A Few Good Runs

Hey gang! Just a quick post tonight to talk about two recent runs that made me VERY happy.

1) On Thursday I’d been on day 3 of a GRUMPY streak and I was NOT feeling a workout at all… but then, the SUN came out…

oh…

And we needed bread.

Luckily, the grocery store is a super speedy 1 mile (almost exactly to the hundredth of a mile!) from our front door, and I figured a 2 mile jaunt would do me some good.

It was cold, but I bundled up ready to run.

About .25 into my run, I began to wonder how I was going to get that bread home… cradle the bag like a baby? Stuff it into my jacket? Swing the grocery sack at my side like a crazy person??

I was in and out of the store in about 2 minutes, and knew what I had to do, BREAD PAPOOSE!!

My bundle of joy and I were home lickity split, and I also set a new mile PR with my speediest mile yet, 9:55!

2) This afternoon (Sunday), I set out for a 4 mile run… I was a little anxious, cause it is the longest distance I’d attempted in a while, but I know that out and backs are my preferred method, so I planned a great 2 mile jaunt along a fairly busy street.

I felt like I was just in a zone… a true runner’s high. While I was driving past the cars on the road, I was actively and honestly GRINNING from ear to ear… I mean a huge KELSEY smile (and if you know me, you know that is a pretty huge smile) and I ended up running a great pace, and very strong and steady 4 miles. I finished in 44:12 for an 11:02 pace, and walked for half a mile afterwards to cool down.

Now I’m happily chilling in my recovery socks.

Another thing that I learned on this evening’s run is that while out and backs are my favorite method, I always go past my half way point… like, if my nike+ or garmin says, “half way point” I always go past that, at least a quarter mile or so, so that when I get back, There is no doubt that I’ll be DONE when I get back to my starting point/home… Few things annoy me more than wanting to do a 3 mile run, and getting to my front door at 2.98 miles and having to lap the cul-de-sac!! ARGH.

Does anyone else do that?? Leave me a comment if that rings a bell!

You’ve also got a few hours left to enter my Dr. Kracker giveaway! Good luck!