To say that this was a challenging week would be a huge understatement. On Monday I woke up with puffy eyes and a massive sinus headache. Another sinus infection! Boo :( Luckily this time I was able to bypass the antibiotics by just upping my home remedies which consist of essential oils, saline rinses, soups and sudafed. By Thursday I was feeling almost back to normal. Also this week I had plantar pain on my right foot and shooting pain on my left ankle. Rolling, icing, and stretching seemed to help, as well as yoga. On Friday I had a tummy bug that had me wondering if I would be able to do my 20 mile run on Saturday. Fortunately I had just ordered oregano oil and probiotics from vitacost and I received them in the morning. I started taking them right away. I also made a big pot of chicken soup and had 2 big bowls for dinner. The combination of those three things seemed to do the trick. I was up the next day at 5am with no aches, pains, or discomforts to speak of. I was very grateful!
Yesterday's run was fantastic! Hard to put into words the majestic views we encountered and the multitude of emotions that ran through my body in the 5.5hrs it took for us to finish. This is by far one of the toughest runs I've done in a while but also one of the most scenic. I share pictures below but first I want to give this week's stats (planned vs actual)
Sunday: 5 miles
Monday: 10 miles / 1.5 mile warm up plus 8 x 800
Tuesday: 5 miles / 6.25
Wednesday: 8x 800 / 40 min tempo
Thursday: off
Friday: 10 miles race pace/ 7 miles near race pace, 3 miles at race pace
Saturday: 20 mile run/ 20 mile hike/run on hilly rough course
Total mileage planned: 57
Actual miles: 55
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