Running a Mile a Minute

It's sooo nice out - I love that purple flower tree, wonder what it is. Okay, I seriously don't understand why my face is breaking out so badly. Maybe I'll find a dermetologist, I saw that billboard or maybe I just need a good facial - yeah, I'll schedule that for this weekend. Ooh, that reminds me I need to get out my Play-A-Thon invite for next weekend. When can I go shopping to get everything for the party? Probably Monday. Maybe I'll have some time to go look for some new heels, too, my black heels cannot handle being worn everyday anymore. "Bella! No! Leave the squirrel alone." Geez. I hate yelling at you in front of people I feel like a bad mom or something, haha.

As I said my mind runs a mile a minute. While I'm running.
To actually run a mile it's a 12-12:30 minute pace. Back in high school we had to run the "12 minute run" every quarter or semester (something like that). I'm pretty sure I walked half the time. I've never been a runner and I don't think I'm meant to be. People talk about getting a Runner's High, but I have yet to experience that. My mind isn't clear, it continues to run, but really I'm okay with that. (I get a Dancer's High, so maybe I can only get that clear-minded, adrenaline pumping feeling from one or the other. Dance is fine by me!)

But with that said, I am trying out this running thing anyways. Robert and I have been talking about some things we can get out and do together to have fun that aren't super pricey so we signed up for Building Steam - a running program every Wednesday on the Riverfront. Robert's in the 10-minute group (The Running Hotties they call themselves - they go out each week after the run and even have their own web site - www.runninghotties.com). I on the other hand landed in the 12-minute group. No, we don't have a web site and our team is fairly large, but we were given a team name yesterday - The Dirty Dozen. No worries, I get to run alongside Steph and Jenny so it's still fun. Maybe we can come up with our own name - Three Amigos, Triple Threat, How About a Threesome? Girls - what do you think?

It's been just over 2 weeks since training began and I have to say I've been impressed with how well I'm keeping up with running on non-training days. Since last summer I've been "running" but by that I mean once or twice a week and no longer than 20 minutes max. The past 2-3 weeks, I've run 5-6 days a week and on average do 30 minutes of non-stop running. I made my longest time earlier this week without stopping - 41 minutes, 20 seconds. Not too shabby.

Of course, this was also a good excuse to buy myself a new pair of shoes. I bought the Reebok Runtones. I'm sure the results are nowhere close to what they advertise, but hey, I did say Robert and I were looking for ways to get out and have fun. I'm sure a slightly tighter butt couldn't hurt.