Miles for August

I had high hopes for August of reaching close to 200 miles for the month (for the very first time) and only taking four days of rest. I had hoped to get some doubles in during the evening hours with Little Diva on her bike. But, after her incident earlier this month, we haven't gotten back out there together ... yet.

I ran two half marathons in August and just barely missed breaking two hours with both. I have not worked on speedwork at all. I met up with all sorts of cool bloggers out there (hi peeps!) at the Chicago Rock-n-Roll Half Marathon and the Madison Mini Marathon.

I enjoyed the end of summer to the fullest and spent a lot of time with the kids outside and in the water. I took four unplanned days of rest, due to going out of town and/or family events (and didn't get up early to run). Though I made running a priority .... I didn't make it my FIRST priority. And, that's fine with me. I still ran over 150 miles again this month. And, that's not too shabby.

August: 158.9

July: 150.5

June: 101.8

May: 163.9

April: 145.2

March: 115.9

February: 116.7

January: 132.5

Total for 2010: 1,085.3

Miles 'til 1,400 mileage goal: 314.7

Total Rest Days in August: 4 planned / 8 taken

5 Long Runs in August: 13.1, 13.1, 22,13.1, 20

Looking on to September .....

I took yesterday off, because I am not feeling well. Though I wanted to get those four extra miles in for the month ... I didn't. I've been feeling achy and tired for the past couple of days (ever since my 20 miler on Sunday). I even have been getting cold sweats (especially in the evenings). I'm not sure if I'm just exhausted from the awesome summer I had with the kids ... am tired from all of the miles I've ran ... or if I'm getting sick. But, I'm listening.

We dropped Little Diva off at first grade this morning. She seemed happy and confident to be back at school today. Afterall, she's an "upperclassman" now! None of us even shed a tear. She is going to have a great year.

After Little Diva and Little Dude were safe at their destinations, I returned home to my quiet home. I have decided to take the day off of work to rest and relax. I never stay home sick from work (and do feel really guilty about it), but I really do need this. I will be spending the day napping, watching tv, reading blogs and maybe even reading a book (gasp!). Nothing else. My butt will be on the couch all day long. I am taking another day off of running and will enjoy it. Normally, I would have a list a mile long of things to tackle, having the house all to myself ... but I'm ignoring it.

Starting tomorrow, I will be tackling my final month of marathon training. I will only have Little Dude home with me on Mondays and Fridays. So, that means we'll be logging a lot of miles, while I push his plastic car around the neighborhood again. Our treadmill also died earlier this week. So, that is just fantastic. I'm hoping to log 168 miles during the month of September. Afterall, that's what the training plan is sayin' ... staring at me in the face ... on my refrigerator ...

Speaking of the refrigerator ... recently, I've seen so many running peeps posting pics of their refrigerators and what's inside.

Here's what was inside our refrigerator earlier this week (our essentials):

• Lots of milk for the kids (hubby and I only drink it with cereal and cookies!)
• Gatorade and G2
• Fuel Belt bottles and GoLite bottles filled with water and Gatorade
• Eggs
• Reunite (though we never seem to have the time to drink it on the weekends, because there is always a long training run or race the next day!)
• Lots of sugar-free coffee creamer
• Lots and lots of fat-free yogurt (I eat 3-4 cartons a day)
• Fresh strawberries, blueberries and raspberries (for snacks, breakfast, lunch and dinner)
  

What items are always stocked
in YOUR refrigerator??

Did you achieve your goals for August?

How will things change for September??