running log

100 Mile–8 Week Challenge: Week 2

Week 2 was much better than week 1. Because we actually did some running (imagine that!)! It was still very cold this week, but I really like my new running jacket, plus, you are only cold for the first 15 minutes or so. After that, you’re body warms up, and only your fingers and maybe [...]

100 Mile–8 Week Challenge: Week 1

I, along with several of my running/health buddies are participating in a challenge: 100 miles in 8 weeks. Wanna join? Great!! We have a group at LogYourRun.com where we can post our progress and encourage each other. If you want to join that group and keep track of your progress, just click here. That averages [...]

My First Half-Marathon

It happened three weeks and 4,000 miles away from where I have been training for since June, but it was still the same 13.1 miles (21,1 km). Sarah and I carefully planned our Road to the Marathon, which started with a 5k in March, went to a 10k in June, and was supposed to include [...]

Road to the Marathon, Part Dos

In a little over an hour, I’m going to start running my very first 10k!!! I’m getting more and more nervous as time passes, but I think it’s going to be a good run. I could NOT get to sleep last night, so despite taking 1 1/2 sleeping pills at 7:00p, I was awake until [...]