Oh the Weather Outside is Frightful...

but the endorphins from a run are so delightful! And although it's much warmer in my bed, let me RUN, let me RUN, let me RUN!!! Brrr! It was cold out today (in the 20's) but I had a great run! I had to run against the wind the last mile home which was a little challenging lol! Glad I got out there and ran despite the chilliness! I ran 3.1 miles (by myself) in 31:06 at an average pace of 10:00!

I hope everyone is staying warm out there!!!

Long Run Day!

What a gorgeous run this morning!!! We ran a new route that had open fields and woods on the side of the road. We even saw two deer dart across the road! This run started my training for my next half in February! It felt great and strong...and we even ran hills! Love runs like this!!!

I ran 6 miles in 1:04:50 at an average pace of 10:47!

Now time to go sing in our church Christmas Musical!

COLD but AWESOME Run!!!

Woo Hoo! I got to run with my girls this morning!!! It has been awhile and I have missed them! AND I had a GREAT run this morning!!! Felt like I could keep going forever! I haven't felt like that in awhile. Got that runner's high...feels sooo good!!! We ran 5 miles in 51:06 at an average pace of 10:12!!! I will take it!!! It was SUPER cold this morning but when you are all bundled up and there is no wind...it is not too bad!

For what I mean by super cold...look at what my car thermometer said the outside temp was:


Brrr!!!! Yep, I think you can say we are officially CrAzY for running in that kind of weather lol!

Looking forward to my long run on Saturday. I have decided that for my next half-marathon (Rock 'n Roll Mardi Gras in NOLA in February) I am going to do my training a little differently. Before (for the Pensacola Half-Marathon), I ran 3-5 miles twice a week and then did a long run of about 10-12 miles almost every weekend. I am going to revamp training this time and do it the way you are supposed to. I am still going to run 3-5 miles twice during the week but my long runs on the weekend are going to start out slow and gradually build up instead of just running 10-12 EVERY weekend. So Saturday I am going to OFFICIALLY start my training and do a long run of 6 miles. I am trying to avoid overuse injuries...because a lot of the girls I am running with are getting injured. Scares me because I already have little pains here and there that I have to get through...I don't want to get seriously injured for training too hard. Trying to play it smart this go around! :-) Anyway, enough for now! Be back after my 6 miles on Saturday!!!

Brrr!!!

Another cold day...upper 20's here. But I bundled up warm and was fine! I will say that I like to run in about 50 degree weather the most. It's not supposed to be this cold here lol! The sunrise was beautiful this morning! A great way to start the busy day ahead of me!

All my friends did not want to run in the cold this morning so I set out by myself again. It's not too bad because if I run by myself I can sleep in a little longer lol! I ran 3.11 miles in 32:03 at an average pace of 10:18. My legs felt tired the entire run but I didn't quit. Glad I ventured out on my own this morning...despite the cold!

Jingle Bell Run 5K!!!

This race was sooo much fun! We wore tutus, Christmas socks, Christmas tree hats, and our purple Sole2Soul Sisters shirts! Channel 5 News even came out and did an interview with us!!! The course was very very hilly! I thought one of the hills was NEVER going to end! Still pretty happy with my time...not a PR but that is not what I was intending to do. My official time was 32:02! This one was all for fun!!!

Me all dressed up!


Me and Paige!


Sole2Soul Sisters Officers with Santa!

COLD Run!

Brrr! It was freezing this morning...made it really hard to get going and get warmed up. Thank goodness there was no wind. I kept wanting to turn around, go home, and crawl back into my warm bed. But I persevered and finished what I set out to do! I ran (by myself again) 3.5 miles in 37:23 at an average pace of 10:40!

13.1 Decorating My Christmas Tree!!!

A gift from my friend Andi, who ran my first half-marathon with me!