Is it Friday yet?

Oh man, I can't wait for Friday! Massage therapy hurt last week, but it did wonders for my shoulder. I ran 12k Friday night and it was an easy run, no struggle. I actually only planned to run 6k, but I felt good so decided to push it another 6k and itwas a fantastic run. It was starting to get dark by the time I got back, so I really have to watch the time. I would hate to be stuck running on the Galloping Goose in the dark. That is dangerous. This Friday night I'm going to try and run 14k, but at the Uvic track. It's lit and I find it easier to do long runs on it because I get caught up running in circles and I lose count and just focus on running-its great. I had another massage therapy session yesterday-she's pretty tough. I know why they call it 'therapy' now, it certainly wasnt a relaxing massage, but the scalp massage at the end almost made the pain worth it-almost. I'm going to try someone else next time, it shouldnt be that painful. I miss Monique, she was amazing.

School is starting to get hectic and I've taken on another job tutoring ESL 3x a week. My days are long, I dont get home until 7pm most nights, but its nice to have the extra cash. This weekend I have so much homework to do, I kind of wish it would rain so that I don't want to go outside. But of course its gorgeous.

Janice has fallen off the wagon. She never ran at all last week, ran 10k this week but she is up and down. One minute she thinks she can do it, the next she thinks she cant. I dont blame here there, I feel the same. I've only ran once so far this week, I just dont have time and its dark so early and I'm always exhausted. Its school-work-tutoring-homework-sleep. But I dont even sleep much these days, I'm struggling with shutting down the thinking process at night. Mr. Gray told me to listen to my audiobooks, so I tried that last night and it did help. Oh well, 3 more weeks and this stupid half marathon is OVER!

Running pains

I am still running, but I'm not doing a great job at this half-marathon training. I only ran a total of 16k last week. I ran a 6k and a 10k and both went really well. Unfortunately I've had a lot of shoulder pain and when I reach 7k its unbearable and I nearly died finishing my 10k. My neck actually fizzed for the last 3k and I had to take two advil and lie on the floor for an hour before I could move after that run. I have ran two 6k's this week and they went well, but at 6k my shoulder starts to feel as though its carrying bricks, so painful I can barely stand it! I have booked a massage therapy appointment and I'm hoping right after I will be relaxed enough to run 12k with no pain. Next week I need to do a long run of 14k and then 16k the following week and so on. I only have 3.5 weeks left to train, so I have to keep at it. I figure if I can run a 16k comfortably, then I can push it for the last 5k. This is my hope.

Janice has totally surprised me. She is actually kicking my ass at her training. But I'm afraid she is doing too much too soon, she ran 17k one day after not much training and I'm worried she is going to injure herself, she does have a history of knee problems. Still, I'm really proud she ran 17k and she is kicking my ass with the running, which has pushed me to be more dedicated to my runs. However, we have both decided never to run a half-marathon again. Just 8k and 10ks on a regular basis, something that is challenging enough to keep us running, but not too much to make us want to quit (like I'm kind of feeling now...).