so close

I came so close to having a 70 mile month (68.9 miles).  We had rain or snow on 27 out of 31 days in March but somehow, I managed to get out there and run. 
Today was a gift.  I had planned to run a 10K but then I needed to be at a work meeting so I didn't sign up (happy that I didn't pay early).  It rained right up to the end of the meeting and then . . . the sun came out!  So my last run of the month, the one that got me ever so close to that 70 mile mark, was a sunny run - it doesn't get much better than that.

Now, on to April - I am aiming high - hoping to get in at least 80 miles.

I know I can because . . .

I am on track.  That means, unless something big comes along, I will meet my monthly goal of running 65 miles.  I know it says 62 by April 1 but when I set the goal, I had already run 3.  There were days recently when I was so far behind I began to doubt my ability to complete this goal.  I came pretty close to cancelling the goal last week.  But I decided to press on and here I am, with just 9 miles to go and four days to log those 9 miles. 
I know I can do this!

mid- march running

I thought this was pretty cool.  My two running buddies and I are right next to each other on the March challenge.  The St. Patrick's Day run was great - had my best finish time - 28:17.  It stopped raining just as we began and started up as we walked to the car.  Couldn't ask for much more.

Me too

Lori is running tomorrow and so am I

I still need to find something green to wear and I am really hoping the rain will let up a bit - at least from 8-8:30 am!

wild, weather running

We have had a wild winter - from a week of cancelled school due to snow, to sunny days in February (unheard of!) to wind and rain and hail - every day something new. 
Yesterday started with a bit of snow that turned to rain.  The sun was trying very hard to come out but it was still pretty cold.  We put on our vests, I grabbed gloves and a head band, and we headed out to run.  I was feeling a bit draggy and the wind was picking up so we turned around after 1.5 miles.  The gusts of wind nearly blew us off the path but we pushed on.  Then we felt a few rain drops - better pick up the pace we said.  But we were running right into a hail storm!  We finally veered off the trail to seek shelter near a tree but it was apparent that this was not going to let up soon so we took off and ran as fast as we could, back to the car.  Wet, cold, and winded, we toweled off, grabbed some dry jackets, and headed into Starbucks for a warm cup of tea.  It was crazy but it was also pretty fun - at least once we were out of it :)

what's cooking?

I thought my subscription to this magazine was ending in January but I was happy to see it goes through July.  This is a magazine that I really do read.  And in this issue, I found a great new snack to make - roasted edamame and cranberries.  Very simple:
roast a cup of edamame (shelled) in oil and salt
cool
add 1/4 cup dried cranberries

That is it!  The edamame gets kind of crunchy/salty and the cranberries add the sweetness.  I divided this batch into 4 little containers and they make a great take along nibble snack.

What's cooking in your kitchen? 

activity logging

I just discovered this feature on the Nike+ Active site today.  I don't have an i-pod so I don't track my steps or other activity but I guess that is an option.   But I rather like the looks of this data - my running - 23 days out of 37 - I think that is a pretty good run at it considering the weather we have been having.