Runnning and Random Thoughts

I’ve been a slightly frustrated runner lately. I’m tired of the focus on distance for the upcoming half-marathon and am more than ready to just go back to my regular, devil-may-care runs of any distance I desire.

That said, I am also excited about the half and will feel quite accomplished, I’m sure, for having done two of these in one summer.

Anyway, to ease some of the frustration I’ve taken to picking up the pace during my morning runs. Granted, I am still a slow runner, but over the course of this week I’ve shaved 1:30 off my four-mile run.

After the half, we will do a 5K – the St. Michael's Day Dash, which I did last year and enjoyed, and then possibly a 10K in October, though we are still not quite committed to that one.

In the meantime, on Monday, the single gal ventures back to the classroom to start an MBA program. I am excited about this upcoming challenge. At least, I say that now. Let’s see how I feel after class on Monday.

And finally - random thoughts for the weekend:

• Scab is an unpleasant word and having a scab the size of the one from my recent stumble while running is just wrong.
• If I could be anywhere else this weekend I would be on one of the Great Lakes kayaking.
• I can't even get my head around conquering the weeds that have taken over part of my backyard.