Running, lately.

Despite not talking about it much, I am still in fact training for the Nago half marathon in the beginning of February. I have not been following my training plan to the tee, but I have managed two 10K races in the past month.

The first I decided to run was the Futenma Habu. I decided on a Monday that a few short days later (Saturday), I'd do the Futenma Habu trail. I needed four miles for my training, and knew that if I ran 3.1, I was not going to want to go back out later to do another .9.

Dan stayed home with Evelyn, and I was able to run my first 10K race without a stroller. It was so nice. I'm not sure how I would've fared pushing a stroller with the one monster hill. I probably would've wove my white flag. Of course if you don't have an option, then you push the stroller and get it over with.

I PRed (personal record) on the Futenma Habu. Of course the difference in time could've been due to not pushing a stroller. The previous two 10Ks I have done, one in April and then one right before Dan came home, I ran pushing the stroller. I ran the Futenma Habu in 1 hour, 7 minutes, and 6 seconds. I was the last Stroller Warrior across the finish line, but I was not the last 10K participant across the finish line.

Futenma Habu 10k. Top: before. Bottom: after.

Tinsel Trot 10k.

A week ago I ran the Tinsel Trot 10K. Dan and Evelyn hung out, once again. (Thank you, Dan!) I ran a bit slower (almost 2 minutes) than the Futenma Habu which was frustrating because the Tinsel Trot course was easier hill-wise. The majority of the 10K participants were Stroller Warriors. I was not the first across the finish line, but I was not the last, either. Which was my goal. I was, however, the last one across the finish line without a stroller.

At the time this is scheduled to post,  I will be registering for and then proceeding to run the Jingle Bell Rock and Run 13K on the air base. I've never ran 8 miles before and it seems so much further than 6 miles but in reality, it is a measly two extra miles. I need to eventually run 8 miles (and then 9, 10, 11...and finally 13.1), so what better way to get my feet wet than to run a race with my Stroller Warriors?