• run: 5 mi
• time: 50-55 min
• temp: 39
• road conditions: crisp
• aches/pains: none. i guess i really needed new shoes
• what i listened to when i ran: guster/ben folds/josh ritter/nin/belle and sebastian mix. nice and encouraging
• comments: "to tell you the truth i've said it before, tomorrow i start in a new direction. i know i've been half-asleep i'm never doing that again. i look straight at what's coming ahead and soon it's going to change in a new direction. every night as i'm falling asleep these words repeating in my head" - singing along with this while going up the big hill on 7th was pretty awesome. the song started to end just as the pavement was starting to level. doesn't get much better than that. unless it's watching "good will hunting" with the girl curled up asleep beside me.

• run: 5 mi
• temp: 46
• time: 55 min
• road conditions: brisk
• aches/pains: none
• what i listened to when i ran: elvis costello - this sad burlesque, ben folds - not the same, the beatles - martha my dear, guster - homecoming king, elliott smith - let's get lost, depeche mode - ice machine, elton john - all the girls love alice, other lives - speed tape, ben folds - learn to live with what you are, belle and sebastian - beautiful, elliott smith - ostriches and chirping, nin - piggy, the afghan whigs - my world is empty without you
• comments: ahhh, a weekday morning run! felt really good. chatted with my husband while i ran uphill on the phone. now, a couple hours later, i'm exhausted but have a lot on my plate. oh well. it's been a fantastic morning.

wednesday, october 27

• run: 6 mi
• time: ?
• temp: 56
• road conditions: windy, got dark
• aches/pains: none
• what i listened to when i ran: enjoyed the company of my friend at the group run
• comments: found a new 6 mile route near my house. i've mentally committed to another 10k.

• run: 5 mi
• time: 50 ish
• temp: 58
• road conditions: cloudy with the possibility of rain
• aches/pains: none (went back to old shoes in case of rain)
• what i listened to when i ran: some good stuff, but i can't remember and i've already docked the iphone.
• comments: felt good. felt strong. now tired.

• run: 5 mi
• time: 55 min
• temp: 53
• road condtions: beautiful
• aches/pains: none - new shoes are doing the trick!
• what i listened to when i ran: chuck arringtong - my sole desire, jefferson airplane - count on me, ben folds - kylie, radiohead - no surprises, the beatles - help, george harrison - my sweet lord, depeche mode - world in my eyes, elliott smith - pictures of me, the beatles - yesterday, kings of leon - knocked up, robert plant - tall cool one, night ranger - call my name
• comments: sang along with the last one on the way up the last hill - just like i used to sing along with it in my bedroom, crying over a specific boy. kind of over that, but it took me there. so nice to run without a time crunch. i think i can commit to the 10k if the shirt is cute.

thursday, october 21

• run: 5 mi
• time: 50someting
• temp: 60
• road conditions: getting dark
• aches/pains: none, really
• what i listened to when i ran: chatted with with my friend, heard about the half marathon.
• comments: we headed out to do 4 or 5, committed to 5. thinking about the next 10k.

tuesday, october 19

• run: 4 mi
• time:?
• temp: 5o something
• road conditions: leafy
• aches/pains: ankles, knees - iced r knee after i got home
• what i listened to when i ran: josh ritter's "the curse" got me to go about 2 miles longer.
• comments: new shoes!!!!! felt really good, expecially for the first few minutes. i really didn't want to go out. i'd had a long day at a conference, my body was achy from sitting all day. expecially my knees - i heard the l one pop at one point while i was going up some stairs at the conference. how do i stop being all achy? go running - my solution to everything. it helped, but my r knee had some sharp pain when i got home. after cleaning out the cat boxes and getting the garbage out, i iced it. it's fine now.

• run: 4.17
• time: 40 min
• temp: 44
• road conditions: sunny
• aches/pains: ankles still ache
• what i listened to when i ran: hotel lights - blue always finds me, the airborne toxic event - the winning side, elliott smith - waltz #2, other lives - paper chase, nin - mr. self destruct, elliott smith - stupidity tries, depeche mode - question of lust, tears for fears - pale shelter, toad the wet sproket - fall down, bf5 - your redneck past, the babys - everytime i think of you
• comments: again, trying to fit in a run before a busy day. i wanted to challenge myself to go longer as i really do have more energy in the mornings (even if i got to bed really late), but had to make it to church on time. i have way too many obligations in my life. i should start looking at them as opportunities for growth rather than responsibilities.

saturday, october 16

• run: 3.72
• time: ?
• temp: 32
• road conditions: chilly but beautiful
• aches/pains: ankles
• what i listened to when i ran: ?
• comments: trying to get a run in before a busy day. whew!

• run: 4.2
• time: 45 min
• temp: 61
• road conditions: crisp and sunny
• aches and pains: hit hard on r foot, but seems fine now
• what i listened to when i ran: josh ritter - drive away, spoon - the underdog, belle and sebastian - read the blessed pages, elvis costello - night rally, ben folds - belinda, elliott smith - st. ides heaven, the flaming lips - yoshimi, pearl jam - corduory, belle and sebastian - the model, bf5 - the last polka
• comments: the end of this mix was all songs that i love to sing out loud with in the car, really loud. belinda has my heart, elliott is the drunk i want to be, pearl jam reminds me of screaming that in a car while following the boy i loved do something that only marginally included me, the model took me months to learn the lyrics to, and well, the last polka IS the last polka. innovation is bred out of necessity, so a new route was tried and mapped when i got home. less traffic, new houses. i dig it.

• run: 4.5 mi
• time: 45 min
• temp: 69
• road conditions: leafy and perfect
• aches/pains: l knee, arches and ball of 4 foot
• what i listened to when i ran: night ranger kicked in as i was heading up a hill. the new belle and sebastian song hit right when i was heading up the big hill. couple of old tears for fears songs helped me along, too. good mix.
• comments: it's better to go out after 6. getting dark pretty quickly now. i need to get those reflective thingies for my arms.

sunday, october 10

• run: 4.17
• time:??
• temp: 56
• road condtions: beautiful
• aches/pains: shins
• what i listened to when i ran: i don't remember
• comments: did a 6.2 mi charity walk in the afternoon. i'm still achy 24 hours later. i'm trying to find the movie "prefontaine" on the internets. i do love me some jared leto - expecially as a blonde.

• run: 5 mi
• time: ?
• temp: 54
• road conditions: leaf filled and sunny
• aches/pains: back of legs, shins
• what i listened to when i ran: higlights include spoon - underdog, radiohead - no surprises, rem - strange currencies. otherwise it was a pretty crappy mix.
• comments: tons of people out partying already. it was a pretty rough run. overdressed in a long sleeved shirt and capris. ran around the block with the kids. never seen the girl so focused. it was pretty cool.

wednesday, october 6

• run: 4.6
• time: ?
• temp: 74
• road conditions: sunny to dusk
• aches/pains: felt pretty good
• what i listened to when i ran: interesting stories from my friend
• comments: nice group run. i'll probably never make friends with most of them, but they were nicer to me than in the past. glad i went.

• run: 4.17 mi
• time: ?
• temp: 64
• road conditions: sunny
• aches/pains: ankles, r knee
• what i listened to when i ran: belle and sebastian - string bean jean, billy joes - moving out, scala and kolancy brothers - creep, night ranger - sing me away, elliott smith - because, chuck arrington - the list song, bf5 - missing the war, sia - breathe me, matthew sweet - super baby, ben folds - rockin' the suburbs, the beatles - you're gonna lose that girl, ben folds - you to thank, saturday looks good to me - no good with secrets
• comments: my new favorite street is jefferson. i'm beat. this running after work is going to kill me. i'm thinking i may have needed another day of recovery before getting back out there. traffic is awful, but what should have i expected at 5pm? i don't think i can go back to running in the parks. i'm wondering if this will work out or if i'll get injured and quit.

• run: 6.2 mi
• time: 58 min
• temp: 48
• road conditions: cool
• aches/pains: r side halfway, now neck and shoulders
• what i listened to when i ran: nin - pinion, chuck arrington - i'm gonna praise you, guster - center of attention, elliott smith - single file, casiotone for the painfully alone - bobby malone, elo - i'm alive, josh ritter - next to the last romantic, josh ritter -come and find me, ben folds - doc pomus, pete yorn - life on a chain, white rabbits - percussion gun, depeche mode - only when i lose myself, the morning benders - waiting for a war, ben folds - annie waits, radiohead - no surprises, josh ritter - wildfires, elvis costello: brodsky quartet - the sad burlesque
• comments: it was really weird to listen to that last song running through the tunnel at the stadium and doing a lap to the finish line. i'm sure "victors" or something was playing but i really just wanted to hear what was on MY ipod. i'm so glad i brought it to the race because i would have been miserable without it. i ran into my friend during mile 2, she passed me and finished a few minutes before me, but she had a water bottle ready for me at the end of the finish line :) hubby and kids were there on the course, which was fun, because there were very few spectators as it was really chilly. decided to wear my long sleeved guster shirt and it worked out well. glad it's over. it will be interesting to see what happens now that my work schedule has changed and what that does to my weekly mileage.

• run: 2.5
• time: 25 min
• temp: 50
• road conditions: wet, but not raining at the time
• aches/pains: r ankle and arch
• what i listened to when i ran: depeche mode - stjarna, some other songs that fit well with the dark, depressing weather
• comments: i'm supposed to rest before race day, but i was getting all irritable and confused so i did a light run. i'm feeling a little better. not as confident as i was last week, but nothing else to do at this point.

• run: 4.5 mi
• time: 45 min
• temp: 70
• road conditions: sunny with lots of traffic
• aches/pains: knees, ankles
• what i listened to when i ran: highlights were ben folds - practical amanda, ben folds - sentimental guy, gladhands - gore girls, depeche mode - pimfp
• comments: it sucks getting out in the evening. lots of traffic at 5:30 (duh). just felt hard. came home and watched mad men and had the shit scared out of me. now, taco bell just walked in the door with my hubby so i'm going to partake in some bean goo(dness).