Shoot for the Stars

ARSHS. Early early a.m. Not too cold out this morning which was nice. Some fog but that's it. Started out with some minor slower R leg pain and ankle pain. That went away after mile 1 and I felt great. Then when I was done with my run that lower leg pain started to really hurt. Darn that!! I thought I was doing good until I feel some pain on my R inside shin. Shin splints? Never had that type of pain before, not sure what that is. It is the same area that has been bothering me after Thur. run. I might take tomorrow off from running and want to still shoot for Thur. I hope I get back to normal soon. I almost thought I was there until that last couple of runs. That pain has been bothering me aset from running too:(

Lisa's house in Kent, WA. Lisa and I went for a run together. Nicole wasn't able to make it this time due to knee problems and very tired. We missed you! Lisa and I both felt good today and ran 4 miles at a lower pace which was better for my leg I think. I didn't get any terrible pains this time which was good. We ran around her neighborhood with the baby Danali in Bob. We ran along the Green River just a bit back behind her neighborhood. I loved that route even though it was kinda dark. It was nice with the stars out and quietness. Great run for both of us! Good job Lisa!

Game Farm Park. Lisa met up with me on this icky rainy morning at 8 a.m.. It was kinda dark still but lightened up quick. I think all the clouds as well made it seem so dark. It rained but just lightly. We both had our running hats on. We both felt a little sluggish this morning. I know I ate chips and salsa a little too late last night:) Lisa ran 2 miles with me and then felt tired so she took off. I ran one more mile and even that was tough. No pain though! That was an uplifter! It was great to meet up and run with a friend to get me going on the weekend. Thanks Lisa!

ARSHS. Early a.m. It felt very cold this morning! I wished I had brought my gloves running. I wore a jacet some of the time. I was very tired starting out due to eating some snacks later last night. Then when I got warmed up I started feeling good and felt inspired to run at a faster pace and do one extra lap. I had no pain which was encouraging and now that I am thinking of doing a race in Dec and possibly for Thanksgiving I am wanting to train harder. :) Did 12 laps. 4 one direction, 4 another direction, then 4 the other direction.

Game Farm Park. The park was open earlier this morning and I was running behind so I ran here. It was actually pretty well lit this morning. (also due to time change it is lighter). It was not rainning but still very cold and moisture/fog didn't help. I wore my long sleeved the whole time-spandex type running top. Felt very good this morning and went at a steady pace. Feels great to not have any pain as of this moment. I am wanting to run a 5K race!

Lisa's house. Kent, WA. 6:45 p.m. Met up with Nicole and Lisa. We ran around the neighborhood and the route along Green River. Nicole ran 2.5 miles with us but then had some knee pain. Lisa and I did one more loop just like the first. I fogot my garmin forerunner so I had to estimate but I am guessing it was about 5 miles total since we did the same loop again. Not sure on the time. Probably 50 min. Felt really good this evening running.

ARSHS. Early a.m. Not too cold this morning due to cloud coverage. It was sprinkling slightly but not a bad morning for a run. Ate late so I was a little mroe tired this morning however I felt good once I got running. No problems running. I just had long sleeved shirt on whole time so I got hot, but other than that felt good. first mile on direction, 2nd other direction, and 3rd the other direction.

ARSHS. Early a.m. Raining some so wore hat. Very cold out even with cloud cover. Felt pretty good. No pain. Regular 11 laps (switching directions each mile)

Game Farm Park. No work today. Ran at 7:30 a.m. It was very chilly this morning. I wore my gloves and long sleeved (air dry) the whole time. It felt hard to warm up this morning and the whole time I ran it felt like I was struggling some the whole time a I ran. It was hard to run fast today. Burr.......winter is coming... Slight pain on L knee first mile but then went away thank goodness:). 3 regular laps around park. A few old guys walking or walking dogs and work men working near the restroom.

Still very cold snowy weather so I haven't been able to get myself to go out and run in the freezing cold. There is snow on the ground, cold weather, icey conditions, etc...I am not even sure if it is good on the lungs to run when it is this cold! I exercised this morning 7 a.m. on the Dance Dance Revolution for about 1 hour. I played on standard mode and worked up a big sweat. It felt nice to work out some even if it wasn't a run but I miss running already and feel out of shape!

 Manton, CA. Stayed with Nick's aunt and uncle in Manton, CA (North of Redding) and so I ran on the dirt trails around there home to the paved road. I had to go later morning because of the cold. It was about 20 degrees early a.m. so I had to wait until it warmed up some. The elevation was 3,000. I would have to say this was one of my hardest runs. It was only 3 miles but I was huffying and puffing almost the whole time.I also had to spit a couple of times because my throat felt gross and salty. Reasons I think for that: 1. elevation  2. maybe coldness  3. first mile or so was all up hill 4. it had been about a week since I last ran. So obviously I didn't feel too great but luckily the way back was down hill. I ran out their dirt drive way to the 1 mile dirt road and down the "forward" rd about .5 mile. Then I turned around. It was mountain lion territory so it was a little scary but I think they come out at night. I only saw one truck drive past me and a barking dog or 2 and some goats. 

 TT: 27:46       Avg: 9:15      Max: 5:55 

Splits: 9:46, 9:29, 8:31

 Paradise, CA. Ran later morning as well to wait until it warmed up. Not as cold here as it was in Manton because of the elevation difference. Ran solo because dad was at work. I ran from parents place to the PHS track and ran 2 miles on track and then back. My lungs were still giving me trouble. I felt like I had to work extra hard to do the 3 miles. There were some hills but not too bad. The track was all flat so I just dont' understand. I think it still is bothering me from yesterday and maybe the cold weather too. Hopefully it will get better soon. I just feel so lathargic as far as running. No pain though!

 TT: 28:38               Avg: 8:40                   Max: 6:32

Splits: 8:45, 8:44, 8:37, 8:17

PHS. Paradise, CA. Ran from my parents home to the PHS track. Ran 2 miles on track and then back home. My lungs were starting to feel better. It wasn't like Fri to where I was struggling. I felt like I was doing better and not as much work. That is a good thing! No major pains. Moderate run. Track was still kinda frozen so I had to be careful on the parts that had mats so I wouldn't slip and fall. Frosty.

TT: 30:36                 Avg: 9:00 min.           Max: 6:25 min

Splits: 9:17, 8:52, 9:03, 8:32

Hemlock Rd. Back home again. Auburn, WA. I didn't have to work the morning so I did a later morning run from apts to Hemlock Rd and usual route but added an extra shorter loop to have over 3 miles. Right at turn that goes back to Rd. after usual route I would go left and that took me back near casino and near car wash. Then back home I ran reg. route. Felt okay. No pain. Hands were kind of cold. burr....enjoying my new ipod music:)

TT: 28:37               Avg: 8:30 min.                  Max: 6:51 min.

Splits: 8:18, 8:39, 8:29, 8:42