Running Log

Last week: 36 total miles

Chicagoland's skies are blue and the air is warm.

I'm giddy.

It's shorts-wearing-weather and it makes me lighter on my feet shedding a pound or two of Nike Combat wear.

Last Saturday I ran 16 miles. I'm getting the hang of this distance thing and completely amazed that I am where I am.

A milestone.

It is like a dream come true when 20 feels pretty good and 16 feels almost effortless (I'm using "effortless" very loosely). 

Crazy talk, right?

I remember when I was excited that I ran for 20 minutes straight, then 5 miles, then 8, then 12...

Last summer I was talking with my friend Jen, and at that time she was so proud to have run 2 miles.

This past November she ran the Navy Pier Perfect 10 and I know she is signed up to do the Soldier Field 10 Mile Run this spring. 

And on Saturday I saw her bright and early, on the bike path running solo! What dedication.

Way to go!!

That is how it all starts....