Two 4 Mile Runs

I got in two 4 milers last week but I didn't make it to the gym (fail!).  A-2 had a fever for 3 days and finally cut a tooth on Thursday.  I didn't want to take her to the gym in case it was something other than teething.  Anyway, here's a quick recap of my runs last week.  

Saturday, May 14, 2016-

          4 Miles- Pace: 9:43  Time: 38:53.0  467 Calories 

I was struggling during the first 2 miles of this run.  I stopped at a little over 2 miles to get my head on straight.  I ended up finishing strong and my last mile was my fastest.  Adam bought me a Qalo ring for our anniversary and that was the first run I wore it on.  It's so light, I didn't even notice it on my finger!  I don't wear my wedding rings while running or at the gym.  I'm afraid of losing them so the Qalo is great to have.  He's got one, too.  :o)  

Thursday, May 19, 2016-

          4 Miles- pace: 9:27  Time: 37:46.9  465 Calories 

It was humid on this run and I felt sticky.  Other than that I felt pretty good.  I hit a wall during mile 3 but pushed through it and had a better last mile.  I love running in our new neighborhood!  It's got some decent hills and a nice pond to run around.  A friend of mine from Instagram told me about some country roads that are about 10 miles away from here that I can run on this summer when Adam isn't working so much and have time to get longer runs in.  I'll hopefully be writing another post later about my fitness progress over the last 11 months so stay tuned!  ;o)