Saturday, Saturday!

One of the things I thought I'd like least about training for the half-marathon is getting up early on a Saturday morning. I'll confess that I'm not the best morning person... I'll get up, sure, but I'd most likely rather sleep a little later.

Meeting up with my Team Challenge folks on Saturday mornings, however, is totally worth it. We warm up, we get excited, and we head on out and run like rockstars. It feels great.

Yesterday was one of these occasions. I, perhaps, stayed up a little late on Friday night, and couldn't imagine getting up at 7am on Saturday. One of my dear teammates texted me at 7, we commiserated about being tired, and we both got our butts in gear.

I did 6.5 miles or so, had great chats with my teammates, and got a delicious bagel sandwich afterward. The leaves have started to turn, the air is crisp, and it all felt wonderful.

So, in short: this whole running thing produces odd behavior in me, but I sure do like it.

I've been remiss, I apologize.

Hello everyone!

So, I've been slacking. Not so much on the running, but definitely on the blogging. Suffice it to say, I think I'm in relatively good shape for the half-marathon, even with a bit of a training hiatus through some of September (busy work schedule = less training for me.)

Last night, I ran around the Tidal Basin at sunset and up and down the Jefferson Memorial steps a bunch of times. What can I say: if you have to train for a long-distance run, this really is the city to live in. It was just perfect.

Next stop: Wednesday fun run with the Team Challenge crew, and then Saturday morning at the Capital Crescent (followed by Bethesda Bagel, of course!)

Any new running songs on your playlists? Do tell, I need some inspiration for the longer ones!!