Week 5: Catching my breath!

This past week felt like cheating! Our runs during the week were a bit longer, as I'd mentioned in my last post, but the long run was "just" 6 miles!

I can't say "just 6 miles" without some extra quotation marks, because it still baffles me that 6 miles is no longer that long. A little over a month ago, I ran 5 miles for the first time in my life; now, 5 miles is something I do almost once a week as an easy morning run.

And that's the other big accomplishment from the past week -- morning runs! I have never been a morning person. A few years ago I told myself that I was going to force myself into being a morning exerciser; it lasted two days. Last week's attempts to get up early worked out pretty well, so I've started making it a new habit!

I should be clear: I hate the alarm going off early and dragging myself out of bed, and I don't expect that to ever change. What gets me out of bed, however, is knowing that I'll already have my daily exercise out of the way and that I'll be able to do it while it's cool(er) outside.

Today I am truly thankful for having the motivation to drag myself out of bed early, because it's 90 and humid this evening, with an air quality alert in effect. This morning was still pretty humid, but only around 70 or so. I actually had my best morning run yet today, which was a great way to start off the week!

Thanks so much to my week 5 sponsors:

• Lynn Farnung
• Liz Kline

Your support is truly appreciated! I'm trying to make it to $2,000 by the end of this month. If you haven't donated yet, now is a great time! :)

I'm doing a lot of brainstorming this week for fundraising. I'm still working on the details for Tastes & Toasts on August 10th, and I hope to have another couple of events scheduled soon!