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Totally fell of my training bandwagon this week. Lots of factors into play. My birthday was Tuesday. Work has been beyond stressful. My hypomania isn’t quite in check like it should be. I got rear-ended Thursday and now have to deal with insurance companies and repairs. It should be an “easy fix” but my entire bumper may need to be replaced due to one of the rear sensors being damaged. No fun. Finally got to knocking out 5 miles of hill repeats. I hated every moment of it. My training mentality just isn’t there this time around. On a side note, anyone else enjoy matching their workout clothes? I matched my shirt and socks today 😆 #running #run #runnersofinstagram #runnermom #runblr #motherrunner #fitmom #momswhorun #halhigdonmarathontraining #bostonbound #roadtoboston #bostonmarathon2018

Been out of the loop lately! Been going through a hypomanic episode so it’s been hard sorting through everything lately. #bipolarlifesucks sometimes. Ok, almost all the time. 4 easy miles for today. Tip for the day: eat crab cake topped steak tips 1 hour before a run to guarantee an easy run 😝 (just kidding 0/10 recommend that route...) #running #runblr #momswhorun #fitmom #momswhoworkout #bostonbound #bostonmarathon2018 #halhigdonmarathontraining

7 pace miles. Cold one but I didn’t feel like layering so I busted out the leg warmer. #runnermom #momswhorun #fitmom #running #runblr #bostonmarathon2018 #halhigdonmarathontraining

Recap for today and yesterday: 4 x 800m, 4 x 400 jog; 1 mi warm up/cool down for speed work. All was done on the #treadmill. I didn’t feel like bundling up and historically I do better at pushing myself on the treadmill. I followed it up with a 10 minute stretch session and 10 minute upper body exercise. Today was 4 miles easy and I’m happy to see that aside from the one mile that involves tight turns and a slight uphill, I was pretty consistent with my pace. #runnermom #momswhorun #fitmom #running #runblr #treadmillrunning #halhigdontraining #halhigdonmarathontraining #bostonbound #bostonmarathon2018 #bostonmarathontraining #momrunthistownaaco

1:20 timed run on the treadmill. 3/4 of the run (60 min) were at an easy pace. 1/4 (20 min) were to be at 10K pace. I won’t say it was what I would’ve considered a 10K race pace 1 year ago but it’s where I’m at now. I’ll have plenty of time to get close to that again. Teal must be en vogue right now. Didn’t realize I had a preference...I even have a cold weather jacket to match😆. #treadmill #treadmillrunning #run #runblr #runnermom #momswhorun #fitmom #halhigdontraining #halhigdonmarathontraining #bostonmarathon2018 #bostonmarthontraining

Late run = late post. Hill repeats for tonight. Man do hills suck 😓 Trying my other pair of #underarmourrun shoes. Don’t know the name. Super lightweight and the lacing system is pretty cool. I’ll be using these for speed work and they seem better suited for this role. Happy running so far. Felt pretty pumped after today. Hopefully it stays this way. #underarmour #uarunning #underarmourusa #halhigdonmarathontraining #holyhills #run #runblr #running #fitmom #momswhorun #runnermom

Crack of dawn run meant I had to don all my reflective gear. I'm not a fan of headlamps so I took a handheld one. Not a huge fan of them either. One day I'll find something I like. 15 #morningmiles done by 7:30 because my husband had to leave then. Wore a new @underarmour tank that I absolutely loved. The weather was perfect as well. Mid 60s with low humidity and beautiful skies once the sun rose. Can't get any better than that! Got 2 honks, an older gentleman that pumped and played "Eye of the Tiger" for me, and a fire chief that turned on his siren briefly to cheer me on. All those made my day (well, except for the honks. Those are kind of creepy). No where near where I was last year but I'm okay with that. Not really feeling like training for a PR this year anyway. I'm just trying to enjoy the simple act of running. #fitmom #motherrunner #momswhorun #runnersofinstagram #runblr #run #running #longdistancerunning #halhigdontraining #halhigdonmarathontraining

It's been a while since I've posted. Work stress and feeling like I've lost my mojo has kept me from posting on here. Still using my training plan just not feeling as excited to run as I used to. 10 miles today to make up for the 10 I missed Sunday. My husband has to go to work so I ran the shorter distance instead. Decided to drop down a level in my training plan because between work and medication I've been so exhausted. The fatigue is unreal sometimes. #runblr #run #momswhoworkout #fitmom #running #runnersofinstagram #runnerscommunity #runnergirl #momswhorun #motherrunner #halhigdontraining #halhigdonmarathontraining