A little more "catch up"

Okay, now pretend it is September 20, 2009. I'm going to get caught up one of these days!

For the most part, the tempo runs and speedwork have been going very well. They are challenging, but I can usually get them done okay. The hard ones are the long runs; and sometimes the hardest thing is finding the time to get it done.

My long run this last weekend was 16 miles. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get out there to run until Sunday afternoon. After such a beautiful day on Saturday, I had not realized Sunday was going to be so hot; 87 degrees at 2:30 in the afternoon when I started. The running itself went fairly well, I just took short walking breaks every two miles in the beginning and every mile near the end. After a cool-down and stretching, there were no leg cramps, so that was good.

D was not here this weekend, so I had to take care of water/PowerAde stops for myself. I ran on the Prairie Spirit Rail Trail south of Ottawa again, so relatively flat and on crushed gravel most of the way. I just drove ahead and put drinks at the intersections every two miles and then carried the bottles back with me. Even that part was okay, since there is a small picnic area with trashcans in Princeton. (Sorry, no recycling for those bottles)

What was kind of weird was how tired I was driving home. It was 7:00 pm when I was driving on 59 highway back to Lawrence and I kept yawning and was very drowsy. Once I got home, I just basically fell into bed and slept until the alarm woke me at 5:30 the next morning. Guess that run kinda kicked my rear! Oh well, by the end of the day on Monday I was feeling like myself again. Really there was not much choice about running in the heat, as I had other commitments the rest of the weekend. It was either run when I did, or skip the run and I was not willing to do that.

Next week is my "recovery" week, so just three easy runs; two 6-milers and one 7-mile. Never thought I would consider those to be short, easy runs, but I do now.

There is so much going on now. Fundraising is picking up and Safe Kids Kansas is being very supportive with posting links on their website and doing a special fundraiser at work! They've also been in touch with local media in Topeka. Looks like I may do a short interview on KSNT's Morning Show! That's a little scary for me, especially since it is live. At least with taped interviews, they can edit out the parts where I look/sound like a complete airhead, LOL. I guess I just need to keep reminding myself; this is not about me. It is about helping spread the message about keeping babies safe when they are sleeping; and I will do whatever I can to help get that word out!

What a blessing to be a part of such a worthwhile cause! Thank you Safe Kids Douglas County, Safe Kids Kansas, Safe Kids USA, and Safe Kids WorldWide for making this possible!