Feb. 4 15 miles

I ran 15 miles in seneca on a friday because it was suppose to snow on saturday. I wanted to get my long run in and not have to worry about the snow. I went about 8:30am and it was about 22 degrees out. I wore tights, underarmor, a tshirt, hat, and gloves. For breakfast I had an english muffin and a little bit of coffee. It was a pretty good run overall. When I first started out I was getting the nagging cramp in my side before mile 2 and I thought the run was going to be doomed, but it disappeared after a while. I ran through seneca park trying to remember where Angie and I had run when we did out 22 miles last spring. I did pretty well until I had turned around to come back and followed seneca loop too far. I ended up and little lost and looked like an idiot to the only other runners I had seen all day. Finally I got back to my route and made it home. I ran the 15 miles in 2h 26min which was a much better pace than Angie and I had last week. I feel comfortable with where I am in my training and it turned out to be a really good run overall. I usually have a rough time doing these long runs by myself, but I felt good. Now I just need to get a few good runs in during the week. I have also picked up swimming laps and I think that is helping to take some of the stress of my legs. I had a few ouchy biotches while running. My knees are starting to feel the impact of the long runs which happened last year and I also have a pain in my left arch that has me slightly worried. Guess its time to break out the bag of peas. Angie and Clara ran 14 miles on saturday and Angie said she felt good also, which is awesome. I think Clara is struggling a little but I hope she makes it through.