The 10K today was fantastic and though my legs are sore and my knees a little achy, it was all worth it. I averaged 11:45 for the entire she-bang. Considering the 8K in March (1.2 miles less than today) had me averaging 12-minute miles, I'll take it and love it and hug and squeeze it.

And, for the first time in the history of me and running, I actually want to work on my speed. As in, running faster. I, too, am shocked by this. I've already mapped out a route to do interval training every other morning this week. It's tough without a track but it can be done.

Tomorrow, however, it's back to Turbo Jam. This week I'll be adding three new DVDs to my collection. Which will be nice. For as much as I love Chalene, I need to see her in a different setting.

Tonight? Tonight was about me and this amazing woman you see me pictured with - the amazing (literally!) Diet Girl. I'm tired right now but I'll write more about meeting her soon. We had too many sangrias at the hotel bar, talked and talked and talked, and then had Thai food, talked and talked and talked, and before you know it I was standing at State and Grand, having to say goodbye to her. As a bonus, the lovely and amazing SJ joined us for dinner and it was so fantastic to share the company of these amazing, sharp, witty women that, as is often the case when you part ways with those friends who don't live close by, I was so sad to know that the chances were slim that I'd see them again anytime soon.

Just the same? Meeting Shauna was long overdo. Better late than never! Plus, she brought me chocolates to celebrate the 10K, one of which I happily munched away as soon as I got home.

Posted by Erin at 01:14 AM | filed under: Random