In the Blue.

This is the video message that popped up on my Nike+ profile when I logged in my run today. I am now in the Blue status, which as I mentioned before doesn't really mean much of anything, but hey it made me smile and proud of all the miles I've ran. Which, speaking of the miles I have run...

This total is since I started logging them through the Nike+ site in June 2011. I'm about to close out the month of March, and if Friday's run goes as planned I'll have 122 miles on the books for this month. And 203 miles so far this year. I better savor this moment because if you notice above I have 930 miles to run before I hit the next color level, and that will take me quite awhile!

I've had several runs since I last logged in. I had a 2-day break from running this past weekend due to working 14-hour days at the hospital. So I basically worked and slept and had no time for running or much of anything else. When I was off on Monday I ran in the early afternoon on a gorgeous sunny day. My legs were feeling good so I decided to run my hilly route and I even took Abbie along. It is amazing how much easier a run is on fresh legs. I was feeling great and found a good rhythm to settle into. I was amazed when the Nike+ celebrity that comes on at the end of the run to congratulate you on 'getting out there' or 'running more this week than last' actually announced that I had just run my fastest 10K. How cool is that! I still have yet to run a 10K race (one is scheduled for May) so I topped my previous training PR for that distance. Fresh legs make a huge difference and this really proves the power of tapering. Here are my splits...I really settled into a good rhythm after the 1st mile and held it.

Run: 6.22 miles, 53 min 36 secs, 8:36 min/mile pace, 61 degrees at 11:45am, 10K PR.

Tuesday I ran my scheduled 3 miles and completely overdressed. I got really hot during the run and looked like a hot mess by the end. Hello hot and humid out of control hair!

Run: 3.14 miles, 28 min 2 secs, 8:55 min/mile pace, 56 degrees at 8:30am.

Today was another 6 miler and it was the run that put me in the Blue. It was another great day weather wise. I cannot get over these temperatures we have had for March! I never remember having such a consistently warm early Spring before, or such a mild Winter as we had this past one for that matter. I will gladly take it, but just hoping this doesn't mean the summer months will be unbearably scorching. Lolo tagged along with me on her bike which was nice.

Run: 6 miles, 54 min 43 secs, 9:03 min/mile pace, 75 degrees and full sun at 5:30pm.