4.3 miles at 11am. Weather= 75F, 38% humidity, 10mph wind, sunny. Average pace=9:40/m while pushing Ryan in running stroller. (9:48, 9:36, 9:53, 9:47)
My husband is off work today so I didn't have to get up at 4:15 am to run. I got to sleep in all the way until 8am! It was lovely. Then my husband took Jake to do errands and I took Ryan with me to do stuff.
First, I took him to the park and pushed him in the running stroller 4 miles. It was very pleasant. The weather was great. Ryan was very chill. I just ran nice and easy around the river and through the shaded trails. This just put me in such a good mood.
Then we went to the running store to pick up my race number for tomorrow's half marathon. I bought some new 5-finger socks. FYI: if you struggle with blisters, these are the best socks on the planet!!
I also checked out Ascics Kinvara shoes. I read they are lightweight (6.4 oz or something) but they are cushioned in the forefoot (key for me!). The only problem I think I would have adjusting to them might be that I am used to the raised heel thing and these are flat, flat, flat. I don't think it'd be smart of me to run long distances in them at first. I want to buy them for 5K's. Gotta convince husband that I need new shoes ....again! He doesn't understand why I have to spend $100 a month on shoes.
So then Ryan and I went to eat at Jason's Deli (my son Jake calls it Jason's Belly). It's so nice to hang out with Ryan without Jake every once in a while. When Jake's around, it's constant "why" questions and "leave your brother alone" statements. When I have Ryan by himself, we just get to be quiet. Now I'm home and I put Ryan down for his nap but my husband and Jake are still gone. Quiet house... a very rare treat!
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4 miles at 3:00pm. Weather= 84F, 23% humidity, 12 mph wind, sunny. Average pace=10:27/m while pushing Jake in running stroller. (10:08, 9:58, 11:03, 10:46)
Well, after Jake got home he said he wanted to go for a ride in the stroller, too. So I loaded him up and we ran 2 miles to a playground. We played for about 15 minutes and then we ran back 2 miles. Jake is a little more difficult in the stroller because he asks me questions non-stop plus he weighs a little more. The first two miles I gave him a sucker so he was relatively quiet, but after the park the sucker was gone and he talked the whole way home. Notice the sucker miles were a minute faster than the post-sucker miles.
The questions are rather difficult to answer too... like, "Mommy, why is the sky blue but space is black?" Me: "I think because this thing called the atmosphere is reflecting the ocean and the ocean is blue" Jake: "Why is the ocean blue? What is an atmosphere?" Me: "Jake, these are great questions but I'm having a hard time answering them while I'm running up this hill. Can we wait to talk until we get home?" Jake: "Mommy, why are some flowers pink and some are yellow? Why?"
What a GREAT day I've had! I sure hope I didn't deplete all my glycogen for this race tomorrow though. I tried to run really slow and easy. | 