Hey ya'll. Life has been busy. Busy enough that I took a week off from running and let me tell you that I DO NOT recommend that. My week off was spent sitting in the go live command center for 14+ hours a day in front of a computer.  I SHOULD have gotten out and run, but I made excuses not to, and I really paid for it on my first "getting back into running" run. 

On Thursday - I ventured out and ran in Meadowmont. It was difficult, and I struggled, but I kept a 12'30'' or so pace. I was happy with the pace, but frustrated with myself for walking so often. Then - motivating myself to run this weekend while in VA for family Easter festivities was not easy. I kept putting it off, from Saturday afternoon, to Saturday evening - and then finally I woke up early on Sunday before Easter services and somehow made it 3.1 miles. It wasn't a great run - but I was proud of myself for doing it. I've decided I need a little push and so I decided to start a Nike Training program with the Nike Running app. The app makes a plan for me, and tells me what kind of exercise to do each day of the week - I think I kind of need that right now.. a little something different. And you know what? My run tonight felt great and it made me happy. Except for the first 3 minutes when I walked, I ran for the entire 5K, alternating between 4.7 and 5.5 mph. It was really nice.

Onward and Upward and thank god for good music