My home. 5:15 a.m. Ran solo today due to Mishel's big run yesturday, she wanted to take today off. Ran trail to BV then instead of Lemontree went to the airstip. It was all foggy and wet grass so it probably wasn't the best because I got my shoes and socks all wet. I just wanted to try something new. I ran up and down the main airstrip twice. It was a big workout because of running on the grass. I felt very tired! Didn't see anyone out walking this morning. I ran back to home after running on grass.

Lakeland Hills. 5:30 a.m. I carpooled with Mishel. She drove her car this time. It was fun to meet up with the ladies after it had been awhile since we ran at Lakeland. Niki, Janet, Sunny, Mishel, and I ran the usual route but didn't do the extended loop this time near the end. I ran with Sunny and Janet in the beginning and it was fun to catch up and get to know them better. Later, I ran with Mishel because we are about the same speed. We don't like to walk at all on the run. It was nice weather but did start to get a little warm...still comfortable though. I noticed some strong calf pain on my left side. I think that is still from running on the beach. man! Maybe the hills triggered it off??? Other than that, great run! Goregous sunrise this morning and view of Mt. Rainier!

Sunny's Home. 5:35 a.m. Mishel rode with me over to Sunny's place off of Tacoma Point on Lake Tapps. We met up with Niki there, however, Sunny slept in on accident and she didn't run with us. Us 3 had a good run even though I was very tired. I didn't sleep too well last night; kept waking up and only got 6.5 hrs of sleep-No good. I was wakeboarding/tubing the evening before so that probably had something to do with that, plus a late dinner and some homemade icecream! We ran around the neighborhood on Tacoma point, over to Lakeland Hills plaza and a loop off of 62nd street and back around. Then we went to the 7/11 gas station and back that way to Tacoma point.The weather was misty/light rain but actually felt good later in the run. Started out cold but warmed up fast. It was a challenging run because I was tired and there were some hills. My calf didn't bother me at all though. I was just sore on my lower back from tubing and my arms too. When we got back Sunny was waiting with waters and had us come in for some coffee and pie. She was so sorry she slept in and didn't hear the alarm. We drank our coffee on the back porch and looked at the tranquil water....how awesome is that! How nice to live right on the lake!!!

Starbucks in Enumclaw. 6:30 a.m. Niki, Sunny, and I met at Starbucks to meet Mishel who started her run work out from June's place at 5:30 a.m. You go girl! We ran a nice route on Roosevelt street and then turned Left back over to the grassland/wetland area on the bike trail to Starbucks. That was about 5 miles.Then we met up with the normal running group at 7:30 a.m. to do another 5 miles. We had probably about 5 min break in between times. June, Jan, Janet, Lindsay, Angela joined us for a run. Sunny didn't feel well so she had to go home. Janet brought her dog Cloey and Lindsay brought her dog Mia. We ran a route off of Watson towards Mt. Peak and the side of it to the left and a big loop back. Mishel was getting very tired the last 4 miles or so. I was exhausted as well from staying up late the night before and eating some pizza. It was a mental game to keep going but it really helped to run with Mishel and Niki who kept my pace the whole way. We were out on the front of the pack but we did have to stop and walk twice because we were just so tired. The weather was cloudy and kinda muggy but it was beautiful with the sun trying to peak through. No pain in legs which was nice. The only 2 things that sort of bothered me was the Left underarm chafing and left calus rubbing on shoe-that is a usual problem though. Great run!! Felt very accomplished to get 10 miles in!!! It's been awhile since I got that much in. Mishel paid for all of us coffee. I talked with Jan about 3 mile obstacle courses that sound like so much fun! That sounds like my next adventure, just gotta find one on a Sunday!!

BPA Trail. 5:45 p.m. Met up with Nicole, Lisa, and Jordanne. This is the first run back after Nicole is in the US from Sigapore. Yeah!!! Unfortunetly, Denali was crying and upset so Lisa had to take her home and couldn't do the run. She ran earlier with Nicole and Jordanne before I got there. We ran a loop routine, down the BPA trail and then to the left on the street past Winco and back up. For some reason it seemed tough; we all felt like our legs were made of lead. Great run though and a lot better than an out and back on the BPA trail! Great run! We ran a little extra when we got to where are cars were so that the ladies could get a complete even mileage. I felt kinda tired but it was good. We 3 went to Scoreboard after for some pizza...mmm it was good!!!

Mishel's house. 6:00 a.m. Great to have to travel anywhere for this run! Met at Mishel's place right out my front door! Anna and her friend Maricella came for a run. It was neat to see Anna because I hadn't seen her for awhile. We ran the usual route in the beginning out past Lemontree. We tried to avoid a big hill though and turned Left on some road then went up a decent size hill and back down the other side and around. It was a good route and new one. Mishel and I left Anna and Maricella in the dust. I think Maricella was slowing down Anna because she is usually very fast! Mishel and I are about the same speed but lately I feel like she has jst been hauling! I really had to push to keep up with her! Crazy girl! She was pushing below 8 min. on the last 2 miles when I felt exhausted. We ran the road back to our home but ended at Trent's home. Then we walked! I was so happy to be done but what a great work out and nice time!! Mishel was proud! So happy to not have to walk.

Sunny's home at Tacoma Point. 5:45 a.m. Met up with Sunny and Niki this morning. Mishel is taking the day off. We ran the usual route through her neighborhood to Lakeland Hills the loop to turn R on 62nd street. We did a slower pace today with the group we had here. It was a okay run but didn't feel as challenged this morning. I felt good for the most part but part way through slight R lower shin pain for a bit but went away. It was very foggy this morning and slightly chilly at start. Good to get a run in before the weekend.

HOME:) Paradise, CA. 8:52 a.m. Visiting the family for my brother's 10 year memorial since his passing. It was great to do a run with dad on the day it happeneded 10 years ago. I got to sleep in but dad took today off so I asked him to go for a run and we ran up to PHS track. It was already pretty warm out; definetly in the high 70s. We crossed through the cementary to PHS. There were students on the stairs/bleachers taking a preclass to PE it looked like. It was a little odd running in front of them as they were learning what their teacher was saying. But we had a great run anyways. There was one other lady working out on the track and running up the stairs. We did 2 miles on the track; 4 laps one direction and 4 laps the other direction. Then we ran up the hill and home through the cementary. Great run! The heat made it a little harder but it was still good.

Starbucks Lakeland Hills. 7 a.m. Knew that it had been awhile since I had ran and Sunny encouraged me to come out for a run with the ladies. Ladies there: Sunny, Niki, Janet, Angela, and Angela brought a new runner who just moved into the neighborhood-Marianne, I think that was her name. She seemed very nice. Weather was great for a run. We did a different route than usual at Lakeland start. We ran out along the road we usually go on but made a R onto 62nd street back around to Sunny's place. It was like doing the route from Sunny's but we started a Lakeland. So when we got to her place it was mentally hard to keep going. It was a good work out and I'm glad the pace wasn't terribly fast because I could tell I was out of shape already. Great run! No one stayed around for coffee this time.

Sheri's home. 6:00 a.m. Mishel and I carpooled to Shari's home in my car. It was cloudy this morning so it made it hot and humid on our run. Everyone else who were going to run bailed last minute for the run. It was only Sheri, Mishel, and I but we had a great run! We ran from her newly graveled road and went down to the main street and turned Left instead of R and did a loop in the area. It was on nice country roads the whole time and you could smell the fresh smell of cows...hahaha! I actually don't mind it though! There were cars and trucks that kept passing us so we had to move over to different areas of the road when they passed us depending on what why they were heading. We had some rolling hills which made the run difficult. We also ran on some loose gravel and that felt like running on sand. I was tired from yesturday's run as well. Good run though. Mishel kept the lead. I stayed back with Sheri most of the time but then caught up with Mishel near the end. Mishel was giving us a hard time for not keeping up. I just didn't want to push it as hard today but ended up going faster at the end. Great run! I ready was sweating!

Mishel's home. 5:30 a.m. Ladies who joined Mishel and I were Angela and Marianne the new lady in the neighborhood. She ran and met us on our street. It was VERY foggy this morning so it made it hard to breath and do the work out to it's fullest potential. Mishel and I ran ahead of the other ladies to keep up a good pace. We are thinking of working on some speed this Friday so keeping the pace up, as Mishel would say, "No walking." We ran the usual route and made a L turn where the road bends and you go on gravel road. Then we took a steep hill up and back around near the highschool. There we met up with the other ladies. We kept the lead though on the way back. Mishel pushed again but it was good pace even though I wanted to slow down.

TT: 50:04  Distance on my GPS was 5.5 but we really did about 5.7, my gps didn't calculate right away. TT is according to 5.5. distance and so are the rest of the splits and averages.

Avg: 9:02   Max: 7:05

Splits: 11:19 (whew! That is horrible!), 8:58, 8:46, 8:27, 8:15, 7:58 (I love how we got WAY faster

Shari's home. 5:30 a.m. Mishel and I rode over to Shari's home and met up with Shari. No one else joined us this morning. (Maybe we scared everyone off on Wed. with our speedy run). It was a goregous morning for a run! There was just one cloud I saw but it really cleared up with blue skies and the sun came out about 10 min after we started our run. The barn yards, grass, sunrise, Mt. Rainier, etc all looked so beautiful this morning! God is good! How lucky am I to see this bright and early and have a nice run with 2 fun ladies. I was very tired from only getting 5 hours of sleep last night; just got home late from MK and shopped after for an item; then by the time I get to bed....man! Not the best for the next day run. I felt okay but I definetly didn't mind the slower speed and walking after a steep hill. I think we walked 2x on the run. We ran from Shari's home out to the main road and took a R this time then turned R on the first gravel road that did a little loop and joined back into the main Rd. again. It was fun to do a new route for me (last time I did this I had to turn around cause I was running short on time). Slight L knee pain but nothing major. Tired tired tired, so was Mishel so that was good.

ARSHS. 5:30 a.m. Mishel and I went to the HS to work on some speed trainning. We wanted to switch it up and get faster on our pace. I was surprised she agreed to hop the fence with me. Cheri was going to go but she backed out last minute. The gate was actually open today so we could walk right in. We did a few warm up laps to get going. 3 to be exact. We then lined up on the lanes of 7 and 8. I was in lane 7. We started at the line just past the one that i usually would start at. We ran pretty much full board for almost 1/4 of a mile. Then we would walk a lap. We did 4 sets of these. It was tough! Mishel and I were just worn out by the 3rd and 4th run. We kept getting faster almost each time.

Sunny's home at Tacoma Point near Lake Tapps. 7 a.m. It was Sunny, Niki, Allister, Angela, Sunny's brother, and I. Good run but not as challenging in the beginning. I ran with Sunny for the first part and then finished off a strong finish with Niki! We ran the usual route from her place around the neighborhood but did the little colvesack as well. We just ran to the light in Lakeland and made a loop because Niki had to get back to coach the girls soccer team! The weather was nice but it was really warming up we could tell as the day would go on.

Mishel's home. 5:30 a.m. I was so not wanting to get up this morning because I have been sore from flagfootball, volleyball, and wakeboarding....I was so tired this morning! It was just Mishel, Niki, and I who ran today. Niki kept up with us very well; I was actually fighting to keep up with morning. We ran the main route but continued on pavement instead of L on gravel, past HS, then went up a steep hill that was very hard! We walked a few seconds after that as we waiting for Niki. Then we went back on the gravel trail when we could see the road better. It was very dark this morning, cloudy, and kinda hot. My R ankle bothered me the first couple of miles from football I think. Niki took the dirt shortcut back near house and Mishel and I did the full loop around the neighborhood. She sprinted near the end; I had nothing left to do that.