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It can't be that hard right? It sounds really hard though! I hate getting up early. 6:20 for work is bad enough. Unfortunately I really need to start running again and after work I'm pooped so maybe the mornings will work for me. What time do you work out?

That's my most ever! and it only took me 5 days to do it. No wonder my legs are tired this week. 10 miles last night seemed okay until I was done. Hope I survive track tonight and the 20 mile race on Sunday.

Haha, I sent him a bunch of emails today to get our race report and results posted from the 30K. I ran all that way and wanted some credit! So at practice tonight he waved at me and said nice job on the race and we had a whole conversation. Normally we don't really speak much more then Hi. Guess I got my credit.

Track was great tonight though I had to run solo. I did the workout for those not racing this weekend even though I am racing, because it's only a 5K, but Jake and Raelee said Coach said even if you're just doing a 5K to do the shorter workout. I didn't want short, I wanted longer so I was solo because Jake and Raelee did the shorter workout. I had to do 4 1600s which I thought would be tough but I held my pace and ran 7:30, 7:33, 7:31 and 7:28. Maybe in the 5K this weekend I can hold 7:30 pace and shoot for a PR. I think my best is 23:19 (7:31 pace) and I was in better shape then so maybe it's not possible yet. We'll see on Sunday.

Got the keys to my apt. today to start moving in Saturday. I got a copy of the lease too but the landlord didn't sign the lease, he only signed the 'to my knowledge there's no lead in the place' form. Man, $1100 for this realtor! Can't I get the lease signed for that price??

Today our long run had an 80s theme. I'm glad the threesome did their part to dress it up.

Our gracious hosts:

Damien kept us on course, some of us girls would have gotten lost w/out his guidance.

Justin cooked the grub to refuel us afterwards.

Thanks for hosting guys!!

Here's the fabulous T-bird

And Jos

Check out my blue eye shadow!

I don't look that much different than this 80s photo w/ my bff Blythe. This is us in like 6th grade, circa 1985 maybe. Looks like I borrowed my sunglasses for today's run from Blythe :0)

Tara and I did this race this morning. We thought about doing it earlier this week because we had to do 10 miles today anyway so why not try it in a race situation, though it was only 9.3 miles. We registered at the race because you never know w/ us what our plans might be the night before and if we'll actually get up in time to do the race. Tara picked me up just before 8am and we drove the ~40 minutes down south. Got there in plenty of time to register, stretch and relax. It was cold, maybe 20 degrees if that and there was a strong headwind in a few spots but it wasn't raining or snowing and the roads were mostly clear, though around the water stops it got icy because residual water from the cups thrown on the ground was freezing. At the start we were waiting around and this chick turns around and it's Janet! We had no clue each other would be there. It was just a nice surprise to see her. We hugged and checked out her facial scars from the nasty fall she took running over New Year's weekend. Tara and I had done the Tufts 10K w/ her in October so they had met before. The race went well. We definitely weren't 'racing' just doing a 'comfortable but not too comfortable' pace; I felt I was trying to push a tiny bit and at least maintain a constant pace. After the race there was good food: scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, potatoes, yummy!

1:25:20 for 9.3 miles
9:11 minutes per mile
265 out of 345 overall
82 out of 137 female
20 out of 32 age group

I wore a short-sleeved v-neck t-shirt to work today, and then when I went running I didn't wear my usual hat because I thought it wasn't so bad out and then ran out and back along the Charles and Mass Ave bridge and on the way back the wind was so awful, my head and neck were exposed and I thought I had frostbite, my skin was so cold and frozen I could feel it contracting and hardening. The Mass Ave bridge back was the worst!!! I put my head down to push through it but it was awful and pushing me around, I couldn't run in a straight line. That was at 4pm. At 6pm I finally check the weather because I just came home from work and it was freezing out and had to make two trips out w/ the dogs and now have to walk to the laundromat.

It's 22 degrees, feels like 8. Oops.

I ran my track workouts the last two Thursdays at Boston Common outside in the treacherous snow. Last week I did all alone, very slowly, not a typical track workout but this week we actually had an organized workout there w/ Coach Joe. Not many were brave enough to show up (Tara and Joslynn, heehee) but the chosen few were hardcore! I got in a good 6 miles I'd say.

Got home to try and warm up. When I looked in the mirror there was a lot of black mascara under both eyes. Thanks teammates for letting me know! Jeez :0) As usual after running in very cold and wet conditions, I took a shower w/ the hot water as hot as it would go and when I got out of the shower my lips were still blue.

I met Joslynn after at The Beacon Hill Pub for a beer. I didn't have anything to eat and they don't have food so I tried to order in from The Sevens but they wouldn't do it. Since it seemed so difficult to get delivery, though they have menus for you to do it, I decided to take off and got a slice of pizza on the way home.

Hopefully we can hang out tomorrow night for a bit since I leave at 7am Saturday.

for an awesome run this afternoon. Our scheduled long run for this weekend was 9 miles. We didn't go to Joslynn's long run this morning because I was out late and we didn't want to have to get up so early. I didn't go to bed until 4am got up at 10am and by 11am was planning to meet Tara to go run on our own. We weren't sure of the sidewalk conditions but decided we'd go for it anyway. We ran along the Charles on the Boston side, over the Mass Ave. bridge, down Mass Ave. to Harvard Sq. and then some more before we turned around at 4.7 miles. We got a little off track on the way back but got to give Tara a little tour of MIT and point out where my office was. We got to 9 miles about a mile away from my place so we started walking but it was so cold we kinda started running again to get back quicker. Walking to Tara's car we passed Starbucks and I saw RR in there so on the way back from Tara's car to my house I stopped in Starbucks and had RR buy me a green tea latte. I had a hat on but the end of my ponytail was exposed and it was frozen together like an icicle. Yuck! Once I got home and into the shower I had the hot water on full blast but it still wasn't hot enough. I'm still cold! Gotta get ready for the CRC Holiday Party tonight, starts at 6:30p.

The Bill Rodgers Jingle Bell 5K that was to be tomorrow night has been postponed to the 23rd because of the snow we're supposed to get tonight. That sucks because I doubt I'll be in Boston on the 23rd so I can't run it.

I did this race w/ some CRC teammates a couple weekends ago. Some of us stayed overnight and met up to tour the course, grab some dinner and watch the Red Sox in the playoffs back at the Admiralty Inn the night before the race.

Race day was so much fun. I've never done a marathon relay before and I would totally recommend it. It was so much fun watching and cheering for your teammates and driving around the course to the different hand offs, besides running w/ an orange fluorescent wooden baton for miles was awesome!

CRC-Crouching Tigers
3:16:55 total time for 26.2 miles
7:31 minutes/mile
21 out of 184 relay teams overall
8 out of 106 in 14-39 age division

Heather
Matt
Tara
Joslynn
Johnny

CRC - Flying Dragons
3:17:33 total time for 26.2 miles
7:33 minutes/mile
22 out of 184 relay teams overall
9 out of 106 in 14-39 age division

David
Jen
Charley
Sarah
Peter

She did this IM this past weekend and came in first in her AG. Her marathon time was 3:28 after swimming 2.4 miles in 1:03 and biking 112 miles in 5:55 for a final time w/ transitions of 10:31:56. I can't believe how much she's improved since we first met on Team Envision way back when. We used to be running partners but I moved to KS for vet school and over the years got slower while she moved to DC and got much faster.