Week 21: June 22-28
Sunday- 12 miles at 8:49 pace
Monday- 0
Tuesday- 2 miles with Lucy at 8:25 pace
Then 6 miles at 8:17 pace
Wednesday- A.M. 2 miles with Lucy at 8:32 pace
P.M. 14 minute warm up, 14 minute cool down
6x800m with 3 minute recovery
Times: 3:17, 3:17, 3:16, 3:13, 3:13, 3:12 (average 3:15)
Thursday- 2 miles with Lucy at 9:20 pace
Then 3.5 miles at 8:33 pace
Friday-6 miles at 8:52 pace
Saturday- 2 miles with Lucy at 9:08 pace
Then 3.5 miles at 8:26 pace
Total miles: 45
Comments: It was a week of ups and downs. On Sunday, I learned that a former Greater Boston Track Club teammate, Kate Goldstein, was found deceased in India. She had gone out for a run on a trail, and slipped, falling from a cliff. I only ran with Kate for a short time before she went on to run with New Balance, but just knowing her and the wonderful life she still had ahead of her was devastating. And also, knowing that her family and friends were grieving made my heart ache. I've prayed for her all week.
Ian came with me on Tuesday for the first ultrasound! The baby measures in the 26th percentile. I asked the doctor if this was too small, and he reassured me it wasn't and asked if I wanted a child in the 90th percentile. Point made. Also, Ian and I aren't ginormous people. I won't publish Ian's weight, but it's not very high.
We found out the sex but are not telling anyone until the baby shower. If I have a girl, I do not want a bunch of pink and princess things, and if I have a boy, I don't want too much blue and truck things. I have to go back for a second ultrasound because the tech couldn't get a good picture of the heart. The baby wasn't cooperative. I've felt little twitches that I think may be baby, but I am never a hundred percent sure.
The baby's spine also looked good. I was incredibly nervous about that, because just last week I was looking at the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation, and found out that my UC medication inhibits the uptake of folic acid. Women taking the medication should increase to 2 grams of folic acid, and prenatal's only have .5 grams. I eat lots of green veggies, eggs, and other foods with folic acid, and have started taking an extra supplement (at the okay of the doctor), but am also frustrated my GI didn't tell me this. I just have to put faith in God that all will be as it should be.
Ian celebrated Birthday 31 on Tuesday. I made him an angel food cake with cool whip topping and got him a new CamelBak backpack, as his was stolen back in November when our house was broken into.
Oh, and as far as running, I felt good the first four days of the week, but slowed on down the last three. Ian brought me water again on my long run, which is wonderful. I felt a bit big and slow during my track workout. It was humid so I took it easy.
And to explain the title of this post, almost all of my running tops are turning into belly shirts. I have one tank top that is long enough to cover.
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