More running

Well the walks have gotton shorter and the runs longer. My walking partner is at the beach (lucky bitch) so running partner #1 and I are back to last year and running together again. She made a comment about feeling slow, but I assured her that we are running avg 9+ ish miles. Not shabby. She also made a comment how nice it is that I'm running with her and not crazy lady and running obnoxiously fast. I was obnoxious last year. I wasn't meaning to be super runner girl. I was just so into the competitive I have to get faster, do sprints 2x a week crazy chick. I'm into running for me and not the 5k's personal best. Though that could change closer to the beach 5k.

I'm still having some on-going running injuries. Ever since the half, my ankle has been bothering me. If I try to go on tip-toe with it I get shooting pain. Weird. My hip was hurting on the last run too. That was easy to run through though.

I was chatting with running partner #2 who is training for the rock-n-roll half in VA beach. She is where I was last year. Reading books, hooked on training schedules and she lost about 20+ lbs. I personally think she is to thin, but it's her body not mine. She competing in that then the Disney World marathon. I inspired her on this quest. (nice) One comment that that she said is so true (to me)

"i'm inspired by the 250lb overweight individual running a 5k, not the ultrathin running individual that is doing sprints beforehand"

She's right. It takes a lot for someone who is new to running to get the gumption to try, train, sign up and run their first 5k, and then keep doing it.

My dear daughter is on the swim team. She's at the bottom age of her age group and is not real good (not real bad either) At time trials she came in second to last in her freestyle and was almost in tears. I felt so bad for her. She has to correct her stroke on her right side and she will be so much better. I just tell her to not worry about her place, just try to swim her hardest and her goal should be improving her times. I want this to fun for her. Later if she loves it, she can get crazy competitive like her mom was at the time. Though I don't think she's that type of child. That might be my 2 year old. Then again he could just be crazy.