week 12 oct 26-31

Monday, Day 39 - 2 miles

• Where: 32nd and back
  
• Difficulty: 4
  
• Notes: cold and wet and meh, it was ok.
  

Wednesday, Day 40 - 4 miles

• Where: near the river
  
• Time: terrible
  
• Pace: (warm+5mi@9:37+cool)
  
• Difficulty: 9
  
• Notes: i was sick but tried to do this (originally) seven mile run. not so successful. i did the warm up mile and then the first tempo mile and called it quits. but then i had to get home which is where the other two miles come in. awful, awful, awful.
  

Thursday, Day 41 - 2 miles -- didn't even attempt this one :(

• Where:
• Time:
• Pace: (11:03)
• Difficulty:
• Notes:
  

Saturday, Day 42 - 9 miles

• Where: river
  
• Difficulty: 7
  
• Notes: i did three tempo miles from the wednesday run that i didn't finish but couldn't do more than that. i had to do more walking than i was happy with but i still ran at least the nine.
  

Cross-Training:
Tuesday: weight training
Wednesday: pilates

Total Miles:
week - 15
all - 180.42

week 11 oct 19-24

Monday, Day 35 - 2 miles

• Where: amazon
  
• Difficulty: 4
  
• Notes:
  

Wednesday, Day 36 - 6 miles

• Where: river trail
  
• Time: 59:00
  
• Pace: (warm+4mi@9:32+cool) 9:32 & 11ish
  
• Difficulty: 8
  
• Notes: it was raining pretty hard. the trail was nice though there were more hills than i like. i almost ran into a couple people. i'm not a big fan of pedestrians. i was barely able to cover the middle 4 miles in time and i had to walk for about a block to catch my breath. i'll blame last week's mild training.
  

Thursday, Day 37 - 2 miles

• Where: indoor track at SRC and amazon
  
• Time: 20ish
  
• Pace: (11:03) 10:00
  
• Difficulty: 2
  
• Notes: ran a half mile at the SRC before classes and then the other mile and a half on amazon later in the afternoon. thank goodness for cool days when you can't get up in the morning.
  

Saturday, Day 38 - 8.2 miles

• Where: river
  
• Time: 1:30
  
• Pace: (11:03) 10:58
  
• Difficulty: 5
  
• Notes: i actually wanted to do 9 miles but that didn't work out so hot. i was lucky to do the .2. i went a little farther along the river. i want to do as much of the half's course as possible before the race. i'm pretty worried about my hip. during and after long runs the joint hurts. : /
  

Cross-Training:
Tuesday: weight training
Thursday: weight training


Total Miles:
week - 18.2
all - 165.42

week 10 oct 12-17

Monday, Day 32 - 4 miles

• Where: rexius
  
• Time:47:41
• Pace: (11:03) 11:55
  
• Difficulty: 8
  
• Notes: i took chloe in the jogging stroller. it was like i was running up hill the entire time. i seriously have no idea how other moms do it every time. or with double strollers. nuts.
  

Wednesday, Day 33 - 4.4 miles

• Where: to river and back
  
• Time: 41
  
• Pace: (11:03)
  
• Difficulty:
  
• Notes:
  

Saturday, Day 34 - 4.4 miles

• Where: to the river and back
  
• Time:
  
• Pace: (11:03) 10:15
  
• Difficulty: 5
  
• Notes: it took me about a mile to feel comfortable and then the last mile was kind of difficult for some reason. but it was a really nice run!
  

Cross-Training:
Tuesday: weight training
Wednesday: pilates
Thursday: weight training

Total Miles:
week - 12.8
all - 147.22

week 9 oct 5-10

Monday, Day 29 - 2 miles

• Where: adidas trail
  
• Time:19:51
• Pace: (11:03) 9:55
  
• Difficulty: 2
  
• Notes: it's cold outside :(
  

Wednesday, Day 30 - 7 miles

• Where: adidas
  
• Time: 1:07
  
• Pace: (warm+3x1600@8:55w/800jogs+cool) 2@8:43, 3@9:02, 4@8:48
  
• Difficulty: 7
  
• Notes: it's friggin' freezing. it was 36 degrees with 96% humidity when i got back. and i'm still running in shorts.
  

Saturday, Day 31 - 9.2 miles

• Where: around
  
• Time: 1:51
  
• Pace: (11:03) 12:09
  
• Difficulty: 10
  
• Notes: again, drive new routes. this was supposed to be an 8 mile run. i probably shouldn't use the expletives i did on my run to describe the hills. oh the awful hills.
  

Cross-Training:
Tuesday: weight training
Wednesday: pilates
Thursday: weight training

Total Miles:
week - 18.2
all - 134.42

week 8 sept 28-oct 3

Monday, Day 26 - 2 miles

• Where: track
  
• Time: 21:47
• Pace: (11:09) actual 10:53
  
• Difficulty: 1
  
• Notes: nice easy run. it was kinda cold though
  

Wednesday, Day 27 - 6 miles

• Where: rexius
  
• Time: 57:15
  
• Pace: (warm+4mi@9:38+cool) 1x10/4x9:19/1x10
  
• Difficulty: 8
  
• Notes: don't let all my "running is great" rhetoric fool you. when you're in the moment you hate running with every atom in your body. today was no exception.
  

Saturday, Day 28 - 6.6 miles

• Where: hendricks park
  
• Time: 77ish
  
• Pace: (11:09)
  
• Difficulty: 10
  
• Notes: i think i ran 6.6. i got super lost and even trying to map it after i ran it is proving to be difficult. but i did run past the street pre's rock is on. i didn't go up it because it was yet another hill. really, there were killer hills and i wanted to die.
  

Cross-Training:
Wednesday: pilates
Thursday: weight training


Total Miles:
week - 14.6
all - 116.22

week 7 sept 21-26

Monday, Day 23 - 2 miles

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• Time:
• Pace:
  
• Difficulty:
  
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Wednesday, Day 24 - 5 miles

• Where: rexius
  
• Pace:
  
• Difficulty:
  
• Notes:
  

Saturday, Day 25 - 6.56 miles

• Where: rexius
  
• Time: 1:02
  
• Pace: 9:27
  
• Difficulty: 7
  
• Notes: apparently i was actually supposed to run another 1/2 mile... the last 2 my hip really hurt and i was limping when i started to walk. after some rest and yoga i'm all good. and i really need to do a better job training at the pace i'm supposed to. (in this case 11:09)
  

Cross-Training:
Wednesday: pilates
Saturday: yoga

Total Miles:
week - 13.56
all - 101.62

week 6 Sept 14-19

Monday, Day 20 - 2 miles

• Where: adidas trail
  
• Time: 19:56
• Pace: 9:58
  
• Difficulty: 1
  
• Notes: my pace was supposed to be 11:09. i swear i felt like i was running really slow. my body does strange things sometimes my brain doesn't really understand.
  

Wednesday, Day 21 - 5 miles

• Where: track
  
• Notes: i honestly can't remember much about this run. i went after my pilates class. won't do that again.
  

Saturday, Day 22 - 6.16 miles

• Where: Oktoberfest 10k
  
• Time: 58:16.1
• Pace: 9:24
  
• Difficulty: 4, last ½ mile 8
  
• Notes: this was so much fun! well, not the cold drizzle that lasted the whole morning. it was really intimidating to be around so many Runners. i felt like an impostor. but i think i proved myself. out of 121 women who ran the 10k, i was number 48. the course was hillier than i realized. i decided when i heard some bell tower chime 10 AM that i'd better get moving. the race was supposed to start at 9 but we were probably 5 minutes late.
  

Cross-Training:
Wednesday: pilates

Total Miles:
week - 13.16
all - 88.06