September 1-7 Review

Weekly challenge from scripture:

(Monday, September 1, 2014)

Currently, the virtual "run across Kansas" is going well.  This is really going to be a fun challenge.  I'll blog about it here from time to time, but if you want to follow my progress, you can go to my new Facebook page at  https://www.facebook.com/prairiesteps.  I'll be posting all my updates more regularly there.  For this post, however, I want to post last week's miles (as posted on DailyMile):

Sunday, Sept. 7		Iola Road Route 1 (5mi)	5.26 miles.Night run. Cool temp. Felt strong. Under 10-minute miles.
Friday, Sept. 5		PST Carlyle (6mi)	6.24 miles Decided to play a game:14min mile, then 13, 12 and so on, finishing with a 9. Had lots if energy, finished strong.
Thursday, Sept. 4		PST Carlyle (6mi)	6.24 miles First time in a while I felt good the whole run. You would think I would have ran faster, but I guess I was afraid things were going to get worse. Anyway, at the end, I was still able to run faster without any soreness, stomach problems, or breathing issues; so I picked it up a little and even did a few sprints.
Wednesday, Sept. 3		Southwind (4mi)	4 miles. Well, didn't go as planned! I made black-eyed pea soup and ate it with tomatoes and tortillas right before I went running. My stomach didn't take to well to running on a full stomach this time (sometimes I can manage...it's good training for ultras, really). A combination of that and the high heat and humidity...and poor sleep last night...made for a rough run. I won't even say how slow I went :)
Tuesday, Sept. 2		Southwind (4mi)	4 miles. Didn't put my legs to the test like I wanted to (planned on doing 10-15), but my legs felt fine. Third mile was under 9 minutes, the others were considerably slower.
Monday, Sept. 1		Home to South Wind (16mi)	16.43 miles. Weather was very nice after storms this morning. Took it pretty slow and steady, hoping to have my legs fresh enough tomorrow for another 15