a kitten & an awesome tempo run!

my birthday present - "Miles" or "Buddy" - still deciding!

wednesday - i didn't run since this last saturday. i just knew i needed to take a few days break. didn't want to but i did. didn't do any exercise. just took a break. that 15miler was painful and i just felt like i was on the edge of something going wrong if i didn't rest. even during today's 6 mile run i felt rusty the first few miles. i'm just flat out tired. could be the gray days we've had. or getting broken sleep lately. after all, i did get a new kitty for my birthday (total surprise!) and i've been woken up by it since sunday night. who knows... i do know this, i'm going to bed early tonight!

thursday - 8 miles with my parents dog. i think i ran him too far or too hard since he got sick at mile 7. so i took it easy the last mile home. poor dog. i don't know any better. he came on a few runs with me last week but 6 miles was the farthest he's gone.

friday - 6 tempo miles. had not pushed myself that hard in awhile. it felt so good! i was beet red and so sweaty when done that i felt like it was 90 degrees outside! i ran almost a full mile at around an 8 min mile pace which for 'lil 'ol me is challenging!

saturday -10 miles.  i woke up at 6am and was running by 6:30. had to beat the rain and storms that were headed our way all day. i dusted off my headlamp and used it the first 4 miles. i stayed in the neighborhood since it was still dark and repeated a mile route that kept me really close to home. at mile7, it started to pour. and at mile 9, i booked it home since it started to thunder! i made it home safely and the storms slid to the east of us for that part of the morning.