One More July Run

Not a pretty one.  I thought that since it poured and there were thunder storms that it would be cooler and less humid out, but it turns out I was wrong.  And, I wore my running tights because I thought it would be way cooler out.  Yuck.  I did the usual 5 k in about 34 minutes - I walked up my street the last bit, I just couldn't stand running any more.  Then I took a cool bath.  Humidity + running = sloooow.  But I did get in one final July run.  Go me!

Rainy Day Run

It's kind of rainy and crappy out, but I decided to tough it out and run outside anyhow. The thought of going to the gym was so unappealing. Once I got outside, it was actually fine, the worst of the rain was over, and it was cool out. Got to wear my grey Athleta tights, and I'm pretty sure that some guys were whistling. Not bad for middle aged.

I did my usual 5K in 33 min and 15 sec, which is about a 10.43 minute mile. A little slower than I've been doing, but considering how rusty I am, not bad.  It felt pretty good, especially the big downhill in the last stretch. I had a few good work ideas that I pondered while moving.

Birthday Run

Short post. Don't run after two drinks and tapas, especially if you are trying to prove you're still young (ish). Worse than Sea World. Thought I would hurl after 10 minutes.  In the end I went 1.6 miles in 18 ish minutes. Some walking, not impressive. Maybe next year.

Post-Cold Run

So, between the cold I had, the new job and the 90+ degree weather I've been a horrible runner. It finally rained today and I decided I had to go for a run. Good news was that I ran the entire way! It was slow, almost 34 minutes, but in my defense, I still do have a little phlem ball in my chest. When I first started I was worried that I wouldn't be able to make it all the way, but then it felt good.

Tuesday's my birthday! There's no denying it, I'm middle aged. But hey, at least I can run 5K! Gonna celebrate by going to Fenway Park and buying tix on game day. Very exciting to just do that :)

Dirty Girls Run

Well, the run was a few days ago, and I haven't blogged about it. Not sure if it really counts, since I only ran about half of it. I wound up with a miserable cold, probably from the stress of the new job (which is going well despite the fact that my office is about 90 degrees every morning, I can't figure out how to use a Mac and I have no fricking clue what I'm doing!). Anyhow, the mud run was so fun! I want to do another! The obstacles were all girl sized, mud tunnels, bouncy things, slides, etc. We took a lot of pictures and I don't look like total crap in them. Not sure about time, or if it was even 5 K, but who cares?

Lame :P

I can't believe it's July 10 and this is my first run of the month. In my defense (I seem to defend myself a lot on this blog, which is kind of silly since my robo-readers don't care) I hurt my IT band at yoga and wanted to make sure it healed. Also, it's been 97 degrees out, plus humidity. And, I started my new job, which was really stressful.  It seems to be going OK, but I've got a lot to learn.  I think I'm really going to like it, though!

So, I ran this evening outside, even though its like 200% humidity. At least it's a little cooler than its been. I was soaking wet by the time I finished. I did my usual 5k in 34 min and 22 sec which is an 11 min and 5 sec mile, waaaay slower than I've been doing. It felt really great, prob because I was going so slow...

Saturday is the Dirty Girl. My friends and i are all wearing pink tutus :)