Fun Facts About This Morning's Run...

Fun Fact #1: Running in a shower cap is pretty hot.

Fun Fact #2: Running in said shower cap might keep your hair 95% dry, but it will look like a frizzy, hot mess when you are done...trust me!

Fun Fact #3: I can run through EVERY puddle in a 4 mile radius.

Fun Fact #4: Wardrobe malfunctions .5 mile into your run really set the tone.

Fun Fact #5: It is tough to keep a good pace with the wardrobe malfunction around your knees...just sayin'.


Here's a picture for your Tuesday enjoyment...

Today I Fell In Love...

Yes, you heard right...Kevin you might want to stop reading here. Today I fell in love-I'm not sure what the exact time was, but I do know exactly what I was doing-running. More specifically I was on my l-o-n-g run. It was glorious...it took me about a mile to settle into my pace (I had to keep telling myself "you can't run too slow") and once I did, it was just perfect. My playlist was good, the weather was good, my body felt good...everything was just good! Last week the 5 miles made me a little nervous and I ran them too fast for a long run. Not the case today-I felt confident, strong, and slow. I was mentally list-making, wondering who lived in what house, wondering what our adjoining neighborhood looked like 20 years ago (pretty nice I'm assuming), thinking about future races, thinking about nothing...it was just a good run! And to top things off as I neared closer to the house I thought, hey-I could run another couple miles no problem...cha-ching...success!!! This will come in handy next Sunday when the long run jumps up to 6 miles :-) I'm looking forward to it!

This week brings upped mileage on Tuesday and Thursday=4 miles. Wednesday stays 2 miles, but I'm adding some speed work. I'd really love to run a sub 9min. average pace during my training runs...I would even take 8:50. Right now I hover around 9:30/9:25. I can always pull faster times out of a race which is fine, but I'd love to have my weekly runs get faster too. I'll let you know!

What I Want for C-mas Part II

Fact-I want more running things for Christmas.
Fact-I might be slightly obsessed with running.
But you knew that right?

So I like these shirts...any or all would be fine. Check them out here.


Also, I really NEED (notice I said need not want...I'm trying to prioritize here folks!) some Under Armour Freeze tights...they are at Nat's for $44.95 :-) Or you can buy them here. You all are really too generous!!!!

So what do you want/need for Christmas?

I Can Run 5miles without stopping + What I want for Christmas...

Yes folks it is true...I can run 5 miles without stopping!! I know you are awed, amazed, and shocked...as you should be! Seriously though, while I know that this is not a crazy amazing feat, for me it's kinda big. I remember when I re-stared (yes, that is a word) to run in June and I couldn't even run a mile without stopping a bazillion times!! I have made a lot of progress and am proud of my running accomplishments. I was kinda nervous about the 5 miler that good ole Hal Higdon had on the training calendar for yesterday, but I totally dominated it! Also, the results for the Monster Dash 5K are up and I placed 48th out of 179 running peeps. They didn't break it down by age group, but I'm happy with those numbers. It wasn't my fastest 5K, but the course was DARK and slightly killer!

Moving on to what I want for Christmas...
Because I have so many medals from running so many races (I have 1) I need a place to put them. I like this one-you can purchase it here. Thanks in advance.


I love Life is Good stuff, therefore I love this Life is Good Gotta run shirt. I'll take a small please.


I would also like to have this marathon stick. Read about it here or here. Thanks again!

Anything mentioned in this article would be fantastic too. You all are really too generous!


This would be slightly fantastic too! It's your call...whatever :-)