Crazy? Perhaps, but I'm lovin it!!!

Since signing up with a running program here in Portland, I've come to really love running/walking and being outdoors.  Sorry to all that have been getting bored with all my talk of running.  I either talk of that or of work and personally, I'd rather talk about running then work...bleck!

Every week it seems our instructor brings up more opportunities for us as a group to get together throughout the week.  Our program is only scheduled on Saturdays, but these mid-week optional runs are awesome!  This past Tuesday a very small group of us (I think there were 6 total) met at a local high school and had a track session.  We learned a few warm up track drills then ran the track with recovery times.  Which means that we ran around the track once, stopped to recover (catch our breath and wait till our breathing was normal), then ran around again.  We did this about 5 times and by the 5th time my legs were definitely feeling it.  We are now going to do this every Tuesday!

We've also had one Wednesday night meet for a trail run, and scheduled for another this next week.  The park we run through is the one I spoke of in my previous post and I'm so excited to go back!  In fact, this Saturday's run will be there as well.  I'm planning on taking my camera and get some pics either before or after the run.  It's simply breathtaking and I want to share it!

Oh and another group activity our instructor is suggesting we do are several local races over the next few months.  And yes, I'm going to do them.  One is evern a half marathon!!!! I'm taking this program to prepare for the Disneyland Half Marathon in September, but this local one is on the 4th of July and the course is all flat terrain.  That's why it's called the Foot Traffic Flat :-)  Between now and July though I'm signing up for a 10k and a 5k.

And have I mentioned that I registered for the new Disneyland Half Marathon?  Well, I did!  It's called the Tinkerbell Half Marathon and it's at the end of January and I'm so excited to be a part of this race!

So many different races happen in Portland during the spring and summer, so I'm sure I'll be signing up for quite a few more before the year is over.  But this is what has been occupying my time lately.  Still working a ton, but whenever the opportunity arises, I put on my running shoes and I get outside!

RUN STRONG!!!!