Today I had to take the kids to their tennis lesson at 10:00. I carefully planned out a 9 mile route and told the boys I'd be later than their hour lesson, so to just hang out and wait for me...
We got to tennis, and I realized I'd forgotten my iPod. REALLY! How do I forget such a thing? What to do? I could go home and really make the boys wait for me (not so much an option), skip my run (nix on that too), or run with out it. Which I did. And I must say, at no time did I think, boy I really wish I had some music. I enjoyed listening to the traffic, my feet pounding, my breathing... I was very surprised that it was so enjoyable. Speaking of, don't you LOVE it with a long run feels good? That last mile my body was just a running machine. I felt strong and in control and alive. After finishing last week at only 7 miles, it really felt good to be able get in the 9.
In March I ran inside & out, along the North Coast & the Gulf Coast, in record setting heat & blustery cold breezes. And I ran in new shoes ~ with zip tie laces. They are taking me some getting used to. They make me feel like a third grader...but they are oh, so convenient. I have to get over my tendency to over-tighten them...my feet kept falling asleep for the first few runs (UGH).
Run Club is going...but I've had to miss because Patrick has started tennis. I'm hoping I'll be able to get some run club in...but it's good to go watch him play too.
Here are March totals:
80.5 miles for the month ~ It's a ReCoRd!
211 miles for the year
0 biking miles for the month
52 biking miles for the year
37.5 miles for my new shoes
and 1 mile swimming for the year...
Some interesting facts:
Longest run this month: 9 miles (tied February's high)
# of bags of Candy Cane Kisses left in my cabinet: 1 (and a half of a bag in the candy jar...they have actually been there for over a week. I'm practicing self-control.)
# of boxes of Girl Scout cookies left in the cabinet: 2
# of books I read this month: 2
Biggest YMCA pet peeve this month: Girls who walk on the treadmill at a pace MUCH slower than they would walk through the mall. I KNOW ~ I KNOW ~ I KNOW. They are at the Y and working out. I should be encouraging...but COME ON...work out like you mean it.
B Fit 4 Life Challenge...Sort of quit because I couldn't make any of the scheduled events...and I really think wearing a pedometer is stupid. Maybe I'll do something in April...but I seriously doubt it. I even went to the website to see where the team/I rank {looking for a little motivation to keep at it} ...and there is NOTHING posted. Even the people running it don't care. Rather sad, it could really be a fun program if it were run in a competitive and challenging way.
Monthly mileage record: 80.5 miles THIS MONTH breaking the old record of 72.75 miles set in March 2011
Highest mileage record: 13.1 miles ~ May 16, 2010 (Cleveland 1/2)
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