1.9 miles

Well, that was close to 2 miles. Time was 19:31, therefore pace was 10:17.

I actually feel better now that I've run. I was feeling pretty sore the past two days.

I was dumb/ambitious enough to sign up for a boxing class. Beginner's boxing so they said. I think the instructor forgot that we were all coming back multiple times and he didn't need to cram in 8 weeks of class into a one hour session. Needless to say, my body was not used to actually being used.

Well now I feel better. My legs and ass don't hurt like they did yesterday and this morning. I'm just hoping this good feeling doesn't fade :)

Hrm...should I run a 5k this weekend? Depends on my state of hungover-ness.

2.25 miles

Random picture from the web? You betcha! Only those of you in the inner circle even know what terms would have been entered into Google Image ;)

So anyway, it's been a week since my last post. Also a week since I was going to run. Since then so much has happened. It's been one sugary sweet week, for everything but running.

Since my ankle hurt like a son of a bitch after the race I thought I should take some more time off than just a day or two. A week seemed more than appropriate; especially since I still hurt last Monday.

Today was 2.25 miles in 23 minutes. Roughly a 10 minute pace, just where I want to be. Not surprisingly I was tired through most of the run, my lungs just wouldn't keep up. Ultimately I suppose that's a good thing, since more speed would mean more pain (I assume).

On a separate note: I have discovered that my ankle is now a very accurate barometer. I can sense weather changes, and impending rain pretty accurately; and painfully I might add. Since it seems very paranormal, I haven't talked to many folks about it, but tc tells me she has similar sensations (in her legs), so now I am open to it. Tell me, anyone else out there have the same barometric super-powers? If so, how freakin odd is it? I'm still adjusting, for now I'm perturbed at the aching alerts I get via ankle plate.

So what's next? No clue, but I can tell you no running till Thursday at the earliest.

AIDS 5k Run

The AIDS Foundation of Chicago 5k run and walk was Saturday September 16th. I, along with many coworkers patricipated. It's one of the events our organization supports each year. I ran it, of course. My unofficial results:

time: 29:06
pace: 9:23

That was OK for my first race back. I didn't intend, or need, to run better than a 10:00 pace, but somehow the second mile was faster than it should have been, and then in the last halfmile I just kicked it into gear.

I probably shouldn't have. My ankle swelled real bad, and hurt like an S.O.B. both that night and this morning. Oh well.

up next: Monday - 2 miles.