my first buddy run

i made my first 6am tuesday buddy run!... and it only took 2.5 months.

usually at buddy runs, you show, you warm up with the group, you run. it's great because at least you are meeting people at the beginning and you commit to run. you don't necessarily finish together and people may not run your pace. i am not a morning person so 6am is not me and all the other buddy runs are when i teach class, so i figured i can run on my own or drag others to run with me.

it was great! i usually run alone, but during last week's track practice, we ran at our marathon pace. jessica and i are at about the same... we made plans to meet at the buddy run tuesday. jessica was awesome. she called me on sunday and monday to confirm. i definitely can't flake now. there were probably 8 people who showed up. wendy (who is also doing kauai) and nicole ran with us. all 4 of us ran the lake plus a few extra miles.

it's very different running with people and having conversation... not too much, but enough. we all kept each other at our pace, if not a bit faster. actually we kept each other from wimping out too :)

work was good. my class this evening was GREAT! it was a lady gaga class. fast. hard. furious. plus 12 - 1 minute rounds with minimal recovery (10 seconds)... AWESOME! i feel great! maybe it's the endorphins.

i guess tuesday and thursday are my early morning days.

5.4 miles (approx)
53:22 minutes
<10 minute miles