running update (october)

10/3 - I hadn't run for a week, so I was a bit nervous about getting out there again. I felt like I really *had* to run today because my friend Amanda and I just agreed to try a 10K on Thanksgiving this year! (Time to really start training! Eeks!!) So, despite (or because of?) the cool drizzle, I pushed myself on the 2.5-mile route again (instead of my usual 2.1 mi route), and it actually went pretty well! I shaved a full minute off compared to my run on the same route last week!
Time: 29 min
Distance: 2.51 mi
Avg Speed: 5.19 mph
Cumulative distance: 79.83 mi

10/10 - Once again, I hadn't run for a week. Egads. I guess that's what happens after starting a new job - I have no regular routine anymore, so all my usual activities are shot! I'll start getting back on the horse soon. Anyway, so today Amanda and I ran around Lake Harriet, which was really nice despite the nippy air and dusting of snow (!) on the ground. It's hard to believe that only a few weeks from now we'll be running twice around that lake for the Drumstick Dash 10K. Eeks!
Time: 35 min or so??
Distance: 2.75 mi
Avg Speed: ? mph
Cumulative distance: 82.58 mi

10/17 - Another week passed with no run between last saturday and today. Oops. BUT, despite that, this was my longest run EVER! With only 2 short walk breaks, Amanda and I went 3.5 miles!
Time: ?
Distance: 3.5 mi
Avg Speed: ? mph
Cumulative distance: 86.08 mi

10/21 - My first mid-week run in weeks, and I think I deserve super mega bonus points: I did it in the morning, outside, in the dark, in the rain. Brutal. I don't even feel a smidge of guilt for the three short walk break I took.
Time: 32 min
Distance: 2.51 mi
Avg Speed: 4.71 mph
Cumulative distance: 88.59 mi

10/24 - Another record set: 4 miles! It was long, and it was hard, but it didn't kill me. (That's about as high as my praise will get.)
Time: ? min
Distance: 4.0 mi
Avg Speed: ? mph
Cumulative distance: 92.59 mi

10/26 - I don't want to jinx it, but I really think I might be getting faster and the runs might be getting easier. Maybe this whole exercise thing is paying off...
Time: 29.5 min
Distance: 2.51 mi
Avg Speed: 5.11 mph
Cumulative distance: 94.80 mi

10/28 - Yuck. I must have jinxed it, because today's attempt to run on the treadmill was quite abysmal. I only managed to run about .5 miles before I thought I was going to die and then just walked the rest of the way. Apparently I'm going to have to acclimate myself to the dreadmill again. Ugh.
Time: ? min
Distance: .5 mi
Avg Speed: ? mph
Cumulative distance: 95.30 mi

10/31 - Another long run with my friend Amanda. This time we explored the Creek! We ran from Lake Harriett to 35W and back again. The great thing was that all these people were cheering for us as we ran! It was awesome! (They may have been cheering for all the runners doing the half marathon along the same route, but I like to think they were cheering for us too!)
Time: ? min
Distance: 4.16 mi
Avg Speed: ? mph
Cumulative distance: 99.46 mi