So freaking annoying....ugh.

These past few runs have not been very good. It's been really freaking hard to get through just 2 miles. I ran the day the pollen count was over 5500 and it was like the yellow brick road outside. My shoes didn't even make an imprint in all the pollen. It was pretty intense. And I'm pretty sure I ate some. Now I can go pollenate some flowers.

The Rose City Run is this weekend and I'm not ready. But I have a plan - stick with Matt and I'll make it through! Running with him pushes me and I really think that if we stick together, we can get a good time and run the whole time. :) When we did the 15k we were timed at an hour and a half for a 10k so I'd like to make that time or under. So we'll see how it goes.

I came to the realization that all this stress from school is really affecting me and my running. When I'm doing well and mainly stress-free, running is good and it usually ends up pretty well. But lately I've been so busy with school and this dern exit paper that every time I am able to relax and don't have to work on anything, it's really difficult for me to get out the door and run. Like today. I wasn't very motivated and it took every thing I had to get out the door and run. And during the run it was hard for me to make it a continuous run. I just could NOT get my body in gear. Fail.

Hopefully once this whole school/job search/move gets done things will go better, but that's still what feels like a LONG TIME AWAY. Even though it's only about 3 weeks. Hopefully. But here's to hoping! HONK!

Finally!

Yesterday's run wasn't easy, but dag gummit, I was determined to hit that 3 miles. It took some pushing and lots of heavy breathing, but I did it dang it. I wanted to run today, but I woke up sore. So yeah, running wouldn't have worked out very well haha. My pace is still slower than I'd like, but I'm getting there so that's positive. It was funny because mile 1 and 2 were horrendous and then the last mile was pretty nice. Not really sure how that happened, but yeah. I'm glad it did! Tomorrow is my long day at school so I'm not really sure if I'll feel up to running by the end of the day, but if not tomorrow, then definitely Thursday. Gotta get these legs ready for the next run! :)

HONK!

Not too great....

Every run since the 15k has not been very exciting. I was hoping to be back up to my pace and hitting 3 miles, but it's been hard to get up to just 2 miles every time. So yeah, that's been a bit of a bummer. I'm really hoping that this week I'll be where I want to be, but we'll see. If not, I'll definitely be behind my goal time for the Rose City Run back in the ole hometown. I haven't really been disappointed about how hard it's been; I think it's more of a learning curve for me. I know that taking time off reduces your athletic prowess, and week isn't (for a normal person) supposed to be that detrimental. But for me, it's definitely been difficult to get back into the swing of things. I think that until I get really fit, taking time off will cause me more of a set back than normal people haha. But I'm okay with it at this point.

But yeah, every run has been hard to get through and even harder to get my body in gear. My body just doesn't want to move haha! I'm gonna definitely try to make this week the turning point and hopefully it'll be on the up and up from here! :) Gotta get ready for the next run! :) HONK!