Our first major long run of the training schedule was Thursday, November 17th. We started our run at 4:45..well, of course one of us was late, I can't remember which one..anyways, it was a cool evening. We had to break out the pants, jackets, gloves and hats. Having the proper equipment in this cold winter is definitely an important thing! OK... and also making sure we still have a bit of fashion during the hard runs is essential too :) JB was channeling her inner leopard in her black and white jacket! so cute - If we're going to spend the extra money on the expensive stuff we might as well make sure it looks good, right??
These longer runs are going to become a lot more challenging if we want to run inside the Wellington city limits. Running outside of the city of Wellington brings back haunting memories of our first half marathon training and our idea to run out on Oil Field road to the Becker's. It was just a 6 mile run... but it was brutal!! It was windy and hilly with long straight stretches...this was the first time I cried after a run. It was so hard and all five of us did not have much fun, so needless to say, we like to stay within the city. Our 9 mile route was a good one, but it was a little hilly. Those who say Wellington is not hilly haven't actually ran in Wellington before! Kitchel ran with us for the first time and we all loved every moment of it. In the past, when we've ran our long routes, we depend a lot on our iPods and our music. We're becoming to realize that the time goes much faster when you're talking and sharing stories. We didn't even put our iPods in for the entire 9 mile run. We very much enjoyed Kitchel and the conversation and HOPE that she can make every long run with us so that the time goes by much faster!
Turkey Trot-Because we did the 9 mile run on Thursday, we decided to run the 2 mile Turkey Trot route. Mitzi and Lisa are still nursing their foot, but they did complete the 2 mile Turkey Trot this weekend in under 20 minutes. Alison ran her Turkey Trot in just over 17 minutes. I think it's all those fast short routes that we've been doing :) JB was with her sister out of state and I had too many things happening on Saturday morning to make it. Sounds like the route was a good one, with a good cross wind. JB ran her run on the treadmill and I ran that afternoon and am still dealing with intense knee pain. Hoping it will go away soon.
Thanksgiving is this week and it's becoming apparent that working around the holidays may be a challenge along with the ever changing weather. This week, we will run 3 miles today (or skip it if we can't squeeze it in), 5 miles on Tuesday afternoon, our long run 10 miles on Thanksgiving morning and the Trail stomp race this Saturday. Might as well run our Thanksgiving dinner calories off before we eat them :) Until next time..
Quote for the day: Life is short..running makes it seem longer.
- Baron Hanson
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