Most Boring Run Report Ever(TM)

Ugh. The Ellefson-Lupo's have called me out on not updating the blog. I've been running pretty consistently but have been beating myself up about not being fast enough or not going long enough so I had to have an intervention with Michael last night. I am a bit high strung...no, it's true. I am...and I get really uptight right before vacations and long plane flights.

I have to realize that running for 35 minutes is not a bad thing. And that sometimes 35 minutes is all I can afford. One of my resolutions is to incorporate a day of speed running, do a long run every weekend and run the Shamrock, the Helvetia and hopefully the marathon.

Anyhoo, here are some highlights of my running since the last time we spoke:

• Still hating dogs on the trail.
• Running in my neighborhood, I came up on a woman and her yellow lab. The one time I don't give a dog a wide berth (I mean, it's a yellow lab for chrissakes) it tries to bite my leg off. The funny part? After the dog tries to eat me, the woman says "Oh, she's nice!" Whatever.
• During one of my longer runs, I timed a mile to see what I could do, and I'm happy to toot my own horn: 9 minutes 14 seconds. I thought I had been running 12 minute miles (not that there's anything wrong with that), so that was a good feeling.
• I've busted out the hot pink Under Armour. That shit keeps you warm.
• Went running on the trail a day after the massive storm and was amazed at the damage. One week later? All fixed. I love that place and am giving money to Friends of Forest Park.
• I've mastered the snot rocket.
  
• Finally, I've managed to get down the 120's, which is huge for me. Only 16 more pounds to go people!

And that's it from here. More exciting stuff as I travel to PA with two babies and stay in one house with my parents, my brother, his wife and their two boys. GOOD TIMES (TM) for sure.

Bath time!