Back in the saddle?

Tonight's run felt great!  I was very surprised that I felt so good after my horribly slothful weekend, but I did.  I was scared to death by a man who passed me, though.  I was in the zone with my iPod (I know, BAD) and didn't hear him at all!

Total time was 1:08:23, a 9:46 average.  My mile splits were: 10:11, 9:53, 9:51, 9:45, 9:45, 9:40, and 9:17.  About halfway through the run, I started concentrating on my form by trying to kick each foot behind me after it touched the ground.  I don't think I pick up my feet enough when I run.  If you saw my shoes and how quickly they get dirty, you would probably agree.  Anyway, I think it helped tonight because I ran faster, and running faster felt just as easy.

I'm looking forward to some nice runs this week during the holiday!

Tonight's run felt really good.  I went to the grocery store at 4:30 pm (very scary place on Thanksgiving eve!) and was dying to get some peaceful time to myself, so I was very much looking forward to the run.  Tonight was the first time since last winter that I have felt cold in shorts and a tank at the start! 

I hadn't planned on picking up the pace, but it just kind of happened.  It definitely felt a little harder than normal, but I still felt strong throughout the run.  Total time was 1:05:07, a 9:18 average.  This is a big step for me, because one of my short-term goals is to get down to 1:03 for 7 miles and have it feel easy (actually for any extended run at 9:00 pace to feel easy, like it used to).  I wouldn't say tonight was easy, but it definitely wasn't tempo pace or anything like that-yeah!  My mile splits were 9:06, 9:22, 9:20, 9:21, 9:26, 9:24, and 9:08.  I've noticed that my splits have been very close together lately (except for the first and last miles), which is great!

Crazy story-yesterday I wore my highest stilettos to work (again!).  Wouldn't you know it, the building had a fire drill!   And, of course, we're on the 17th floor.  Sooo, I had to walk DOWN 17 flights of stairs in stilettos.  My knees ached for the rest of the day, and my quads were really sore today.  It's the curse of the heels!

 Happy Thanksgiving,everyone!!!!

It's a beautiful day!  We're eating tonight, so I went for my run at about 10:30, when everyone else was getting ready to eat!  Traffic was pretty light, although there were a fair number of runners and walkers out and about.  I love running my route during the day-it's so pretty.

Total time was 1:06:30, a 9:30 average.  It felt great, although my legs were a little tired.  My mile splits were 9:28, 9:32, 9:40, 9:33, 9:36, 9:27, and 9:15.  I'm taking it very easy tomorrow!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Whew!  I ran with two guys from my running group.  We started at 6:00 am.  It was still completely dark out, but we had a full moon, so it was really pretty.  Overall, it felt OK.  After about 12 miles, my lungs felt great, but my legs were starting to feel heavy.  There were a lot of people out, and I saw my husband twice!  He did 20 miles spectacularly.

Total time was 2:59:11, a 9:57 average.  My mile splits were 10:13, 10:14, 10:05, 9:56, 10:06, 10:00, 10:50 (slowing down so friend could catch up after pit stop), 10:16, 10:23, 10:06, 9:55, 10:18 (slowing down to look for a friend, whom we never found), 9:50, 9:51, 9:49, 9:42, 9:24, and 8:25.  I'm glad I had the gas in the tank to supercharge it at the end, but overall I think I should have done better.  I would have rather run all the miles under 10:00.   However, I have had a couple of weeks of less than stellar mileage.  It's time to pick it back up!  No more mileage under 40 per week!