A Little Sniffle Won’t Stop Me
Phil gave me his cold. I debated whether or not to sleep in or get up and run. I hit snooze and slept for 15 minutes and then decided to go ahead and run. I will take tomorrow off and meet my group for our last long run before the Irongirl 10K. Today’s run started at an easy pace. I felt better and picked it up for the 2nd and 3rd mile. I didn’t feel like pushing hard though.
Logbook Activity
- Type: Run
- Date: 08/21/2008
- Time: 04:30:00
- Total Time: 00:25:29.00
- Calories: 200
- Distance: 3 miles
- Average Pace: 8:29.92/mile
Although I got a late start, I’ve been a serious runner since 1994. I ran my first marathon in 1995 on my 30th Birthday. It’s been my goal to run the Boston Marathon since then. I missed qualifying by 12 minutes that year. I needed to run 3:40 and ran 3:52. Running in the most prestigious marathon, is the ultimate for most runners. The fact that you have to qualify, only fueled my competitive juices.
Over the next 9 years I ran 6 more marathons. I love running so much that I became a 
