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Thursday 2-16

Today i get to go home, and I can hardly wait to be in the arms of my love. Kiss my baby girl and tell her I love her. My schedule is a little outta whack. I am usually out the door by 8am and done running by 10 so i can be to work. While here I am out the door at 10am(yikes). But it is nice to slow down a little since I never do. Short work day tomorrow as well followed by a one day work week next week. needless to say getting out the door was a challenge this morning. I only 6 miles on my plate, but couldn't seem to psych myself up. My back is very sore from sleeping on my sisters couch so I am sure that had something to do with it.
My run however was good. It was in the high 20's with about a 7mph wind. Still sunny and if there wasn't a bit of snow on the ground you'd think it was full fledged spring. I wore smart wool socks, brooks colder weather tights, white nf sports bra, black craft base, and alo outer layer. nf gloves and bula gator. I was a bit sluggish and the small uphill I had to climb really caught me off guard. All in all it was a good run and I finished in a little less than 6 miles. 25 miles so far for the week.

Don't Stop Believing

Wednesday 2-15

I ran the same route pretty much as yesterday and I needed to do 10. it was so nice to be out there with the lakes so close and so still, covered with ice and snow. It is so beautiful and so calming. I ran at about 10am and man what a difference than running in the evening here, no one was out except the stay at home moms and a couple elderly people. I think I counted 5 other runners. It was really nice. For the first time yesterday i saw the results of my hard work, my body is now starting to reflect it. It is nice to see the evidence. with me not being a patient person, to wait this long to see the results is so hard. i got back to the place and I had .4 to go so i ran up and down the block to get the 10 in!
10 miles in 1:30:19, clearly a slower day than yesterday, but not all days can be fast!

I wore brooks colder weather tights, rei socks, nf sports bra tank, ice breaker base, and alo outer. no gator today but i did wear the hat and the nf gloves.

V-DAY

Tuesday 2-14

yesterday was a rest day, i didn't even do spin class. I was happy to have the day off from work as well. I got to see my honey at work and have lunch with him. Too bad the rest of the day was not as good. i got a phone call from my sister and I had to catch a flight to Minneapolis last night. She needed her big sister to come and make things right for her and hold her hand when no one else could. Our mother still continues to haunt us till this very day with her fucked up values. To make my sister loyal to a fault, me a terrific liar, and my brother an anger machine. She has no idea what she has done to us that still holds us back from happiness in our adult lives. i have gotten help for my issues and is now in the past and my brother just ignores it, but my sister needed the extra help to make a stand. So after tears and laughing and stress i got to run today. I ran a loop around the lakes, I needed it physically and mentally. i was missing Roger like crazy, the emotions of the whole situation was really getting to me and I could help from being overwhelmed with longing. i was on track to run 8 miles with 10x100m, I got back to the apartment and i had run over 9 with the 10x100m. Picture courtesy of Tashi, clearly after my run. wore Sporthill tights, rei socks, nf sports bra tank, ice breaker base, and nf outer. it was mostly sunny and the temp was 30ish. i also had the nf gloves and Berkeley hat. i threw on the neck gator at the last minute and I was glad i did. The wind on one side of the lake was brutal.

9.23 miles in 1:17:57.

Sunday Funday

Sunday 2-12
I was still back in my home area and ran the first part of the route I ran yesterday. The plan was to do 14 miles and I wasn't sure if the route that I had planned out was going to be long enough. So I hit the road running and I felt good about it the wind wasn't that bad and it was sunny and no one was out on the roads. It was really serene and comforting to be back where I'm from. Most of the time I do not release the info about where I am from, but this was a day that I was proud of where I am from and revelled in the fact that I can still come home and run like this.

I had forgotten my fuel belt and my gel for the long run so I had to make due with what my brother had. I had half a granny smith apple left from breakfast, so I chopped it into bite size pieces and found a bag to put it in, in my pocket and figured it would be a food/water source. I got to the top of the hill(which was such a welcome change) i really do like the hills! and I was only at 5.7 miles so I went a bit longer before turning around and heading back. Of course when i turned around the wind was wicked in my face=awesome! i was eating 4 pieces about every 1.5 miles after the 6th mile and worked great. On the downhill i saw my hawk, it was soaring to my left and just riding the wind current, seriously brought a smile to my face. i don't think i have mentioned him here yet, but pretty much every day I see a red tailed hawk, I consider him my guardian. I know it's not the same one I see, but i like to believe it is. made it back all kin one piece and just over 13 miles.

I am sporting nf leggings under my brooks colder weather tights, nf sports bra tank, ice breaker long sleeve base, alo outer, bula neck gator, rei socks, just the nf gloves and Berkeley hat.

As you can tell I am in my brothers house in the spare bedroom, and yes the antlers go all the way around the room. It is pretty impressive.

13.05 miles in 2:03:16

a little out line

Thursday 2-9
Amelia had forgotten her library books at home today so I knew I was going to do about 4 miles so i decided to drop them off at her school for her on my run. The ladies in the office were surprised that I actually ran them over!
Wearing the new shoes and feeling good, cold weather brooks tights, ice breaker, alo top, vest, bula gator, nf hat. It was a pretty mild morning overall, little wind and sunny out.
4.23 miles in 35:22

oh wind my dear old friend

Saturday 2-11-12

i know it looks like I am about to kill someone here, I felt fine however. I was back in my hometown and I still needed to run. my brother lives right by a cty hwy that leads into the country and was a perfect running route. As you can see i am bundled up. rei socks, new shoes, nf leggings, brooks colder temp tights, black craft base layer, ice breaker long sleeve t, black nf outer, nf vest, bula neck gator, Berkeley hat, and both pairs of gloves. whew that's a long list. it was very sunny and about 11 degrees. The wind was about 10 mph and a headwind on the way back. I had a sports massage yesterday and my muscles were very loose and they felt a little jiggly at first, but then they felt great.
This was a good warm up for tomorrows 14 miler.
4.12 miles in 34:20

TGIF?!

Friday 2-10-12
This morning looked promising enough if you count out the 20 mph winds and the snow showers. I had the day off and I am looking forward to a nice run. The weather however has made me go inside to the treadmill. I am not a fan of the treadmill, but it being later morning i figure it wont be too busy and I can watch crap tv while running. I set the pace to run an 8:15/ mile, turned on my ipod and locked in on the price is right. i wore my new shoes and used the foot pod accessory for the garmin. I never remember what menu it is in to enable it and disable the gps, so i was a bit pissy on my way to the gym! ran well though and surprisingly enough i was not bored!
no picture of this one, sorry guys.
4.23 miles in 35:22.