Back to the beginning running group... 3.5/38 (w/traffic lights).

Cool and very windy today. 1.5 w/Mats on bike, varying speed, from brisk walking to moderately slow running. Another 1.5 or so alone, with Cricket Hill 4x.

Bought a new exercise ball; Mats popped the old one.

PT exercises.

Lakefront 10! 1:42:16, 10:14 pace.

The first warm and humid run of the year. Cloudy enough so as not to be oppressive. A few sprinkles helped.

Still fighting a cold, I didn't feel particularly strong, but never felt bad either. An ok day.

Weekly total: 16.5

Took kids to the beach, passed the time with crunches, pushups, planks, etc.

PT exercises.

Legs felt tired from last night, but still dragged through 4/42 or so.

Ran this evening--rainy, cold, windy. Around 2.5/22? Kinda fast. Plan to run tomorrow a.m. so didn't go long.

Not a good week for running. Missed Beginning Running (T worked late) and only ran once during the week--just kind of bogged down by stress. Bought new shoes Friday instead of running--needed to be done. New Brooks Trance 8 was a giant disappointment. Tried on current Kayanos and Nirvana--wasn't excited by either. Ended up with Brooks Adrenaline 8, the step-down from the Trance. It wasn't ideal that their first run was 8 mi., but it was ok. I really did need new shoes, even though I didn't want to admit it.

Saturday: 8/1:21. Ran to Magellan development, got free breakfast and a ride back to Montrose. First outdoor run in shorts this year--took off windbreaker and wore short sleeves most of the way. Very nice!!

Took kids to swimming while T worked out, then we all took the train downtown to ride the ferris wheel.

Weekly total: 11

3/30; Cricket Hill 2x

Saturday: 6/1:04. Sunny, cold. Sore from exercises.

Today (Easter): walking around Brookfield Zoo, ran into Bret J. & family.

Weekly total: 13.5

2.5/25 with 10k training group

PT exercises (knees have been hurting, must get back on horse)

Core exercises


Yesterday: 2/20 at Mom's

Ft. Wayne: ran from Fairfield parking lot up Rivergreenway to Mom's into wind. Approximately 3/33. River was very high, path still incomplete, so wet and muddy parts, some slow going.

Thursday, Apr. 2: around 2/25 w/ beginning running 10k group. Faster pace, but traffic lights. AGT

Today: biked to site following rumors of parking meters. Sunny, 40s. 9/1:37. Showing at 10:30, raced home to straighten. Stretched on walk w/KC, took Stick along. BT

Weekly total: 14