A morning run with the pup was a great way to start the day. We went 4.05 miles in 56:31 minutes at 13:57 minutes/mile. In the afternoon, I had the great pleasure of meeting Yoanna who is my running buddy from Girls on the Run! She is a sweet and adorable 11 year old. I wanted to be a Girls on the Run coach but realized that the time commitment was too much so I decided to be a running buddy which means that we will do the Lollipop 5K together on May 14th.
Yoanna and I (and the other girls and their buddies) covered 5K by mostly running but also walking and we even skipped! It was fun getting to know her a bit - she has two older brothers and lots of pets. She speaks spanish and told me that some of the boys who we passed were calling her fat (she is not) and I said, really? well, they're stupid. And then I realized that I shouldn't have said that so I said "oops, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that, that was mean" and sweet Yoanna had a big smile on her face and she said, "no it wasn't" Also, until yesterday, the furthest she had gone was 2 miles and we did 3.1 together. She was so proud of herself and she said "my mom is going to be so proud of me". And yes, I did tell her that I was proud of her. On our very last lap, we ran super fast. It was really fun.
I wish I had a photo of her to post but I will get one when we do the race in a few weeks. So I'll post a photo of a pretty flower that I saw on last Saturday's run.
Oh yeah, I bought a few new items for my season of running:
1. a second pair of neoprene shoe liners to provide a little more cushioning
2. a new arm band that fits my iPhone so I don't have to carry it or make sure to wear something with a pocket
3. a new running cap
4. a book called Run like a Girl - it's supposed to have inspirational stuff for runners. If it's good, I'm going to get one for my sister.
That's it for now!
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