May

Day One: Ran 30 minutes. Covered over 2 miles. Had to walk to the office first to find my phone so I could track it!
Day Two: Home sick. Been feeling it coming, but hoped it would pass. I thought maybe my throat was hurting because I've been running with my mouth open.
Day Three: Miracle shot has me back on the road! Got my 30 minutes in. Also got bad news this morning - Naunie passed away overnight.
Day Four: Ran my 30 minutes this morning before heading to Carlisle. I had a good pace. I seem to run better in the mornings.
Day Five: Got my 30 minutes in tonight. Felt good after such an emotional day. Good to get all the good endorphins working.
Day Six: Break day. Drove back to Natchez after spending most of the day with Mom. I needed a rest.
Day Seven: Back on track. Ran 30 minutes. Each day I cover a little more ground.
Day Eight: A little slow, but I got my 30 minutes in. Feeling a little sluggish.
Day Nine: Making up for lost time! Ran my 30 minutes, well over 2 miles, AND came home and grabbed Doozer for a 20 minute, 1.25 mile, walk.
Day Ten: In Jackson all day. I got home at 6:30 and had dinner. It was way too close to being dark by the time I could get ready to run.
Day Eleven: Headed to Atlanta, but I ran my 30 minutes before I got on the road!
Day Twelve: Started with a run through Heather's neighborhood. Broke through the 13 minute/mile pace. And then she and I shopped and walked a lot today. Very active.
Day Thirteen: Followed up 7.5 hours in the car with a 30 minute run AND walking Doozer for another 25 minutes. Covered a lot of ground today!
Day Fourteen: Another double! Doozer hates to be left behind but I can't run with him. Lord knows the extra walking won't kill me.
Day Fifteen: Just did the 30 minute run tonight. Felt a little sluggish again so it wasn't my best work.
Day Sixteen: halfway through my run I twisted my ankle and had to walk home. Stupid curbs. But I still got in over two miles, altogether.
Day Seventeen: Resting the ankle.
Day Eighteen: Resting the ankle. And it was my birthday so I ate too much today. Trying to run would have been like slogging through mud.
Day Nineteen: ran my first 5K! What a way to start my 46th year!
Day Twenty: a well-earned day of rest! My ankle is none to pleased with my victory yesterday, giving it a break.
Day Twenty-one: got a little walk in after work. Ankle still pretty swollen, but Doozer was happy.
Day Twenty-two: tried to run, had to walk home. Ankle is not going to let me push myself any more this week. Stupid curbs.
Day Twenty-three: rest and recovery.
Day Twenty-four: rest and recovery. hate it, but we're having good family time.
Day Twenty-five: found an alternative - or remembered I should say. Billy's van is in the shop and he needed the car so I rode my bike to work, home at lunch, back to work, home at day's end. Felt good!
Day Twenty-six: worked out in the yard - staking tomatoes. Went to Bayou Country Superfest in Baton Rouge so there was a pretty good hike from the parking to the stadium and back. Ankle started swelling, though. Wore the wrong shoes.
Day Twenty-seven: got a little walking in, still taking it a little easy.
Day Twenty-eight: left out on my run this morning, realized I forgot my inhaler and the humidity was awful so I turned and ran on home. Went back out this evening. Tried to do the whole 3+ miles but I could only do a little over half. Going to have to build back up.
Day Twenty-nine: rested. realize after all this that you do have to listen to your body and give it a break and time to heal.
Day Thirty: learned I cannot outrun the rain! headed out, could see the storm clouds. 25 minutes into the 35 minute minute run (which I did run most all of this time! yea me!), the clouds opened up! I was soaked and had to take shelter until it passed, at which time I ran home and into a hot shower.
Day Thirty-one: Just walked 1.43 miles with The Dooze. I promised him a walk after my run last night and he was cheated by the rain. Billy headed to Arkansas today so running, with my "track" record didn't seem like a good idea.

All in all, a pretty darn good month!