Take it off, Baby!

And another day off. Don't think I'm not doing anything. I'm playing/chasing a 2 year old. But I'm not really running.

Take it off

Jeff and the big kid went camping so I did nothing today. I also plan to do nothing tomorrow. I think I need some space between me and running. Being alone with my thought isn't as fun as I thought it would be!

Quiet time

I did 2 slow miles tonight, I was a little achy  in the shins, but it was good to stretch it out. I'm starting to wonder if I need a real rest, since I feel achy after almost every good run.

Best run in a while

Slow and low. Listening to the Skirted Roundtable podcast and then I realized I had run 3.5 miles and didn't walk a single step. The creepers have crept away!

Creepers

I'm stressed. Work is full of annoying uncertainty, our childcare has changed, babies are mad, my stomach hurts. All this change and little aggravations are creeping into my run. I'm tired. I probably need a real break from running b/c I think I'm in a rut. I need more veggies in my diet.

All these little thoughts are creeping around my mind and it makes it hard to stick with it.

I did 1.5 miles today. Still feel crappy.

like a sore toe

For some reason, the big toe on my left foot hurts. It aches and my shins are complain-y too. I think its back-related from lugging a crappy picnic-backpack around on Saturday. I need to see the chiro.
I took the day off.

Beach break

I walked a mile today at the beach.No running, but lots of fun with the kids!

Warm-up

I ran 2.5 miles today. I was hoping to do more, but we decided to go hiking today, so I did a quick run before heading out with the family.

Crybaby

I'm a whiny crybaby and its hot out. I did 1 mile.

A change in the weather

The weather is glorious today. I ran 3 miles enjoying the cool breeze and the sunny spots on the road. I'm going to try to get a running buddy and knock out a 5 miler this weekend.

Lazy baby

Did 1 mile today at lunch. This is just laziness on my part.

Just 1 measly mile

Did 1 mile today. Thats about all I could handle. Crap at work has me stressed out.

This is why I run

There was an incident at work that had me spitting mad so I knew I needed to clear my head. The anger, combined with the fact that I ate low-carb today made for a pretty speedy run. I had been eating like a carb-starved crazy woman for the past week and reining it all in makes me realize that I am what I eat. I had a good run tonight in the heat.
I ran 3 miles today.

Does it count if you stop halfway to eat breakfast?

I did a mile today, but it was interrupted by eggs benedict and breakfast with my parents. I think I won't count it, but I did get out.

Get going early

Woke up, got out of bed, shoes on, out the door.
I ran 3.5 miles this morning. It was HOT, but I enjoyed the quiet and crushed the hills.

Not the best birthday gift

I took the day off. I should have run, it would have been a better gift to myself.
I'm 37 today. But don't feel a day over twenty-seventeen.

Baking

Its HOT. Did I mention that? Did 3 miles before Jeff left for Trivia. I'm bored with running.

Labor day

Today, 6 years ago, my first baby was born! I ran 1 mile today at lunch and it was HOT HOT HOT.

Suck it up

Ran 2 miles today. Have been eating like a total pig, so the run wasn't the best.

Its not the heat...

... it's the stupidity.

I ran 2 miles this evening. It was sticky and I didn't really feel like I had any energy. Probably not enough water today.

Vacation hangover

Today felt like a good day for a rest. I was feeling slow and tired on my last run in MN, so it was probably time to rest and then start the week with a change. I think I'll do intervals or hills tomorrow, even though it promises to be HOT.

Get out!

Fee and I ran 3.6 in the morning. Getting the run in first thing, before we began our respective journeys home, felt like a final good vacation accomplishment.
Goodbye MN, see you next year!

Chatty cathies

We did the 3.7 route today, nice and slow, and chatting the entire time. It felt good, although it was H-O-T hot since we waited for the afternoon. Nothing a dip in the lake didn't fix!

Run around the loop

Felicia and I managed to slow it down today and ran the 3 mile loop, first thing in the morning.

Running friends

New friends arrived today, so I ran 3.7 with Felicia. We ran it FAST, probably some sort of competition mixed with excitement that urged us on, but we were doing 9:30 miles.

Another birthday

We have a wealth of birthdays this week, so I had to run another 3 miles in order to earn another slice of birthday cake.

4 for the birthday

My little Beechnut turns 2 today, so I ran 4 miles while she was napping.
I ran to the end of the road and sucked on the hills. I hit a second wind by the end, but it wasn't a very good run.

Talk the loop

In an effort to rest my knee and appear more social, I walked 1.7 today with my friends at the Lake. I did borrow a pair of Reebok Easy-tone sneakers and I can feel the muscles more in the back of my legs.

Grandpa's Run for the Walleye

4 of us ran the Grandpa's Run for the Walleye in Crosslake today. The Big Beechnut ran the Sunfish Dash and finished very quickly.
The race was on pavement, with little shade and no water. I didn't do as well as I wanted, I finished in 31.08, almost exact 10 min miles. I started out too quickly, trying to keep up with the boys, and my 2nd mile suffered for it.
But it was a nice race and we had fun.
Official time: 31.14, 10:04 pace

at the lake!

3 fast miles with Trav today, over hills. feels pretty good!

Pack it up, pack it in

Did 1 mile while I should have been packing for MN. The sneakers are now in the bag. Good to go.