Hey guys!! Mileage PR at 8 this morning!!! 1:32:44, slow but I did it! This stupid phone and autocorrect! it never gets anything right!

Zel - mmmmm.....cookies!!!  I made popcorn balls yesterday, and I think I need to make more.

Jack - Doesn't that beat laying on the couch all day, and just praying it will go away?

Kristi - Heck yeah!!!  8 miles is a great distance.

Kristi, congrats on hitting the Big 8.

Zelanie, cookies(any) are a big weakness of mine. DW bought me one of those little Xmas tins of the Danish Butter cookies, I ate the whole darn thing in one sitting. I really need to learn to control myself with that, bc I would like to lose another 10 lbs by the end of January.

Is it okay to take a nap on RD's?

Howdy penguins. No time for personals, my guests have started showing up. I'll have a full house between now and Wdenesday. I'm planning on getting my runs in, if only for sanity's sake.

 

I do have news..I ran my first 10K this morning. It was a small race at Tyler State Park, hosted by a local running club. It turns out that I misjudged my fitness a little....going into the race I thought under 1:10 was likely, and under 1:05 would be really good.  I finished in 1:02:37!  The course was very hilly, which made it hard for me to settle in to a pace (I can tell by the splits where the hills were...I was slow up the hills and flying down the hills).  Ift was a lot of fun-- thanks everyone for encouraging me to give it a try!

YAY!!!!! Congrats!

Philliefan: Well done!!

Awood: Yes, I will go for a run in that condition anytime! It turned out to be good advice. Now that shopping is done, DW and I have to get rid of the kids, do the wrapping and THEN lay on the couch all day.

Thanks, guys.  Knee feels much better today.

 

I have pictures.  Want to see them?

Of course we do.

AFM - I just posted this in the other thread about my knee, but...

So, I took a rest day.  Decided that I didn't feel anything in my knee today, and thought I'd test it out.  I really toyed with the idea of two rest days in a row.  Then, I decided that I'd just take a short run, and reduce my mileage for the rest of the week before I start really training for my spring half.

Today's run went well.  The extra rest, and a new pair of shoes put a bit of pep in my step.  I wasn't really tracking my pace, but it turned out I was about a minute faster than my easy pace.  I should probably ease up a bit on my next run, but it felt so good.  The only time I felt the knee was when I turned to look over my shoulder and check for traffic.  So, I guess it isn't 100%, but that's the only time I really felt anything.  I think the mileage cutback will take care of the rest, but I will be mindful that it's okay to take a rest day if needed.  3.34 miles at 9:27 mm.

Mitch - I ran in the Brooks today.  They feel more solid than my Asics Gel Foundation 10's, but lighter.  They're very responsive if that makes any sense.  They have good traction, and transfer a lot of energy to the pavement.  Having a bit stiffer sole, I may opt to keep them away from my long runs.  Time will tell though.  While they seem to have less cushion, I don't feel like I took a lot of impact.  I know that sounds weird, but it's true.

I'll run in the Saucony's tomorrow, and let you know what I think.

Oh man D! When I first saw the right side I though "hey, that doesn't look so bad!" and then I saw the picture of the left side. Gnarly, I'm sending healing vibes your way!

(I'll come back to do more personals in a minute, but I've gotta make this quick now because my 3 yr old is demanding my attention)

So, I was hoping to do 4 miles yesterday and put it off for too long, and then it started raining and I wimped out. So instead of 22 miles for the week I only got in 18

So I was hoping to do 11 miles today, shifting my long run back to Sunday like it usually is. I was a little concerned about the fact that it'd only been 3 days since my last 10 miler, but my legs felt fine and the weather was perfect for running--58 and partly cloudy with a light breeze--so I went for it. Unfortunately my Garmin screen is still broken so it's kind of like running naked and though I thought I'd done 11 miles it turns out I only did 10.26. So that was kind of disappointing. I knew I felt way too good at the end! My splits are kind of all over the place, but the average was an 11:45 pace which is quicker than I thought I was doing.

Also, I ran here today