Still going

Sunny and crisp here, cold enough to wear two pairs of pants and three tops when running.

But I'm chasing the goal of 700 miles of running in 2007, so I keep going. Actually these days, I look forward to my runs.

In August I kicked my running up a few notches. Since then I've run at least 20 miles a week, with the exception of last week when I was feeling run down and trying to get a cold, which I never really got.

New goal: 1000 miles in 2008.

Now I reread the very first entry of this blog with interest...at that time a run of a few miles was really hard. I was dealing with the stress of moving, trying to settle in to the changes in my life, trying to adjust to my new job and community. Running helped. And I've turned to it every time I've felt challenged by something, and also (more and more frequently) when life was feeling pretty good. Now running is a joy most of the time. Sure, sometimes it not easy to get out there, and sometimes the run doesn't feel great--but when I stop, I'm always glad I did it.