limewave - I second Urlea's comment. I'm impressed! I always marvel at women who get out there with their children. And I think you're setting a wonderful, helathy example for them!

Did my first ever 12 mile run this morning. 2hrs, 9 min, 53 sec. Just under 11min/mile, which I'm happy with. It's my goal to be between 10:30 & 10:45 per mile for the half marathon on October 18th, and I think I'm right on track.

Every time I lengthen my long runs, I plan out a new route. Today's route took me down a road I've driven, but never run, and I quickly saw it's fatal flaw. The multi-use path that runs along the side of the road would be fine (fantastic, actually) in daylight, but at 5am, some portions of the path are just too poorly lit for comfort. So, I won't be running that route again unless I can do it in daylight.

My right calf muscle has been very tight, and was the first thing to get sore during the run today. I need to be more diligent about stretching it out a few times a day. I'm wearing my compression socks right now, which always feel SO good after my long runs. Anyone have a favorite calf stretch they'd like to share??