I have been doing pretty good mileage wise the past week or so. I have been able to knock out between 10-12 miles each workout. I find that really like that distance. 10 miles is pretty standard for me. It takes about 4 miles for me to really get warmed up. At mile 6 I hop off the treadmill and mix up some arginine extreme/muscle gain and that gives me a good boost to finish the last 4-6 miles strong.  

I had Strep throat this week.... my throat was SO SORE all week, I would wake up in the morning in agony! I would take some Advil and by mid-morning the pain was bearable. I didn't have our insurance switched over from Hawaii so I was trying to get over the illness on my own. Finally on Thursday I got our insurance switched and Friday morning I got into the Dr.... Strep throat!! I got on Antibiotics and feel like a new woman this morning.

I was supposed to run 16 miles this morning with my friend Carrie. I didn't want to cancel, but yesterday I felt so run-down and tired I felt that I should not go. I am glad that I choose not to go... I was able to sleep in this morning and now (9:30am) I feel so much better. I am going to hop on the treadmill and run 10-12. The treadmill will be better today because if I start to feel weak I can just  hop off. Also, I won't be outside in the cold. I think breathing all that cold air outside would make my throat feel worse.

Today (Saturday) 10-12 miles on TM . (945- 11:15ish)
Sunday- 10-12 miles on TM before church (7-830am)

I really haven't had a chance to sit down and think about my "marathon training".  Since the move I have been so busy with daily stuff I haven't gotten to that... I  have been running as much as I can, and I know that I am in shape and next week the goal is to fine tune my workouts more toward the marathon!  I am so thankful for my treadmill. I would NOT be able to run outside at all - not with Lucy, it is too cold to push her in the stroller. Also, I can't leave the kids alone yet because they are too young. The treadmill is my lifesaver! 

  I have a lot of people say to me "how do you run so much on a treadmill??!! I would get so bored!" Well, it CAN be boring! I listen to music and think about things. Running in itself is boring! You have to be able to entertain yourself if you are a runner... you can't sprint through a marathon... you are going to be out on that course for a few hours, if you can't mentally entertain yourself I think it would be a lot harder!

WOW. I need to update this! Our cross country move has gotten me totally out of my daily running groove. I need to get back into the swing of things! I know I will, and I am okay with the lack of miles this past week because we have been doing a LOT of work around our new house. Moving in, cleaning, PAINTING... so much work. The first week my husband and I didn't get to sleep anytime before 2am. It was crazy. No time to run.

On the bright side, I DID get a new treadmill delivered! A smooth fitness 9.65LC treadmill. I am super excited to have a new machine to break in!

I need to get back into my groove.... I have been feeling sluggish and just out of it. Also, my diet has been all over the place... not my usual healthy stuff because we have been eating out a lot . I will be happy when my fridge is full of my USUAL stuff and I have my energy back.  The only way to get back into the groove is to JUST DO IT! 6.5 mile run this morning in 54 min. Tomorrow will be a 10-12  miler. Then I will sit down and re-evaluate my marathon training schedule!

Monday- Off Day

Tuesday- Up at 5am for a 12 mile run (heading to hotel in afternoon.)

Wednesday- 8 mile run early at hotel   (20 for week)

Thursday- 10 mile run early at hotel     (28 for week)

Friday- OFF... Flying to Michigan!

Saturday- 8 miles                               (34 for week)

Sunday- 16 miles early............total     (52 miles for week)

Lets hope it works out.... moving out of one house, staying in a hotel and flying 4500 miles could get in my way, but either way I will get something in!

Week Stats All

Total Distance (mi) 53.28

Total Calories 6001

Total Time 07:44

Workouts 5

I feel pretty good about last weeks workouts. Today is a much needed rest day... I have had 3 pretty intense workouts 3 days in a row and I know I need to rest.

I have been feeling lean and trim lately.... Kicking Grains and Dairy is THE key for me to feel fabulous. I had some low-carb ice cream today... it was in my freezer and since we are packing out and moving I thought I should eat some.... I SHOULD have thrown it away! I ate it and felt ... just GROSS. Same with some of the Oatmeal I had yesterday...  also tried some cottage cheese... I felt so ILL! I guess I was just "testing" to see if  my body REALLY had a grain and dairy intolerance... um,, YEAH, It DOES! The ONLY time I feel like eating and eating.. like I am just not satisfied and I have the urge to snack, snack, snack... is when I eat either GRAINS or DAIRY.  SO... NO MoRE EVER, no more "testing" , "trying", "just seeing.." "maybe just one more time, this is the last time, this little bit won't hurt..." NOPE, no more, NEVER. My sanity and health are worth waaayyyy more.

We are moving on Thursday to Michigan for 3 months... then to Tennessee to our new duty station. PERFECT time to cement in my head that I DO NOT eat grains or dairy. A new home, a new pantry to stock.. I will NOT have any of that crap in there. Period. I am so excited to move and start over. Fresh Start. Plus my husband will be deployed... yeah, that sucks.. but the bright side is that I will have more time to concentrate on my running and getting ready for the April Marathon.

From I <3 to run, on Facebook; 


Keep going. That pain you feel? That's fear melting away. Like wax off a candle. That's weakness washing out of your pores like a monsoon. That's the old you being shed away like dead skin. That's the new you, rising out of the ashes of your former self.

Yesterday's 10 miler was awesome. I really tried to up  my pace... I have ran years and years at 9 / 10 min mile pace and well, I want to run faster!! Yesterday I did 10 miles at a 8:20 pace. I feel like it was a challenge, but something that I was definitely ready for,

It's amazing how if you train and you work for something, it is so attainable! I think my body is ready to go faster, but my brain is in my way. My brain says "wait a minute! we always run at 10 min per mile. Anything else it too fast, you will get burnt out, injured, you won't be able to do it.." yadda yadda yadda! I need to NOT listen to that part of my brain anymore and listen to the part that says...



Along with pace, my body is used to certain amount of Miles per week. For years and years I have ran between 30-40 miles a week. Usually 5 miles was my average and my "long" runs were 9 miles.   This served me well for many years. Now I want to go further. I want to test my body and see what is possible! I read somewhere once that we only "think" we can do about 10% of what we are actually physically capable of!! (Kind of like that theory that we only really use a small percentage of our brain power.)

Now that I have the nutrition part of my life in check I feel so powerful, healthy and energized. It is amazing how drained and defeated I have felt over that area of my life for such a long, long time. I thank God that I am beyond that now.  I know now that I am not feeding my body foods it cannot digest (grains, dairy) it can use all that energy is used to use trying to handle those allergens to fueling my running, growing muscle, burning off extra fat and supplying me with endless energy! A GF/DF diet combined with the best supplements in the world will take me beyond what I have ever done before and I am so excited for this journey I can hardly stand it!

This week is my last week living on Oahu. It is a bittersweet time. I am excited for the next journey in my families lives... visiting family in Michigan for a couple months and then moving to our next duty station in near Memphis, TN. I am excited for more marathons on the mainland (beyond the 2 marathons a year held here on Oahu) I am excited for more trail marathons, Ultra-marathons, running outside on peaceful roads (instead off all the crazy traffic and crowed sidewalks here!) I am excited for weather other than Sunny and 80 degrees! (yes, you get sick of sunny and 80!)  And course I am excited about being close to my family and helping even more people get healthy and Trim with AdvoCare products!

I will miss the wonderful friends I have made here. I have met the most amazing women living here! Other military wives and I pray we will meet again.  I will miss the mountains and the beaches... the swaying palm trees and plethera of flowers...  My heart has always had a touch of wanderlust... I am ready to move on, excited for the next journey. Ready to break my personal records and become the best version of ME that I can become!