Running in Beauty

6.0 miles in eerie suburbia

I actually woke up early this morning at 4:45 am although I did snooze for a bit after the alarm clock went off at 4:35 am. hehe It took me quite a while to get everything together like filling my bottles for my waist pack, finding my shoes, finding my watch, and eating to fuel up.

Fuel for the morning was: 1-1/2 large bananas and whole grain toast with peanut butter smeared on top. also had 8 oz of Gatorade.


The Workout
Mileage: 6.0 miles

I ran around the residential area across from my apartment complex. I mapped out a route last night on Google Pedometer and wrote down my mile markers on a piece of paper in case I forgot where to mark my mileage time.

I think I ran decently considering that I felt sluggish throughout the whole route. This was my first morning of real running outdoors...definitely a lot harder than running on a treadmill! What I liked about the morning was that there were hardly any souls out--kind of like an eerie suburbia. I snapped back into reality everytime I heard dogs bark from their backyards.

I did feel pain near my inner ankle on my right leg after passing 4 miles. I think I definitely am overpronating on that particular side. Thank goodness for the 100 bucks that my 2nd grade teacher sent to me as a college graduation gift. I'm going to use it to buy new shoes in the next couple of days. She's primarily responsible for my involvement in running. An inspiration, I may add.

As a kid, I used to help her clean up her house and help with gardening duties around her house and she would pay me. In essence, it really was my first paying gig. Sometimes, she would invite me to come out with her on her 5-6 mile run by letting me ride her bike alongside of her. Not only was she one of the few people I saw exercising regularly but she was also very environmentally consciencious. Always a recycle, reduce, and reuse sort of person. Since I was small, I've always wanted to be like her. She was a really good role model.

Now look at me.
Running and training for a marathon.
AND a college graduate with a Biology degree that will enable me to combat environmental problems on my reservation.

I couldn't have done all this if it weren't for her as inspiration.

Anyhow, before I leave you with my times I have to say that I'm so excited to have gotten back in contact with her. She now lives in California and suggested that one of these days, we would run a race together. I'm super excited! :)


mile 1: 10:48
mile 2: 10:04
mile 3: 10:12
mile 4: 11:10 (walking break = 1 min)
mile 5: 12:26 (walking break = 2:05) STRETCH
mile 6: 14:09 (walking break = 3:10) STRETCH

P.S. What was the difference between split time and lap time?

etched in stone by carmen @ 9:07 AM