5.5

ran with 2 friends tonight after our kids were in bed. it was dark and cool. perfect. the run went so fast because we were busy talking the whole time. it was great to catch up w/friends and get a good run in. i felt like i could have run more...

4

out-of-town and couldn't fit any running in, so i hadn't gone since thursday. had to eat out for the last few days, but tried to make somewhat healthy choices...although, that m c griddle was not healthy, but very good!
4 miles tonight felt pretty good and i was glad to get back to it. my long run this week is 9. only about 3 weeks before the 1/2 now. hoping for a week of good running and lighter eating.

5

ran a pretty good 5 miles today. the weather was beautiful. i'm still feeling some shin splints in the first mile to mile and a half and then it seems to get better. hopefully that won't get any worse.

my neighbor and i have traded babysitting twice this week while each of us went for a run and that has been so wonderful. it's hard to fit it in the evenings sometimes and other times i am just so worn out after the day that i don't have much to give. we're planning on continuing this until it gets too cold we can't stand it.

planning on 6 or more tomorrow.

5

had a pretty good run today. my legs were a little sore from sunday's 8, but once i readjusted my shoe strings, i got into a rhythm and felt pretty good. so far, i'm on schedule for the week.

8 was great!

ran 8 miles with my friend carol today. the weather was a cool 73 degrees and it felt great. i was pretty thirsty and wishing i had my fuelbelt with me, but i survived. it was so much fun to run it with her today because it was the most she has ever run. i am so proud of how far she has come.

i'm hoping for a week of eating better, drinking more water, and getting my miles in. it's going to be tough with another busy week coming up though.

4...finally!

it hasn't been the best running week. we've been so busy that i just haven't been able to run much. i did finally run 4 today. i ran the first 3 miles just under 9 minute miles and my last mile i was feeling pretty sluggish and it was over 10 minutes. i'm planning on 8 tomorrow, which will be the longest i've gone since may (i think). hopefully it will go well. i'm going to try to drink more water than i have been. i think it definitely makes a difference and i haven't been doing it enough lately.

2

had a very small window of time to run tonight before it got dark. i squeezed in 2 miles. when i started, i looked down and noticed my ipod was out of battery. ahhh, i was tempted to just not run. i really wanted to listen to music tonight. i needed the motivation, but i went anyway. every mile counts and i feel better even after a short run.

4

ran w/my friend carol today. my legs were sore from the 7 yesterday, but the run went pretty well. it's amazing how fast the time goes when you are chatting away. it was 60 degrees, with the wind at our backs most of the way...perfect running weather!

i thought again today about how being able to run is such a gift from God. the giver of my every breath. i am thankful.

7

ran 7 in the rain again. this time it was just misting for most of the time and it felt great. i wish i could say my run was great, but it was pretty mediocre. my route had too many stop lights and i had to stop twice. sometimes it's tough to get going again after stopping. i'm a day behind on my training schedule, but i'm glad to be on schedule for my long runs.
the 1/2 will be here before i know it!

3.5

ran 3.5 in the pouring rain. it was 70 degrees though, so it was wonderful. i really like running in the rain. i still felt a little off, just couldn't seem to get into a good rhythm tonight. overall though, not a bad run.

4.5

not the best run, but i didn't expect it to be with so many days off lately. life has been busy and it has been hard to find the time to run. it is also getting dark earlier, which makes it more of a challenge too. i was glad to get some miles in tonight. hoping to get a good long run in this weekend.

0

it really was one of those days...i was so ready to run all day and planned my whole night around running with a friend. she called 15 minutes before running to say it wasn't going to work out. i was so bummed because it was dark and i wasn't going to go by myself. i really needed to run. oh well, life is like that sometimes. i hope your run today was better.

tomorrow is a new day!

3.5

ran 3.5 w/my friend amy after the kids were in bed. it was dark and peaceful. not something i would do by myself, but it was wonderful with a friend. it has really cooled off here, tonight it was mid 60's when we ran. i loved it!

5 with the fam!

tonight i ran 5 w/steve pushing #3 and the other two riding bikes by us. we mostly ran on bike trails and it actually went really well. i run way slower than what steve normally would run, but he said he didn't mind. i think we will try to do it more often, at least until it starts getting dark really early. i'm not looking forward to that at all!