own it

Sometimes I like a good list.  This week's list is sponsored by my own unabashed, unashamed personal experience.

You know you're a running DORK when... 

1.  You get to a really good part in a song, and you have to resist the urge to break out the air drums.  I mean, your fists are already in prime position, up by your sides, swinging back and forth... really, is this just me?!?

2.  You still get kind of excited inside when you happen to pass someone else who is running on the same trail/road/sidewalk/path as you.  My heart does a little happy flip while my knees say, Slow down you jerk! We are NOT really this fast!

3.  You've been known to take pictures while running.  Seriously, using my iPhone as an iPod makes it all too easy.  Plus, just look at where I'm so blessed to live and play...

(By the way, that's a paddle-boarder—not the Loch Ness Monster.) 

From across the other bridge.

4.  ...then you get home to realize you accidentally took one that looks like this... 
HA!!!  Silly touch screen.

I think I'm 4 for 4. :)

In other news...

I did run my 5-miler in 49 minutes today.  (Which, if I'm excited about that, it should tell you how slow my long runs are, lol!)

This was so sweet... I came back to my cube after a meeting today to find my WORD sitting on my desk! :)  A very sweet coworker of mine made this for me, and I pinned it to my wall...

#MOW 2012 -- keep it in front of you.

This one is a bit late, but I've also learned recently about dynamic vs. static stretches BEFORE running.  I know that you really shouldn't stretch before exercise unless you've warmed up somehow first (because your muscles are cold), so I'm trying to incorporate the dynamic stuff beforehand instead.  Really, more than anything, I've learned that good stretching after a run (when you can do the deep static stuff) will make the biggest difference in how I feel during my next one.

I think that's it for this week so far... OH, we're doing 12 miles on Saturday, which is definitely the longest I've ever run at one time and will actually be the farthest distance we get to in our training... prayers appreciated!!  Til next time... :)