check in / progress

I am in the middle of week 2 of training. I have been running everyday at least one or more miles.

Soreness update: I feel good now that the horrible soreness is gone. I was sore horribly in my thighs and even the arches of my feet! (it may have had something to do with the trial Nike shoes I have been wearing to run every training day). No more soreness but i do feel my thighs and calves a little tighter.

This past Saturday morning was a nice change of scenery. We met at Starbucks near campus and ran down 24th street, crossed over Lamar, and into some park then came back around towards Enfield and back up Lamar Blvd. The killer for me was going back up 24th street! Man, I felt like I was going to fall face forward while going up that hill. I am glad I got through it and afterwards, well, my running partner and I had some good food (and cheap too!) at a small jalisco place. I had the huevos rancheros. It was a perfect way to end the morning run. I also ate an orange and a half a bagel that Nike was giving out after the morning run.

Sunday I didn't run because I claimed it as my day off, plus I was fighting a horrible hangover and migraine from Saturday night's activities. I ended up seeing the White Ghost Shivers out at the Beauty Bar. It was a packed house but I was happy to have seen them. It had been a whole year since I last saw them live. Good stuff. You should check them out.

p.s. i am in love with the 7'1'' bango player. He is super awesome and hot! :)

Monday I started my vacation time so I woke up early and hit the track at Fulnore MS and ran 2.5 miles. I did it on my own and was very happy about my motivation to get it done and over with. It felt good too!

Yesterday was tough considering that we had to do drills again. This time the distance to do the drills expanded and I was dying! Earlier in the day I spent some time with my friend Priscilla and her 3 kids by making piggies in blankets. I had wayyyyy too many! Boo. I felt it as I was running and doing those drills. I made it through though and it felt good.

After drills, we had our trainer walk/run the track with us, Carol. She was super nice and this was the first time working out with her. A little background on her: She coached girls basketball and track/field at LSU for 9 years. Now she is back in Austin living with family and loving it here. We learned she has been running marathons since she was 10 yrs old. She works at Run Tex as a trainer and she has offered her coaching/training services to the 101x team (the team I am running with in the race).

Carol was also very informative as to how we should be breathing (turns out I was breathing all wrong and coaches from elem/middle/high school ill informed us on how to breath when running). No in through your nose and out through your mouth. She said your breathing should be pushed out/exhale and in the inhale, well you don't have to think about it because naturally your body will do that on it's own. After learning how to breathe properly, I realized it was a lot easier to run.

All of her advice was appreciated. She also told me I shouldn't be running daily. I need to swim or even just walk. She said I am potentially putting myself at a greater risk to being injured. Agreed. She also said it was a 'big no-no' to have run when I was sore. No wonder my muscles hated me. :(

So today I am walking around Town Lake. I plan on taking my camera to take pictures and relax and enjoy the atmosphere. (sigh)

Oh, The Dark Knight at the IMAX is on the to-do list too! We'll see how that goes. It has been sold out everyday!