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My husband and I ran the Stadium 5k run yesterday morning. It was part of the series that we are doing, but the cause was really good too. The funds are used to support veterans in the area, so the pre run had a taps ceremony and an introduction of war vets from the area. It was our first time doing the race, but they…

Why did I start running? I’ve run off and on since cross country days, but this last time was this past November. I had wanted a work incentive, so I had been going to the gym. I tried the other machines and doing other exercises, but after a day or so I was on the treadmill. After saying to myself I was going to keep it…

No humidity and 70 made for a nice run tonight after work. Tried keeping pace easy as have a 5k on Saturday, but it was a constant battle to keep the pace slow. Overall, felt good though and was nice to need the sunglasses as we’ve had rain and overcast all week. Re: @Elise4270 question - I also wanted to be an astronaut…

I brought my running stuff to work today in case I need to go to the Y after. About an hour or so before I was done with work soccer practice was cancelled due to weather/field conditions, but skies were sunny by me. I wasn’t really feeling the treadmill, but I knew it was pouring at home so took a chance and walked out to…

Great job on the races this past weekend! Was battling a pretty bad sinus headache yesterday, so never made it out for a run. The weather was on and off rain yesterday with thunder, so that added to it. We were at the camper and it was warm out, so we sat outside and watched the rain. Thankfully, felt much better today and…

I’m in for 50 miles this month. Started out on a good foot today and added some miles to the bucket today. It seemed cooler at the campsite, but the shade from the trees were decieving. Was still feeling warm around 8:15 so we t for a dip in the pool to cool off. I guess it’s the first time we’ve done a night time pool dip…

I didn’t make my goal. I thought for sure I would, but I slacked off quite a. It in August. I feel enspired for Sept and with soccer practice for our daughter starting again next week I’ll have two nights were it will be hard to find an excuse. 5k Race next Saturday and debating on doing a Race day registration for a 5k…

Planned rest day on Monday has I knew I had an evening meeting, but thunderstorms and heavy rain added another rest day yesterday. I was pretty cranky at the start of my run, but calmed down with some music. Wasn’t sure how long I’d go for, but ended up doing a loop so it was either keep running or walk home. At 4 miles I…

The rest day turned into two days as we decided to get out and about yesterday. We got a lot of walking in and had a nice family day. Today I tried a new route and ran in towards town. It’s a very small town that is on the edge of a very nice lake. The town does a really nice job of keeping the beauty. The way there felt…

The weekend weather doesn’t look so good, but today the sun was shining so a short run before lunch. Decided to run a different way to change things up, but ended up taking a road that I’ve run on before. It looked nice and shady as trees on both sides provided a nice canopy. Not sure if I’ll run tomorrow, I’ll likely take…

An out and back run to the lake. Hills felt pretty rough today after yesterday’s session, but there’s really no flat area here so onward and upward. There is a short little path that takes you by the water front and as I turned the corner two fawns were trying to get a drink from the lake. As soon as they saw me they took…

It rained yesterday afternoon through the night, so it was cloudy and overcast this morning. On vacation with the family at our camper this week, so no time constraints. Perfect weather for a run during the summer. It was maybe 70 with little humidity and a breeze. Ran two miles out to the lake and two back. There’s a very…

Walked to the farmers market after work with the family. It was hot in the dress clothes, but there was a nice breeze that was making it bearable. They wanted Chipotle for dinner, so I knew if I went with there would be no run as I don’t do well with food before running. I picked up a slice of cheesecake from the market so…

Tough run tonight as it was 91F when I started and little to no breeze, but made it through the 4 miles that were planned. Husband and I drove the mile over to the trail as I figured it might be a little cooler on the trail vs. running on the asphalt. Glad we decided to do that as I got to run on a different part of the…

Shanty Days 5K Today was the third race in the series that my husband and I are working on. Neither one of us had run this race before, but since we were able to do the other two so far we wanted to do this one. It’s in a small town in WI on Lake Michigan. Almost 600 finishers and today’s race was the 25th anniversary.…

At the camper this weekend so ran along a golf course down the road and towards the lake. It was 86F when I started out, but it was breezy. The path by the golf course is pretty shaded too. It is a really hilly path, but very beautiful. My goal for the month is 45 miles and that is running every other day. I think I can…

Still working on getting caught up, but thank you for all the well thoughts following the Packer 5k last Saturday. On Monday, I travelled to Chicago for work. While I was there I did a lot of walking including a nice long one down by the lakeshore. I would have run, but was with a coworker so we walked. I could feel it…

My daughter’s swim club puts on a 5k fundraiser each year and I was a co-chair for the run, so it was a light week on running. I could have made it out there, but mentally just wasn’t there. Weather went back and forth for the two days leading up to the run and it was the first time doing it as a glow run. Weather held in…

Humidity was much better tonight. Started the run around 7 PM and the plan was to do the out and back with mile of the trail. I went one way and my husband went the other down the trail so we met somewhat in the middle. He was ahead of me and mentioned that he had turned off and had done a circle along the old retaining…

My daughter had an outdoor swim meet today. She did great and it was a nice change from the indoor meets, but it was super hot out today. It was 90F or so outside, so tried to stay in the shade as much as possible. Once we got home it was hard to get up the motivation to get a run in. After putting it off for hours and my…

Easy run tonight. Waited a couple hours after dinner and left the house as the sun started to make its way down. The humidity and temperature had dropped, so wasn’t anywhere as near as hot as on Monday’s run. Caught a nice pink orange sunset through the trees as I made my way through the trail section. My husband was still…

It became too easy not to keep up with my runs when my daughter’s soccer team was done with the spring season at the end of June. I brought all my running stuff on vacation last week, but didn’t make it out once. At least there was some walking and swimming. My health assessment at work is at the end of the month and I…

Ran during daughter’s soccer practice on the trail. It was a bit windy, maybe 70F tops, but no humidity. It was the kind of weather that I would have been chilled standing at practice in my t-shirt and shorts, but beautiful for a run. 6/6 - 3 miles 6/7 - 1 mile walk 6/9 - 6.2 miles - 10k Race 6/11- 4 mile walk 6/13 - 2.5…

Not doing really well with staying consistent, but started a new training plan so hoping that helps. I did fairly good sticking to the last one, so the plan will help. Haven’t decided if I’m actually going to do a half this fall, but started a plan so will see how it goes. The trail in town was slippery after the rain…

Yesterday, we dropped our daughter off at swim camp and headed to our camper. We though about going for an evening run, but decided to catch dinner instead. It was a beautiful evening and they had outdoor seating so after we got back to the camper we walked around with the dog. This morning it was pouring when we woke up.…

Thanks everyone for the nice comments about the race. Should have commented sooner, but my rest day after last Saturday’s 10k turned into days. Finally, yesterday my husband convinced me to go for a run after getting home from work. Guessing back to back weekends of soccer tournaments and nightly activities finally took a…

Yesterday morning ran the Bellin 10k Run with my husband. I had run the event last year, so knew what to expect. It was a lot cooler for the run this year vs. last year so the first few miles felt really good. My husband had tweaked his back earlier in the week and was having a tough time. He normally runs faster than me,…

My allergies, soccer tournament, and excuses/lack of motivation made for a late start for June. I took my running stuff to work with me and ran after work on the river path. It was in the low 60’s, so it was comfortable and fast. Have a 10k Saturday morning and working on figuring out the next race after that, so the plan…

Cooled off a little from the last few days and there was a slight breeze so tonight’s run was more speedier and felt good. 5/23 - 5 miles 5/25 - 4 miles walk 5/26 - 6.5 miles 5/27 - 3 miles 5/28 - 3.5 miles 5/29 - rest 5/30 - 3.5 miles Total 55 miles run/70.5 goal

It rained unexpectedly this morning, so waited as heard some thunder and wasn’t sure if it was going to storm. We were at the camper this weekend, so read and watched the rain. Went out right after as felt breezy, but once out on the road it was humid. It’s downhill for the most part to the lake, but the way back is a…