3 runs in one post

So I've been slacking a little on posting my runs. Here is a recap from the last week. On Thanksgiving mom and i ran the 3.14 pie race in LaGrange and yes we were one of the first 1,000 to register so we each got a free pumpkin pie ( we kept one and donated the other). Since it was thanksgiving I did the race at moms pace to spend the holiday with her. Plus i was running 9.5 miles the next day to running for time was out of the question. I finished in 53:03 and mom was 53:13 (of course I had to sprint to the finish). Right before the finish we also got a shot of whipped cream which was fun and yummy!!!!!!

mom and i before the race :)

 

me at the start line

mom at the start line

 

our free pie :)

 

 

So now for run number two which happened on black Friday. Yes i ran instead of shop!!! It was wonderful. There was a group run scheduled at waterfall glen in Darien at 8am that day my fellow running and pace friends wanted to meet a 7 so we didn't get to meet up with the group BUT we still got our 9.5 miles in. Waterfall glen is a 9.5 miles loop which fit perfectly into the training schedule for Disney princess. We ran the loop in 2:19:09 a time i was pretty happy with!!!!

 

Onto my run from today. The running store that i buy all my shoes at hosted a 6 mile run today at swallow cliff. Saucony was also there to take a rest run in some trail shoes if anyone wanted to. With all my ankle issues i decided it would be smart to stick with old faithful, my shoes that i know will support my ankle. The run went good. The trail was a little uneven which i didn't like cuz it slowed me down a little but my ankle will be babied probably till i run my Disney princess half marathon in Feb 2013. My nike+ app went haywire and was calculating every half mile as a mile. We (me, Chris, and Michelle teddy the dog also) ran 6 miles in 1:22:18. The funny thing is that since the app was miscalculating everything it looks like i  did 12 miles in 1:22:18 with an average pace of 6:29 (only in my wildest Kenyan dreams will i run that fast). So that's my running progress so far. Stay tuned for more :)