It is officially the butt crack of dawn........5:11 am.....it's dark out there.........think I'll take Brandy. I've downed a cup of joe, small 1/2 glass oj and 4 gummy bears. Read a hilarious post by mia goddess....a self-admitted control freak she's currently struggling with post baby weight loss and succumbing to weight watchers dogma. ok, quit stalling.
6:10 am
Ran for 37 minutes. Opted for the neighborhood streets vs the trail, seemed safer. Brandy seems to do better on early morning runs...less distractions I guess.
I felt good on this run too! Cool and calm, even on the hilly parts. Good thing I'm not creeped out by spiders, I ran through a few webs!

Fitting a couple of short run will be tricky this week. No excuses though!
I will be up at the butt crack of dawn tomorrow.
I'm going to bed now!
Goodnight and sweet dreams of running strong and painfree.

My name is Christine. I'm 42 and started running (again) last fall. Quite by accident,
I celebrated my 1 year of running steady by entering my 1st 5k. It was even planned. It was 9/11/05 and the local UN chapter was hosting a "Run for Peace" 5 and 10 K's. I only happended upon the race during my ususal sunday run to the park. I noticed the starting line and a bunch of people (maybe 75-100). I asked if it was okay to run during their event and was quickly encouraged to enter.

So I did. My pace was all off and I shot out too fast, slowing down (unintentionally!!)at the end. I clocked in at 27:? I truly don't remember, but was pleased with it being under 30:00. I pushed too hard though and needed a few minutes to compose myself (heaving and light headed). Despite all that, I managed to place 3rd in my ranks (18-44). Not bad for a first timer!

I run alone or sometimes with my dog, Brandy, a 70 pound chow/boxer. Running w/others takes a different kind of discipline, so I'm learning. I did my run on the track today, trying to find my 5k pace. I'm not really sure what I'm doing but I had a good workout.