Autumn Bliss

Whew! It was a gorgeous day here in TN. Work was HECTIC but I managed to get in and out in just under 10 hours. I squeezed in a quick 20 minute lunch break around 1:30 and sat outside on the picnic tables (aka smokers hangout. Where are the non-smokers supposed to go to enjoy the outdoors without getting 2nd hand lung cancer??) It was beautiful! A strong breeze and nice cool temps made it the perfect day to NOT be at work!! Tonight we had some baked salmon and steamed veggies for dinner, it (the salmon) smelled a lot better than it tasted. After dinner settled we geared up for an 8 pm run. It felt GREAT! The first mile or so was actually a little chilly and I started thinking about all the great fall running clothes I haven't worn in months! I had a great pace tonight - I ended up doing 5.5 miles in right around 47 minutes - I knocked a little over half a minute off my fastest time at this distance. Two miles (mile one and three) were slightly over 9 minutes - Mile 1 was 9:08 (warm-up) and Mile 3 was 9:01. It would've been under 9 but Brent yelled out for me to stop so he could let me know he was headed back to the house b/c his stomach was a little under the weather. Mile 4 and 5 were at 8:22! The last half mile was at a 7:53 pace!! It felt great! I love the days when you just feel like you could fly and all is well with the world.

That's it for today!

Rachel

Tues - 2/3 mile am walk with Pippin (cut short so I could get to work early), 5.5 mile evening run, 2/3 mile pm walk with Pippin, 20 minutes yoga/toning (focus:upper body)