updates, goals, and butt covers

hello friends!  just a little update is in order it seems...

i was out of commission from february 1, 2016 until august 15, 2016.

within that time i managed the following mileage:

• february = 23.5 miles
• march = 7.1 miles
• april = 15.5 miles
• may = 9.2 miles
• june = 0 miles
• july = 8.5miles
• august = 60.1

i gave myself the goal of 600 miles for the year as i thought that was doable given that i'd have 5 months to complete it barring any recurrence of the injury that put me on hiatus.  i am so very please to report that i surpassed that mileage on yesterday's run!  it looks like i'll be ending 2016 with a bang and probably closer to 700 miles.  i've been steadily increasing my mileage and pace.  i've added in some races because i was feeling so great!  we all know i don't race in the cold. lol!

wisconsin has been so mild throughout these fall months that racing was viable.  now that my "race season" has come to a close i am just going to run miles until february when i start training for iceage.

that means treadmill will be back in rotation.

i do also want to say that i picked up a super sweet pair of down quilted butt covers.  i've been seeing a down filled running skirt for the past couple of years, but it didn't interest me.  i didn't like the idea of being restricted in my movement by a skirt because they always looked so narrow.  so when i was trying to figure out how to keep my butt and hamstrings warm this coming deep freeze i googled "down running shorts".  lo and behold lululemon used to make some!  i got these babies off of eBay the other day...  i'm so excited to try them out once they get here!  they cost a pretty penny so they better be worth it!

lululemon "hot" shorts

the job hunt is still going strong.  oh... i guess i haven't talked about that tidbit.  i lost my job back in september and have been on the search ever since.  i had an excellent interview on friday which i hope pans out.  cross your fingers for me!