intermittent posting

I started this blog thinking that I had a lot to talk about and it would be easy to keep up with it, but I’m having trouble getting into a rhythm with my writing! I know a lot of you fellow bloggers have multiple drafts going at once, as you think of things to post. That may be the solution. I’m a quiet person, but I’m sure I’ve got more to say! For now, I’ll skip right to the running.

Last week was a good running week for me. I finally fit in 4 runs, which is the schedule I plan to stick with for the foreseeable future. My legs are responding well to the slowly increasing mileage. The strain in my right hamstring from 2 weeks ago never got any worse and has pretty much disappeared. Here’s how the week went down:

Tuesday: 2.64 miles, 30:00, 11:22 pace (treadmill)
Wednesday: 3.95 miles, 41:11, 10:26 pace
Thursday: 3.55 miles, 34:50, 9:49 pace
Sunday: 6.0 miles, 1:00:35, 10:06 pace
Total: 16.1 miles

Yesterday’s 6-miler went a million times better than the previous weekend! I ran the entire distance (no walk breaks) and had a negative split of about 1 minute. I ate well the night before (no BBQ this time), and the weather was perfect – overcast and about 63 degrees. There were a couple of times that I wasn’t sure I would make it, but I pushed through and just tried to focus on the fact that I wasn’t hurting and I was still breathing ok (so, no good reason to stop).

I am really loving running on the greenway! Sometimes in the past, the markers posted at every ¼ mile drove me crazy, making the run seem never-ending. But I’ve made my peace with them, and now I find that they are friendly little faces helping me stay focused on the present, rather than stressing about how much further I have to go. It’s also fun to see all the different runners, walkers, dogs, strollers, and cyclists sharing the trail.

My biggest concern right now is the quickly approaching summer season, with its 3-H days – hazy, hot, and humid… It is by far my least favorite time of the year. But it looks like I won’t have to worry about that this week. This morning, temps were in the 40s - yay!