12

55 degrees this morning when i left the house. i loved it! and, i really love running in the morning and slowly watching the world wake up.

it was nice to have a shorter run this week. next week will be a tough 36 miles w/all the other stuff we have going on.

5.5

ran 5.5 tonight w/the whole family again. it's always nerve racking for me when the kids are riding their bikes. so many drivers are oblivious to their surroundings and don't look at all. we try to avoid traffic, but it is tough. anyway, we all survived. it was cooler and misting a bit, a nice change to run in.

my grandma is still in the hospital, but has shown some signs of improvement. praising God for that.

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.