After the milestone

It's a little harder to feel motivated to run since I've met my goal. But I'm determined to keep at it because I'm still deciding on my 2011 goal and it's gonna involve running. (No sense in wasting a perfectly good blog title.)
During the last race and today my legs felt leaden. Don't know what's up with that. Some new ploy no doubt to derail my efforts. Mind and body, can't we just work together?

Made my goal!

Well, it's been a long month and I've not run consistently but long story short, I went over my 500 mile marker today at the 23rd Annual Thanksgiving Day 5K Run at the Peoria Sports Complex. A great way to start Thanksgiving and although I didn't run my best time, it was better than last year when I did this race for the first time. But the most awesome part was that Brigette ran the 10 miler and finished in 1 hr 28 min and 24 seconds. That's faster than a 9 min mile, for 10 miles! (Yes, running is fun, but running vicariously, can't be beat!)

Gotta have that

Brigette ran a 5K in 27 min with a 19 lb vest. And I'm thinking, hmmmm....I need a weighted vest. But I soon come to my senses. There are a few steps to take before I consider adding "accessories" to my running. Such as: maintanining an even pace during runs, bypassing the water stop on a 5K, incorporating sprints into daily runs, strength training. In other words, running for non-police officer types. (At least until the next gadget catches my eye.)

The numbers game

My Sept total (54.5) beat August (43.9) which had beaten July (33.3) but the Oct total (45.2) bucked the trend. So I really need an all-time monthly high in Nov. Currently I'm just over 475 miles for the year.

Taking a dive

Today while running I tripped on the uneven pavement and went crashing down. I literally dove into the patch of grass bordering the sidewalk cushioning my fall. But then my first instinct was to think, I'm glad I'm not timing this today. (Not who saw that or what's the fastest way to get my bruised ego back home.) And that roughly translates into "I'm a runner." Maybe it isn't about distance or speed but a frame of mind.