...momentum...

I am now in my 6th week of training with my running group. This morning was hard. We only ran 4 1/2 miles with the double strollers , but most of our route was uphill. My knees and ankles are sore already. We ran 8 miles on Sunday without the strollers, and felt like we could easily have done another four or five miles. I guess pushing all that weight from the strollers is helping with our strength and endurance. But, the whole time, I'm thinking how good I would feel without pushing 70 lbs along. So far, Hayden and Violet are both really content during our runs. I pack up Hayden's breakfast and he eats along the way. Violet usually sleeps, so it has been working out well. This morning was pretty cold and Hayden's hands were like little ice cubes when we finished. I have three miles of sprints tomorrow, 4 1/2 miles again Thursday, cross training on Saturday, and a 9 mile run Sunday.

Here is a picture of our running group just after we finished our first 10K about two weeks ago...