San Antonio Half: Week 6

Distance: 8.7 miles
Time: 1:41:02
Route: Teague Parkway Trail

I'll fess up...I haven't been as good about blogging as I used to be. I ended up combining my blogs on Blogger, so they don't automatically kick over any more.

We went out with some friends last night and had a good time. It was a cocktail party for the Northwest Louisiana chapter of the Susan G. Komen Foundation. It was a lot of fun. I fully support this foundation. I have a friend from high school that is a breast cancer survivor and even though we weren't super close, any time I see anything having to do with Susan G. Komen, I think of her and how courageous and brave she is. She's quite inspiring.

This morning the alarm went off and it was hard to get up. But alas, up I went and out the door. The weather was sticky and warm. I was hoping that Mother Nature would have blessed us with the cool weather that Mark and his gang encountered yesterday, but it wasn't meant to be. We got started and off we went. Because it's so dark that early in the morning and I'm not a fan of running into wildlife, I bought an attachable flashlight for the stretch of trail that is closer to the river. I think if anything, it just wanted the wildlife that we were incoming...it didn't really provide that much light. I'll keep using it though. It was only $6. :)

I was really proud of Jenn for doing the whole trail! She did .7 more than what she needed to. Each time she runs her long runs, it's the furthest that she's gone. I know and remember that feeling all too well, and I'm honored that I get to see her go through it too. According to her, it's 76 days until S.A. I'm getting excited. I ran it 2 years ago, and it's amazing how much things have changed in life since then. Happy trails!