Wednesday, July 21, 2010

10 Miles is so great with a friend!

Saturday was my first double digit run since my marathon and it felt so good.  Again it was at Ruston which I love for a 10 miler...it's the perfect route.  The route is great because it's broken into 3 sections that seem to make it easy on the mental side of things.  I was bummed that I couldn't run with the "You Go Girl" training group, but I hope to do that in a couple of weeks.  The plan was for for Andrea to pick me up at 5:45 am so we could get the run over without wasting the majority of the morning.  Set the alarm, which I never do and went to bed.  Slept great until my eyes opened at is was 5:50...my alarm didn't go off.  Andrea was already parked in front of my house ready to go.  Ran down stairs and popped a bagel into the toaster, I had to eat something for my 10 miler, got dressed and was out the door in about 15 minutes.  I didn't feel like running once we got there, I was tired and frustrated about my alarm, but we started running and after about a mile I was feeling good.  The weather was great, a little cold when we started but you warm up so fast when you're running.  A little over 3 miles we ran into Diana and the other gals who were starting their training run for You Go Girl...always fun running into friends on a run.  Finished the waterfront and started to head back with a stop at Starbucks for some water.  At mile 8.5 we ran into Diana and crew again and chatted for a few and then onto the finish.  It was a great run and I could have kept going...I love those kind of runs.  I am still in shock at how great my legs have been feeling and hope I can say the same after Ragnar this weekend.

In some exciting news...my friend, Rachel who I ran with on Monday (recap tomorrow) is very crafty.  She had heard about the sweaty bands and decided to start making them.  I love crafty people as I am not CRAFTY at ALL!  I wish I was!  She made two to test out and I can't wait to see how it holds up at Ragnar this weekend.  If it works I will be for sure doing my first giveaway with these great head bands. She is trying to figure out a name for them...any ideas?   As of now I love them and they work great.  I especially love the look of the one she made for me to test...Black with white stitching....isn't it cute?

9 comments:

abbi said...

sounds like a great run! I don't have a name for the headband but it looks great!

Heather said...

Cute headband! I am so impressed with your running after your marathon - you are getting right back out there! Way to go.

Middle Name Marie said...

Good run! How about "Power Bands" or something strong, like that?

Elizabeth said...

Glad you didn't let the bad start spoil your run. Love the band.

Mel -Tall Mom on the Run said...

Love double digits with friends.. Hmmm.. Beauty Bands. Hot Hair. No idea my brain is FRIED

Marlene said...

I hate getting a late start and rushing around before a run. Glad you were able to get it done!

Cute head band! Looking forward to hearing how they work.

Robyn @ WannabeWriterRunner said...

Ooh that head band is adorable! Nice job on the run. It's so great having support with you.

Anonymous said...

You rock girl! Good luck this weekend. Let's schedule a time to run some morning the first week of August.

Anonymous said...

Just wanted you to know it was me that signed in as anonymous...I couldn't for the life of me remember my google id! DOH!

Rachel

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