whoa. so, sb and i went out at 11:49 pace and somehow ended up coming back at 10:18 pace. whoops. no wonder i felt so tired. it ended up averaging out to 11:03 pace for just over 1.5 miles.
for some reason the tops of my feet have been hurting lately. i tried loosening the laces of my shoes, but it's not helping. very strange. i'm just going to figure it's been so long since i've run somewhat regularly that my feet aren't used to it yet.
good news is that it was another beautiful day in chicago. i really wish we had more of a spring. i propose that because days like this are so few and far between, mayor daley should declare "it's gorgeous for once in chicago...don't go to work" days.
ran with sb to my storage unit to pick up the a/c. woohoo summer's coming!
went just under 12 minute pace. felt just fine. nothing too exciting to report other than the fact that my shins were a little sore during the run. my guess is because we were on the sidewalk the entire time.
first song on the shuffle: "i am not my hair" by india arie
another gorgeous day, another decent run. i think i went just under 11 minute pace so it would've been a little over 1.5 miles. not too bad at all for being so out of shape and having about 25 extra pounds on my body. eventually i'll get back up to 3 miles at 10 minute pace and back down to 135 pounds...eventually.
felt good overall. i know i could've gone further had i slowed the pace by 30 seconds/mile, but i've been so tied to pacing for the past two years (2006 was 10 minute pace; 2007 was 12 minute pace) for marathon training. it's so nice now just to be able to run whatever pace feels good - even if it is only for 17 minutes.
the pic above is one i took when sb and i were in wicker park. it's the glorious produce section at olivia's market.
it's about this time of year where i find myself wishing i had never moved to chicago. the winters are so very, very, VERY long, and i am a huge, huge, HUGE wimp when it comes to cold weather.
and then a day like today rolls around, and i remember exactly why i love this city. the skies were blue, the air was crisp, the flowers were blooming, and there were so many people roaming around the city. it just doesn't get much better than days like today. sb and i decided to go off our normal lakefront path course and instead ran north on sheridan. at one point, sb asked if we ran this street during the chicago marathon last year, which we did. as i started thinking back on that day, i vividly remembered the desperation i felt while i was running up that street, praying for some sort of fluids. and then, we came upon the reflecting pool at 3550 n. lakeshore. that was where a bunch of us dunked our heads in and some people drank the water from it.
i thought i'd dedicate the picture in this post to chicago marathon race director carey pinkowski. carey - you said there was plenty of fluids on the course - i guess i just didn't think high rise reflecting pools counted.
i am: a sprinter by nature. an average-below average distance runner. hard on myself for being an average-below average runner.
i love: running. but more than that, i love runners. they're the best people in the world.
the truth: while i love running, i tend to get lazy in the winter. that's where this blog comes into play. it'll be the way i hold myself accountable and a way to remember the best, the average and the worst days - nonetheless, all memories i want to have.
whoa. so, sb and i went out at 11:49 pace and somehow ended up coming back at 10:18 pace. whoops. no wonder i felt so tired. it ended up averaging out to 11:03 pace for just over 1.5 miles.
