Back on Track

We made it through hurricane Fay, everything is dried out and I am getting back on track. I admit, in the beginning, I was using the excessive rain as an excuse not to run. But that hurricane hovered over Florida for so long, dropping so much water, that it really got to the point where I COULDN’T run because it was too dangerous to be outside with the storming and the flooding. So within my first month I had 2 weeks that were not what they should have been. But overall, I am actually proud of how much better I feel one month and 24 miles later.

That said, this morning I did my first 5 miler for my long-run. I was feeling pretty good, so I pushed a bit harder than I normally do – perhaps it was too hard because after finishing my 5 miles, I was cooling down and stretching, and within about 2 minutes of finishing my run I threw up. And no, I hadn’t just eaten, in fact I hadn’t eaten anything yet since it was so early when I got out. Not a pretty site. But on a positive note, now that its all over – I feel great! haha    I am 100% sure I will be sore tomorrow. I think I would have been sore anyway because we were out on the boat yesterday, knee boarding, and the water was so rough with hurricane Gustav on the horizon… so I got quite a workout from that too. I think we may be going out again today, afterall it is a holiday weekend. I wonder if knee boarding, water skiing, etc counts for my cross training?!?