catherine's running efforts

Woah. It's July. 

Three miles in a loop around my house. I left at about 8:00 and it was already warm. I wore my Altras and my feet were happy, but maybe I felt twingy in my left knee? But I wonder that every time I run. I feel like the shoes pull me down into a midfoot strike, so I'm maybe going to try some insoles that have a little bit of a heel. But maybe that won't help; in my other shoes, there's kind of a sweet spot at about the balls of my feet that almost propels me forward, so maybe that's what I need. And now I feel like I'm being a drama queen about my shoes.  

9:21, 9:08, 9:02 

Three mile loop. My legs felt pretty tired. 

Friday 5 with Eric and Elliott. I taped up the spot on my toe that's been blistering so it wouldn't hurt, and I didn't have any knee or leg pain. The last half mile of our out-and-back is always a little hard for me because it shifts back to a slight uphill and we're trying to make the last mile our fastest, but I felt rested and springy and enthusiastic even though it was hard. I wish I felt that way all the time. And I wish I could remember that feeling when I'm trying to make myself get out of bed and out the door in the mornings. 

9:34, 9:20, 9:07, 8:24, 7:34 

A fun morning run with Toby. I was really glad because it was earlier and harder than the run I would have done by myself, and it was fun to have someone to talk to. The hills were tiring, and the wind near the canyon felt like it was in our faces no matter which way we were going, but we pushed through and conquered. Plus, the route she had planned had potties and drinking fountains. Best!

9:50, 9:43, 10:07, 9:48, 9:36, 9:48, 10:20, 8:54, 8:47, 8:58

I've been having this goal to run a little more each week, so I kind of planned to go out for another couple miles later on, but we had a little family hike instead. Also I realized that I didn't run more miles this week, but I *did* more - on Tuesday I did the 4-mile Stewart Falls hike wearing Elliott and her carrier on my back (an extra ~25 pounds), and 3-mile family hike was brisk. I'm not putting those down for running miles, but they still helped me get stronger.