• run: 2.8
• time: 30
• temp: 64
• road conditions: sunny and breezy
• aches/pains: none, considering my feet and calves ached from walking around the cement pool for hours yesterday.
• what i listened to when i ran: elliott smiht - everything means nothing to me, wings - let me roll it, guster - keep it together, ben folds - learn to live with what you are, elliott smith - happiness, nin - something i can never have, cyndi lauper - she bop.
• comments: i really think eating a banana in the morning is helping. i'm wondering about this she bop song and if it's taunting me, reminding me i never made the pom pom squad in hs. i feel like i'm so over nin, at least for today. i heard that song about a year ago and my heart ached along with it. now i'm like "meh". maybe i just don't have time for melancholy right now. it's a busy week. i also saw the baby bunny i saw with the girl the other day :)

• run: 3 mi
• time: ?
• temp: 65
• road conditions: cloudy
• aches/pains: lower back, more l side as usual
• what i listened to when i ran: the avett brothers - salina, death cab - this temporary life, josh ritter - me and jiggs, cyndi lauper - she bop, josh ritter - kathleen, ben folds five - twin falls, elliott smith - color bars, elliott smith - roman candle, elliott smith - say yes.
• comments: got out early this morning and watched the solitary homeless men walk across town, looking like zombies. eerie, knowing i'm not too many steps away from walking like that instead of running through town by choice. saw a man lying on the ground with a camera, taking a picture of a woman modeling in a bathing suit. the girl and i went on a "nature run" after i got home. she loves running by the river, stopping to look at anything colorful. we saw the tiniest of wild bunnies which thrilled us both.

• run: 3 mi
• time: ?
• temp: 68
• road conditions: sprinkling of rain at start, cool and cloudy for the rest
• aches/pains: l back
• what i listened to when i ran: guster - airport song, some josh ritter, ghosts - fanfare, rem - half a world away. my iphone crapped out at some point but started again. it was a good mix, though.
• comments: it's so much nicer to run when it's cooler. took the kids out for their run when i got home. they're so flipping cute. took a couple extra blocks to look at some really huge houses off division. felt really good out there. i'm glad it's overcast :)

• run: 2.5 miles?
• time: 25?
• temp: 82
• road conditions: crowded and sunny
• aches/pains: none
• what i listened to when i ran: internal angst and prayer
• comments: missed meeting up with my running buddy as i was running late. it's totally weird running alone without headphones. but i did run instead of going back home.

• run: 2.8
• time: 25-30 min
• temp: 72
• road conditions: muggy and sunny
• aches/pains: none
• what i listened to when i ran: guster - i hope tomorrow is like today, ben folds five - one angry dwarf, ben folds - prison food, jackson browne - the pretender, rem - you are the everything, teenage fanclub - discolite, belle and sebastian - string bean jean.
• comments: great run. good mix. should have worn a tank top. came home to a friend telling me about a job opening. more money, but i love my current job. lots more money, but i really love my current job. interviewed there before and was not hired. do i want to put myself out there again? my instincts tell me happiness worth more than money.

• run: 3 mi
• time: 30
• temp: 68
• road conditions: lovely
• aches/pains: none
• what i listened to when i ran: depeche mode - now this is fun, lisa loeb - stop and go, britney spears - i'm a slave 4 u, ben folds five - smoke, josh ritter - bone of song, saturday looks good to me - all our summer songs, elliott smith - figure 8, elliott smith - color bars, josh ritter - rumors, belle and sebastian - is it wicked not to care?
• comments: fantastic run. i got up earlier and it was much cooler out. then i hear my friend's wife competed in a triathalon today. my running buddy is trying to get me to do a 10k. it's just not going to happen.

• run: 3 mi
• time: 30 min
• temp: 75
• road conditions: hot with a nice breeze
• aches/pains: l side a little, keep stretching it
• what i listened to when i ran: camera obscura - lloyd i'm ready to be heartbroken, ben folds - wandering, the beatles - i'll be back, nin - reptile, elvis costello - veronica, the jayhawks - blue, night ranger - you can still rock in america, the stone roses - i wanna be adored.
• comments: i felt like an athlete when night ranger kicked in right when i was really getting hot and tired - nothing like anthem rock to get me going! not a bad mix. got out later than i'd hoped to so it was pretty hot in the sun. i feel like a big sweatball.

friday, june 18

• run: 5 mi
• time: 1 hr
• temp: 95
• road conditions: filled with people
• aches/pains: i put lotion on my feet before i left and my feet felt fine!
• what i listened to when i ran: a band at the top of the park briefly, chatted with my friend
• comments: ran a foot past a deer in the arb. totally cool and random!

• run: 2.8
• time: 30
• temp: 72
• road condtions: moist air, partly sunny
• aches/pains: hard to breathe
• what i listened to when i ran: ben folds - gracie, the airborne toxic event - winning side, nin - march of the pigs, elliott smith - no name #3, guster - long way down, josh ritter - to the dogs or whoever, the jayhawks - blue, elo - xanadu.
• comments: just not feeling the joy in the run. i've been needing to stop and walk, catch my breath, during my past few runs. i don't know if it's the heat, lack of air at home, or laziness. i am considering entering another 5k on the 4th. should have worn a tank top!

• run: 2.5
• time: ?
• temp: 66
• road conditions: gray and muggy
• aches/pains: l back has continues to be achy. i was limping a little last night
• what i listened to when i ran: death cab for cutie - transatlanticism, ben folds - in between days. don't remember the rest.
• comments: did a run with the kids first. they sure like to go, but then tucker out when it's time to turn around. so cute. noticed some lily pads in the river thanks to the girl.

• run: 3 mi
• time: ??
• temp: says 76
• road conditions: humidity made it so when i stepped outside, i started sweating
• aches/pains: l side hurt when i walked, but after running a while it eased up. i think i stretched it out good and its going to be okay.
• what i listened to when i ran: radiohead - electioneering, ben folds - all you can eat, the rembrandts - the deepest end, hotel lights - blue always finds me, elliott smith - no name #1, rem - hairshirt, josh ritter - in the dark, chuck arrington - the list song.
• comments: took the kids out on their first run. the boy wanted us to wear the same color shirts so we wouldn't get lost. we went around the block, then up the hill to the park. they got to play for a few, then we ran back. they were both so excited! the girl got a side cramp early on and complained, but the boy really seemed to enjoy it. i'll enjoy it while their enthusiasm lasts.

june 11, 2010

• run: 5 mi
• time: 1 hr
• temp: 80
• road conditions: dripping humidity and sun
• aches/pains: l side really bad. had to stop several times to walk
• what i listened to when i ran: chatted with my friend, watched the crowds downtown on a Friday evening, giggled at the good looking male runners with their shirts off like teenagers.
• comments: this was a lot tougher than last week. i'm letting her pick our route next week. stopped on the way home at the jewler and had my ring cleaned. it's nice and shiny now!

• run: 3 mi
• time: 30 min
• temp: 62
• road conditions: sunny yet cool
• aches/pains: l side
• what i listened to when i ran: rem - just a touch, josh ritter - lawrence, ks, the big pink - velvet, elliott smith - let's get lost, teenage fanclub - i'll make it clear, teenage fanclub - verisimilitude, other lives - how could this be, casiotone for the painfully alone - cold white christmas, the beatles - getting better.
• comments: what a beautiful day for a run! i wish it would be like this every morning this summer. i looked at the temp in my car this am and it was 59. worried about the girl who was in the back seat wearing a sundress but she didn't look cold. it will warm up later.

• run: 3.1 mi
• time: 30 min
• temp: 70
• road conditions: a little wet, crowded
• aches/pains: none
• what i listened to when i ran: just looked at everybody. so many people wearing iphones on their arms, listening to music during this race. didn't see anyone i knew.
• comments: the race results page isn't loading, but if i remember correctly, my time was around 2 minutes shorter than my last race. i came in 31st in my age group but there were a lot more people running. my family dropped me off near the start area as it was so crowded, but i did see them about a quarter mile from the finish line, cheering me on! it was so cool!

friday, june 4

• run: 5 miles
• time: 1 hr
• temp: freaking hot
• road conditions: sunny and muggy
• aches/pains: the pads of my feet hurt on the way back
• what i listened to when i ran: chatted with my running buddy who finished her first 10k last weekend
• comments: i needed my friend for motivation. i really dislike running in the heat and humidity. i did pick up my race packet for my 5k tomorrow and ran into 3 people i knew. two are older than me and are running the half marathon. gulp.

• run: 1.8
• time: 20
• temp: 72
• road conditions: muggy, threatening rain
• aches/pains: none
• what i listened to when i ran: nin - i do not want this, depeche mode - st. jarna, elliott smith - alameda, ben folds - kylie from connecticut, elliott smith - somebody that i used to know, casiotone for the painfully alone - i love creedence
• comments: did not want to go out today, so i turned around and ended up taking a new route. stayed out longer than i thought i would. my motivation is down and the weather is hot. maybe i'll crawl back into bed and nap before work.