Leeda: Running in a Fat Suit

I ran 3 miles today on the hilly course. I even sprinted up the last set of hills. My legs were killing me. There was some guy there with terrific legs that was obviously a seasoned runner. He was doing fartleks I think, but he looked really great going around the track. And he was totally smoking me in speed. Of course he’s a man and he wasn’t pushing a stroller and with those legs I’m willing to bet he’s been running a lot longer  than I have, so I didnt feel too bad. I have another 5k next weekend. Should be fun, it’s about a 40 minute drive from here. My best friend had a gift certificate to a sushi place I love to go to and told me she was going to take me this afternoon. Well, apparently, she forgot all about me. Oh well! I had some penne w/ homemade tomato and veggie sauce. Nothing else to report, weigh is the same…

Sorry to tell you the following things have it. The last one really makes me mad:

Chicken Strips, Teriyaki Glazed
Chipotle Soutwest Sauce
Chocolate Chunk Cookie
Deli Style Roll
Fat Free Honey Mustard
Peanut Butter
Sourdough Bread
Wheat Bread

So I found this plan by Hal Higdon and it’s a 12 week training guide to run a half marathon (13.1 miles). Sounds like fun…looks relatively easy. I think. Anyway, I asked my best friend what she thought about it and she said that it was too much and would take too long to do a run. So, it looks like I will be doing this alone. With the stroller on the short runs and hopefully DH will watch the baby while I do the long runs. I asked him what he thought about me leaving the baby in the gym daycare and he was totally against it. Soo…sigh. I won’t get into all that.

I start my new job on Monday, just the hospital orientation and only 3 days. MIL is coming up to watch the baby. It’s the first time in a long time he’ll be watched by someone other than myself or DH, so I’m a little nervous. I’m also going into super-clean-the-house mode…All very nerve-wracking. I am majorly stressed out right now and also just feel very irritable.

Hope everyone had a happy halloween.