• run: 4.9 miles
• time: 45 min
• temp: 50
• road conditions: light rain and very windy
• aches/pains: none, really
• what i listened to when i ran: rem - you are the everything, bf5 - raindrops keep falling on my head, ben folds - songs of love, blondie - atomic
• comments: so angry about work stuff it took more than half the run to even try to get past that. i'm glad i ran. i kept telling myself that if i finished the full path, i could skip my run tomorrow. i'm angry that i have to be to work tomorrow, too, but glad i don't have to run in the cold dark early morning hours and in possibly more rain than this. the music was good. it was so hard to get out because the cold and rain is such a good excuse. i can't imagine training for a marathon and end up having to run for almost 4 hours in the rain. i'm glad to be in my pajamas.

• run: 5 mi
• time: ?
• temp: 69
• road conditions: rainy/misty
• aches/pains:none
• what i listened to when i ran: matthew sweet - everything changes, avett brothers - kick drum heart
• comments: felt like i was sleep running for the first 4 miles. i didn't have the energy or mental game. when it kicked in, it felt good. glad i kept going, and glad i didn't try for six. it's just an off day.

• run: 6.3 mi
• time: 1 hr
• temp: 50
• road conditions: busy with tailgaters, but the most beautiful day and running weather with nice, crisp air and a hint of sun
• aches/pains: l knee for last .3 miles
• what i listened to when i ran: hotel lights - run away happy, rem - talk about the passion, ben folds five - battle of who could care less
• comments: felt really good to be out there today. my goal was to increase to a 6.5 mile run, but i always prefer to keep going and map later. woke up to a large coffee and a sausage mcmuffin with egg again, so it's been a beautiful start to the day. i headed up this new street to turn around and found myself going up a really steep hill. i'm seeing that if i keep increasing my run by increasing it where i do, i'm going to keep going uphill. maybe i should find a new point in the run to go further...

thursday, september 22

• run: 5 mi
• time: ?
• temp: 69
• road conditions: a little muggy
• aches/pains: none
• what i listened to when i ran: chatted with my friend
• comments: saw someone i knew on the way back. had a lot of anxiety as i'd just gotten some interesting news just before i started the run. my friend did well as the life coach/therapist i needed. i talked more than usual and got out of breath :(

• run: 5 mi
• time: 45 min
• temp: 49
• road conditions: cool and sunny. perfect, really
• aches/pains: r knee halfway through. really bad
• what i listened to when i ran: tori amos - spark, ac newman - the town halo, hotel lights - run away happy
• comments: felt kind of sluggish when i started, but i was able to get lost in my thoughts by the time i got up to 7th. knowing i was going to do a "short" run of 5 miles felt like a treat. then the knee started to hurt. that sucks. the weather about made up for it, though. i thought about putting on a long sleeve shirt but glad i stuck with the short sleeve. ahhhh.

• run: 6 mi
• time: 55 min
• temp: 59
• road conditions: cool
• aches/pains: l knee for last mile
• what i listened to when i ran: duran duran - new moon on monday, the new pornographers - laws have changed
• comments: woke up, hubby had a large coffee and a sausage mcmuffin with egg waiting for me. ahhhhh. went out there like a happy little sprite and wasn't the least bit intimidated by a 6 mile run. i actually considered upping my mileage but didn't want to chance it as i haven't had time to get out side last weekend. good move, as the knee ache came in at the end. i think i'm going to commit to 6.5 miles next weekend. i'm just playing around with the idea of a half marathon right now. i know i can do it. part of me wants to.

• run: 6 mi
• time: 60 min
• temp: 75
• road conditions: cloudy, patches of sun
• aches/pains: none
• what i listened to when i ran: plum near forgot
• comments: i should have run the 10k yesterday. this felt really good. spent most of the run in prayer. kept it a little slower, but not too slow. perfect weather. i'm so grateful i can run 6 miles.

• run: 3.1
• time: 24:53 - another pr
• temp: 68
• road conditions: rainy
• aches/pains: none
• what i listened to when i ran: belle and sebastian: string bean jean
• comments: signed up for a 5k at the last minute. was supposed to be out of town this weekend, but at the airport the hubby realized he didn't have his id so we came back home. ugh. the only good thing was that i got to see my son run a half mile kids run with his cousin and they came in first place! i started the race with my brother mid-pack, running the first bit of a mile pacing with him, and then took off. i raced with a woman for a while, but couldn't keep up and let her pass. when she passed, i finally saw she was definately younger than me. it was really cool to be with my brother during his first timed race. amazing, actually. i'm so proud of him. i placed 3rd in my age group and feel a twinge of regret that i didn't do the 10k. maybe i'm not ready to do a half marathon in may after all.

thursday, september 7

• run: 5 mi
• time: ?
• temp: 65
• road conditions: damp, but not raining
• aches/pains:none
• what i listened to when i ran: chatted with my friend
• comments: it was raining all day, so i assumed we'd do 4 miles. since the rain broke during the time we ran, we made it 5. probably could have done 6. i don't know how i'd keep doing this without my friend.

• run: 5 mi
• time: 45 min :)
• temp: 56
• road conditions: cloudy and some misting rain
• aches/pains: none
• what i listened to when i ran: hmmm
• comments: felt a little weak at first, but mentally worked to make myself strong. it's only 5 miles, for crissakes. prayed a lot, which is always good, and really wanted to make today a better day than yesterday. it was. less judgemental, more supportive. now let's see if i can carry that attitude back into the workplace...

sunday, september 4

• run: 5 mi
• time: ?
• temp: 74
• road conditions: cloudy and muggy
• aches/pains: none
• what i listened to when i ran: can't remember
• comments: sweat a lot, considering the nice temperature. lots of runners out there now that the students are back on campus. not much to do with the power out but go for a run. i got to see that most of the west side of town had power, saw some trucks out hopefully trying to fix the situation. that gave me hope that i could soon be hiding out in the girl's room watching stupid stuff on television.

• run: 6 mi
• time: 1 hr
• temp: 82?
• road conditions: sunny, muggy and miserable
• aches/pains: scraped knee
• what i listened to when i ran: alanis morrisette - invited, the new pornographers - high art
• comments: i didn't turn on my ipod until my last couple of miles. tripped and fell about halfway through. i saw myself going down and i leaned toward the grass. scraped my knee and hands, got an armpit full of grass and dirt. since i didn't have a phone, i just kept going. i could have shortened the route, but i was out there to do 6 miles and i figured i'd better finish. luckily, my knee did stop bleeding. lots of people out running today. i didn't see much tailgating action, so i'm guessing the game is later today. the girl and i want hamburgers so i hope we're going out to get some soon :)

• run: 5+ mi
• time: ?
• temp: 90
• road conditions: humid and buggy
• aches/pains: legs were tired
• what i listened to when i ran: caught up with my running buddy.
• comments: ran into a friend in the 101 class. i'm so proud of her! we were getting thirsty near the middle of our run and stopped in at yost to get some water. there was some kind of football and cheerleading camps going on, but we found a drinking fountain. we were supposed to go 6 miles, but the heat wasn't on our side. we ran well and it felt good. nice to have a little adventure during our run and get back to running downtown. with all the students back, it's fun.

sunday, august 29

• run: 5 mi
• time: ?
• temp: ?
• road conditions: sunny
• aches/pains: none
• what i listened to when i ran: it was good, if i remember correctly
• comments: feels good to be strong.