• run: 6 mi
• time: under an hour
• temp: 69
• road conditions: sunny, then it started getting dark
• aches/pains: only when i stop
• what i listened to when i ran: normal chatter with my running buddy. she's such a hoot.
• comments: really had to push to get the 6 miles in, expecially after work. now that my hours are changing, I'm really going to have to work to get my runs in after work. i like to start my day with a run and move on. i'll have to switch that up a couple days a week. i'll be glad to get my life back when the race is over, but i know i won't stop running.

tuesday, september 28

• run: 5 mi
• time: hour
• temp: 60
• road conditions: rainy and wet
• aches/pains: sopping wet
• what i listened to when i ran: can't remember.
• comments: felt so weird to keep running while soaked. had to fit the run time in, so i did. felt soooooo cold when i got home. but it's done. i did the right thing.

• run: 6.2 mi
• time: 1 hr
• temp: 48
• road conditions: cool, sun came out at the end
• aches/pains: only when i stopped, then everything hurt
• what i listened to when i ran: elvis costello - busy bodies, ben folds - golden slumbers, ben folds - adelaide, depeche mode - in your room, nina simone - feeling good, the beatles - in my life, depeche mode - agent orange, nin - a warm place, a flock of seagulls - space age love song, elvis costello - night rally, radiohead - electioneering, the beatles - help, the airborne toxic event - something new, ben folds - errant dog, rem - pop song 89, miniature tigers - like or like like, michael jackson - ben, josh ritter and dawn landes - 500 miles, belle and sebastian - you made me forget my dreams
• comments: when i'd stop to blow my nose or at a light, everything ached. then the kids wanted to run around the block when i got home. i did put on a jacket for that. i went out in a t-shirt and capri leggings. i didn't sweat as much, but my arms were cold. noted that most people i saw were in shorts and a long sleeved shirt, but i feel i sweat much more in a long sleeved shirt. need to go back and check temps, see what i wore earlier in the year. i've been sticking with the high miles while i've been sick so i'm pretty confident about completing the race. not so sure about what i'll wear. the boy sat on my lap for most of the church service today and noticed he's really too big for my lap. made my heart happy.

saturday.september 25

• run: 5.5 mi
• time: 1 hr
• temp: 54
• road conditions: dark and cool
• aches/pains: very mild shinsplints
• what i listened to when i ran: i don't remember, but it got the job done
• comments: started out when it was dark and got to watch the sun come up. well, not the actual sun, but i watched it go from night to day. the marching band was already out at 7am, but the party bus wasn't. i was somewhat surprised. had a full day of work ahead of me and it was good.

• run: 5 mi
• temp: 68
• time: ?
• road conditions: muggy
• aches/pains: knees, back slightly
• what i listened to when i ran: josh ritter - harrisburg, ben folds - all u can eat, elliott smith - st. ides heaven, nin - down in it, josh ritter - drive away, miniature tigers - tchaikovsky and solitude, dave navarro - rexall, josh ritter - rainslicker, toad the wet sproket - fall down, blind melon - galaxie, depeche mode - little 15, ben folds -weather channel music, bf5 - bad idea, hotel lights - nobody let you down, komeda - boogie woogie, the beatles - a day in the life
• comments: i'm beat. komeda made me laugh. made some peace, or at least tried to, with something i need to let go of but sort of want to stew in. i don't have time to wallow, really. picked up the mail, too. getting things done. even with a sore throat.

• run: 5.78
• time: hour
• temp: 77
• road conditions: good
• aches/pains: knees were sore from sitting all day. had my son kiss them to make them feel better. outer legs ached by the time i was done.
• what i listened to when i ran: interesting stories from my running buddy.
• comments: missed yesterday's run because my kid was sick. planning on going out tomorrow for at least 3 miles, but considering i didn't get home tonight until after 8, we'll see how it goes. addicted to training!

sunday, september 19

• run: 6 mi
• time: 1 hr
• temp: 58
• road conditions: cool
• aches/pains: none
• what i listened to when i ran: i can't remember
• comments: got lost and ended up at a true dead end. turned back and found a familiar path. i never got around to mapping it out, but it was most likely 6 miles. i was crabby all day. i don't know if i'm trying to get used to the mileage or just bogged down by other things going on in my life. either way i feel pretty good about being ready for the race.

• run: 6 miles!!!!!!!
• time: 1 hr or so
• temp: 58
• road conditions: cool, partly sunny
• aches/pains: l side
• what i listened to when i ran: the beatles - help, the rembrandts - what will it take, ben folds - the luckiest, tears for fears - pale shelter, depeche mode - see you, ben folds - all u can eat, matthew sweet - come to love, rem - just a touch, ben folds - late, saturday looks good to me - alcohol, miniature tigers - like or like like, depeche mode - just can't get enough, matthew sweet - i almost forgot, elliott smith - the white lady loves you more, the morning benders - chasing a ghost
• comments: felt bad as my family went to IHOP and couldn't wait for me to finish my run. ah well, i hate panckakes anyway. i decided to go further and got a little lost on the old west side. i did get to see some tailgaters, the party bus (drinking before 9 am), the marching band, a cheerleader wolfing down a large hamburger, smelled charcoal warming up. it made the run a lot more exciting. more exciting, even, then going on map my run and seeing that it was 6 miles. i love running in this town!

• run: 5 mi
• time: 50 min
• temp: 66
• road conditions: wet, cloudy, not rainy
• aches/pains: everything hurts right now
• what i listened to when i ran: depeche mode - see you, belle and sebastian - seeing other people, bf5 - selfless, cold and composed, live - selling the drama, ben folds -sentimental guy, kings of leon - sex on fire, justin timberlake - sexy back, fiona apple - shadowboxer, the stone roses - she bangs the drums, cyndi lauper - she bop, billy joel - she's always a woman, the beatles - she's leaving home, belle and sebastian - she's losing it
• comments - i just realized now that my ipod was stuck on s. happy with most of the list, but billy joel kind of brought it down when i needed the energy. i love the smell of fresh lumber, but at the same time i smell it, i think of how i used to worry about splinters as a kid. i sure hope i don't get suck with the training tonight.

tuesday, september 14

• run: 5 mi
• time: 50 min?
• temp: 55
• road conditions: sunny but cool
• aches/pains: legs were tired
• what i listened to when i ran: can't remember and i updated the software on my phone last night so i really don't know. i do remember smiling when some songs came on.
• comments: i kept telling myself i could turn down madison, but my mind kept saying davis, so i did the 5 mile route. i'm impressed that i can run for longer and be okay with it so far. i can actually see myself doing the 10k and being ready for it in a few weeks. i seemed so daunting a bit ago when i realized i'd actually be doubling my distance. i've been in a great mood lately and i don't know if it's because of the longer runs, the beautiful early fall weather, or what. it's pretty great, though.

• run: 5.2 mi
• time: 50 min
• temp: 55
• road conditions: hilly, sunny, yet cool
• aches/pains: l side of my waist
• what i listened to when i ran: george harrison - what is life, elvis costello and burt bacharach - god give me strength, elliott smith - don't go down, saturday looks good to me - alcohol, guster - center of attention, the morning benders - when we're apart, bf5 - evaporated (with hidden track), black moth super rainbow - born on a day when the sun didn't rise, hotel lights - run away happy, josh ritter -change of time, ben folds - not the same, elton john - harmony, fiona apple - parting gift.
• comments - i missed the turn on madison because i wasn't paying attention, just trying to make it up the hill, so i turned on davis. missed the victory arch again, but ended up going over 5 miles. i felt it, too. i'm seeing that after a while, i just tune into the music and keep plodding away. swayed along with "harmony" while waiting for traffic to cross the street. i'm finding that getting out when i know it's going to be a challenge is harder, but i'm still able to run around the block with the boy and girl who are waiting for me when i get home.

• run: 3.8 or 4.4 mi
• time: 40-45 min
• temp: 50
• road conditions: sunny and cool
• aches/pains: upper right chest
• what i listened to when i ran: elliott smith - shooting star, ben folds - in between days, duran duran - new moon on monday, elliott smith - little one, guster - long way down, nin - suck, elliott smith - son of sam, miniature tigers - tell it to the volcano, hotel lights - run away happy, rem - monty got a raw deal, catherine wheel - crank, bf5 - missing the war
• comments: had to miss the 5k because i need to be at a funeral soon and wouldn't have time to do both. that sucks. but, i did run further than i would have otherwise. those hills are awful but the route is so beautiful! i think i cut it a block short as i missed the victory arch that wasn't on madison, as i thought it was. i'll have to find it tomorrow.

• run: 4.4 mi
• time: 40 min
• temp: 53
• road conditions: cloudy
• aches/pains: none
• what i listened to when i ran: belle and sebastian - if you find yourself caught in love, depeche mode - stripped, elliott smith - stupidity tries, elliott smith - oh well okay, crowded house - nails in my feet
• comments: i went up another block and it took me further than i thought. feel pretty good about it. getting closer to my goal.

• run: 3.8 mi
• time: 40 min
• temp: 41
• road conditions: chilly yet sunny
• aches/pains: lower back and bum at the end
• what i listened to when i ran: depeche mode - little 15, bf5 - your redneck past, night ranger - penny, ben folds -gracie, ben folds - belinda, cheap trick - i want you to want me, guster - keep it together, the avett brothers - incomplete and insecure, bf5 - don't change your plans, stone roses - she bangs the drums
• comments: lots of hills on this route. i'm really feeling the extra milage this week. i feel pretty worn out when i get home. it's a good thing. if i can meet this challenge, i surely can meet the challenges we're facing at work and the petty shit in my life that i get my panties in a bunch about. i always enjoy hearing belinda. the sad thing is that it's the only song i'm really excited about that i've heard from the new album.

• run: 3.8
• time: ??
• temp: 53 :)
• road conditions: sunny and windy
• aches/pains: back and front of legs at the end
• what i listened to when i ran: michael giacchio - star trek theme, bf5 - lullabye, depeche mode - stripped, elliott smith - i better be quiet now, jefferson airplane - count on me, rem - half a world away, art garfunkel - so much in love, elliott smith - between the bars, tornadoes - telestar, nin- something i can never have, ben folds - brainwascht, teenage fanclub - sometimes i don't need to believe
• comments: really chilly when i started. i forgot about how my nose runs when it's cold. it was much nicer than being really hot. i'm just going to keep increasing my mileage slowly by going another block (uphill, unfortunately). i can do this. the kids trained with me around the block. i registered us for a 5k and half mile fun run next weekend. anything for a new route!

wednesday, september 1

• run: 5 mi
• time: ?
• temp: 90+
• road conditions: cloudy
• aches/pains: none
• what i listened to when i ran: chatted with my friend. we're both registered for the 10k coming up! finally, we'll get to run a race together.
• comments: i have a lot to learn about training.