A thirty-something running mama in Portland, OR, who finds sanity in lacing up her Nikes, enjoys the challenge that running and racing brings, but doesn't run very fast. I try to improve my speed with each race, and I share my efforts here.
Living and running in the moment
I only ran two days this last week, but I still kept my usual number of weekly miles. That's because I ended up running about 80% of my miles on one day: yesterday. With the Girlfriends Half in three weeks, and Katherine running the Portland Marathon in two weeks, we wanted to go 14 miles. Our running group was planning to run two iterations of a 7-mile loop, which didn't appeal to either of us. Looking for another route long enough for 14 miles, we somehow decided that running the Wildwood would be a suitable alternative.
After a couple of post-H2C lackluster weeks of running, I'm back in business! Despite my husband being out of town all last week, I managed to get some good miles in. I also did something over the week that I haven't done in a long time; I left my watch at home. I've been so obsessed with my pace the last few months, that I haven't had a relaxing, fun run in awhile. I had been pushing my limits by trying to go at as fast of a pace as possible on every run that it mentally, not just physically, became work to go out for a run. Make no mistake, I still pushed myself, but only slightly outside my comfort zone. But without a watch to focus on, I wasn't distracted with calculations and predictions in my head, and I was left to simply enjoy the run and my friend's company.
Pub Run Tuesday
My sister-in-law was gracious enough to come and watch the kiddo so I could join this bi-weekly event. Apparently I wasn't the only mama to be solo parenting this week, because 4 out of the 9 ladies who showed up with kiddos strapped in jogging strollers. I was instantly impressed because our pub run route is quite hilly, and I can't begin to fathom pushing 60+ pounds of stroller and kiddo up those hills. More likely is that I would have to chase down a run-away stroller on the downhill! What I love about this group is how determined every mama is. I finished with many of those stroller-pushing mamas close on my heels, one of whom kept pace with me the entire time! I was quite impressed, and just a tad envious that I couldn't "smoke" them!
Miles: 2.5
Time: Not the foggiest idea
Saturday morning at Forest Park
Miles: 10
Time: All I know is something less than 1:40
Sunday morning at Fairmount
Miles: 3.5
Time: 32 minutes
A thirty-something running mama in Portland, OR, who finds sanity in lacing up her Nikes, enjoys the challenge that running and racing brings, but doesn't run very fast. I try to improve my speed with each race, and I share my efforts here.
A thirty-something running mama in Portland, OR, who finds sanity in lacing up her Nikes, enjoys the challenge that running and racing brings, but doesn't run very fast. I try to improve my speed with each race, and I share my efforts here.
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