Tropical Storm Training

So, as per usual it seems, yesterday's plan didn't, well, go according to plan.  In my last post, I wrote that my plan was to move up Tuesday's run to Monday becasue of the impending weather.  Well, that didn't work as it started pouring yesterday morning when I was walking the dogs.  So...no running yesterday.  Just eating way too much Mexican food at Trudy's in Austin - great for the diet, I know, but hey, it was a holiday weekend, right? :) 

After work today the weather was still kind of crazy.  I wasn't sure if I would get a long enough break in the rain to get my run in outside, so I decided to treadmill it up after dinner.  Today's goal was 3 miles.  I must say that the hardest part of the run today was feeling a bit naseous from running too soon after dinner.  Other than that, my body felt pretty good.  It took about a mile and a half to really get going, but after that I felt really good.  I ran the majority of the time at 4.7 mph, and I did the last mile at 5.0 mph.  A big change from barely being able to go 4.5 miles without feeling like my ankles were going to collapse a month or so ago.  This is probably my biggest sign so far that I am getting stronger.  The good news was that after 3 miles today, four miles doesn't seem so out of reach.  I just pretty bored on the treadmill...

I am going to do Thursday's workout tomorrow, as Thursday evening is KD Happy Hour.  Tomorrow will be 1.5 miles at race pace again.  I will probably do my usual route down Caliza so I can be home to feed the dogs.