Best run so far

I ran 31 minutes, my best run so far. It was on the trails at Eastlake Park, my exclusive running course right now. The weather was awesome ... 65 degrees, and no wind. I just felt a lot better ... a great indication I am getting there. Weekly weight check: 192.9. So I've lost 2.4 pounds this week and 4.5 overall in two weeks.

Run in extreme heat

It was about 85 degrees and extremely windy this afternoon as I ran at Eastlake Park. I was kind of slow and methodical for about 24 minutes. But that's pretty good after running 25 minutes Friday night at Marr Park ... a real nice run ... and then walking with Tammy the RiverRun 5K in Iowa City.

60-degree night

In 60-degree weather, I headed out for Eastlake Park. I ran down to the marshy grass trail then back to the soccer field. Then I went around the loop to the 900-meter grass loop. Then back around the .6-mile park loop and through the 900-meter grass loop again. All tolled, it was about 3.2-3.3 miles and I ran 30 minutes. It was my best accomplishment yet since I got started running again. Everything seems to feel fine.

Making progress

My weekly weigh-in was 195.3 -- 2.1-pound loss. That is good progress. Last night, I ran 20 minutes a few hours after giving blood. It was a good accomplishment. I ran almost 27 minutes in Iowa City on Saturday on the Riverrun course. I felt strong. Then last Thursday, it was about 23 minutes. So I am plugging away, staying consistent. That is what is going to get me back to runnning again. What I really want to do is be able to run with the xc girls this summer.

Plugging away

Tonight, 25 minutes again on soccer fields and marshy grassy trail area. Two 13-minute loops. The knee is quite sore, but I think the grass helps. I am quite out of shape. Weight: 197.4. My goal is to lose a pound a week for 20 weeks. This is my check-in day, Tuesday. So on August 16 .... Sunday, 23 minutes. Thursday, 25 minutes; Saturday, 27 minutes. 27 minutes next week. 30 minutes the week of April 11-17.

Two good days

I ran this morning 23 minutes up and down and around the Cedarcrest Golf Course. It's hard, but I want to stay on the soft grass for right now with this knee. It's sore.

Thursday, half-mile with Tori and Sayra, then 4-minute warmup, then 15 minutes on the track. I'm kind of slugging it out right now, but it's necessary.

Got to start somewhere

After soaring to more than 200 pounds and being totally out of shape, plagued with this tendinitis on the outside of my foot, and battling a nagging sore left knee, I ran today. 20 minutes. On the grass to protect my knee. It was good. It was a start.

I'm surrounded by track and running and planning these days. I have some good girls -- Caitlyn, Marina, Kylie, Taylor, Rebecca, Ruby, Yvette. I'm trying to get them going, smart, motivated. Then I'll take on the middle school boys next week. I am liking this whole thing.

I'm also biking. I great idea to keep tabs on runners. It's a good spring so far. It turned almost 60 today.