Well last week I did not get to post as much as I wanted. The crazy life of a nurse at a Long Term Care Facility got the best of me . I did however find time to get my runs in, Tuesday was a nice 3 mile run, Wednesday was 5 and Thursday was another 3 miles, Friday was a rest day, leaving me with 8 mile run on Saturday. Yahoo!! :) I decided that I was going to put the run off until Sunday morning because I worked until 10pm on Friday night. So, Sunday morning came bright and early at 5 am. I woke up , started my coffee and got dressed. Got my running gear ready(my water bottle, chews, hammer gel and my music) and set out for my long run.  Before leaving I made my pre-workout drink called C4 from Costco. This stuff is amazing, by far the best tasting workout drink I've tried.
  I decided that I was going to start on the Lewiston side of the levy. It was a gloomy morning with no sun at the time I started, making it the perfect temperature for me.  I turned on my 80's Cardio on Pandora and was off. I started off at my normal pace of about 91/2 minutes per mile, then I decided to pick it up. I was feeling great! I had so much energy, feeling like I could just keep on running. The first 3 miles were done before I knew it. I kept waiting for my body to give up but I just kept running and running. By mile 5 I was feeling even better than I had during the first three miles. My breathing was on track and my knee wasn't hurting. Soon I was at mile 7 and then mile 8. I finished my last mile faster than I did my first few miles. This to me shows a huge improvement in such a small period of time. I am so proud of myself and my body. I love feeling and seeing the transformation I'm going through.
  After finishing my run I rushed home to get ready to have breakfast with my amazing father-in-law at my favorite breakfast spot" Hazels" they have the best coffee in town. I finished up with breakfast and realized that my knee is throbbing and I can't bend it. I take this as a sign to go home and rest. So that is what I did.

Looking forward to this week with my "BAM" girls.  We have a 5k on Thursday making it the 3rd one for Amber and I. I love the these ladies and am so thankful for the friendship that has developed with these two. Life long memories are being made.