Ugh!

I had a half-marathon in my sites for April.  Then I got sick.  I haven't been that sick in a long time.  I didn't even attempt to run for a week and a half.  When I did run, it was ridiculously hard.  It seems my body took longer to recover than I expected.  My longest run in the past 2 weeks (since back to healthy again) was the 10K I ran last weekend.  And, even though it was a very slow 10K - it was tough!  I have to admit, I'm a little psyched out right now.  Can I get my mileage up in time?  Is it even worth trying right now?  You know the drill - once you get in your head it can get hard to get out.

So, here I sit contemplating today's run.  It's pouring down rain with periodic gusts of wind that sound a little intimidating.  I know that today's run is NOT optional.  But, I'm procrastinating. . . . . . . 

Note:  I did it!  I got out there and fought that crazy wind for 5 miles. And, of course, it felt good - especially when I was done!  :) 

Time to Blog Again

In the interest of starting my own business and all that goes along with it, I temporarily abandoned my personal blogging.  And, you know what?  I've started to miss it.  I can't guarantee that I'll have much time to post - but we'll see how it goes - 'cuz I'd like to get back at it.  I also miss many of my former blogging friends.  When I accidently deleted my old blog many months ago, I lost many of you.  And those I've found, I have to admit, I've been terrible about keeping up with your blogging.  But, here I am again.  Let's see where this takes me this time around.

Today my goal was to run 7 miles.  I've set my sites on some upcoming races and it's time to re-focus and start training again.  My legs felt kind of achey and dead when I started my run this morning, but fortunately, I was running with a group so the conversation helped distract me.  Around the 2-3 mile mark, Sam and I split off from the rest of the group to get in a longer run.  The hill we had to climb really winded me today, but a brief walk while I took off my jacket, and I was good to go again.  I felt decent overall, the rain held off, and we wrapped up our run with a total of 7.75 miles.  Not bad!  

I've got one more run on tap for the week - about 5 miles tomorrow.

The next race I have coming up is a 10K in early March.  And a half-marathon in April.  I'll do my best to keep you posted!

Run well, my friends!  :)    

New blog

With the loss of my old blog and the start of a my own business, I am starting a new blog.  Here it is.
Hope to see you there!  :)

ARGH!

Starting all over. . . . I deleted my old (unused) gmail address while setting up a new one. Apparently, that also deleted my blog. What a pain! I hope I can find everyone again.