Mile Repeats...AND KITTY!!!

I have to admit. I’m pretty freaking proud of myself. At last night’s practice, we did mile repeats. Basically, you run a mile as fast as you can, recover for about half a mile, and repeat. I remember doing this before and it was HARD, so I wasn’t expecting too much. Now here’s the part where I toot my own horn a little. I was freaking awesome. On a normal slow run, I average about a 10:30 or 11 minute mile. Last night, my first mile was 8:25 (SPEEDY LISA), my second mile was 8:22 (SPEEDIER LISA) and my last was 8:25, which means that I paced myself pretty perfectly, while still pushing myself. On my second mile I was running basically step for step with another woman. I don’t know who she was, but I just tried to keep up with her. And in the end, I beat her. Ok, that wasn’t part of the workout, but it’s still awesome. And the most surprising part of this workout? I felt great when it was all done. Sure I felt like I was going to throw up during the run (coach said we got extra bragging rights if we threw up), but afterwards I was really proud that I pushed myself that little extra bit. If anything this means I should probably pick up the pace a little on my long runs, but we’ll have to see about that one.

Another reason to be proud- I raised $75 just by making cookies. Never under estimate the appeal of a chocolate chip cookie to the average office worker. They literally disappeared. So that brings me just a little bit closer to my goal! WOOHOO! Since it’s August 1st, let’s set a new goal. By the end of August, I want my total to be at $2000, which means I have about $250 left to go. Who wants to put me over the top? DONATE HERE!

In other news, LOOK AT THE KITTY!!!

I’m totally obsessed with him. It’s honestly kind of distracting. I’ve determined that he was definitely not a feral cat. He likes people too much. We’re taking him to the vet on Saturday to make sure he doesn’t have a micro chip. If he’s chip free, then HE’S MINE!!