i run in pigtails

i love that people think i'm young on the team... maybe because i run in pigtails. today i went rogue and didn't wear my TNT shirt. i haven't been feeling well and needed something to help me going in the morning... so i rocked the run skirt. i didn't account for the fact that it's as short as my nike boy shorts (not ready for that yet)... and when you are stretching with people behind you and you bend over... not to fret. the run skirt has full coverage underneath... it's just bright pink full coverage.

i didn't think it would be such a conversation piece, since other people wore run skirts in the past. mine was turquoise and bright pink. but you know girls and their fashion. i figured if i got lost they could find me :) i haven't worn it since the beginning of the season when i did "see jane run." it fits much better now... not as snug :)

the run was the optional 4, 6, or 8 miles. i of course did 8. i said on thursday that i would take it easy, but i don't like to be left behind... 8 miles along the marina and back. pass the whale. pass the no guns beyond this point. pass the grey rock on your right and try not to smell the sewage or skunk or whatever it was. turn around at the neon yellow nalgene bottle and run back to where i started.

this time i had a running partner. i kinda like it. it keeps me running and from quitting... or stoppoing to walk i know my pace is good bc i can still have minor conversation, and i can remember to drink water when he does. we started slow, since i haven't run since tuesday and was out sick on thursday. we did pretty good. 2nd split was better than the first. (he owns a fancy garmin so i knew my pace and splits for each mile, but i don't really remember them).

little sprint to the end... he let me win. i was a bit winded and maybe lightheaded, but i'm good. need to eat more than 190 calories before the run. i will start to carry gu or shot blocks so i have some fuel for the next saturday run. (10-12 miles with a big hill... or 2). i got back to the car... CRAMP left foot. i really need to drink more water. tried the coconut water when i got home. i don't like coconut. i really don't. let's just say i gave the coconut water back to the ocean after i drank it. guess it's plan B for recovery drinks

worried about 2 things for kauai: humidity and dehydration
22 days to go.

8 miles
1:22:36
1st half 42 minutes
2nd half 40 minutes
10:18 minute mile