Hard to believe I am beginning week 5 of the 12 week training program. Only 7 weeks from this coming Sunday and the big day will be here. I wrapped up week 4 with a 15 mile bike ride on the Katy Trail with my sister and son. Erik, my son, was our pace setter. We averaged about a little over 8 miles per hour, so we finished the ride in just under 2 hours. We went early enough that it was still fairly cool out, so it was a nice mid-paced ride. My legs were sore all evening and even Monday morning after the 11 mile run plus 1 mile walk Saturday followed by the 15 miles of biking Sunday. It was a nice wrap up to week 4 of training.
This week my weekly runs increased to 4 miles. I ran 4 miles early Monday morning, leaving the house around 5:20. I maintained about a 10:20 pace for my run. I was actually around 10:10 except for mile 3, which was mostly uphill in which I slowed down to around 10:50 causing my average pace to increase. I'm still pleased that overall my pace is continuing to gradually improve. I'm not out to set records, I just want to see continued improvement. Today I had Open House at school, so I didn't work in my stretch and strengthen workout. I usually like to do Yoga or Stretch X on this day, but I am actually finally feeling less sore today so it may have been good that I just took the day off. Spending 12 hours at school doesn't really make me want to come home and workout. Tomorrow morning will be another morning of getting up at 5 to get another 4 mile run in before school.
Heidi, my mother-in-law was able to come home yesterday. She is very confused and mixes up her word order and often uses the wrong word. This makes it hard to understand her. She seems to understand most of what we say to her, though we sometimes have to repeat things. She also is forgetful and will need to be told the same things repeatedly. I don't know if this is caused from the seizures or from the radiation or both. She was able to resume radiation on Monday, so she only missed one day. I was so pleased after we got the report that the chemo had cleared all the tumors from her liver and lungs, but knowing now that there are 7 lesions still in her brain is scary. I am praying for the day she is in remission and that she will be closer to the person she was before the cancer attacked her body. I'm fearful that she may never again be that person.
When I run, the worries go away and I am able to stay strong for her and my family. It also helps alleviate some of the work pressures that I have always felt waying me down in the past. I definitely miss the carefree summer days that already feel so far away. I can't wait, though, for the cooler days of fall so I can run after school and won't have to wake at 5. I think I'm beginning to ramble, as I often do once I start to blog...and 5 am comes early so I better get off to bed. Happy running! Hoping for a great pace tomorrow!
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