It's been a hot minute

I haven't run since...since. Hold up. Let me think. I ran the 10k on 5/16, then it went downhill from there. I wasn't feeling quite right. Yeah, my old injury. The knee fibula thingy. So I ran 4mi on 5/20. I rode my bike the next day. Then tried for a 2hr long run the Saturday before last. I got about an hour in and had to end it. I made up some mileage that day on my bike. But of course, it's not the same. So as much as I wanted to run the Brooklyn Half (and I debated it up until the very last second), I decided to not chance it. It's not that I can't run. But running that distance when clearly something is wrong is not a good idea. And I didn't want to get into it, hurt myself, then figure out how I'm going to get to the finish (Well, I could have taken a train. I never leave home without my Metro Card). Anyway, I don't believe in running in pain or through pain. Heck, it's rare that I run with sore muscles. A sista likes to be rested. I do better on fresh legs.

So I got plenty of rest. I had not run since the Saturday before last. But then, I went out today. And it was great. It was a fast, hard run. I didn't feel like I was gonna die. I was gonna go for 4, but since I started out fast, I stopped at 3. I like to try for negative splits if I can. Not sure I could have done it with an extra mile. Let's just call it speed work. Short, fast runs make longer, slower runs so much more enjoyable.

So I'm not sure if I'm running tomorrow or if I'll take my bike out. I'm no longer training for a half I will eventually not run, so it doesn't matter. I am, however, running another 10k this weekend. Girls only. I wouldn't mind some hot guys on the sidelines though. A girl can dream, right? Speaking of hot guys, I have a thing for Fernando Verdasco. If you haven't seen him, LOOK.HIM.UP! Hot stuff.

Anyway, I didn't run the Brooklyn Half, but I still made an appearance in Brooklyn. I enjoyed spending time with some runner blogger friends. I wish I could have run with them. Oh well. There will be other races. In the mean time, I have some pictures if you wanna see. Night all.

Ted, Samantha, Me, Michelle, Susan (Michelle's sister)

Susan, Samantha, Me, Michelle

Samantha

Michelle and Cris

Susan

Me and Ted

The bestest raw restaurant EVA!

Raw hempseed burger

Raw Tamales

Raspberry Mojito

Raw mint chocolate goodness along with Michelle's famous peace sign fingers

Activity Route: Park Elev. Avg: 0 ft Location: Willingboro, NJ Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 06/01/09 Up/Downhill: [+0/-0] Time: 07:14 PM Difficulty: 0 / 5.0 Weather: Fair 71 F temp; 33% humidity 71 F heat index; winds SW 8 Performance Distance: 3.00 miles Time: 0:25:33 Speed: 7.0 mph Pace: 8' 31 /mi Calories: 331 Pace (min/mile) Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 8' 47 +0' 16 6.8 -0.2 -- ft 2 8' 30 -0' 01 7.0 -0.0 -- ft end 8' 15 -0' 16 7.3 +0.2 -- ft Versus average of 8' 31 min/mile

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