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12 miles yesterday. it was a good reminder that i need to start running with my fuel belt again. i ended up stopping twice at gas stations for water.

overall, i felt pretty good. i've been having a little pain in my right leg, but it's not bad after the first few miles. maybe these aches and pains are just normal, as i'm approaching 36. ☺

it's supposed to be 90 for the 1/2 on saturday. definitely not ideal, but at least we start early. maybe the forecast will change.

the rest of our basement is getting painted today. woo hoo! we're almost done. carpet tomorrow and finishing the baseboards next weekend. pictures to come soon. here's the paint i chose:

ran 3 miles yesterday w/my friend macaley. it was really humid, and my breathing was bad. felt like a wimp.  ran another 3 today. i got home just in time to beat a thunderstorm.
bre took pictures of me coming down the driveway. i'm so speedy that they are blurry. ha ha!

crazy thought for the day...i just found out there is a marathon not too far away that is 2 weeks after the marathon i'm running this fall. i think that would give me enough time to rest, and be ready to run it. i've never done marathons so close to each other, but i did run a 1/2 the week after a full and felt fine. thoughts?

11 miler went well yesterday. bryce ended up biking next to me the whole time. i wasn't sure if it was going to be a good idea or not, considering he hasn't been riding for awhile. it was a long way for him to go, but he did great and didn't complain once.
i need to remember some gu and my fuel belt for my next long run.

the 1/2 is only 2 weeks away!

• still sore from our first softball game on friday. i discovered i can hit the ball pretty well, but i stink at outfield. so much fun though!
• i think i'm overdue for some new running shoes. i haven't been keep tracking of my miles this year.
• ran a good 10 miler on saturday. it was the perfect running day!
• loved watching bryce pitch last night, and it was great to have steve's parents there.
• i skipped my run yesterday because it was 95 here. 
• i made up for it this morning with a 4 mile tempo run.
• i think the flowers i planted on the deck just a couple days ago are already dying. boo!
• the tomato plant is looking good though.
• just found this picture the other day... steve and i with our best friends john and jenny at an amusement park. i think i was 16 or 17 here. steve and i were just friends at the time, and had no idea we'd be married someday!
                              

yay! the basement bedroom is finished! it has been a big job. we had water in the basement last summer and had to replace the carpet, baseboards, and repaint. steve also built this closet, since there wasn't one. i love how it turned out!

we used carpet tiles for this room. they are super easy to install and i think they look really good.

                                     

today we are installing a sump pump and starting to work on the rest of the basement.
hoping to get 10 miles in today.

week 8

training week 8 of 12 for the 1/2 is here. this week calls for 5, 3, 5, 10. i ran a nice 3 today, under beautiful sunny skies.
i've been running 8 miles for my long run for the last two weeks. overall, i've felt pretty good. i'm a little nervous because i've still been doing the run a mile/walk a minute method, and i've never done that in a race. i can't imagine walking after a mile. it just seems like it would be weird. i've seen people do it before, and i usually end up thinking, "she must be injured if she's walking after the first mile." i guess it just comes down to doing what works best for you, and not worrying about anyone else. all of that to say, i don't know how i will run it. if i'm just going to run all of it like normal, or if i will experiment with this method in a race.

in other news, i'm busy planning a rapunzel party for meg.

found a cute dress for her on etsy!
still need to figure out what to do for the cake...
the bedroom in our basement is finally finished. looks good. (i'll post pictures soon).
it took longer than expected because we ended up replacing all the baseboards.