Here We Go...

No miles to record today, but I just had to share that I finally signed up for a half marathon!

I did it yesterday before I could chicken out...seriously. The race is March 18, 2012. That means most of my training will be during the winter, and I'm honestly not sure how that is going to work out. I'm going to have to get creative. However, I chose this race because it is flat, not during the summer, and relatively soon (ie, not a year from now). I know I need some motivation to run and hopefully this will do the trick! I will be following this schedule as best I can:

As you can see, my training starts SOON! Here we go....!

I Did It!

This past Friday I took Lily for a walk, and ended up jogging for part of it! I wasn't planning on it, but it was cold and the best way to warm up is...well...run! I probably only ran for 1/4 mile, but it's a start!

Miles: 2.5 (?)
Time: 40 minutes

Miles on my Brooks: 21.5

Friday Morning Walk

Wow, it's been a while! I hope to get back to running/walking and posting on here regularly again, now that things are sort of settling down.

This morning, Lily and I met Holly for a walk! Lily rode in the stroller, of course :)

We walked three miles and took turns pushing Lily. It was chilly but I feel GREAT! I'm going to try to do this at least every Friday morning with Lily, and who knows...maybe I'll even start jogging some too :)

Miles: 3
Time: 45 minutes

Miles on my Brooks: 19

Running Solo

Today I knew I needed to get out there and just get running! None of my usual running buddies were available so I headed out to my "neighborhood", which is really the Corporate Research Center (CRC). I ran a loop that was just under two miles, although I did walk the last half-mile. My knees and shins did great and it was overall a great run. It was getting HOT by the end of it, though. The nice thing about the Huckleberry trail is that it's shaded. But when I'm alone, I'll take wide open spaces for security reasons. I'm just proud of myself for getting out there and Getting My Run On!

Miles: 2
Time: 27 minutes

Miles this week: 5
Miles this month: 5
Miles on my Brooks: 16

National Running Day

Today is National Running Day! I celebrated by going for a run, of course :). It has been 5 days since my last run and my legs could definitely tell: they were sore, tired, and unfortunately my left knee was bothering me a lot by the end. It was so nice to run with Nicki and Hannah tonight, though! I'm looking forward to our next GYRO meet-up on Friday :).

Miles: 3
Time: 40 minutes (we did some walking at the end)

Miles this week: 3
Miles this month: 3
Miles on my Brooks: 14

A Spontaneous Friday Afternoon Run

I wasn't planning on running today, but the weather was so nice and cool that when Holly called and suggested it I couldn't say no! We ran three miles on the Huckleberry trail. It was a great day for a run and I'm glad I went. I'm trying to enjoy these cooler days as much as possible because pretty soon it will be HOT. My knees and shins are doing great! Now it's my calves and hamstrings that are tight and tired for most of my runs.

Yesterday Michaela and I walked 1.5 miles as well. I just wasn't feeling the running yesterday. This week has been a record week for me! I don't think I've ever run 4 times in 5 days!

Miles: 3
Time: 38 minutes

Miles this week: 11
Miles this month: 20.5
Miles on my Brooks: 11

Three with Holly and Hannah

The stars aligned today and I got to run with both Holly and Hannah on the Huckleberry trail! We really pushed the pace and I was feeling it by the end, but we also ran up most of the hills. My knees did great, no pain at all! My legs were definitely tired by the second mile. I ought to be icing them right now, actually. Overall not bad, especially considering that this is my third day in a row of running! I don't know if I've ever done that before, actually. I'm so glad my knees are cooperating and I can do this!

Miles: 3
Time: 36 minutes

Miles this week: 6.5
Miles this month: 16
Miles on my Brooks: 6.5