Caliguiri Great Race Pittsburgh

I ran the 10K Great Race today. Starting around Squirrel Hill, going through Oakland, and ending downtown, it's kind of hard to believe that I ran all the way. And thanks to my time, I can now say that I'm a 'basic competitor' under the standards set by the New York Road Runners Club (or whatever it's called).

Essentially, I set an ultimate goal of sub-50, came in around 52, and I'm happy. I'm getting faster - slowly but surely - and figure if I keep running 6 miles at a time, I'll lose more weight eventually. And the pace works out to a lot faster than the half marathon I ran a couple weeks ago.

In other news, my knees still ache, but I feel like as long as I deal with the pain, they'll be fine.

Also... I've started talking a friend into running a marathon next year!

my running diary -

So, I've decided to use this space as a running diary of sorts.

I quit smoking this summer, started running, and haven't looked back. Since the beginning of June, I've logged 145 miles, counting the half-marathon I ran last Saturday with a friend (2:00:06).

I keep track of everything via an excel spreadsheet, but I think I'm going to begin using this space as a diary. Sound good? Good.

So... I haven't run since last Saturday. Tonight, the treadmill will be getting some use. Finally. My knees killed after the 13.1. today is the first day that they don't feel 'injured.' I'm hoping for four miles. We'll see.