Running Running Running

For the past 4-5 months or so, Jason's been training for the marathon and I've been slowly learning to run.  It feels like only a month ago when Jason was dreading his first "long" run which was 8-9 miles. Now he's running over 18 miles at a time.

When I first started, I wasn't sure what I could do.  I first started by running 0.5 miles.  Then I tested a mile, just to see if I could do it.  I worked up to 2-3 miles with short walks every 0.3-0.5 miles or so, and now I'm up to running > 4 miles with little to no breaks.

Here are pictures from Jason's first 25k and my first 5k last month.  Jason's ran a 5k, 10k, half marathon, but this was his first 25k.  It was my first race ever.  Jason did super stellar and I finished, so I consider that a victory. 



























And here are pictures from today's 5 mile fun run.  Jason sat this one out since he can run 5 miles in his sleep.  (Jason's "short" runs at this point in his training are no less than 6 miles.)

     
I think we're getting a cold front tonight, but running in 80+ degrees weather in December was a bit ridiculous if you ask me. 

I'm looking forward to watching Jason run his marathon.  Maybe I'll find a 10k to run in the next few months.