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So I hit a minor detour in my training. I was slated to do the Bisbee Stair Climb on 10/17. The night before the Stair Climb, I became violently ill and could not keep anything down for 36 hours. I spent the weekend in my hotel room barfing my guts out. I guess I got food poisoning, but I don't know for sure.

The incident knocked me out for 12 days. The week after I got sick I was pretty weak so I didn't run. However, I'm back on track and have done 3 workouts in 4 days. So I can still do the Phoenix 10k but I'll just be very slow!

Sun 10/26: 3 mile jog (bridle path)
Monday 10/27: 2 mile jog (bridle path) and 1 hour yoga
Tuesday 10/28: no workout
Wednesday 10/29: 3 mile jog (treadmill)

progress

I've done something active every day this week! Eating is okay, but having a Starbucks in the library where I work is something I need to avoid. The pumpkin spice latte is back for the fall! And it is so delicious! Especially with a chocolate chip cookie. Gotta stop that. I only did it once, I swear!

monday 10/13: 1 hour yoga (learned new poses that really help my IT bands and hips)
tuesday 10/14: 3 mile run, treadmill

oy vey

So no workouts Wednesday-Saturday. Eating was a little bit better, but not much. I really need a kick in the pants. Today I did 5.3 miles. About 1 mile of it was running and the rest was walking because I ran into a friend of mine on the bridle path. She was out walking so I joined her and we had a nice chat while enjoying the fall weather.

Wed. 10/8: off
Thurs. 10/9:off
Fri. 10/10: off
Sat. 10/11: off

Mileage for the week: 8

Sun. 10/12: 5.3 miles, walk/run combo.

Progress

I ran Monday and Tuesday, and took yesterday and today off. I got a massage today and had the therapist focus on my lower extremities and I feel a lot better. The soreness including shin splints have subsided! I hope to be able to run tomorrow and Saturday as well.

Tuesday 10/7: 3 miles
Wednesday 10/8: off
Thursday 10/: off

Onward and Upward

Despite not wanting to run today I got on the treadmill and did it. I ran 3 miles in 39 minutes, and that is including a 4 minute walking warmup.

After the run I went to yoga.

Since my brisk walk yesterday I have some shin pain and pain on dorsiflexion- some overuse pain. So I have been icing and took some tylenol.

I hope the pain subsides a bit because I have one more run scheduled for tomorrow before my rest day on Wednesday. It's not injury pain, just some muscle soreness that goes away for the most part when I move around. It's the sitting around that exacerbates the issue!

Monday 10/6: 3 miles, 1 hour yoga

a wash

Last week was a wash. I can't believe how quickly I can go downhill. No workouts Tues-Sat. and a bad week of eating things that are not good for me. The only ting I can do is move forward, however, so I briskly walked 5 miles today.

I hope that my resolve will be stronger this week. I only have one evening away from home this week so hopefully it will be easy for me to get back on track.

Tues 9/30- no workout
Wed 10/1- no workout
Thurs 10/2- no workout
Fri 10/3- no workout
Sat 10/4- no workout

Mileage for the week was 8.7 miles.

Sun 10/5- 5 miles brisk walking outside, 1 hour 21 minutes.