• run: 2.5 mi
• temp: 80
• time: 25
• road conditions: dry and sunny, but the air was hanging with moisture
• aches/pains: none, but ran the shorter route so i could avoid pain
• what i listened to when i ran: josh ritter - right moves, elliott smith - the biggest lie (sigh), ben folds five - magic, hotel lights - dream state flying, matthew sweet - smog moon, elliott smith - some song, the beatles - if i fell, the morning benders - when we're apart, ben folds - hiroshima (this is when i shut of the ipod - hate that song)
• comments: "we both know that staying young can take it's toll, are you afraid you're finding out you're over that?" been asking myself that question for 10 years now and i don't like how the answer hasn't changed. "help me kill my time 'cause i'll never be fine". that's another tough one. maybe i'll go out and pull some weeds in the backyard and be productive because i'm already sweaty.
• *****note to self***** 80 degrees is too hot to run. get out before 9am.

sunday, may 30

• run: 2.8
• time: 30
• temp: 70
• road conditions: sunny and warm
• aches/pains: none
• what i listened to when i ran: can't remember what, but i do remember it wasn't very inspiring
• comments: nice to have a houseguest who has ran a marathon before. she was very understanding of my need to get out and run in the morning!

• run: 2.8
• time: 30
• temp:66
• road conditions: brightly sunny on the way back
• aches/pains: l hamstring
• what i listened to when i ran: panic at the disco - nine in the afternoon, elliott smith - a distorted reality is now a need, ben folds five - lullabye, nin - gave up, hotel lights - norina, yaz - state farm, tears for fears - i believe, matthew sweet - walk out.
• comments: glad to be back out. it's been a long week.

• run: 3 mi
• time: 35 min
• temp: 70
• road conditions: hotter than hades, sunny
• aches/pains: r knee during warm up but then fine
• what i listened to when i ran: elton john - this song has no title, death cab for cutie - this temporary life, nin - throw this away, gin blossoms - till i hear it from you, ben folds - time, mgmt - time to pretend, foo fighters - times like these
• comments - hahahaha my iphone got stuck on the t's and i just realized it when i started typing. i am not a fan of death cab, but i really liked the song i heard from a musical standpoint. nice orchestration with some distortion, but not too much distortion. might have to give them a chance. it was so hot today that even "time to pretend" couldn't get me up that last hill. had to walk and catch my breath a little. probably didn't help that the fam went on a 10 mi. bike ride last night.

• run: 2.8 mi
• time: 30
• temp: 63
• road conditions: rainy
• aches/pains: r knee a little
• what i listened to when i ran: teenage fanclub - neil jung, george harrison - what is life, wings - another day, night ranger - when you close your eyes, elliott smith - don't go down, rem - turn you inside out, ben folds - don't change your plans.
• comments: next song was salina - ugh! been thinking about how figure 8 is so much more orchestrated than the earlier albums, for the most part. nice and subtle. i can see it coming on XO, but it fills out so nicely on figure 8. i find i've been daydreaming to the part of oh well, okay when the strings come in a lot lately. brings me a bit of joy when i'm having to give bad news to a lot of people.

may 21, 2010

• run: 4.3 mi
• time: ??
• temp: 60's
• road conditions: rainy
• aches/pains: r knee, then the ball of my r foot at the end!
• what i listened to when i ran: chatted with my running buddy.
• comments: i think my foot hurt because i wore crappy old navy flip flops all day. there's a blistered crack in the ball of that foot. i picked at it, then stopped and put some balm on it. i hope it's going to be okay.

• run: 2.8
• time: 30
• temp: 59
• road conditions: wet, light rain
• aches/pains: back is feeling much better this am after heating my cherry pit pillow
• what i listened to when i ran: nin - hurt, belle and sebastian - expectations, casiotone for the painfully alone - holly hobbie, camera obscura - come back margaret, ben folds - all you can eat, josh ritter - snow is gone, elliott smith - bottle up and explode, the beatles - she's leaving home, belle and sebastian - lazy line painter jane.
• comments: gosh i love belle and sebastian!

• run: 3 mi
• time: 30-35 min
• temp: 50
• road conditions: sunny and cool
• aches/pains: mid back after halfway
• what i listened to when i ran: hotel lights - firecracker people, elliott smith - good to go, yaz - situation, saturday looks good to me - untitled, rem - turn you inside out, ben folds - cologne, nin - eraser, ben folds - gracie, miniature tigers - like or like like.
• comments: decided to up it a couple of blocks as it was such a nice, cool morning. body and mind said no, so i ended up walking for a block to catch my breath. oh well. i can try it again. enjoyed the yaz this morning. helped me get up that long incline.

• run: 4.6
• time: 50-55 min
• temp: 68
• road conditions: sunny and windy
• aches/pains: l hamstring and r knee near end.
• what i listened to when i ran: chatted with my running buddy. we were able to chat the whole way, even up the big hill twice!
• comments: didn't stop to walk at all. maybe that's why my legs felt like buckling near the end. wonderful day. i love my job and i love my life. thinking about running a few more blocks on my regular runs to mix it up. i've seen how i've slowly and gradually increased my distance and i think it might do me some good.

• run: 2.8 mi
• time: 25 min
• temp: 47
• road conditions: thunderstorm at first, rain lightened up halfway thru
• aches/pains: back during middle of run, l hamstring near the end
• what i listened to when i ran: elliott smith - figure 8, elliott smith - waltz #1, the beatles - happiness is a warm gun, ben folds - you don't know me, loggins and messina - danny's song, ben folds - narcolepsy (live), ben folds - before cologne, foo fighters - everlong.
• comments: if only i could have waited 10 minutes to get out so the rain would slow but NO. i never saw how alike narcolepsy and cologne are until i listened to them one right after the other. trying to remember what waltz #1 sounded like. oh, now i know. fit well with darkness and the rain.

• run: 2.9 mi
• time: 30
• temp: 33
• road conditions: perfectly chilly and sunny
• aches/pains: r shoulder
• what i listened to when i ran: elliott smith - son of sam, ben folds five - narcolepsy, kings of leon - frontier city, afghan wigs - fountain and fairfax, elliott smith - last call, guster - happier, elliott smith - don't go down, rufus wainwright - foolish love
• comments: not so achy today. not so cranky, either. i went out earlier today and it was pretty dead on the roads, was able to get into a zone. then i come home to demanding, cranky children and the zone ends. ah well. it was good for a moment!

• run: 2.8 mi
• time: 30
• temp: 47
• road conditions: wet, a little rainy, very windy
• aches/pains: all over
• what i listened to when i ran: a few josh ritter songs, a radiohead song, guster - airport song.
• comments: yesterday beat the crap out of me. my back is still achy. will most likely try again tomorrow.

• run: 4.4 mi
• time: ??
• temp: 57
• road conditions: torrential downpour. very puddly and muddy
• aches/pains: l hamstring as it does when i go on my longer runs
• what i listened to when i ran: lots of rain, howling wind, thunder, and some chatting with my running buddy
• comments: came home soaked to the bone. had to mail off some mothers day cards after the run. wondering how wet the car seat is. will deal with that tomorrow. my friend and i felt really hardcore because there were no other runners at this very popular park. i kinda thought we were nuts because there was a lot of lightning, but we made it to our vehicles safe and sound. ahhh. digging the warm jammies.

• run: 2.8
• time: ?
• temp: 60
• road conditions: sunny
• aches/pains: r ankle at start, went away
• what i listened to when i ran: ben folds five - twin falls, the arcade fire - cold wind, night ranger - when you close your eyes, ben folds - annie waits, tori amos - spark, josh ritter - here at the right time, josh ritter - curtains, toad the wet sproket - good intentions, ben folds - free coffee.
• comments: ahhh. nice mix. do enjoy night ranger during a run. so cool to hear a song off the new josh ritter album - glad i put it on my phone while i was stretching. it's getting kind of warm now. i'm going to have to figure out what to do about that.

• run: 3.1
• time: 32.37 min
• temp: 64
• road conditions: wet, but not rainy
• aches/pains: back a little
• what i listened to when i ran: classic rock blared from random houses on the route, parents encouraging their kids, a couple of yay mommies from my own!
• comments: it was more than amazing to share my first race with my family. i'm so impressed with the hubby for herding the kids to different spots to cheer me on and wait for me at the finish line. i'm a lucky gal :)

• run: 2.8
• time: 30
• temp: 67
• road conditions: very muggy
• aches/pains: back achy, upper right arm
• what i listened to when i ran: elvis costello - god give me strength, duffy - mercy, hotel lights - run away happy, elliott smith - ostriches and chirping, john waite - going to the top, matthew sweet - we're the same, josh ritter - kathleen, ben folds - fred jones part 2.
• comments: so muggy and blah. cool to see how josh ritter's love songs have changed so much. enjoyed the bacharach influence on the elvis costello song. i normally don't like the song, but listening to the orchestration made it interesting. i've always liked elvis when he's more poppy than introspective.