Last Long Run

As you can see, its been a while since our last long run. I should have done a better job blogging the past couple of weeks. Last week we attempted our last 11 mi long run, but it was COLD outside and Boy could not get in the groove, at mile 5 I got stomach issues in a big way, so we quit. We pulled a 4 miler on the treadmill at the gym on Monday (or was it Tuesday?) and we have had a couple more shorter runs in the hood. We went one night last week and ended up getting away from each other in the dark, I was worried about him, he was worried about me....luckily my knight in shining armor came driving up to save us :) We decided to have a 'go to' spot for when that happens again! Then we have been under heavy smoke advisory for the past couple of days because of the marshes on fire in Palm Bay. I am NOT running in thick smoke. So, here we are today...

Matt and I got up, went to the movies, picked up my car, went to the grocery store and then I ate...some leftover grains and sweet potato casserole. THEN me and Boy headed out around 4pm. The weather was PERFECT around 70 degrees, 85% humidity, winds were light - around 5mph. Boy started off saying his leg/foot was hurting. after inspection, around mi 2.5 I thought his shoes were laced too tight so I loosened up his tie and then he took off. That maniac!! I don't know what in the heck he ate/drank/etc to make him run harder, faster, farther than ever in our training runs, but it was phenomenal!! YAY BOY!!

We took one rather large break, around mi 4.5 to potty at home and get something to drink, but headed back out within 5 minutes (? I think). we ran together more today than usual and I completely tried to freeze frame every moment in my mind. I know that my patience have worn thin at times, but I have completely enjoyed this journey he shared with me. Watching the determination on his face is priceless. He said he isn't going to do any more long runs after this... he is DONE. I wonder if he will stick to that....the running bug is hard to fight ;)

We have a couple shorter runs before the race; if I don't blog about that then the next time I'll be on here is to give you our race report! So stay tuned!! :)

10 miler and a Happy Mommy :)

Ah, what a fantastic day. I have been waiting for this one! No, we didnt run the whole way... Yes, we had aches and pains... But my son had the 'Gidder Done' attitude that I have been wishing he had for the past ?? weeks (How long have we been doing this now?!?)

Last night I asked him to go to bed early so we'd have enough sleep - And he did! - This morning he was up at a descent time, but I didnt manage to get MY lazy bum out the door until after 11am. It was 65 degrees outside, with a moderate breeze from the north - thankfully we werent running north for very long! We wore shorts and a T, stopped by Walgreens and bought gummy bears and gatorade, and parked downtown by the smoothie cafe to get our post-run treat! I mapped our run so that we crossed the causeway twice, spend some time on the mainland in downtown, and some time running through the neighborhoods on the beach side. After reviewing the plan with Boy, we set off and he was SMOKING me. He was so far ahead that when we passed the bathrooms at mile 2, I couldnt flag him down, so I just made a quick pit stop and tried my best to catch up, which I did at mile 3 (red light/cross walk). This is where his problems started setting in, he got a cramp in his right glute. We walked while he totally trashed me for making him get out at NOON and run after I made him go to bed early. It was nice to FINALLY have a normal conversation with him while we are out there!

I got him on a 'mostly' run 4 / walk 1 schedule at that time to get us through the next 2 miles. In the middle of mile 5 we stopped at a park for a water refill (the park was not on the course I made, he actually thought ahead and we detoured - smart boy! I was so proud!). After we left the park, he didnt get started back up again for a while, he was jogging right behind me and before I know it, he's gone. So as you see on the splits below, I literally walked a big portion of mile 6 and all of mile 7 waiting for him to catch up, and he did, eventually, and was still unbelievably in a good mood, just having problems with cramps in his bum ;) Miles 8 & 9 we were back on our 4/1 schedule again and then picked up the pace for the last mile, which he took off and left me on. :)

Splits:
10:19 / 9:59 / 9:53 / 12:17 / 12:02
12:59 /14:13 /11:24 / 10:59 / 10:19

Overall pace: 11:29, cals burned 1052

1st week of Dec

This week we had 3 runs: Tues, Fri, and Sun

Tuesday we ran 4.5 miles. It was a really great run, and I was surprised to find that we still came in under 11:00 minute miles because I felt like we were pretty fast on this trip out. The weather was cool, the wind wasnt too bad, and we were full of energy. Boy threw his drink down and the drink poured out, but he finished. :)

On Friday, I was at work in Montgomery so I jumped on the treadmill for 3.25 (short, but that's all the time I had) and Boyce went out by himself. He said he had a good run, even taking the dirt road until Matt made him quit to go get Hannah.

Sunday, our long run. The day was pretty cool, so Matt & Hannah dropped us off at the CVS to run downtown, cross the causeway and then cover some beach area on the way to his parents house. Several things happened today: Boy slept until noon when it was time to leave, so I told him to scarf down PB&J, which ticked him off (no pancakes). Then he intentionally planned to run out of steam just to make MY run suck (not worried about his run, he just wanted to make sure he messed me up), changed over to iMapMyRun to log my mileage and it SUCKS. It only logged 7/9 miles AND a good portion of those 7 weren't the route I went. I took water and 2 GU which I took at 30 mins and 60 mins. Boy took a blue Gatorade which he thinks made his stomach upset. He also had gummy bears for fuel. (I asked several times if he was eating them and he said yes, however, he still had a pocketful when we got finished. No wonder it took him 2 hours to 'run' 9 miles).

I am really ticked off that he is purposely trying to push my buttons and throw me off track. There are 4 weekends left for training runs. I will wipe his past intentions from my mind and start each one knowing that this journey together is coming to a close. It makes me sad even if he doesn't appreciate it.

Weather on the run was nice, around 72 degrees, wind was around 24 mph from the west - Thank goodness MOST of our run was headed east and south :) Once we finished, we spend a few minutes stretching and then my crazy son got in the pool for his ice bath!! We checked the temp - The water was 52 degrees!