been awhile since i've posted on here!  since that time, i've completed the CIBC Run for the Cure 5k run - raising $820 towards breast cancer research.  i am always so impressed with how generous my community is!   Getting that 5k done made me think about the goal of running a 10k by my 32nd birthday - which is November 3rd.  I decided to give it a whirl and have completed 2 weeks of this program.

Saturdays are my long runs and both have been very interesting so far!  Last Saturday was an unseasonably warm day - but SUPER windy!  We spent the day at Charles Island celebrating my sister Heather & my niece Isabella's birthdays.  Didn't get home until 5ish - had another birthday do at 7:30.  I was scheduled to run 8km and was almost deterred by the wind gusts of 60km!  Pushed through and got it done in 56 minutes.  i'm pretty consistent with the 7 min/km.

Today - the 2nd Saturday - was an 8.85km run.  it's been a gorgeous fall so far, but today marked the first of many days of rain!   After a leisurely AM - great sleep in 'til 1130! - got going around 3pm.   The run into town was not so great - big winds, stinging rain - but getting home was a lot better.  Felt great - with the exception of David Wynne road - yikes!  Good tunes kept me going - and I didn't even get to my latest fave by Beyonce!  Ended up running 9.16km at a pace of 6:5-something .. yay me!  definitely christened my new shoes ... i guess that's what runners are supposed to look like anyways!