OK GUYS, SO TODAY WAS THE AKRON MARATHON THAT I SO BADLY WANTED TO DO, BUT BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN PREGNANT FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS IN A ROW, I WAS UNABLE TO TRAIN FOR IT LIKE I HAD WANTED (WELL I GUESS I COULD HAVE ANYWAYS, BUT I AM USING PREGNANCY AS MY EXCUSE :) SO I DECIDED THAT IT HAS BEEN 6 MONTHS SINCE I HAD WADE AND I LOVE TO RUN, SO I AM GOING TO DO MY OWN "JEN'S SLOW AS MOLASSES RUN" ON MY OWN. I HAVE TO SAY THAT WHEN I GOT HOME AND CHECKED HOW LONG I RAN STRAIGHT WITHOUT STOPPING IT WAS 5.11 MILES, WHICH I HAVE NOT DONE IN AT LEAST A YEAR AND A HALF, IT TOOK ME AN HOUR. FOR ANY OF YOU THAT LIKE TO RUN, HERE IS A GREAT WEBSITE THAT MY GOOD FRIEND DARBIE SHOWED ME ITS CALLED http://www.mapmyrun.com/ AND YOU CAN MAP WHERE YOU RUN AND SEE HOW LONG IT IS WHEREVER YOU LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES. ITS PRETTY NEAT. SO HERE IS A PICTURE OF ME THAT JOSH TOOK WHEN I GOT IN THE DOOR DEAD ON THE FLOOR...OK, OK, SO I AM OVER DRAMATIZING A LITTLE, IT WAS HARD AND MY JOINTS FELT LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO EXPLODE, FROM OLD SHOES, RH ARTHRITIS AND A 3 WEEK OLD SPRAINED ANKLE THAT STILL HURT, BUT AT LEAST I DID IT.
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Hey an hour for 5+ miles after not running for over a year is awesome! I haven't gotten back into running since Dominic was born and I miss it. Thanks for the website - that will definately be helpful whenever I can get back into it!
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