Eighteen and counting

I'm up to eighteen miles as of today and it wasn't as bad as it could have been. Since I cut back to one twelve ounce soda a day, from three or four, my stomach has not been an issue, which is awesome. I'm still finding that breaking it up with a bathroom break or stopping to get water really helps me. I'm taking it slow though,keeping just about a ten minute pace, but I figure you subtract the heat and add some race day magic and I could meet my goal in New York. I'm so excited, but no quite ready in my running! 'till next time-LJ

Just like JT

-I'm bringing it back! Out of request I'm bringing back the running blog and I'd love to see y'all's posts on here, Melin and Steph...
-Last night run group was fun. I ran with my buddy Lance's wife. She's only been into running for about 10months now and you can tell she's just not quite comfortable yet, but she's determined to get there. Part of me wished I was up ahead with Sarah, mainly because I wanted to be done, but I know that run group is about them, not me. Anyway, there is nothing profound or inspirational for me to say,but I am going to try and get in six today and do a P90X. Tomorrow we are working the waterstop at the Ovarian Cancer 5k, hopefully I'll be motivated for my long run on sunday (18...eke!) I will not fear the distance, just gonna take it six at a time and know that I only have a couple of long runs left before my taper, and then NYC!
-and I just got an email from one of our friends out in California. When we were there in march I was talking to his wife, Reyna, and she said that she was starting to run but it was so hard, etc....I advised her to sign up for a 5k, to give her a goal to work toward. She's training with Team in Training for the Nike women's half marathon (one of my todo before I die, runs). I'm so excited for her!!!!

Just work

Today I had a great treadmill run. I didn't want to do it when I started, but I didn't have time to go to Lady Bird Lake and I needed to get in six. I decided that it was just going to be work, not enjoyment before I started and I'd have to trudge through it. It went a lot easier than I expected. Sometimes you expect the worse and get the best. I hope that tomorrow doesn't go bad because I promised myself a fun run on the lake. Peace Out, LJ

Once a Runner

I know that no one but me is looking at this...thanks again running friends...did I mention you suck? Anyways, I'm reading Once a Runner, once again and I love it. I've been doing really good these last couple of weeks even though its been hot and muggy. Me and town lake are almost synonymous. I have started getting these weird blisters on my arm and knee that only come up when I run and after I wash them with soap and water they go away, weird stuff. Oh, and I've been so hungry, which I've been trying to fight, mostly because we never have food in the house, but I have found myself grabbing a handful of chex when I pass the pantry. I really don't know how it adds up calorie wise, but I'm sure it does add up about the fourth time I do it. The convenience store is also getting rich off me. I spent seven dollars on drinks yesterday (I know the plastic bottles are bad for the environment, but I do recycle), and it seems like there is not a day that goes by that I'm not on a roof for something with bidding season being upon us. I'm sure in a week or two I'll be run down, but my body is holding up to the heat for now. So I won't quote anything from once a runner, but I will say that it does provide a poetic justice to all the glory and agony of going the distance. Once a Runner, always a runner, right? LJ