Let's see if I can remember it all...

Well, I got behind again, but here's my best recollection of my running in the last two weeks or so...

I woke up Monday the 14th feeling nauseous, probably from dehydration, so I skipped my run. Instead, I did a 5K on Tuesday morning. (No clue how fast I did it, but it was nothing memorable.)

That Wednesday's speed workout was a fun one. It was 400 m relays. We worked with a partner, and one person ran one lap, then took a recovery as the partner ran a lap. It made it go by really fast.

Then I got up Thursday and did my last 5K on my regular Lincoln Park route. I felt no nostalgia at all.

I moved on Saturday (woo hoo!), so I did not do a long run. But I went on Sunday, and ran 7 miles on the south part of the lakefront trail, close to my new digs. It was very pretty! Next summer is going to be really nice. I ran at just barely under a 12-minute mile.

I used my new fitness room for the first time last Monday, and ran 30 minutes at a 10-minute mile. The room was not crowded, so I should not have trouble getting a machine when I want one. That's good news for the winter.

Wednesday's speed workout was NOT fun. It was mile repeats, which are never fun to begin with, but this time they involved running up and over a giant hill four times per mile. I hated every second of it, except for seeing a beautiful sunset during my cool down run back to the train.

I got up on Thursday and ran 3 miles outside, basically doing a lap around Millennium Park and Grant Park. Again, very pretty, and should be more so in the summer when there is more light.

I went home for a wedding this weekend, and I did not have time for a long run. But, I ran 3.7 miles by myself on Saturday and 2.9 miles with my mom on Sunday, which is only a mile short of what a long run would have been. Both were at about an 11-minute mile.

Yesterday I did a 5K on the treadmill at a 10-minute mile. Tomorrow's speed workout is 200 meter cutdowns (doing each repeat a bit faster than the last). (I never actually succeed at that.)

Four and a half weeks til my last race of the season. Should be a good one.