Miles 96-99: Almost There

So I would like to celebrate the fact that on Saturday, during my first mile of the Run the River Kinston 8K, I will have ran 100 miles this year.

Unfortunately, as the chart below illustrates, I should have hit that mark, oh, nearly two months ago.

However, I am not one to fail to celebrate small victories.

Today's run was beautiful, albeit through pollen-filled air. I can hardly stand to have a dry mouth while running, so feeling the grit of fine pollen across my tongue was nearly unbearable. But this, too, shall pass, and I am just grateful my sinuses haven't flared up again. Yet.

My second run with the Nike+ Sportband went pretty well. James and I ran together and I used his Garmin to see how well the calibration had worked. Miles 1 and 2, they were synched perfectly. Somewhere between Mile 3 and 4 though, something went off. This time, my 4 mile run was tracked as 3.93. Considering that my legs felt awful - tight right calf and tender left shin - and my form was probably terrible (and inconsistent) I'm really pleased with the accuracy - 99%

Thanks again, Cathy!