I did it. And then some.

I up my mileage every week, to prep for the half marathon.

Taking care of my body, though? Not my forte. I thought I was going to faint Saturday night.

But for an awesome reason!

I had a goal of running 8 miles, for the first time, at the gym. (hubs went to his parents house with M while I glistened sweat my booty off.)

I broke up the run into (almost) 4 mile increments. And this folks, is true love. Thinking I'm beautiful after 4 miles? Ha!



Anyway. I finished all 8 miles, and then some. I was so proud of myself. Like, smiling-at-random-strangers-the-rest-of-the-day, so proud of myself.





That adds up to 8.36 miles.

Amen.

Before I went to the gym, I ate half a banana and some leftover Greek food. So, a few small pieces of delicious chicken.

At mile 2, I started feeling bad. Like, overheated and lightheaded. I switched from water to Gatorade and felt better right away.

I ate a small piece of catfish about an hour after the run.

Mistake #1. Not eating soon enough after the run AND a bigger meal.

Mistake #2. I drank half a glass of water the rest of the day. I should've had more.

Mistake #3. I kept running around doing things the rest of the day instead of taking it easy.

By 7 pm Saturday, right after my hot shower, I almost fainted. Hubs caught me on my way to the floor. I could barely move I was so weak. I ate half a banana and drank half a bottle of Gatorade.

I felt a little better. The previous night, I'd only gotten about 5 hours of sleep, so I'm sure that didn't help either.

I'm going to some local running stores this week to figure out what items are a necessity and what I need to do so I don't feel like I'm going to die pass out again. It. was. horrible.

Any suggestions on what I need to buy or ask?