Weekday Running

Hooray for daylight savings time!

Tomorrow is my birthday, and the day after is the day we acquired Penny (my birthday gift!).  A picture to mark the occasion:

This week went by very quickly and I did not blog as much as I would like!

Wednesday morning, I got up extra early to lift at the gym.  After school, I headed to North Hills High school to do another run there.  It is so convenient because I pass right by it on my way home from work.  It is the most time efficient.  I ran basically the same loop as I did on Monday, but one mile longer, to total nine miles at 8:21 pace.  I was feeling upset about something, and boy did I feel better after a run in the sunshine.  Jordan was working late that night, so my twin came over with Panera, which did a great job of making me feel better, too!

Thursday I had a work training until 6pm at the library right next to the track I run at.  The training was from 4-6, but the instructor was 40 minutes late in starting.  It was awful because it was so sunny out and I could just hear the track calling my name.  It was 65 degrees!  I was so excited to escape and get in a 7 mile hill workout.  I felt like it was summer, being to run until 7:30 and the sun still shining away.  It was awesome and put me in such a good mood.  I did 5 hill repeats that were .40 mile long.  They were...
2:53 (7:36 pace)
2:52 (7:35 pace)
2:52 (7:32 pace) must have stopped a little late
2:49 (7:25)
2:47 (7:18)
I hope these hills get me ready for the hills in the Pittsburgh marathon.....

Friday I woke up early and ran 5 miles at 8:32 pace around my neighborhood before work.  It was great to wear shorts so early in the morning and in the dark!

 Let the birthday weekend festivities begin!!!