Highlight of the Week: Getting so many runs in, and in enjoyable weather!

Monday | September 30, 2019: teaching strength class
Strength: steps, med balls, boxing, Felt: too hot, regretted eating chips and salsa prior
Tuesday | October 1, 2019: 10 m run
Run location: Pine Dunes Lollipop, Temp: 72°/74°, Time: 1:55:40, Pace: 11:34 avg, Difficulty: medium, Felt: fine, annoyed with mosquitoes
Wednesday | October 2, 2019: 3 m run + 3 m run
Run location: hood, Temp: 58°/58°, Time: 32:28, Pace: 10:48 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good, enjoyed the rain
Run location: Chicago Lakefront Trail, Temp: 61°/61°, Time: 30:43, Pace: 10:15 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Thursday | October 3, 2019: 5 m run
Run location: hood, Temp: 58°/59°, Time: 54:53, Pace: 10:54 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good, annoyed with the route flooding
Friday | October 4, 2019: teaching strength class + 10 m run
Strength: body bars and braided band, Felt: fine
Run location: VP Woods, Temp: 47°/50°, Time: 1:52:26, Pace: 11:14, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Saturday | October 5, 2019: 4.3 m run
Run location: Hudson/Prairie Lakes, Temp: 51°/51°, Time: 47:09, Pace: 10:58 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Sunday | October 6, 2019: 5.5 m run
Run location: Greenhill/Prairie Lakes, Temp: 44°/45°, Time: 58:08, Pace: 10:34 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good

Notes:

• On Monday I had time to run but chose not to because it was in the mid 80s with a 70° dew point. So over it. Great attitude, right?!
• But I did take some leave Tuesday morning so I could start my month off with a longer run! I wasn’t sure what was more annoying – the temperature or the mosquitoes. Hopefully that’s my warmest run of the month!
• I wasn’t planning to do a double run Wednesday, but the cats woke me up really early, so I ran before I caught the train, and on lunch break. Thanks, a-hole cats!
• We got a bit of rain Wednesday, and when I set out to run Thursday, the road I wanted to run on was flooded. Why do I always try to run there after a storm? Will I ever learn? I don’t have a lot of safe options to run on during commuting time out here, and was annoyed to have to run on one of the busier streets for a bit.
• And on to less whiny notes – my runs on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday were all in gloriously cool weather that required me to wear arm warmers! WOO HOO!!! I really enjoyed them.
• I was in Iowa this weekend and was hoping to run with Dad, but didn’t even bring it up – we were all way too busy. It turns out he’s coming to our house this week to help with the garage, so maybe we’ll have a chance? I would love that!
• Monthly recap! In September I ran 113.5 miles (19 runs). My coldest run was 53°F and my warmest was 84°F. I taught 9 strength classes, and 1 fitness boxing class.

Link to Training Week 519