Day 103...

So I ran in the evening tonight for the first time in a very, very long time. I am not sure why I am intimidated to run in the evening out here. I guess I feel like I am running out in the wild. There are so many night time animals that I feel could eat me alive out here.

Virginia landscape is beautiful though and I feel the evenings capture it in its fullest glory. As I was running tonight my senses were on fire. The air took on a different smell with every breath I took. One minute I would smell fresh hay, the next lilacs, and the next would be the smell of summer coconut (don't know where that one came from) and a little bit of a rainy smell would creep in although not a cloud in the sky. I have this running mix that I change periodically on my iPod and right now the song "fireflies" by Owl City is on there. As the song began to play I took note of the fireflies that were busy all around me. It was a light show just for my entertainment. I didn't quite see 10,000 but there were plenty enough to put my mind at ease from getting eaten by a bear!

Day 102...

I don't know why I am keeping track of the days. I have lost the ambition for running any sort of marathon this year. It isn't because I lack in my running it is because I am a mom of 5 and running that many hours on my Saturdays that are normally full of soccer just aren't feasible anymore. On the other hand I just ran my fastest 5k since the birth of Ems. It wasn't speedy by any means but I am starting to gain momentum and seeing results.

I have learned one valuable fact. These last couple of weeks have been extremely stressful and although when I stress I just want to eat and sit; I decided that I needed to vent all this pent up anxiety by running. So off I went. And I cruised. It was as if all the stress I was feeling was bursting me forward and the faster I ran the better I felt. It was great! So I decided that whenever I run a race I just need to time it during my stressed out moments in life and I will kick butt!