ma'am".  And I said,(still feeling somewhat scared and now a little bit angry), "what the h*** do you think you're doing?"  He didn't say anything, and I just ran on. I don't think they even saw me, even though the guy on the passenger side looked right at me as I ran toward them on the sidewalk before running around in back of them. 

6 pm - 7.8 mile loop around the lake. This morning at 6, it was thundering and lightning, so there was not a chance to run. Noticed again that when I run in the evening now, I start out slow, feeling sluggish and tired. I had to stop and walk twice for a very short time in the first 3 miles or so. By the second half of the run, I can usually pick up the pace. The fact that it was still 90 degrees and humid didn't help either; it was hard to breathe, the air felt pretty heavy.

Wednesday was actually my rest day - I entered mileage on Wednesday and Thursday that should have been entered on Friday, but I don't have time to change it over right now.

6:30 am - 57 mile bike ride.  Got to the start of the ride and my back tire was flat, so several of us worked on fixing it.  At home before the ride, I discovered that the styrofoam in my helmet was cracked so I borrowed Jessie's.  Later, I remembered that the puppy had knocked over my bike a few days ago, and the bike must have landed hard on the helmet.  The bike ride itself was great - rode with co-workers Mike and Ido.

The MS 150 Tour is coming up Sept. 13 and 14 - 150 miles in two days, from Graceland to Tunica and back.

7 pm - ran about 2 miles to loosen up the legs.  Still feel sluggish when I run in the evening.