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This weekend, I ran the longest I have ever run without stopping — 8 miles!! I ran on Forbidden Drive in Wissahickon Park with Team in Training. It took a lot out of me. I felt pretty tired for the next day and a half but now I feel great.

Fundraising is going well and so is training. Alaska is coming soon! Want to help? Visit my Team in Training page.

It’s 6:45am and I’m half awake, sipping coffee, dreading my next steps. I’ve been up for about 45 minutes. I’m not a morning person. This week I have to run early in the mornings because I’m not free any other time. I hate mornings. But, I remember the cause I’m running for and I pursue.

Today I ran 6 miles. The last time I ran that far was in September last year. It was beautiful running weather — light breeze, 50s, mostly sunny. The only trouble I had was getting warmed up and the sunshine in my eyes on the way back. I need to get a visor to protect the eyes :) But, I ran the 6 miles in 62 minutes!!! Super fast for me. That’s just over 10 minutes per mile.

To see why I’m running, check out my Team in Training site.

I was pondering this question as I felt the sickness coming back as the day progressed. I’m training for a 10-mile run in May and a half marathon in June. Today I have to run an easy 2 miles but I feel awful. I found this test to help me figure out if I should run while I’m sick.

http://running.about.com/od/gettingstarted/ss/illness.htm

Looks like I’ll be on the treadmill :)

Well, at least I didn’t come in last and I ran faster than I thought I would.

Today I ran in the 5K race in Velika Gorica, just outside of Zagreb. It was very nice weather for running–Sun, light breeze, 16 C (or about 61 F). I was so afraid I would come in last or end up quitting in the middle. I haven’t run a race in 10 years and I didn’t prepare very well for this one, but I did ok. I ran about 31 minutes (very slow for those of you who know how fast a 5K should be run). My fastest time ever in the 5K was around 21:30 about 11 years ago. I hope to one day get close to that again :)

This time I ran in just under 31 minutes. My next goal is to run the 5K in under 30 minutes.

Dinko ran the half marathon and did excellent. Check out his Race Report.