This weather is so perfect! Running in shorts and a short sleeve shirt is so much more enjoyable than layers and layers of clothing! I shook things up a bit in my run today. I took mostly my normal loop but did it backwards! No, you sillies, I didn't run backwards, I ran the loop starting at the other direction. I decided to run down the hill from 2300 E. into the river bottoms. Then up Heartbreak Hill. I made it all the way to the top of the hill without a walking break! Yeah! A truck passed me about 3/4 of the way up and gave me some cheers that helped get me to the top. Appropriate cheers from people sure to help motivate a me! Before I went for my run I went out with my neighbor. She has lost 125 lbs over the last year. The other day I asked her if she would like to start trying to do some walk/runs with me. We have a block in front of our houses that is .25 of a mile. We started there with 4 laps today. A few small, slow running breaks with mostly walking in between. I am excited to help her get going on something she never thought she would be able to do. I'm not counting that mile with my running miles. If it ever turns to a whole running mile I will start adding them then. Isn't it fun to share a fun, healthy habit with someone you really care about!? | 
