Put the gun down Melissa...it will be fine....

I'm trying really hard not to panic for Ragnar.  Because of the snow levels they had to change the routes.  The problem I have?  My first and last legs changed drastically.  The first one is now steeper and a mile longer.   The last one is 2 miles longer and mostly trail, which I've never liked.  The only good thing is the last leg is mostly flat or downhill which is slightly encouraging (oh except for that 11% downill stint ha!  It's short though).  But trail...I hate trail running.  And due to personal issues I've been dealing with, I haven't even trained well the past two weeks.  I think I've run three or four times in the last two weeks.  Ragnar is in three weeks!  Three weeks.  I think I'm going to die.

So the plan is just to do the best I can.  Without hurting myself.  Especially since I won't be able to rest if I do... 

Well I guess I better go run.  You know it's harder to run when you HAVE to.  I reaaaaally need consistently good weather so I can run outside and have fun!  I hate treadmills.  But I hate running when it's crappy outside more.  According to weather.com, Mother Nature will give that to me for my birthday (starting Tuesday that is).  Beautiful and clear - high in the 70s.  Absolutely perfect.  (Don't ruin my optimism by telling me to never trust the weather in Utah...it will be perfect!)

Weekend is for resting...right?

This weekend is going to be super busy for me.  I have tons of yard work to do.  I've already started with pulling weeds and cleaning up my different garden areas.  Two down, three to go.  I'm exhausted even thinking about all the work I have to do.

Then tomorrow...tomorrow!  I have three runs scheduled.  My goal is to get through two of them at the very least.  A 6 mile in the morning and then a 4 in the afternoon followed by a 4 in the evening.  I might just do the 6 mile in the morning, a 4 in the evening and then Sunday morning I'll try another 4 mile.  I think that's a lot closer to what the Ragnar race will be like.  With about a 12 hour break in between runs.  And lots of ice. 

I also need to take my bird to the vet for a yearly checkup.  I'm also going to get her a hormone shot.  She's been extremely tempermental and angry with me all the time.  Then the few, rare, moments she is sweet to me, she tries to mate with me.  Oh ya...my bird is horny.  Brings new meaning to the Birds and the Bees.  With a hormone shot she'll definitely calm down.  I just feel bad making her go through that.  An alternative is to get her a male bird.  No way.  One Quaker is loud enough!