2 Month Running Anniversary!!

Well,

It's been awhile since I've been here to write. I guess writing about running is not nearly as fun as I thought it'd be! I set a goal for myself to run 70 miles this month. I only ran 58 miles in August, which I think is pretty good considering I started running on 7/27/2010. A few weeks ago I switched over to running at the gym on the week nights because it's getting to dark to go running on the canal. I must say, I really don't like running at the gym. I feel like a hampster on a wheel.. but there's not much that can be done. I have to be safe as a young woman, and running at night on a dark canal would not be very smart. I did, at my mothers request run through her neighborhood the other night as an alternative to the gym. I have to say it was one of the more challenging runs I've done. Because I've been running on the canal that’s mostly flat, and on a treadmill which is obviously flat, this run was harder on my legs than I thought it'd be. I don't know if I was running faster or what, but I was more out of breath as well. It looks as I'll be running almost 80 miles this month which is over my goal which is great!!

I've been wanting to up my long run for awhile. The past couple saturdays I've ran 6.5 miles at the canal. I've really been wanting to do 8. I went out on saturday and sent my mind to it, and did it. It did take me 1 hour 57 minutes to run 8.5 miles, which is pretty slow, but I'm not really focusing on time right now. I'm so proud of myself! I also just realized today is my 2 month running anniversary and I've run 137 miles in two months. Pretty amazing!!

Yayyy

I'm still running. I haven't posted in awhile, but I assure you i'm still out there torturing myself! This sunday I went out to the canal and ran 6.5 miles without walking, or stopping. It felt fantastic. Although.. It was in about 80 minutes which is pretty freaking slow. I felt pretty good until miles 5 and 6. My knees were starting to hurt and my left hip felt sore. I pushed through though and I made it. I smiled for about 5 minutes when I got done. 

I've been trying to figure out what to do for running in the fastly approaching fall/winter. I love running outside when it's cooler, but I won't run when it's dark outside for safety reasons. So I've decided to get a treadmill for my apartment and ditch my gym membership ( I only use the treadmill anyway). I had a friend that gave me a free one! This makes me so excited. I'll be able to run any time I want to!