Day 49: Did Day 47 Get Confiscated in Arizona?

That's right, I skipped Day 47. Here are the details:

Day 45 was the 8/5/8/5.
Day 47 was Run 16, Walk 5.
Days 49 and 50 are Run 17, Walk 5.

Saturday (Day 47) was the last day of vacation - we traveled on Friday from the Grand Canyon (which is Pacific time this time of year) to the middle of kansas (Central time). We were on the move from about 6am (Pacific) to 3:30 am (Central). We stayed right off of I-70, and it didn't seem like there were streets nearby. I definitely did not want to run close to 70, and there was not a workout room. We slept in to all of 9:30am, drove to KC (should have taken 4 hours, took 7), went to a concert which ended at 11:30, then drove the 2 and a half hours home (with a gas and fast food stop, arriving about 2:30am)...So, I didn't run on Saturday. I thought about running Sunday, and besides the fact I didn't want to, this is one of the weeks where I don't have Monday off, so that would have made 3 run days in a row. Also, it's hotter than hell here, and it was storming like nothing I've ever seen/heard Sunday morning when it would have been cooler.

So, I woke up BRIGHT and early today, Monday, Day 49. I was reaching in the fridge for a Mountain Dew when I realized I needed to run first. I checked the forecast and it looked like this was the best time to miss storms, so I decided to see if I could make it the 17 minutes. If not, at least Day 47's 16, then go for 17 tomorrow, then be on track. This screwing around never works out for me, but whatever.

My run started out with some Timberlake, which is always enjoyable, but may have started me off too fast. It was quite hot, and I was panting pretty early. I was also having cramps high, all the way across my stomach in addition to side cramps. I did my best to breathe into it, but I didn't have a lot of breath to spare! I checked the time at about the 8 minute mark and was sure I was screwed. I pressed on, checking the time constantly. I was slightly worried that both the mp3 and my phone would die on me, since neither had been charged since I had been back. Amazingly, they both held out, as did I!

I had taken a slightly different route than normal, which resulted in me running past the house about 3 times (depending how you count "past"), one time singing along to "Ice Ice Baby" out loud, arm pumping like a total and complete lunatic. I still ran down the main street, but I went all the way to the end, then over a block, instead of coming back on the same street. Back past the house, then up the street behind us a couple of blocks, which is the way I normally have started my runs.

I iced my left ankle today, and hope it's ready for another exciting day tomorrow.

Weather: 80, Sunny, No Wind, 79% Humidity, Feels like 83
Time: 7am; Run 17, Walk 5
Distance: 2.75K (1.71m)
Elevation: +64.7/-64.7/net 0 ft
5K/10K: 41:58/1:28:43 (Second only to kansas! I knew I was wiped out, but I didn't realize I had pushed it that hard - I definitely didn't mean to!)

Run Time: 17 mins
Distance: 2.34K (1.45m)
5K/10K: 38:36/1:21:37 (not as impressive - just in the middle of the pack!)