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Back to school always wears me out.  I have spent HOURS setting up my room and figuring out what I need to do.  There was minimal running, but I did a lot of walking.

Let me tell you about how August went for me:

Mileage:  As of yesterday, I’ve run 15.30 and walked 47.74 miles this month.  It is my lowest month of running miles (in February I ran 19.76 miles) but my highest in walking miles.  I still stay that’s a win!

Current Book:  I finished reading “The Guide” and am halfway done.  I am not too crazy about it and stubbornly I don’t want to stop reading it.  I know it doesn’t make sense.

Current Shoes: Still running in my pretty blue Launch shoes.  Well, I should say walking.  

2023 Running Goal:  At this point, I seriously doubt I will make my goal.  I am 51% done.  I need 388 miles and there are 124 days left this year.  I need to get back to running mode and hopefully, I can do it once I get settled in school.  But, any advice as to how to get back to running?  I feel like I need to start over again.  My last run was on August 7.

Injuries:  None.  My feet don’t hurt as much since I haven’t been running.  They did hurt the first two days of school when I was walking back and forth in my work shoes.  From now on I am sticking to gym shoes.

Races:  None.

School:  Last week was my first week.  It was chaotic, interesting, and stressful.  I will write more about it in Friday’s post.

Health:  I am still not sleeping well.  I nap when I get a chance.  I am going to the doctor on September 8 for a physical and will ask for blood work to be done to check my A1c, glucose, iron, cholesterol, etc.

I think I have mentioned this before but my last period was in January.  I thought I was done with periods.  Guess what showed up two weeks ago?  Yep!  ¡Ay caramba!

Not a very exciting month but I am trying to make it through each day.  I am sure once I am settled in with school, I will start running again and I can write about more exciting stuff.  😀

The topic for next week:  Tell us what you are excited about this week.  Feel free to write about this or any running-related topic.  We hope you’ll link up with us!

This week’s Tuesday Topic is a FREE topic.  Feel free to post any running-related blog post.  Remember to link up with Kim and Zenaida!  Visit at least two of the other linked posts – the more the merrier!  Remember to come back for later linkers!

No!  July cannot be almost over.  I have a few weeks left of Summer Break before I go back to work.  I think I have said it before but a teeny tiny part of me is excited about the new school year.  So far I have 22 students and already have in place a welcome letter to send them in the next couple of weeks.  Do remind me of this excitement when complaining about the school year.

Let me tell you about how July went for me:

Mileage: A good month.  As of yesterday, I’ve run 64.92 and walked 19.80 miles this month.  My walking miles are the highest it’s ever been.

I began training for a 50k.  Who knows if I will do it?  The beginning of the school will be here soon and every year I am swamped for the first couple of weeks/months.  How is it that I am already being negative and thinking that I won’t succeed?

Current Book:  I am currently reading “God Spare The Girls.  I am not liking it too much.  I always have a difficult time with God, church, and priests.  Throw in here an extramarital affair, and it isn’t going well.

I finished reading “The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike’s Elite Running Team”, “A Slow Fire Burning”, and “Intimacies”.  I loved, loved Kara’s book.  I was disgusted by what she went through.  I had to stop reading when she mentioned what her coach did during the sports massage.  I am glad he was banned from anymore coaching and he should have been sent to prison for what he did to her.  I did not like “Intimacies” but kept reading it hoping that I would like it.

2023 Running Goal:  Total mileage to date is 380.38.  It is 47 percent of my goal leaving me with 419.62 miles to go. 

Injuries:  It is the same song—some discomfort with the hip and the same with plantar fasciitis.  

Races:  No races in July.

School:  Summer Break!  This week I and taking some PD classes.  They’re interesting but tiring too.  So much thinking!

Health:  I’ve had a few hot flashes this month but they didn’t feel awful.  Hopefully, I won’t have to suffer anymore.  I haven’t had a period since January and I am glad because I hated it.

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