5 miler, OH MY!!!!

So as you know, I am training for the November 11th half marathon. A friend of mine just had a baby and she wanted to use this to get back in shape. Of course I can always use the workout and I needed an accountability partner and a goal or race to get the motivation there. Thus far it has worked. We have this idea of going 4 times a week and upping the mileage each week. It has been going good until this week runner's block hit us both.

We are now up to 5 miles. Just the thought of running 5 miles sounds completely foreign and absurd to me. We are both struggling finding the time to run. Always an excuse, right? Well we talked this morning and both set out our plans to run today.

I am happy to report that both of us completed the task today!!! YAY us!!! I did 5 miles in 1 hour 1 minute and 30 seconds. Ran the first two miles with no problems. My calves started to cramp in mile 3 and the phone for work rang a lot so I had a choppy third mile. But then I finished strong running 1.92 miles to the finish line.

I am really enjoying this but finding the time is so hard. I have found that from 3 to 4 the phones are the quietest so I try to sneak out then. Kiernan has been getting up early so I can't run in the morning. Also, it is dark and it makes me nervous to run. Then at night I am tired from the day and I want to spend time with KK and Billy. By the time KK goes to bed I want to sit and recoup. Sooooo it seems sneaking out at 3 is my best bet for getting it done. It has helped that SA has some "fall" weather. It has brought the temperatures out of the 100s which makes my lungs happy. :)