What a wet weekend!!!

I don't know where to start about my weekend.

 So let me go back to Friday morning. Got up and got ready for a good 7 mile run. It was a little nice out. Some sun, some wind, hot as hell but doable. I have got to stop pushing myself in this heat. So I pick a song that matches my heart rate and keep that one song going for 7 miles. Yep you read it correctly, same song 7 miles. So my pace was 10 min miles. I really don't mind. I mean I do but I would rather run longer and run all of 7 miles then to take breaks because the weather is wearing me out. So I'll pick up the pace come fall. Gotta find a good pace for the marathon😬. Then Friday night we set out on the boat with Ash and Robbie and their kids for a ride around Charleston and go eat. Had a great dinner at Charleston Crab House. By the time we were done it was dark, headed back and caught the Friday night firework show from the inlet. It was hands down the BEST firework show ever. So much fun. However rule #1,314 for women with long hair riding on a boat, tie that mop up lol. I seriously could not brush my hair after 2 showers Saturday!! Oh so Saturday was beach day. Went out to IOP for awhile. The waves were harsh;) and beating the crap out of us. Went to dive into a wave and my bottoms went down to my knees lol. So glad no one saw that, tops were falling off, it was wild so we opted to head home.

Came home and me and hubs went to Dicks, where a girl could buy everything in there that's running related. I just ended up getting NUUN for hydration when running. Trying it tomorrow. Then off grocery shopping, HATE Walmart. But who doesn't? After some grub and Emily spending the night at a friends, we watched The Call. That movie was good yet my anxiety was in overdrive. Ending sucked so that was boo:( 

Today was meeting up with Ronnie's coworker and his wife to go kayaking for 3 hours down by Shem creek. I have to say, I am loving all these adventures we have been doing. Kayaking is hard and frustrating as hell. I almost tipped thanks to Gina ;). She got a great laugh and really so was I after the initial shock that I was tipping in a kayak. However the water was only to my knees, I thought it was deeper, much to my surprise I looked like a fool. Someone really should have taken a pic of my face. We had some moments of downpour which seems to be the weather all of June. Damn you need a kayak just to get around Charleston these days. We saw dolphins swimming right around us, crabs, birds and got a historical insight about Charleston. Charleston is very historical and very beautiful.

I'm really glad me and hubs had our own kayak, we really don't do well in certain situations, which he agrees lol. He was about a 1/2 up from me or running into my kayak a time or two. He secretly wanted me to flip, which is mean but that's how he rolls lol!!! 

All in all, it was a very exciting weekend. All involved the beach, ocean and rain!!! Ready for a 3 day workweek and my mama to come visit!!!

This is where we kayaked!!

The ride to din din

Charleston

Beautiful sunset

Din din

ash and me,hubs behind

Awesome fireworks 

My hair the next morning, and duck lips lol!!!

So how's your summer so far???

Mine SUCKS!!! Well not really but only for 2 reasons. Let me explain!!

Numero uno: I hate running in this humidity. Oh my goodness can I please have a nice easy run that doesn't consist of almost having a heat stroke. That's not even the worse thing. It's the humidity. I don't think I can ever get use to it. It's miserable. I can't enjoy my runs cause I'm either dying or drowning in sweat. Wring out my clothes and it would fill half a bucket. I am hydrating like crazy. Drinking well over 100 ozs of h2o!! I mean I should have perfect completion and peeing clear ok, one out of 2 is great. But all this sweat is making me break out, having me go buy new makeup which was 15 bucks. WHATDAHELL!!! So I don't know what it's going to take for me to enjoy running again. Probably a snow storm in July please. Hey it can happen.. 

Número dos: 

The summer is going by sooo  fast. I HATE THAT. I like not having a routine in the morning, but my own lol. I mean who finds getting two preteens up exciting? Not I... So that's my bitch for the day!!! Done

It's been awhile..

Sorry I haven't blogged in awhile. Things have been crazy, but in a good way. So lets start out with my vaca. So we left for Gatlinburg TN for week and boy we were excited to get away. We rented a nice log cabin tucked away in the great Smokies. The weather was amazing. We did the whole tourist thing which included a lot of Ripleys things. We went the most beautiful aquarium. My favorite part was the underwater shark exhibit. Kinda reminded me of Jaws, where in the movie the people happen to go under water to see the sharks however none the pipes exploded and the tunnel was filled with water up to your chest. Kinda exciting to see a plague about scratches in the glass from a shark attack in 2009. Wonder what happened in there. Took some awesome pics, ate wonderful food, celebrated dh 36th birthday and drank some awesome white lightening.. Wooowee that was so strong alcohol. Not to tipsy though, ok maybe I was feeling good. I also got in a beautiful 6 mile run. So exciting to me to say that I have actually ran in TN. The weather like I said was awesome. Woke up to 50s and NO humidity. Made my run just perfect. We then went white water rafting which all I can say was scary and exciting. I would of course do it again but most likely without the kids.  All in all we had a great time but so ready to get home. I didn't get to run much, which was hard for me but I really enjoyed being on a break from everything. I'm already planning my next trip!!! 

Home meant back to work and back to my running routine. I love/hate summer. Love cause I can log in some longer miles before work. Hate cause it'a freaking hotter than a habanero pepper..I had some really great runs coming back. To my surprise the weather wasn't all that bad. The first day of summer was beautiful and awesome running weather. However today was HORRIBLE. I can't say HORRIBLE enough. After today my plan to run a half in July is out the window. Yea I'm a puss so what. But this mornings run was not mentally brutal, my body did not want to run. Period. I knew after 4.11 miles I was done but I COULDN'T be. Like I have said I stick to my goals no matter what and today was one of those no matter what's. I went from outside to dreadmill to outside to back to dreadmill. I was 97% done at 8.something miles but I couldn't bring myself to quit. I started to post about it on FB and I thought I am going to use this post to push me. I could not fail myself. I had to dig deep and deep is an understatement. I was pissed, I was almost in tears, I was quitting. I DON'T QUIT. And I did it come hell or high water. I can't say I'm proud of the run but I can say that I am proud of myself. I would rather be proud of myself than proud of a run ESP when it's a hard ass run. I really never knew the meaning of perseverance and dedication until today and I can honestly write that. It just shows that even the most trained, hard core, bad ass runners have some horrible runs, but what's worse is when you just give up. Don't because I don't regret that run, I would have regretted it had I stopped. The feeling of regret or wish I are the worst for a runner. When you feel like quitting remember the feeling. Keep it with you ALWAYS on every run, hard or easy. That feeling will make you think twice about not going for a run or quitting. So day was a hard lesson for me. Exhausting yet fulfilling. How could I not be proud of that? 

A 12 miler and a lot of sweat...

Finally a dry day here in Charleston to get out for a good LR. After the hiatus about tropical storm Andrea or basically what they stated was a test tropical storm, I needed to get out and run on some pavement. I set out about 8:30 for what I wanted to do was a 14 miler. I have to run in even numbers. I hate odd numbers which is why having 17 pairs of running shorts is torture to me. Considering I only  run 4 times a week, my hubby seems to think that is WAY to many. For me it's not enough. Runners LOVE running clothes. My mentality is when you buy something new run related it makes me more excited to run. But then I start running and that thought goes out the window. Today was miserable. It was soooooooooo humid. By mile 3 I was dripping with sweat. I'm not talking just beads of sweat dripping down, I'm talking full on soaked. Like I had just ran in pouring ass rain. But I didn't. I had stops for water which I needed so I didn't pass out. I didn't know my body could pour sweat out like that. By mile 10 I think I was just done. My shoes were sloshing,my socks were soaked, there wasn't anything that was dry on my body. I kept going. I said ok if you get to mile 11 take a water break. Made it to 11 but that odd number thing popped in my head and it wasn't going to end on a odd note. I finally gained enough strength to get to mile 12 where I told myself YOU ARE DONE!!!! And you know what I was ok with that. I always have a goal when running, I always meet my goal but 12 was simply enough for me. The weather can get so humid here, so I told myself run for 15 mins, and then before you know it I was running another 15 mins and so on. I HATE to walk when running. I don't do it unless it's 100 percent humidity which was today. But I am ok with that. Sometimes you just need a walk break. So I enjoyed my 12 and plan on 14 miles soon, well maybe when it cools down. Got to start figuring out my training plan for my marathon which right now my body is yelling NOOOOOOO!!!

Sorry, a little late post about Amanda 5k

I am always excited the day before a race, esp when it involves running with Ash. This is our second 5k together and I could not have picked a better partner. So Friday comes around and I think I pretty prepared for the 5k. Oh I love Eric Church. Sorry so random, watching the CMT awards. Ok so where was I? Oh yes the 5k. This race REALLY was a highlight in my running adventures besides my half marathon. Every time I ran I thought of Amanda . I can name a lot of reasons why, but I would sound like a broken record. But as a runner, being told I couldn't run again hit hard. You see I was given these legs to walk this earth. But I never knew I could RUN this earth. My running started way long ago but only this past year and half I have made it part of my life, my lifestyle. I LOVE the feeling after a run. Yes after lol. Before a run the coffee hasn't hit the brain yet or the legs but I get out there and just do it!! So Saturday comes around. I wake up early and refreshed and rearing to go. I get to Ashley's house where we get to going to get our packets. Hang out and check out all the scenery, which included police, firemen and EMS. No really I was really focused on my mojo;) ( not really)!!! The race is set to start at 9. Well around here in the summer at 9 am it's already feeling like 110. So I really think we need to do them at 8. Just my opinion. Who listens to those? So my plan was to just run with Ash the whole race. I've done lots of 5ks so I was just there to talk and run. Well well well, I have a tendency to be competitive during a race BECAUSE why? It's a race duh. I ran with Ash for the first mile I think and then I looked behind me to Ash like a kid at a amusement park wanting to go ride rides, a lion in cage wanting to escape, I said can I go? She nodded and off I went. I hated to leave her but it was like speed was running through my veins. I need to GO!! I crossed the finish in 26:13. But oh my gawd it was awful hot. I was wet everywhere. Well ok sweaty is what I meant. Perv minds. Got some water and I wanted to be with Ash when she ran in the finish. She kicked some ass. For the heat and sun, we both made some good times. We then headed to The Dig in North Chas for some drinks. Nice and refreshing. I can see more races and drinks in our future;). I had a blast as usual. Thanks Ash!!!