Almost Christmas!

Merry Almost Christmas!

Saturday's run: 11.5 miles. Not a bad run, overall. I think our average was a 13:30, which will still put us (us being Lori and myself) in under 3 hours. Of course, I'd love a finishing time of 2:55 or below, which would make this a PR, which would be doubly exciting since it's my first half since my knee injury. By the way - my knee overall feels fine. Sometimes when I run while the weather is changing, I feel a slight ping. I was hurting on the 13-miler two weeks ago, but only at the last .25 mile. I'm not worried at all.

Today's run: 5 miles. Lori and I ran where she usually runs, which is a gravel path. I loved it! It's very winding and confusing, and it can get into some woods, so I'm not sure how I'd feel about running it alone, but it was fun. We ran all around Seabrook, ending up at Galveston Bay. I saw 4 deer on the way to the park (actually, the deer were two blocks away from my apartment) and on the run we saw tons of egrets, a huge beautiful blue herring, a nutria rat, an alligator chilling in the water, and no snakes. The no snake part made me feel good.

Tomorrow, I will be able to go back to my tradition of walking/running on Christmas. Since the weather is chilly, I might wait until the afternoon, but I plan on getting 6 in tomorrow, either around Memorial or Rice. And then Thursday will be a 5-mile day, and Saturday a 10-miler (we're tapering now). Getting in 26 miles in one week is a milestone for me - I haven't gotten in that much since before my injury. Woo-hoo!

I've started writing my "Year In Review" entry, and I have to say that it looks pretty darn good.

Cheers!