give-a-way

check out this great give-a-way here.
if i don't win, i'm considering getting one of these.

8

ran 8 today. wow, it was HUMID!!
i had a pretty discouraging run today. just never felt great. i think i am getting burnt out.
ugh, and it is only week 12/18. also, i just have a lot going on. my grandma has been sick and is in the hospital, and today we took our dog (we've had her for 11 yrs.) to the vet and she thinks our dog may have cancer.

i am so so glad my long run is only 12 this week. i need it.

4

4 on the treadmill (a busy night, so unfortunately it was my only option). beginning week 12 today - 4,8,5,12 - a recovery week. The reduced miles comes at a perfect time, as we are easing our way back into school this week.
it is kind of nice to get back to a schedule, even though we loved our summer break.

16

the end of week 11.
ran 16 today w/my friend amy by my side. it was such a great day - 75 and low humidity.
i started the run not feeling the best. i was just feeling burnt out from all the running, but after mile 3 it got better. i ended up having a great run and by the end i remembered why i love these long runs, even though they take so much time.

i'm slowly figuring out which shirts to wear on my longer runs. body glide is my friend.
and, i'm so thankful for the garmin.

5.5

a great run tonight! steve pushed our youngest in the jogging stroller and the other two rode their bikes by us. we tried to stick to bike trails, to avoid traffic. i was supposed to run 4, but added some extra since my 3 on tuesday was actually supposed to be 4. i looked at the wrong week - oops.

and, my 8 miles that i was supposed to run yesterday will be done on sunday. we ended up going car shopping yesterday instead. our van died, so it had to be done. we are getting this on saturday:i think we will like it.

btw, i had a couple of you ask where to get the socks. just google 26.2 socks and you should be able to find all kinds.

3

here we go, week 11. my schedule this week is 4,8,4,16.
ran 3 tonight and felt good. enjoyed running in my new socks.
it was a super busy week last week and i am still feeling a little run down.
on saturday, i had some problems with dehydration. i will spare you the details..
i'm working on drinking more water. i know it's not something to mess around with.

cross-training

eating pizza counts as cross-training, right?!