Road to Joy

Easy miles.  I spend most of my time dreaming about the house we're buying in KY.  It makes it feel like my husband is even closer than 5 months away. 

1.75 mile warm-up, 1.75 mile cool-down, 6x1 mile with .25 slow between

I'm not sure exactly what my times were as it was another day of pushing the start/stop button instead of the lap button.  I don't know why I can't get myself to focus enough to work this extraordinarily simple watch.  I am pretty sure that most of my times were between 6:50 and 7:10.  wow.  slow.  Or slower than they have been at least.  I felt that in the turn-over in my legs.  I was working hard but I wasn't really moving.  I don't know if I've worn myself out or if this is just part of progressing.  I've got a long time before the marathon so I'll keep working hard and see what happens.  Hopefully all this hard work doesn't just make me slower (:

Just another easy day.  My MIL has been coming at 8:30 to watch the kids while I run.  It makes for a frantic pace of dressing, feeding and making beds and getting myself ready before she appears.  I feel like I'm getting two work-outs in one.  I love the earlier time - I can't wait to run pre-7 am again when the husband returns.

3 mile warm-up and cool-down, 4 miles at 6:43.  The 4 miles were pretty much falling downhill.  I'm still a little low on the oomph.

7:54 pace.  I was able to go up the canyon today which was a nice change for me.  I was getting pretty done with the routes I've been running lately to get the longer miles.  Its funny how when I know I'm running long, all of a sudden at mile 5 or 6 my hips and knees seem achy.  I swear if I was only running 7 or 8 miles instead of 18 I wouldn't even notice my hips and knees - but when I go long I start getting myself all concerned.  Oh the mind.  My legs were pretty tired by the time I was all done.  I got in the car right afterward to take my niece home from watching the kids and felt pretty stiff by the time I got back.  But a few hours of chasing around with kids and my legs are feeling just fine.  Kids are a great way to get over a run.