A New Milestone

After a 48 hour cold bug, Eddie pushed through and ran 11 miles! A cheering section including yours truly was at the finish line for him. I ran 10 miles and next week it will be 11 for me! It was a rainy morning, but by the time we started running, it was dry and windy. The high tide and big waves provided some nice scenary while we got in the zone. Vegas here we come!

New Milestone-10 miles!

With one month to go before the race, we hit the 10 mile mark on Saturday. This is a new milestone for both of us and we are excited! Going to stay on track and keep putting in the miles and we will be ready when race time comes! Stay tuned!

Eddie as Elvis @ the Del Mar Mud Run

A new route - a fresh outlook

We ran 8 miles with a new route today-field trip! The weather was damp and foggy along the coast. Running across the 5 freeway ramp was bizarre but worth it since saw pelicans perched atop wooden rafts on the way back. I felt thankful to be running outside. We got lost towards the end. Who knows? We could have ran 9 miles today. Eddie had the mondo burito (again) for breakfast, and I had the most delicious wheat pancakes. What a great day! Looking forward to 9 next week!

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!