ooops

oops i forgot to update my blog. it's the busiset time of year getting ready for a new school year.

two weeks ago i started to taper for an 8 hour race. i was going to do it. i ran monday or tuesday 4 miles and was planning two short runs thereafter but... i got a little sick. tight chest, small cough, horrible sleep... i just didn't want to risk getting full blown sick. so i didn't run the rest of the week and ended up skipping the ultra. :( it was for the better since i didn't feel great and was on the edge of getting sick.

last week i ran 4, 4, 4, and then sat morning a 5k and then 7 afterward.  figured i'd keep it at 10 miles since i have a half marathon this upcoming weekend and want to try to run it a smidgen faster than usual.

my girls and i ran a local high school's 5k that helped support the cross country team. there were several hundred runners. it was humid as could be, hot, sunny and hilllllly! i just don't care for flat running! i'm not a fast runner - at all - but somehow i managed to get second place in my age group! guess there weren't so many young 40's running it! haha! my 12 year old finished third in her age group with a time of 22:40. my 14 year old finished strong as well. we had a blast - that's what matters most!