I finished week 7 with no real problems. I run for time and got all three 25 minute runs done. Week 8 has had 2 false starts. Thursday I just couldn’t keep going after 23 minutes and I stopped today around 19 minutes.

Today we took the boys and their tricycles up to the local park. It has a paved loop that is supposed to be .5 miles. We planned to let them ride or play soccer in the middle of the loop while both DH and I ran. Of course, he took off ahead of me and the boys were behind me whining for me to slow down. I think I went too fast at the beginning and didn’t walk to warm up since he doesn’t. He stopped after 15 minutes since it started raining and the whiny children needed attention. I finished 3 laps and just couldn’t keep going.

OTOH, Thing One did get off the trike and run a whole lap. I’m pretty sure he was faster than me too.

I may try again tomorrow since my free time Tuesday will be eaten up by my third attempt to see the opthamologist this month.

Today’s goal was 28 minutes of running. I did maybe 23?

I took off in a different direction from the house, started with a downhill run and gradually went back uphill. I was feeling pretty good about how it was going, but totally ran out of steam. Nothing was wrong, no aches or pains, but I just couldn’t keep going. Mental, mostly, I guess. I took my watch off and was listening to a generic “workout” podcast, so I had no idea if I had 2 minutes left or 10 minutes left and just stopped.

I’ll try it again on Sunday.

It cracks me up that I’m disappointed to have “only” run 23 minutes without stopping.

Since my morning was wasted by not seeing the eye doctor and not having enough time to do anything else, I ran today while Thing One and Thing Two were at soccer practice. There is a complex, paved path through our neighborhood that goes over by the soccer fields, so I did an out & back route. I carried my cell phone and left my number with another mom that I’ve known since we moved here, you know, just in case the world came to an end during the 25 minutes I was gone.

The path had several hills. I did my 25 minutes and have no clue what sort of distance I covered.

I’m officially one of those crazy people who runs outside in the cold and rain. I didn’t exactly set out to do that but I also didn’t turn around and come home when it started raining.

Completed 25 minutes of running, somewhere between 2.25 and 2.5 miles.

what comes next, I guess

25 minutes, 2.5 miles. Repeat for day 2 and day 3.

25 minutes straight of running today. I might have stopped 60-90 seconds early, but that’s because I decided to head towards home, which is uphill…

I’ve caught up to DH, training day-wise, but he’s following the plan for distance and purposely taking more hills now while I’m still just trying to keep moving for the allotted time.

He wants to try a cross-country 5K next month, but I think I want to wait for the Make-A-Wish Foundation 5K in July. There are two other local 5K’s we can try in August and the the Expedition Everest race in September.

It was a beautiful day outside. The plan was two 10 minute runs with a 3 minute walk break. I ran a few minutes towards the park but stopped when I saw a new mom of twins. We’ve emailed and I’ve seen the “It’s a boy/It’s a girl” signs at their house, so I had to stop.

I started all the way back over with the run and managed to finish it. I am no longer happy with my New Balance shoes. My Asics feel a lot better. The NB make my left foot go numb no matter how loose I tie them. I’m going to fiddle with them a bit more, but they may become just everyday shoes if I can’t fix it.

The next run is 25 minutes/2.25 miles and next week is three runs of 25 minutes/2.5 miles. Eeeek!