8 miles down

Well, after checking in with Agnes (after my last post), we decided to go ahead and run separately this week. Because of her travel schedule it made more sense for her to go ahead and run her 8-miler while still in Poland. So, I went ahead and ran with our pace group on Saturday.

This weekend's run went so much better for me. I remembered to bring a gel this time and I seriously think that it made the difference. When we finished, I still felt pretty good, and that was after a pretty hellish two weeks, the details of which I will mostly avoid here. But I will share that the night before I had undergone a very emotional experience--giving up the dog that I raised from a puppy for the last 5+ years--and I was pretty emotionally exhausted. But while I started the run with creaky bones and rusty joints, by mile 2 I was feeling pretty good. By the time it was over, I felt great.

And, even better than that, Agnes got back safe and sound, which has been terrific!

Anyway, one of the people in our pace group has a friend who is a photographer, and he has been taking some photos of us while we've been running. If anyone is interested in checking those out, they can be found by clicking here.

Have a great week, everyone, and thanks for checking back in. And, thanks to everyone who has donated! I really appreciate it.