All the news, etc.

I've been a bad blogger. Thanksgiving and whatnot. Sorry.

So, the news. Lets start with the good news first, shall we?

I am on Week 3 of the Six Week Challenge and the running portion is going just super. I ran four times Week 1 for a total of 13.6 miles, four times in Week 2 for a total of 15.8 miles and two times so far this week (Week 3) which puts me on pace for 15.8 once again. I got up this morning and ran even though I was really not feeling it. More on that in the bad news.

The other good news is that I seem to finally be blister free. I did a 6.5 miler on Sunday, and I had no blister problems at all! Huzzah!

Ok, so on to the bad news. My blisters seem to be history, but the original problem that I got the orthotics for seems to be coming back with a vengance. I've got a lot of pain in my calves and my shins right now, especially when I go down stairs. It wasn't too bad this morning, after a day of rest, but I noticed I was slowing down a little on this mornings run. Of course, this could be due to bad news number 2: I've been eating like a pig. Seriously, oink. Part of this Six Week Challenge was supposed to be eating properly, and I lasted for about one day. Then I went to a training meeting, which was totally stocked with every kind of goodie I like. Chocolates, bagels, muffins, cookies. I didn't eat all that, but I got started, and it's been downhill ever since. I've been deluding myself that since I've been ramping up the miles, I can afford a few extra calories. This is total bs. I'm porking up again and that is not good for me or my goals. This morning I almost slept in because I still felt full from the night before. I had to give myself a major pep talk to get out the door. I know in my head that if I don't want to feel like that at 6:00 am tomorrow morning, I've got to stop the madness. But I clearly have a hard time doing what my head is telling me.

Just this one day, I'm going to eat properly, no extras, no junk, so I can have a good run tomorrow. Then let tomorrow worry about itself. Right? Right.

I'm going to see if a little lard busting can alleiviate these calf problems, if not, its back to the pedorthtist.