Michelle's Running Blog

This morning was wonderful.  My husband had a bit of extra time this morning because he had a meeting that was close by so he didn't have to drive into the office early.  We were able to sleep until 7:00 which felt great, then I went running and still had a bit of time with him when I got back.  I really like that extra hour of sleep! 

My run felt good, I am thinking maybe I need a rest day in between runs now.  I took the weekend off and I think that is partly why I felt great this morning.  I think I will ride the bike tomorrow and then run again on Wednesday.  Then maybe my ankles, calves and shins won't feel like they are on fire because they will have had a little break.

45 minute bike ride

This morning I walked to warm up a bit and when I got to the point to start my run there was a woman a little bit behind me.  I ran a bit faster pace to not let her pass me right away.  About a half mile later she pulled past me and said good morning.  She didn't run by really fast and watching her run barely in front of me I knew I could keep up with her.  So I kicked it in a tiny bit, caught up with her and asked if she minded if I ran with her.  It was nice to have someone to talk to and to push my pace a bit.  We ran pretty fast, I was surprised at how well I did.  When we neared the point where she was going to turn off, I was feeling really tired and glad we were done running together.  I slowed down after she left for just a bit and then walked home.  It was a good run, glad I went.