dailylife

Today I ran in my lunch break; I am working from home.

I ran a celebratory 6 mile course since I met my 2012 target!

Went for the nice 6 miles course again today, such a great run. This distance is becoming routine again, which is good.

I haven't run on a Friday evening in a while. Usually I time it so I run on Tuesday and Thursday. But yesterday was the anniversary of Nadia and Milan and we had a special dinner together.

I was tired tonight but the run went well.

Nora has been sleeping well but we woke up at 6.15 am which is a little early for us. So I was pretty tired during this run, although it went well.

I want to run at least the same amount of miles this year as I did in 2010. That means that after yesterday's run there are 26 more miles to go -- a marathon. Shouldn't be a problem in a normal month but December is always very difficult, mileage wise.

I didn't really feel like running today. It is cold and I'd have preferred to stay inside. But after Thanksgiving it is important to maintain momentum, and my target goal of running 358 miles this year is a great motivator (34 more miles to go as of before this run).

So I put on my jacket and went anyway and allowed myself a simple run -- 4 miles, no more. It felt sluggish the first half, and never really felt fast, but when I was done I saw I ran a nice time.

A day off, a gorgeous sunny weather and legs that feel good -- I allowed myself another 6 mile run. I love this course, along both sides of the Potomac and the run was great. It doesn't hurt to burn some extra calories since today is Thanksgiving and the 20 lbs turkey has been in the oven for 4 hours already. There was very little traffic in Arlington, more in DC. Lots of people going for walks with the whole family.

...is how I feel after a good run. And today was a good run. The weather was perfect and I feel that I'm getting back in my old shape. I ran 6 miles on Thursday and today 5 miles again. To be sure I'll have to wait until tomorrow but I don't feel any discomfort. Except in my left toe, but that's because I dropped a cake-shape on it when I made the appeltaart a few days ago, haha.

I didn't feel like running... but now I am glad I did. Felt tired all day since Nora didn't sleep well and was crying, but after the run I feel great.

It's a beautiful day today. I went for a slightly longer run. I was tempted to go for 6 miles but I decided against it -- I don't want to risk hurting something again, now finally my feet and legs feel good. Great run.