Well- the 5k I was going to do did end up getting cancelled from all the rain we've had recently. That's OK they are going to apply my race fees to a Feb. race & I really only signed up so I would get my booty out of bed for training runs. And today Heather & I got in a great run. Man- I was struggling though! I was only 3.5 into it and my body wanted to quit! Guess that's because I haven't done any long runs lately- and this one had some incline. But I stuck it out and glad I did! We did a nice big loop that I'd never done before, so at least that kept it interesting. We averaged 10:20- which isn't too shabby considering how HARD it was for me and we had to stop to cross several roads and had a gas station stop to buy a drink. So I'm sure we were actually running closer to 10 min. miles. So I'm a few miles short of my mileage goal for the week, but I'm OK with that. I started the week w/ a cold and the weather was a challenge this week too. I feel my workouts I did get in were quality this week- even though most weren't too long, my pace was faster than usual (except for today) and I'm happy about that. Well- I gotta run, family calls. I hope to jump back on later this weekend to check out your blogs and leave comments!!! Have a GREAT weekend! | 