Week 7

So, I have been having a few bad runs lately. The main problem I have been having is that around the 5-7 minute mark, I REALLY have to go to the bathroom. However, when you are running at the trail, your options are very limited - the woods. Did some research last night, and found out that 20-50% of runners have the same issue - that the GI tract acts up when running. This topic was also included in my recent runners magazine.

Hubby and I wanted to go for a run tonight. We decided to go to Point Pleasant Park. My strategy was very simple go for a warm-up run around our apartment buildings. This may seem silly but I actually measured it today - starting at the front entrance of our building and going all away around both buildings and coming up across the stair path right next to the building, is 604 m. This distance could easily be extended if I went to the second driveway. So I walked around once and then ran once. This loosened everything up and I went back into the apartment, did my business, and then we went to the park. I also realized that there are several bathrooms at the park.

However there are HILLS!!! Man there are hills. I was able to do my 25 minutes. But I did have to pause the run for less than a minute while I walked up the 2nd big hill. I haven't done any work on hills, so it was pretty rough. But I survived - although halfway up the 3rd big hill I turned around and started my run back.

Week 7 is completed!!! Yay me... Now on to week 8... Oooo and tomorrow it will be one month until our big 5k. (and 7 and 1/2 weeks until the 10k).