4.25 Miles!

Paige met me at my house this morning to run. Jennifer woke up with a swollen throat so she had to cancel...I hope she feels better! Anyway, we had planned on running the hills (that is what Jen wanted to do) but decided to do my route through Ottawa Springs neighborhood. We ran about an 11:00 mile pace most of the run. I was feeling pretty slow and sluggish this morning. But by the end I picked up my pace and finished pretty strong. Not exactly sure on our time but I think we ran it in about 46 minutes.

4.9 Miles!

I know, I know...we were so close to 5 miles why didn't we run that much? Well because Jen couldn't find her armband so we ran without her GPS. So we pretty much winged it. And we changed our route a tiny bit so that Laura could make it home in time for her hubby to leave for work. We knew we had a good run though because we were running a pretty fast pace! We had two scares this morning while running...an English bulldog ran with us for a minute...he scared us to death though he was just trying to be friendly! AND there was a HUGE snake on the side of the road...and we aren't really sure if he was dead or alive! Ugh! I am TIRED of seeing snakes!!! All in all we ran for about 50 minutes. Laura went back and clocked it and it was 4.9 miles! We guessed it to be about 4.5...I like it when I am wrong and have actually ran more miles than I thought! So that meant we were running about a 10:12 pace! Pretty awesome!

Today is Hayden's 5th birthday! My baby is growing up! AND Sawyer started potty training yesterday afternoon and is doing fabulous! He even pooped in the potty this morning!!! So proud of my two boys!

8 miles!!!

I met Katrina, Laura, and Christina this morning at 5 for a long run. We planned on doing about 8 miles. We decided to run a different route today too. We met at the Eastern Shore Centre and ran all the way around it. Then we went out on the highway and ran down a service road until it dead ended and back into Timbercreek...a very hilly neighborhood. We didn't run far into Timbercreek though. We finished up the run with another circle around the shopping center. I was having a GREAT run! I ran ahead most of the run. The girls said they were going to get a rope and tie it to me so that I could pull them along lol! Two of them had to stop a couple of times and walk. I am not sure why the run went so well for me but I needed it. Last weekend's 8 miles was HARD for me. It was nice to have one like this! I am not sure what our time was...I know we were under 2 hours.

On another note, Katrina brought us each a "happy" today for helping her out with the Sole2Soul Sisters group. Look at these precious earrings! I love them! Thanks so much Kat!




Now I am going to get ready for Hayden's 5th Birthday Party! I can't believe my first born is 5 already!!!

4 Miles!

Woke up about 15 minutes earlier this morning so that Katrina could run with us. She's the working girl so she has to be done at a certain time so she has time to get ready for work. We met at her house...it was me, Katrina, Jennifer, Laura, and my friend Paige who is a new runner. We ran a slower pace...not because Paige was with us but because we all wanted to! We ran 4 miles in 48 minutes and 3 seconds at an average pace of 12:00.

A Fast 5 at 5!!!

Ran with Jennifer and Andrea this morning! We did 5 miles...it was hard! But once we finished and looked at our pace I know why! We ran 5 miles in 52 minutes and 25 seconds at an average pace of 10:26!!! Whoa! I am pretty proud of that time and pace!

Wildlife update: We saw a snake on the road this morning...yikes! He was curled up in a ball and I sort of noticed him when we first started running...I almost stepped on him. But I thought he was dead. Then on the way back when we had finished running and were cooling down by walking we passed him again...and he was alive. He was small...but it doesn't matter what size a snake is...I HATE snakes!

3 Miles With The Sole2Soul Sisters!!!

We had a group run at the track tonight with the Sole2Soul Sisters. We had around 30 ladies there...and lots of them were new!!! We have 3 different groups running this time...the Couch to 5K, 5K to 10K, and our runners from last time that couldn't wait and already started their 10K training! I ran with the 5K to 10K group tonight. They were supposed to run 3 miles. We started out at a slower pace but then I went ahead with the front of the group and Laura went with the back of the group. I ended up getting a really good run in! I ran 3 miles in 31 minutes and 33 seconds at an average pace of 10:31! What was neat is that I got to wear Christina's Garmin Forerunner 305 for the run! I looked on my wrist a few times and I was doing a 9:30 pace! I LOVE that watch and have GOT to get one!!! I've been begging Andy for one for awhile but haven't talked him into it yet. Maybe I will get one for my birthday...in November...boo! That seems like such a long time from now! Anyway, I am sooo proud of all the Sole2Soul Sisters! They are doing great!

I NEED this watch!!!! :-)

Running Skirts!!!!

I LOVE running in skirts! I don't run in anything else. Shorts ride up on me but skirts don't. And the skirts make me feel like I look good! Well, I have a favorite brand of skirts! The skirts at runningskirts.com! They are awesome!!! I own 5 of their skirts so far and LOVE them!

Well, the twin ladies who own runningskirts.com, Cindy and Christy, sent me an email the other day inviting me to be on their "VIP Running Blogger Review Panel!" The email said they need my help to "test & review NEW RunningSkirts™ products!" I am not sure what this entails but I definitely want to be a part of it! I sent them back the info they requested. I hope to hear from them soon! So excited!!!