More running stuff

Thanks to those of you who gave me some suggestions/advice for running the other day. I took all of your advice, smooshed it together, and used it to have a great 3.5 mile run yesterday. I planned my route out online the night before, studied it and felt comfortable with it. I set out my clothes, wiped my ipod shuffle clean and put it on autofill for some fresh tunes, and went to bed feeling confident. I set my alarm for 5:45am (so that I could reset it for 6:15, haha!) and bounced out of bed (okay, maybe not) ready to go.

I decided to really take it easy, run a bit slower than usual and work on endurance instead of speed. My goal was to run 3.5 miles in 40 minutes with minimal walk breaks. I ended up stopping to walk three times, all on serious uphills, and each time only for about 1-2 minutes. In the end, I felt great, and finished in 39:40 - right at my goal. I was really pleased!

I am heading out tomorrow morning to run another 3.5 and I hope to feel just as good. Maybe tomorrow ... I'll blog about my attempt at a bike ride the other day! It was pretty hilarious. Happy almost-weekend! Anyone have anything fun planned? My mom and my grandma are coming into town tomorrow for the weekend and I am really looking forward to it. We don't have much planned, but I think it will be a fun time!