Plymouth Father's Day 10K race

I finished a 10K in which I was happy with until I saw that 6 people over 60 years old beat my time. Goodness. I have a long way to go for long term fitness.

I ran!

After being sick for a little while with a cold that made me absolutely exhausted I finally decided to run a little bit. I was only thinking about it so i called Sean to make me run because i knew that would be the only way i would actually do it. So i ran 2.2 miles but my hip hurt the whole time which im not quite sure why.

How far is too far?

I couldn't answer that today. I ran nearly 7 miles, at a pretty brisk pace (not so brisk for "real runners"). Emily can vouch for me that I felt great the whole time. I actually feel like I could have kept running for a lot longer...but I don't my endurance to ruin my knees (which historically have had problems if I don't work my way up gradually).

Up to the library and back

Emily came over again after school and we ran with the young-ins to the library for a quick return, and then right back home again. 3.4 miles in all.

4 miles

Emily, my loyal running partner, came over and pushed one of my heavy kids for four miles after school today. I don't know how fast we went, but we went for distance today.

Studying? No

I should have been studying for anatomy because of my test tomorrow... but inbetween studying i decided to have a short run to wake me up. I ended up running 1.2 miles, not much but it woke me up and made me feel better.

Small runs

Last Sunday I wanted to run but it was too cold outside so i ran on the tredmill. The tredmill gets boring and i think everyone knows how that goes. So i ended up only running one mile. Oh well, it was something.
The next Day, Monday the 31st i ran outside for 2 miles. It was better :)

Easter Sunday run

I finally ran after too long of a pause. As I mentioned I am not a "real" runner, and something as silly as a stressful month of studying for a securities license exam and working was enough to keep me from pounding the pavement. (oh yeah, and it has been cold here in Michigan, too).

Emily came over Sunday afternoon and we ran 2 miles. Emily has obviously been running more consistently than myself, but I would just like to mention for the record that I beat Emily up the big hill.

Running isn't as hard as I remember

I went running again today. This time I went 2.7 miles. I wanted to go on but since I ran 4 yesterday I thought my body would end up hating me. So I thought it would be better to keep the miles down today. Jesse, want to come running with me soon?

Its getting warm!

Three days ago I ran 2 miles. Yesterday I was going to run 2 miles but I couldn't stop so I kept going until I reached 4 miles. It felt great and I forget why I stopped running. I gotta keep this up now!...as long as it stays warm outside.

:)

After a month of not running, one mile felt great. It was cold and the wind was hurting our throats and lungs but Jesse and I suffered through a whole MILE! Maria came along for the ride too. I hope to go out more often now that I am not tired and sick all of the time from mononucleosus. We'll post next time.

After a meal, we were sharing ice cream together with the same spoon, Maria had a few bites and said, "I can't walk any more, stop giving me ice cream." 

Tomorrow will be Better

Last week i went running on the tredmill because it was too cold outside. I ended up getting really light headed so i only went one mile. Jesse and i are going to try to go running tomorrow though :)... if he isn't too busy.

Nice day, Heavy kids

It was a drippy 40 degrees today, a perfect temperature for running. I had the kids today, so fitting all three into the jogging stroller is a bit tricky, but I found that two fit in to the front two seats, and a third can fit in the back compartment. It works out pretty well, it is just harder to push 100+ pounds around with me for 3 miles. Anyway, we did it.

Too Cold

It has been unusually cold these last weeks, and I am just too much of a not-real-runner to go out there and freeze my teeth. I had planned on running with Emily on her treadmill, but she felt it was more important to get her hair cut than continue towards our goal. JK

Competing with the clock

Today I decided it would be a good idea if I started wearing my watch again. The last few runs I didn't want to focus so much on my time, but man what a difference a watch makes. I know where all the half mile markers are along my route, as the run progressed I was afraid I wasn't going to meet my goals for pace so I convinced my legs to speed up. I was pleasently suprised that my average pace was just under 9 minute miles. I'll take that :-)

Best Run Yet!

Yesterday wasn't a great run. I felt sick the whole time but I ran at the same pace without stopping at all to walk like Jesse did :P. But he was a lot faster than me so he made up for it haha. Today it was 60 F! I decided that i would run first thing when i got home. I ran 3 miles today and it felt amazing! It is the perfect weather and i felt great the whole time without stopping. I didn't stop both days but I wasn't quite as slow today because I didn't feel sick! I hope its a warm day tomorrow also so that I can take advantage of it.

40 F is nice

Today was a great day for a run. I ran 3 miles with Emily on Hunters Creek. After 2 miles we decided that it didn't seem like such a bg deal to run an additional mile...so we did. I'm glad we are not up to 20 miles yet, but we are slowly getting closer to our big audacious goal.

A cold day for running

It is only 30 F outside, but I promised Emily that I would run at least 3 days each week. So Josh (safely in the Chariot) and I went for a run on our old route down snow-packed side roads to Haggerty to Hines. Down the hill was easy, but pushing myself and Josh up the hill without stopping to walk was harder than I remember. After I got to the top and walked a few paces the last 1/2 mile seemed like a real breeze. We ran a total of 2.2 miles today. A good stretch is what I need now...and maybe some psychiatric help (why is it that we are running in the winter again?)

It was too COLD outside

I got all dressed up for running outside this morning only to find out that it was 15 degrees. I decided to give it a chance and took 20 seconds on my porch until I decided the treadmill was a better option. I watched the Andy Griffith show while I ran over 2 and a quarter miles. I don't see that you have run at all since Monday Jesse. It felt good besides my headache during the run. I will try to run tomorrow also.