longest run of 2009

december 27th.
1:00 pm
belmont to country club
country club to post canyon
post canyon to frankton
frankton to may
may to 7th
6 miles.
1 hour.
21 minutes.
59 seconds.
it was hard
especially when about half of the time i was running into the wind.
and it was snowing.
pretty.
cold.
but i did it. jesus did it, really. now onto this week's training. :)

just keep running...

i did it. 5 miles. 1 hour. 6 minutes. 15 seconds. it rained on me part-way through, so when i finished the 5 and started walking home, i got REALLY cold. but i didn't die. i wanted to quit. more than once. and i realized at one point that i will not be one of those people that loves running. i really am just doing this for a little girl. one whose face and name are not yet known to me, but she's in my heart. so for her...for the rogers whom i love dearly...i'll keep running...and i'll never stop being thankful that i am not running alone. HE is with me every step. HIS love is what compels me forward. most definitely.

4 down, 5 to go

yesterday marked exactly one month since i officially started training for the half. crazy. i have been running for a month? on purpose? dude. who am i?? a runner, apparently ;). anyway. it's taken me a week to respond to my last post. some blogger i am. oh well, there's only like 1 person who reads this anyway...so sarah, thought you'd like to know that i managed to run 4 miles on the treadmill last sunday. i didn't die...i dare say it felt pretty good except for the couple of times my back started to hurt. tomorrow morning i'm attempting a 5-mile loopish. loopish? well, it's not a full loop, but it's exactly 5 miles thanks to logyourrun.com where i can trace routes and stuff :). anyway, i'm a little nervous. my ankles have been bothering me the last couple of days. running hasn't been a problem, but they've been sore and tender when i'm standing or walking or just sitting down. weird. i'm praying it goes away and doesn't affect me in the morning. i'm also praying my back doesn't hurt at all. it's aches and pains like this that remind me i'm not 15 years old anymore. thankfully, jesus is running every step with me :). i'll let you know how it goes!!

so far, the running is good. i haven't frozen to death - although i ran outside the other day in the 20 something degree weather - and i've stayed injury free so far. i definitely prefer running outside rather than with Bub, but even i have limits. tomorrow morning i'm supposed to run 4 miles. something about that makes me nervous...maybe because i've never run 4 miles before...and maybe because the honest truth is that i still would much rather sleep in my warm cozy bed than drag myself out to go run 4 miles on a treadmill. but...if i don't keep running, the rogers don't get money and that is the only motivation i need. :) so goodnight...i'll let you know how the run goes!

p.s. for those who are wondering...$287 dollars has been donated :) only $2413 to go!! :)