Back into the swing of things.....

And, it really feels great! I have had some great runs this week, and am so glad to be back on track. I ran 7 on Monday, 6.5 on Tuesday, did the Elliptical on Wednesday, and ran 7.5 today. It has been feeling great, and I've been averaging about a 9:15-9:30 pace, which is good for me.

This time of year, it's hot as heck in Florida, so my runs are mainly done on the treadmill at the gym, which is fine with me since I can drop the little one in the daycare there and have the time to myself. I would typically still aim for at least 1 outdoor run per week in the summer, I'd just schedule it for 6am or so, before the part of the day where I'd melt out there running. But, we have a rapist on the loose here in Orlando, not far from where I live. Even though the attacks (unfortunately, including one murder of a runner) have been happening about 6 or 7 miles from my house, that's still too close to home. And, what really freaks me out is that they've been happening at what I'd consider to be safer times of the day to run, like 6 in the evening. When I run at 6am, there's no one around, so that can't be too safe. Just crazy that we have to worry about this stuff. So, the runs are definitely staying on the treadmill for a while. So, girls, be careful out there, regardless of where you live! My husband and Ava wanted to take a bike ride last night around 7pm, and I decided to run along side them - wow was I dripping after only 1 mile, it was too hot for me!

Not a lot new going on, just staying busy, school starts in just 39 days (yay!). As much as I love having Ava home for the summer, it will be nice to get back to the school schedule next month.

Looking at races for the fall, have not decided on anything yet, but definitely want to do another half, I think I mentioned that in a previous post. I am really looking forward to the time of year when it starts to cool down a little bit here - that would be Oct-Nov. Long way to go!