Running With Pepper

Four miles after work in the neighborhood across the street. It was my first run since the marathon and my legs finally felt good enough to run again. At the beginning of the run, back right hip/hammy area felt tight then loosened up. Breathing was a bit erratic and I had a hard time getting in a groove. Everything felt like a bit of a struggle, but it was ok. About 2 miles into the run, my left calf started to tense up and my right hip/hammy area started to tense up again. Oh well...ran through it and both calves were sore by the end of the run. Finished in 29:58 and took Pepper for a nice 1.5 mile walk afterward. Good run, hope for better feeling next time. Remember...tomorrow is pretty darn important for our country. Get out and vote!

(Brooks Infinitis 41.7miles)

Ok, so it's been a while since I ran; to be exact, it's been two whole weeks. Enough playing around and being lazy. Weather out here in the DC area is starting to turn cold and we're actaully expecting snow showers tonight. Temps were probably in the mid-upper 30s so I actually had to wear some cold-weather clothes. Wow...I seem to remember it hitting 70is over the weekend! Went for a nice 4 miles run w/out the pooch and finished in 31:12. To be honest, I didn't feel like I loosened up until about mile 3.5 but I didn't want to go further since I hadn't run in a while. Afterwards, took Pepper for a nice 1.5 mile cooldown walk. It was nice...very nice. Oh...interviewed for a new job today, primarily to work in downtown DC and McLean, VA. Good job, pay, people, but ultimately not where I want to live. Oh...Pepper is nuts tonight, simply nuts. One more thing......they are discontinuing my shoes...uh...what do I do now????

(Brooks Infinitis 45.7 miles)