The Last Day of the Year, The Last Oppurtunity to accumulate mileage in 2009

Here it is, the last day of 2009.  Can you believe we have completed 10 years in the 2000s already?? Hard to believe.  It seems like it wasn't that long ago when people were panicking and stockpiling food and stuff because we didn't know what was going to happen when the year changed from 1999 to 2000. 
Well, after the 5K I am running tonight I will finish the year with 1021 miles!  This is the fourth year I ran over 1000 miles. 
Tonight I have 1021 miles, tomorrow I have ZERO.  It's time to start all over again.  My new log book is standing ready and waiting to be written in!!

Three of my Thursday night running groupies are going to be running in this race too!!  One of them is inviting the rest of us to her house for dinner!!

My daughter is having a few friends over.  She has been busy cleaning the place up!!
Tomorrow one of the trainers at the gym is having a group run.  He said 7 miles but asked if anyone was interested in going 10 so I said I would but I don't know what is planned. He will most likely have 2 or 3 short loops planned so people can drop out when they want to. 

Happy New Year and Happy Running to anyone who may happen to read this!!!

20 degrees and dark and yes I was fully aware of it!

Tonight while running I was asked if I was aware that it was 20 degrees and dark.  I was wearing my winter running gear, a hat, gloves, a reflective vest and a light strapped around my head so not only was I aware of the temperature and the darkness I was properly outfitted for it.  I just love those kinds of questions!! 
The Thursday night running group ran on Tuesday again this week since Thursday is a holiday.  We ran from the store to a car dealership 2 miles away.  A radio station was broadcasting live from the car dealership and was inviting people to drop in and enter to win hockey tickets and they were giving away gift certificates for various restaurants, massages and hair salons.  I got a certificate for a massage!!  I know this place has some good sports massage therapists!  One of our group won the hockey tickets!!  He got a call shortly after we got back to the store!!  

EWWWW something stinks!

It's my running clothes....but they are clean.... I just washed them....but they smell like I smell after a long sweaty run.
Oh dear, what's a girl to do?

1000 miles!!!!!

I didn't even realize it but I passed 1000 miles on Thursday morning!!
I ran 10 miles earlier today.  Maybe I should say I covered 10 miles on foot as it was more like waddling!  I ate soooooo much yesterday.  Garmie says 1141 calories burned today so that might cover the ice cream.
This was one of those days that I wish I carried a camera running.  When I was just getting started it was snowing.  It was bright and sunny and the big white snow flakes just looked so cool!  There was a dusting of snow on the ground of the wooded trail I started on and the snowflakes floating around and the very cold looking, fast moving river beside me made for a very scenic run.  It snowed on and off during my run.  The wooden bridges and boardwalks were slippery but the rest of the trails were good.  I stepped in a deep puddle about 2.5 miles in and my left foot got wet.  I had to turn around and go back on one of the trails because it was completely under water at one point.  It is a boardwalk that goes over a stream and today the water was covering the boardwalk. 
It was around 25 degrees.  My winter running gear keeps me warm but as soon as I stop running I am freezing.  I went to the restroom after I finished running and as soon as I came out of the building and started walking to my car I was freezing and ended up running to the car.  The fancy wicking clothes keep your skin dry as you are running but as soon as you stop all that sweat that somehow comes to the outside all goes right back through to the inside and it is ice cold! 
I wore the hat my sister gave me for Christmas.  It works! My head was warm, the inside of the hat was dry and the outside was soaked when I took it off, that's how it's supposed to be! 
Well, I need a nap but I also need to attempt to get my house back to normal too.  My daughter and I may go to a movie tonight too.  Just sitting back and watching a good movie sounds so relaxing right now! 
Lorenda
runner of 1000 miles!

Oh Holy Night

And she brought forth her firstborn, a son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn.
And there were in the same country shephards abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flocks by night.
And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them and the glory of the Lord shone around about them and they were sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold,  I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be for all people.
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly hosts praising God, and saying,
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

2010 races

Several of the running bloggers I follow have now posted their planned race schedule for next year.  Do I dare??  I will try to do the same by the end of the year.  I am afraid that as soon as I do something like write out a list of the races I want to do next year for the world to see my hamstring will laugh in my face and decide to pull again.  I hope not, I've had enough of that. 

The Thursday night running group ran tonight since Thursday will be Christmas Eve.  I ran 6 miles.  I don't know if I will get another run in between now and Christmas.  I want to do a long run the day after Christmas, at least 12 miles.  I'm still thinking about where I want to go to do it.  I am now only 15 miles away from 1000 for the year!!!!  I could do it this week!!
After running I went shopping.  I figured I should probably give my children something on Christmas.  I told them that their college educations are their christmas presents this year!  Gifts are very practical at our house this year.
It's bed time, I'm exhausted!

I rated my professor!!

During this semester I found out about a website called rate my professor dot com.  I'd never heard of it before.  I looked up the professors I've had classes with since going back to college.  I found out that people either love or hate my Bio professor, nothing in between.  I liked him; I liked the class; I actually wanted to go to class.  I just put a rating up for him!!  I gave him a good one.