I've been running for a couple of months now. I'm up to the point where I can run several miles without falling over. Where I live is crazy hilly. Going down hill is easy. Going up hill is hard - very hard.

I'm going to start keeping track of my runs here...

Saturday May 13

• Ran 5 miles
  • Early AM run
  • Sucked...I hate running in the early AM before coffee

Tuesday May 16

• Didn't run. Skipped it to watch American Idol
  • I can't believe these three are in the finals
  • Chris was way better

Wednesday May 17

• Ran 5 miles
  • Late PM run in warm weather
  • Best run to date...I actually ran most of the way
  • Home in time to watch the results show for American Idol

Sunday May 21

• Ran 5 miles
  • Early evening with rain showers
    
  • Pretty good run
  • My shoes are shot...I think I popped the air things in my Nike Airs

Wednesday May 25

• Ran 5 miles...again
  • Early evening with showers and breezy
  • Preety good run...most of the way up the big frigging hill
  • Left knee is starting to bug me...gotta get some new shoes
  • Home in time for the American Idol results show
    • Can't believe Taylor won...not that Katherine was any better

Sunday May 28

• Ran 8 miles
• Mid-morning in pouring rain
• Good run
• Longest distance I have ever run
• Big blister on my right foot. Right ankle is a bit sore.

Saturady June 3

• Ran 5 miles after not running since the last long run
  • Totally sucked...as if I lost everything from the pervious work
  • Really depressed about it
  • Got new shoes...should have been like Rob and gone to a running store where they could tell me to wear slippers or something like that

Sunday June 4

• Ran 3 miles in the afternoon after a walk with the family
  • Totally sucked once again. I'm now pretty certain I have regressed to pre-running form. What happened!?!

Tuesday June 6

• Ran 4 miles in the late evening
  • Good run...day off seems to have helped
  • Next two weeks are going to suck from a training perspective...work is going to be crazy
    

Sunday June 11

• Ran 4 miles in the evening
  • Don't really remember it...forgot to enter it in the log

Saturday June 17

• Ran 4 miles in the evening
  • Havne't been running much of late...launching the company tomorrow
  • Hope to be back and at them sometime in the coming week
  • I better get cracking

Thursday June 22

• Ran 5 miles in the evening
  • Pretty good run considering my lack of training of late
  • Made it all the way up the big fat hill without stopping...first time ever!

Saturday June 24

• Ran 5 miles in the evening
  • Another good run
  • Again made it up the hill without stopping
  • It was really hot...I hate running in the heat

Tuesday June 25

• Ran 5 miles in the evening
  • An okay run...didn't make it all the way up the hill
    

Thursday June 29

• Ran 3 miles in the evening
  • Good run with good pace
    

Sunday July 2

• Ran 8 miles in the evening
  • Great run...it was hot out
  • Made it pretty much the entire way except up the big f*cking hill
    

Wednesday July 5

• Ran 3.5 miles

Thursday July 6

• Ran 3.5 miles

Sunday July 10

• Ran 11 miles
  • New record for longest personal run!!!

I've been pretty bad lately at keeping the log here. I've been following the running schedule that they sent us for registering for the marathon. Last week was a wash (too much work, not enough time). Been better this week. Today is 90+ degrees in Seattle. Did a 5 mile run this AM. Sweat a ton. Back to a more reasonable schedule this week.

And back again...

Wednesday August 30

• Ran 8 miles
• Amazing run...I think I hit 8 minute miles
• Weight down to 172 lbs - I'm pretty excited