Week 11

Ah, the best laid plans of mice and (wo)men…sometimes life really does get in the way of running plans. I did run the 7 miles over Thursday and Friday but I wasn’t feeling well on Saturday so I pushed the long run to Sunday, intending to do 14 miles. But then my husband called from Germany and needed me to rearrange his flight plans home (which I was more than happy to do, lol) but it took quite some time. So, before it got too hot, I was only able to get in ten miles. But I did four this morning so I completed the total number for the weekend, but not in the way I would have liked to do it. I try to be realistic though—my life does not revolve around running. Running is a part of my life, but I will not allow it to take over other things the things that are really important to me.

Anyhoo, run stats:

These are for the 7 mile run:

Thursday:
Distance: 3 miles
Total time: 35 minutes
Average pace: 10:50
Best pace: 9:45
Weather: 78*, 95% humidity (feels like 78*)
Song o’ the run: No song…kinda forgot to charge my iPod. It was dead.

Friday:
Distance: 4 miles
Total time: 50 minutes
Average pace: 12:50
Best pace: 9:30
Weather: 77*, 92% humidity (feels like 77*)
Song o’ the run: Still hadn’t charged the iPod. No bueno!!


And these are for the 14 mile runs:

Sunday:
Distance: 10 miles
Total time: 2 hours, 5 minutes
Average pace: 12:30
Best pace: 9:28
Weather: 73*, 65% humidity (feels like 73*)—fantastic running weather!!!
Song o’ the run: Ran with friends, no music

Monday:
Distance: 4 miles
Total time: 53 minutes
Average pace: 13:16
Best pace: 9:28
Weather: 73*, 65% humidity (feels like 73*)—again!! Fantastic running weather!!!
Song o’ the run: “Cruel Summer” (Blestentation remix, featuring Bananarama)

The first two miles of the Monday run, I brought my dogs along. They’re not really fans of running--especially my Josie. She’s a pit of the Staffordshire bull terrier mix/variety and her thick frame and short little legs were not made for distance. But she tries really hard and that’s all I want. (Well, that and to tire her out really well.) Come to think of it, that sounds really familiar somehow… ;^) D’Argo, my boy dog, is a pit mixed with, I think, whippet. So my “runs” with him equates into a nice little trot that he could probably keep up indefinitely…if he wasn’t more interested in going back to bed.

Random thoughts:

-- My husband is due back today (yay!) so I’m putting this out a day early.
-- And my total mileage for the month of August: 65 miles.
-- Also, my total cycling miles for August: 85.5 miles.


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