It's a new day

Well last weekend was not great. First I went to work and had a very poor attitude walking into it simply due to the staff that was on. I snapped at one of the receptionists and I shouldn't of. I wish I had a better control over my emotions. Then all afternoon I prepped to go to a wedding of one of my nursing school buddies. I am not sure how I would get through nursing school without these two girls!

Jannifer, Charlene, Me

The wedding was really small and very family orientated, but it was still very nice. I carpooled with Jannifer and had a nice evening. Charlene looked great! I was impressed. I was not impressed with the other girls at our table, also in our class, that all left super early. They didn't even wait to say hi to the bride and groom, just eat and leave. Rude in my opinion.
Sunday I waited around and debated running or skipping. I was certain that if I ran I wouldn't be able to walk this week. Brandi texted me around noon and I told her if I was running at all I think I would do it on the treadmill as I was scared. She said no pressure, I think that she thought that I was just not going to run. That was partially true, but I felt really guilty. I got dressed with every intention of trying to run my long run on my treadmill. I ran the first mile, way too fast, and then I took it down a notch. Every mile I did I felt stronger and happier. I think that it was all the DVR'd Big Bang Theory that kept me simply entertained. I did the run in intervals starting after the first mile. I have never gone over 4 miles, if that, on the treadmill. I am so proud that I did this! I did feel like a cheat though, but my legs didn't kill me after!!
Well I can't seem to load my treadmill pic for some reason....so gotta go to work now!

Shin Splints Suck

I have TERRIBLE shin splints. I wish I could get rid of them with a magic button, but I can' t find the button! It really is frustrating simply due to the fact the rest of my body feels great. I can finally breath and talk while running, but my legs hurt sooo badly. I am off today and tomorrow, hopefully I will be able to get some of my miles in the weekend on Sunday for my long run, but I am scared to push it.
Everyone keeps saying stop running or do something else, but I really love running now. I crave it. I want to go for a run. I am scared if I take 8 weeks off it will take forever to get back in shape to where I am now and that the stupid shins will still start to hurt again.
Anyways, enough of the negative. Next week school starts....wish it was finishing, but at least I have some great people to spend my last year in school with. Two more semesters!! That is it!!
I have a bunch of stuff to get done before school starts.
Later!

Off Day

So I am completely stressed out. I have been living alone, Kevin is in GB for work and stays for the weekends, and I am so lonely. I hate being alone, and school will be starting soon and I don't know what to do. I am trying to keep busy, but I am so stressed.
I have been really good about running and staying with my schedule. However, my shins are starting to kill me again! What gives? Do I need new/different shoes? I hate that they hurt. I have been icing like crazy after my run and all of this morning. I am frustrated, because after several crappy runs I am actually starting to feel better! I feel like I can never win!! This is the reason I have not signed up for the Cowtown Half yet. I am afraid I will be to hurt to run it, so I am waiting until last minute. Hopefully I will have financial aid next week, so I can possibly get some new shoes.
Speaking of which, I will hopefully get de-stressed by paying off the bills that I have hanging over my head! I know this is not an uplifting post but I really need to vent today.
Hopefully I will get in another great 4 miles tonight!
I need it.

Newbie Runner

That is how I have been feeling as of late with ALL of my runs. I feel like I am a beginner again, but I have been running solid for a year!! Sigh. Oh well, I just need to keep pushing pavement I guess. I have 5 on the schedule today, so we ended up wanting to do a little more than that. Two loops at SCP today and it was hard! I don't know what my deal is, but Brandi never ditched me. Trust me I tried coming up with every excuse in the book to tell her to keep running, but she never listens :). It is nice to have a run buddy, but manI wish I could run her pace and still talk!
Seven weeks left on the schedule before the Cowtown Half Marathon! How in the world am I going to do this?! I am really starting to doubt it, but I will keep trying! On the plus side, my shins have not been hurting like they were. I think I need to get another pair of shoes to mix it up and keep my feet fresh.
I have also been doing really well at planks everyday. They are hard but I am doing them....resolutions, ugh.

Boredom

I never thought I would say this, but when is school starting again!? I have bee going crazy with how bored I am at home, it is like sitting in solitary confinement!! Oh well, only a few more days like this.

So I made it through Christmas and it was all fine. Stressful, but fine. Kevin and I made some New Year's Resolutions together, I have redone my training plan (for the 100th time), and I have become addicted to the tv show The Walking Dead.

Brandi and I pre race

I went to the Resolution Run in El Dorado this year, everyone says that it was all my idea, but I tend to disagree, anyways I had a blast. The running part sucked, but the rest was fun. I went out and bought tiaras for us to wear, Me Carrie and Brandi. It was a race that had 5 stops for beer. First stop was in the convention center then there were three in the run and last one was back inside again. They ran out of beer at the third/turn around area, which for me was fine. I had a hard time keeping the beer I drank in the right spot! And the people I was running with were all really funny.....hard not to pee your pants while running too!! It

Brandi Me Carrie

even started to snow when we started! It was relly pretty cool, I am definitely doing this again. Brandi stuck with me for the majority of the run, until the end. (I really can not be taking three weeks off and thinking I can race, that was stupid! I felt it!) Anyways, they served us chili and corn bread with our beer after, I barely had 2 bites, I just can not eat right away...wish that was the case all the time!!

Finished and tipsy!

After the race I drove Brandi back home and I went home to hang out with Kevin. We had such a GREAT night!! He had gone to the liquor store and bought some champagne, but we started with a couple of Coke and Mr Jim Beam's....then we had the three bottles of Champagne.....then we had redbull and vodka.....then it all came back up! HA. We watched Water for Elephants and sang karaoke...a little drunk, but so fun!! I really had a nice New Year's Eve!!

The next day was a lay low kind of day, then Brandi asked me if I was running, so we went out and did three. I have to commit. I have to finish what I want to do and it is going to be hard, but I know I can do this. I need to follow the plan regardless of my schedule!!! Eight weeks til the half marathon!!