• run: just under 3
• time: 35?
• temp: around 30
• road conditions: frozen mud
• aches/pains: none
• what i listened to when i ran: chatted with a friend, did learn that pandora streams on the iphone.
• comments: ran in the arb for the first time. lots of hills. it was really nice to run with my friend this morning. i would have never tried this on my own - looked too intimidating. nice start to the day!

sunday, march 28

• run: 2.8
• time: under 30
• temp: 36
• road conditions: really fucking wet
• aches/pains: l hamstring a bit
• what i listened to when i ran: my iphone got stuck on the s's, but i can't remember the songs now. was pretty good.
• comments: was pouring like mad halfway through. had my iphone tucked in my tank under my windbreaker and it stayed dry! ran really fast because i wanted to get home because i was soaked.

• run: 4.6 miles
• time:???
• temp: 25
• road conditions: good
• aches/pains: l hamstring hurt after a while
• what i listened to when i ran: chatting, nature
• comments: ran with my running buddy. we did 2 times around bandemer park, which is supposed to be 2 miles but i mapped it at 2.3. there was a big hill we did that's not part of my normal path because i'm not coming from the house, so it was tough. it's nice to run with someone to keep you motivated :)

• run: 2.8
• time: 30 min
• temp: 45
• road conditions: wet and rainy - got sprayed by a car!
• aches/pains: laziness in my heart
• what i listened to when i ran: ben folds five - missing the war, foo fighters - baker street, ben folds - kate (boo), gwen stefani - hollaback girl, the beatles - i've just seen a face, metallica - fade to black, other lives - matador, tears for fears - everybody wants to rule the world.
• comments: icky rainy day. not a bad run. ready to curl up on the couch and watch "nurse jackie" until i have to shower and go to work!

• run: 2.9 mi
• time: 30 min
• temp: 38
• road conditions: perfect
• aches/pains: none
• what i listened to when i ran: ben folds five - lullabye, saturday looks good to me - you work all weekend, yaz - only you, melanie - brand new key, rufus wainwright - april fools, josh ritter - leaving, duran duran - the chauffeur, the beatles - if i fell.
• comments: nice, crisp morning. saw the first daffodil of the season! like the new path - keeps me running and not walking because people are around. i like looking at the neighborhood, passing jimmy johns, knowing it's just a shade longer than my old route and a lot hillier. the rufus wainwright song brought me back to flying to and from vegas. kind of bittersweet looking back on it, but it sure was fun at the time!

• run: 2.75
• time: 30 min
• temp: 32
• road conditions: slight sprinkling of rain
• aches/pains: r back mildly
• what i listened to when i ran: my iphone started at the beginning of my songs and i found out pretty quickly but didn't change it. depeche mode - agent orange, guster - airport song (twice!!!!), elliott smith - alameda, saturday looks good to me - alcohol, metallica - all nightmare long, saturday looks good to me - all of our summer songs. i kept waiting for all u can eat but turns out it was still a few songs away!
• comments: didn't feel like going out but i did it anyway. wore my windbreaker and it was a little chilly at first but i sure warmed up by the time i got to main! shower time!

• run: 3 mi
• time: ?
• temp: 37 (30 degrees less than yesterday)
• road conditions: perfect
• aches/pains: none
• what i listened to when i ran: chatted with my running buddy
• comments: went up to stadium, detour through a neighborhood to pauline, and then back to main. felt really good to run with someone else again - practically forgot i was running!

Friday, March 19

run: 2.5

time: 30 min

temp : 67

road conditions: perfect

aches/pains: sweated like a fucking pig

what i listened to when i ran: some stuff by ben folds, the pipettes - pull shapes (this came on at the perfect time).

comments: ran in shorts and a tank top and felt naked but then got so sweaty i didn't care. was able to get home from work, quickly change, run, stretch, spongebath, change, and pick up the kids. then got a flurry for lunch because i forgot to bring mine to work after all this.

• run: 2.6 miles
• time: ??
• temp: 36
• road conditions: wet but not puddly
• aches/pains: worried about the horribly sharp pain i had in my back last night but it didn't appear during the run
• what i listened to when i ran: depeche mode - behind the wheel, the beatles - it's only love, josh ritter - song for the fireflies, weezer - say it ain't so (?), peter, paul and mary - early in the morning, casiotone for the painfully alone - young shields, britney spears - oops i did it again, the beatles - happiness is a warm gun
• comments: tried a new route - up the broadway bridge to main (almost), down catherine to glen, to maiden lane and back home. i went around the block up pontiac trail to make up for missing main. lots of up and down hills, but not bad and much less mud! now to try out the new showerhead!!!!! i really enjoyed the "early in the morning" while i watched those heading to church, knowing i'll be heading there after my awesome shower!
• ****also ran 2.8 on Tuesday but didn't have time to log it*****

• run: 3 mi
• time: ?
• temp: 42
• road conditions: light rain, mud
• aches/pains: lower back is achy
• what i listened to when i ran: damn if i can remember now and my iphone won't let me go back to see. some good ben folds five stuff, a few guster songs - overall a good mix.
• comments: got a new showerhead this afternoon - i can't wait to try it out! always feel so icky when i sweat so much in the warm weather and the old/new showerhead wasn't cutting it at all. almost want to go out and run again just to have an excuse. not that much.

• run: 2.5 mi
• time: ??
• temp: 54
• road conditions: muddy
• aches/pains: life is mildly painful today
• what i listened to when i ran: elliott smith - for no one, a camera obscura one, an instrumental elliott smith one, step into christmas - elton john (wtf?), can't remember the others.
• comments: weird day, tiring run. walked more than i have in a while. it's just too freaking hot and i'm not willing to show my legs or arms. just not wearing a jacket makes me feel really exposed. i'm really missing elliott smith now. remembering my wish of having him sing me a lullaby one night. so many of my dreams have come true so i shouldn't be sad for one that would have never come true, anyway.

• run: 3 mi
• time: 30 min or so
• temp: 32
• road conditions: packed, frozen mud. much better
• aches/pains: l groin during last part of run
• what i listened to when i ran: ben folds five - missing the war, ben folds - dr. yang, ben folds - bitch went nuts, elliott smith - everything means nothing to me, a couple of really good nin songs
• comments: dressed perfectly for the weather, great road conditions, passed my running instructor, went for the longer run because i had time and felt good and have been feeling fat. maybe now i'll call the plumber. the shamrocks run is full. good thing - i don't need a pint glass. looking for another 5k to dive into.

• run: 2.5 mi
• time: less than 30 min
• temp: 52
• aches/pains: thighs feel really fat today.
• road conditions: MUDDY
• what i listened to when i ran: chuck arrington - hymn melody, hotel lights - run away happy, airborne toxic event - wishing well, night ranger - don't tell me you love me, hotel lights - amelia bright, elliott smith - last call, a smidge of ben folds five - bad idea.
• comments - some winners in the playlist today. feeling fat and bloaty - ugh. tired of the shower that dribbles out water so i never feel clean and am always breaking out. shoes are all muddy and i tried to get some of the mud out when i got home but it didn't seem to work. hope shoes are nice and dry for tomorrow am's run. unless i decide to call a plumber to fix the fucking shower. thinking about the shamrock race, will have to look into it. i know i can do it now.

• run: 3 mi
• time: 30 min
• temp: 31
• road conditions: good
• aches/pains: l groin muscle hurt during the last half
• what i listened to when i ran: rem - orange crush, britney spears - not a girl, not yet a woman, matthew sweet - walk out, panic at the disco - nine in the afternoon - josh ritter - you've got the moon, guster - red oyster cult, josh ritter - golden age of radio, josh ritter - bright smile, morning benders - loose change, nin - eraser
• comments: great run. don't like sweating, but i guess i'll have to get used to it. walked only for a few feet. getting a pace down and it's starting to feel natural.

• run: 2.5 mi
• time: under 30 (i think)
• temp: 43
• road conditions: less muddy spots!
• aches/pains: knees hurt before because i was stuck sitting for a while waiting for my car tire to be replaced, right wing hurt a little during the middle of the run but i did roll my shoulders during warm up.
• what i listened to when i ran: elliott smith - oh well, okay, the morning benders - when we're apart, ben folds five - army, saturday looks good to me - caught, ben folds - hiroshima, wings - another day, death cab for cutie - transatlanticism, ben folds - dr. yang.
• commments: a tin of breath mints on top of the strings of a piano does not a fuzz bass make. noticed the beautiful string bass during "oh well, okay" that comes in right as his harmonies do - almost a breathtaking discovery. it's getting pretty hot out there and i'm glad i ordered that armband for my iphone. glad my hair is growing out because it's going to be hot out there this summer.

• run: 2.5 miles
• time: 30 min
• temp: 26
• road conditions: lots of icy patches, iced packed snow, some dry patches
• aches/pains: noticed my r knee hurt last night but everything was fine this morning
• what i listened to when i ran: other years - end of the year, ben folds - the ascent of stan, josh ritter - best for the best, teenage fanclub - verisimilitude, elliott smith - division day, casiotone for the painfully alone - nashville parthenon, tears for fears - the hurting.
• comments: saw a duck i couldn't identify. feeling weird about something i did at work. lesson learned, but i hope no damage was done. sometimes ignorance can be bliss, sometimes it leads you to make mistakes. will pray and let it go.