It's finally time!

I thought that selling the house would be an instant relief that would allow me to focus more on training.

I really just want to build a base of running about 15-20 miles a week.  You are supposed to be used to doing this for at least 6 months before you train for a marathon.  I figure I  need to get up to strength training Monday, running 5 Tuesday, running 3 Wednesday (in addition to Zumba), running 3 Thursday plus a strength quickie, rest Friday, Zumba Saturday, and then at least 5 on Sunday.

I set out this week thinking I would really start pouring it on.  Somehow Monday slipped away and I did not do any strength training... I did do TONS of house cleaning.  Then Tuesday dawned with promise.  My Aunt volunteered to watch the boys for me so that I can run on Tues and Thurs mornings.  I took her up on the offer.  THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!  So I headed out planning on doing a nice strong 2 mile jog.

I felt horrible.  Could I have really lost that much that fast?  When I got home I felt sick and took a cool shower.  My head pounded.  I felt horrible the rest of the day.   Wednesday morning I realized I had a real problem on my hands.  Apparently I was having a migraine.  They can last several days. Thinking  back to Tuesday morning, I guess that's what it's like to run when you have a migraine...  Back to Wednesday, all the lights in the house were off and I could barely get off the sofa.  Poor little boys.  Thankfully my parents brought me lunch and some caffeine to go with my ibuprofen.  Also my niece came over to play with the boys.  Thank you!  I haven't had a migraine in years and years.  And when I did, I always got them AFTER a huge time of stress... can you say house sale??? Sigh.

Thursday I tried to walk and jog a bit but the second my heart rate accelerated the pounding in my head returned.  After pushing through my discomfort Tuesday and not listening to my body tell me to stop, I listened and walked back to the house for a nice cool shower.

Friday I was in the dumps.  I'm pretty sure the migraine was finally over but maybe that left me with a feeling of depression?  I'm pretty sure my crazy house cleaning on Monday was the pre-migraine mania now that I look back...  Anyway, I went to ZUMBA!!! saved my mood and started my weekend off the right way!

Saturday morning Tom and I played 9 holes of golf.  Between the golfing and prior night's Zumba I was stiff and had sciatica in my left hip and leg.  Ooops.  Oh well.  We went to the beach and played in the pool at our house.  It was the nicest day I have had in a very very very long time (despite the stiffness and nerve pain)!

It's Sunday!  Going to try and do some running later! :)  Feel much better.  No sciatica.  Weird how that stuff comes and goes.

Back to the pool I go.  My little fish son is calling me!