Really, I should re-title this blog "how a desperate mother fits her runs in" because the lengths I am going to seem almost absurd. 5am--6.24 at 8:43 pace so I can make it home before David goes to work. So David is off to work and it is spring break but older kids are off to camps and stuff and I can't really leave a 10,8, and 2 year old home alone and go very far. Vanessa had issues with her asthma this weekend so outdoor stroller running is out. The solution? I will call it the "Gochenour property trail loop". Start at the back door, run down to the end of the pasture, turn along the barbed-wire fence, run back up the pasture, turn and go around the neighbor's pond, cut across both our property lines, cruises across the north side of the yard, past the back door, and repeat. It is about .5 mile per loop, and entails grass of various lengths, tree stumps, mud, and a little rolling up and down. It is also within eyesight and shouting distance of the house. 8am. loopx6, reversed directions halfway through. 3 miles at 8:32 pace. Gotta work late tonight, will not get up at 5 tomorrow. I wonder if I will be able to stomach 20 loops tomorrow? | 