Beaten Up By the 7

We did 7 miles along the coast today. It was more challenging than we anticipated with a few surprising hills. This was the toughest run to date. Eddie suffered a scrape on his heel from a rock in his shoe. I had muscle spasms. We won't be moving anywhere quickly today, but we can rest knowing that we gave it our all. I realize we really need to step up our training during the week to tackle these long runs. Right now, I am on top of the world from a good breakfast, a shower, and a heat pad.

Week 9-Six Miles

This was a big week for Eddie. His previous high for running was five miles. He did six this week and with all of the pre work it was really not bad at all! Melissa has run six miles and beyond before this so it was covering old ground for her. We are both on pace and things look great!

Breaking 5 miles!

We ran 5 miles and it was a personal best for Eddie. In his words, "I could have ran more!" We'll get a our chance since our next run is 5 again then 6! In our seminar following the run, our takeaways from Coach Katie were - it's ok to walk, we don't have to run on Sat mornings, we GET to run on Sat mornings, and have fun!

Hot Tamale!

We ran 4 mi again on the first sunny day since we began! The heat and humidity made the hill coming back a lot more challenging. Next week, we'll start carrying our water packs for the 5 mi. Skipped out on the strength training seminar and opted for b-fast at Ki's - a great ending to a great run!

Training Continues

Melissa and I continued our training this week with a three mile run on Friday. We had to do it a day earlier then normal because we had a trip to Palm Springs planned for her brithday this weekend. The trip was great and it gave us the chance to relax and rejuvinate! Now its back to business-next week-four miles. We are ready!

Looking good on Week 3!

This 3 mile was harder than I anticipated, but it felt great! We bought shoes, water packs, and for me, a little timer to help me identify how fast and how long I'm running.

Vegas-Here We Come!

It's been a busy week at work - ugh! We're visiting our future half-marathon destination this week - Vegas! I'm so tired from waking up at 2:30a and conducting training. Both Eddie and I have put in hours after work this week. Tonight, I need to get sleep and then a half day of work and we're off.