2nd week of November

I will be the first person to tell you that I absolutely SUCK at consistency. Maybe this will help, at least through the next 9 weeks or so! I somehow have to make this work for us!

23 miles are scheduled this week due to the 7 mi makeup run from this past weekend.

Mon:
[Planned] 7 mi @ 12:31
[Actual] 2.8 @ 14:12
[4:15pm, 72/Wind/Humidity]

[Notes, H2O/Food/Fuel] I grabbed Boy when he just got home from school so that we could fit a long run in before I had to leave with Hannah for dance practice. This was a mistake. I should have had him drink some water and have a snack and then wait a little while. Also, he has a routine after school that he needed to work though so he wasn't 'ready' for the run at all. :( We are gong to try again on Wednesday and use lessons learned above.

I am learning patience :) I keep wanting to get frustrated with myself and him because we aren't improving at the rate that I would like to be. However, this whole exercise is to spend time together and have him finish his first half. I find myself having a hard time 'enjoying the moment' because I am so stressed about meeting a goal. This is totally out of my hands though, so I need to just enjoy by sweet boy while he is out there with me!

Wed:

[Planned] 5 mi Tempo @ 10:52
[Actual] 4.15 mi @ 11:13
[6:00pm, 75 / 78% H / wind 5 NE]
[Notes, mhr: 178 (98%), ahr: 143 (79%), cals 413]

Splits [11:34 / 10:41 / 11:04 / 11:26]

*These are "my" stats, we still need to get the kiddo a heart rate monitor or something, but he doesn't want one. He ran an extra .25 mi or so longer than me (he was that far ahead!) when I had to call it and come in due to stomach issues. We had a really good night. I felt like we moved faster than this and it must either be all of the turns (we ran the streets inside the gates, turning constantly) OR maybe because the gps kept auto 'pausing' and 'resuming' at the end of each street when we turned around. So frustrating. Not dwelling on time, we were both outside kicking as much butt as we could for over 4 miles!

Fri:
[Planned] 8 mi @ 12:31
[Actual] 5.8 mi @
[Time, Temp/Wind/Humidity]
[Notes, H2O/Food/Fuel]

On Fridays, we have 2 hrs to drive over, get started, cover our mileage, and get back. That usually means we have about 1:15 mins to run. I thought we should be able to cover 7 mi but, last night Boy told me before we ever got out of the car that his legs were still heavy and sore from earlier runs in the week. I hoped that after we warmed up the legs would feel better. But not the case. Boy did great until turn around time at mile 3....then.... I had a hard time keeping him going. We covered 6 miles but I turned the GPS off at 5.8 because we walked the rest of the way.

We didn't even stop for our treat this time. Boy said no b/c his stomach was already upset. I forgot to take a picture, but it was beautiful! We got out right before dark so the first trip over the causeway was sunset, the trip back was dark, and blue... the sky was dark blue, the water was darker blue, boats were out on the water with little lights twinkling and the stars were twinkling in the sky. Clear skys, a little breeze, not too bad, just to make it challenging at times, temp was good, probably around 70.

We were going to try the 8mi again on Sunday, but we decided to just do 4. Boy still having problems with his shins/calves.