The path to the finish line is paved with...asphalt

Sunday 2/10/13

My first 18 miler today. WOOHOO!!  I did it and finished strong this week.  This is really a learning experience for me.  First of all, every time I go out for an LR of a new distance I get nervous.  I think that I can't do it.  Sometimes I even think that I don't want to do it (mostly to find a justification for can't, just in case).  I was scared today because of how much I struggled through the last leg of 16.  Funny thing was though that I didn't struggle nearly as much as I did with 16.  In fact, I felt pretty strong in the last mile.  Maybe because I was talking out loud to myself the way that Lindsay, James and Vince talk to us in class.  Good thing know one was around, they may have though I was completely nuts.  I was saying "push yourself,  "don't quit now."  I even said "rotate and GO!  (you really gotta be an extremer to understand that one).  You can see why people may have thought I was nuts had anybody been around.  I also set my playlist to shuffle and since I had kinda forgotten what was on it, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the song that played in the final moments of that run was You Oughta Know by Alanis Morrisette.  Now, back in my 20 something alcoholic angst that song had really meaning.  It still brings a special kind of pissed off push whenever I hear, which was right on time today, like some kind of divine intervention from the music gods.  Thank you to the god of Rock-n-roll. 

What went wrong today?  Well about half way through my right knee started to really give me some hell.  The outside edge of my knee was threatening to take me out.  I kind of hobbled a little bit for awhile too.  But after a couple of miles of that, it just ceased, so I carried on.  Tonight, though it's give me hell again.  There is some ice packs in my future, along with the heating pad for my back.  That is cone of my favorite things about an LR, kicking back on the heating pad and watching some TV.  What makes that better, the Grammy Awards are one tonight.  Can;t wait to kick back.  Just gotta finish the kids laundry before I venture upstairs.  Once I get there, I am not coming back down. 

Today on my run, I ventured into some new neighborhoods around Wildwood Park,  Come to think of it, that may have been why my knee was bugging me, new terrain.  Anyway, I did not realize that there were such ornate homes outside of Ottawa Hills.  I was awed by some of the houses that I saw today.  That made for a nice distraction for a couple of miles.  Of course, venturing out into new areas means I have to use my not so keen sense of direction so I don't get lost.  I had a couple of close calls, but I found my way back.

By the end of the run I was definitely feeling every inch of the asphalt underneath me.  I'm feeling more confident this week that I can convince my body to add just 8 more miles onto that 18 to make it to the finish line.  I feel like I totally got this!

18miles 3:30:37; 11:42 pace; 1785 calories

February 8, 2013

Foods	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Cholest	Sodium	Sugars	Fiber
Breakfast
Herbalife - Oatmeal Cookie Shake, 16 oz	285	21g	4g	25g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g
Coffee W/Cream - French Vanilla, 1 Tbsp	37	6g	2g	0g	0mg	30mg	6g	0g
Lunch
Herbalife - Rocky Road Shake, 1 Shake (2scoops chocolate PDM & 2 scoops dutch choc formula 1)	255	42g	5g	25g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g
Dinner
Don Pablo's - Chips and Salsa , 12 chips, 2 oz. salsa	338	43g	17g	5g	0mg	406mg	2g	5g
Homemade - Beef Fajitas, 1 Fajita	150	19g	11g	17g	39mg	202mg	0g	9g
Generic - Refried Beans and Rice, 0.5 cup	199	38g	2g	11g	0mg	606mg	1g	3g
Generic - Guacamole Medium, 2 Tbsp	50	4g	4g	1g	0mg	105mg	0g	2g
Snacks
Whole Foods - Honey Roasted Peanut Butter, 1 Tablespoons	90	4g	8g	4g	0mg	45mg	3g	1g
Snyder's of Hanover - Old Fashioned Pretzel Sticks, 1 oz (28g / about 7 sticks)	120	23g	2g	3g	0mg	200mg	0g	0g
Hershey's - Sugar Free Chocolate Syrup, 2 tbsp	15	5g	0g	1g	0mg	120mg	0g	1g
Cream - Half and half, 2 tbsp	39	1g	3g	1g	11mg	12mg	0g	0g
Biggby - Brewed Coffee (Regular, Decaf, Flavored, etc.), 1 Tall	0	0g	0g	0g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g
Eddy's Grand Chocolate Chip Ice Cream - Ice Cream, 1/8 cup	43	5g	2g	1g	6mg	11mg	4g	0g
TOTAL:	1,621	211g	60g	94g	56mg	1,737mg	16g	21g

Exercises	Calories	Minutes	Sets	Reps	Weight
Cardiovascular
Extreme Results	375	60
Stretching, hatha yoga	144	60
TOTALS:	519	120	0	0	0

February 9, 2013

Foods	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Cholest	Sodium	Sugars	Fiber
Breakfast
Herbalife Shake - Blueberry Cheesecake, 2 cups	230	22g	0g	24g	2mg	200mg	0g	0g
Lunch
Zoup! - Multigrain Roll, 1 roll	160	30g	3g	6g	0mg	0mg	0g	3g
Zoup - Rustic Vegetable Bean Soup, 6 oz	83	13g	2g	3g	0mg	668mg	5g	3g
Zoup! - Sonoma Salad With Raspberry Dressing, 3/8 salad	194	8g	10g	12g	0mg	0mg	0g	3g
Dinner
Bush's Best - Baked Beans, Homestyle, 1/2 cup	140	29g	1g	6g	0mg	550mg	12g	5g
Homemade - 93/7 Hamburger Grilled Plain W/ Sea Salt & Seasoning, 6 ozs	250	0g	10g	27g	70mg	120mg	0g	0g
Ballriech - Potato Chips, 20 chips	170	13g	12g	2g	0mg	95mg	1g	1g
Heluva Good - French Onion Sour Cream Dip, 2 tbsp (31g)	60	2g	5g	1g	20mg	170mg	1g	0g
Vlassic - Kosher Dill Whole Pickle, 1/4 pickle	3	1g	0g	0g	0mg	105mg	0g	0g
Eddy's Grand Chocolate Chip Ice Cream - Ice Cream, 1 1/8 cup	383	41g	20g	7g	56mg	101mg	34g	0g
Snacks
Biggby Coffee - Tall Reduced Calorie Mocha Mocha, 10.67 oz.	133	25g	0g	8g	4mg	197mg	9g	1g
Caribou - Mint Verbena Herbal Tea, 8 oz	0	0g	0g	0g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g
TOTAL:	1,806	184g	63g	96g	152mg	2,206mg	62g	16g

Exercises	Calories	Minutes	Sets	Reps	Weight
Cardiovascular
Stretching, hatha yoga	144	60
TOTALS:	144	60	0	0	0

February 10, 2013

Foods	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Cholest	Sodium	Sugars	Fiber
Breakfast
Country Crock Margarine - 2 Scrambled Eggs, Plain, 2 eggs	140	3g	10g	12g	370mg	142mg	0g	0g
Natures Own - Low Cal Light Whole Wheat Bread, 2 slice	70	22g	0g	6g	0mg	240mg	2g	10g
Welchs - Grape Jelly, 15 ml	50	13g	0g	0g	0mg	10mg	13g	0g
Generic - Banana , 50 grams	45	12g	0g	1g	0mg	1mg	6g	2g
Strawberries - Raw, 0.25 cup, halves	12	3g	0g	0g	0mg	0mg	2g	1g
Madhava - Blue Agave Nectar - Raw, 0.25 tbsp (21g)	15	4g	0g	0g	0mg	0mg	4g	0g
Dinner
Pork - Cured, bacon, cooked, pan-fried, 4 slice cooked	168	0g	13g	12g	36mg	767mg	0g	0g
Natures Own - Low Cal Light Whole Wheat Bread, 2 slice	70	22g	0g	6g	0mg	240mg	2g	10g
Tomato X4 Slices - Tomato Slice 1 Slice, Thin/Small (15g), 3 slice	9	3g	0g	0g	0mg	3mg	0g	3g
Lettuce - Iceberg (includes crisphead types), raw, 1 cup shredded	10	2g	0g	1g	0mg	7mg	1g	1g
Progresso - Light Creamy Potato With Bacon and Cheese Soup, 1 cup	100	18g	3g	2g	5mg	680mg	2g	6g
Miracle Whip - Light Dressing, 15 grams (1 Tbsp)	20	2g	2g	0g	0mg	125mg	1g	0g
Ballriech - Potato Chips, 20 chips	170	13g	12g	2g	0mg	95mg	1g	1g
Snacks
Dole Costco - Banana, 1 banana	90	23g	0g	1g	0mg	1mg	12g	3g
Biggby Coffee - Tall Reduced Calorie Mocha Mocha, 12 oz.	150	28g	0g	9g	5mg	222mg	10g	1g
Kroger - Ginger Snaps Cookies, 6 cookies (28 g)	180	32g	5g	3g	0mg	180mg	14g	2g
Milk - Reduced fat, 2% milkfat, 1 cup	122	11g	5g	8g	20mg	100mg	12g	0g
TOTAL:	1,421	211g	50g	63g	436mg	2,813mg	82g	40g

Exercises	Calories	Minutes	Sets	Reps	Weight
Cardiovascular
Running (jogging), 6 mph (10 min mile)	2,024	210
TOTALS:	2,024	210	0	0	0