The Anti-Running Runner

I mentioned my Minnesota trip and my longer runs, but I haven't blogged about those yet. So I thought I would play catch up using pictures. I added all my (better) Minnesota pics to Facebook. The ones here are taken by my iTouch, which is never the best quality, but not terrible either. On one of my runs in Duluth... Down the street from Mom and Dad's house, I saw some deer. I made friends with a neighborhood cat. According to Mom, there aren't very many cats in their neighborhood. This guy was so sweet and friendly. A spot where the flooding from this year caused damage. But still beautiful Fall trees in the distance. A nice downhill trek. Back up, not as fun. Love the Fall colors. Proof that I'm running. Sorta. I guess it's not really proof. It's so pleasant out I'm not even sweating. Lake Superior. More proof. Back in St. Pete....... A ten mile run. Beautiful, HOT day, but there was a nice co...

I love this time of year. The days are getting cooler, the humidity level decreases, and running feels pretty good. My running routine changes throughout the year. I have quite a few races coming up, so my current schedule is to run every other day (average 3 days a week, sometimes 4). My favorite time to run is after work along the waterfront. I change into running clothes and walk to the security-guarded parking garage where I leave my things in the car. The route I often take from the garage to the Pier and back is about 5 miles. My next race is the Women’s Half Marathon on Nov 21 st , so I’m increasing to 8 miles today. Nice and slow. During the summer, after work is not a fun time to run, but I have a really hard time getting up at 5am to run before. The anti-runner in me hits snooze until it's too late to run before work, and my punishment is to run in the Florida deathrays of the late afternoon. Lately, I have prefered this to waking up early. I...