4:45

That's what time the alarm went off this morning.

My company is having a big outdoor party this afternoon (woot!) and I'd like to have a glass of wine or two, so I knew I had to get my run done early. I was out the door at 5:15 for 11K.

I was feeling pretty stiff and slow, which could be due to the early hour but also because I played softball last night for the first (hopefully not last) time all season! Some of you may recall that I played on two teams last summer. This year I decided to bench myself because I didn't want to risk overdoing it on
my shoulder. Fortunately, it's been feeling great so I was able to accept when my team was down a player last night. I really miss playing. It was so much fun - and we won!

The rest of my week has been good. After Tuesday's double, I had a 12K on the schedule for Wednesday. There was a 'minor' setback when I locked my keys in the car after arriving at the park (in the pouring rain). I was tempted to throw in the towel and call Mom to rescue me (hubby is out of town), but I had my house key on me so I sucked it up and ran home for my spare keys, then back to the park. I finished it off at 10K, cutting it short because it was getting close to 10:30. I don't like being out so late on my own, especially when hubby is out of town and wouldn't be home to make sure I got back okay.

Yesterday I ran a little 6K at lunch due to playing softball after work. Thursdays are usually workout days but my instructor suggested laying off this week to fully recover from Saturday's race. It was only a 5K, but I worked my butt off and really felt it.

So, today's run makes 4 days straight. I'll be taking tomorrow off and running 26K (16mi) on Sunday. If everything goes according to plan, I'll hit a new milestone of 65K (40mi) this week.

Happy Friday and have a great weekend! Make sure you drop by Running Journal to wish Denise good luck on her first ultra this weekend!

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