Route: Mount Auburn Hospital via Weeks
Miles: 4.0
Time: ~45 min. I need a watch!
Weather: Cool and sunny.
Time of Day: 1:30 pm
Health: Good
Limiting Factor: Sore quads
Notes: Ran with Drew, who needed to walk in several places.

Route: Davis Square
Miles: 3.5
Time: ~35 min. I need a watch!
Weather: Very light rain
Time of Day: 8:30 am
Health: Good
Limiting Factor: Aerobics, some soreness in quads.

Route: Riverfront apartments via Weeks Bridge, accidentally went down Putnam-Flagg instead of DeWolfe
Miles: 3.82
Time: ~35 min. I need a watch!
Weather: Cool and sunny; could have worn shorts
Time of Day: 8:30 am
Health: Sluggish at first, no real problems
Limiting Factor: Aerobics, especially near the kick.
Notes: No music. Make this a habit! Also tried to kick too soon and felt my real weakness! Kick from Magnolia for now.

Route: Trader Joe's via Weeks Bridge
Miles: 3.7
Time: ~35 min.
Weather: Perfect.
Time of Day: 4 pm
Health: Good. Noticed upper knee stiffness along river
Limiting Factors: Weighed down by heavy lunch, slight cramps toward the end but not bad!
Notes: headphones gave out halfway through, but ran the rest without music and it was lovely!

Route: Cambridge-Broadway-Harvard-Prospect looping
Miles: 3.0
Time: ~40 min.
Weather: Chilly
Time of Day: 5:15 pm
Health: Good, wanted to run longer
Limiting Factors: Still full from lunch, slight cramps but overcame them
Notes: I wish I had paid more attention to my route. I need to start planning them out for definite mileage and so I don't get tired of looping, which is why I ended my run, not fatigue.

Route: Beacon to Ashland
Miles: 2.8
Time: ~35 min.
Weather: Cool and nice
Time of Day: 8 am
Health: Good despite late nights
Limiting Factors: Thirst
Music: Deep Forest, Enigma, MGMT, The Killers, GNR
Notes: Break in the middle to feed Shana's cats.

The first of many new days

Route: Beacon to Ashland
Miles: 2.8
Time: ?
Weather: Perfect
Time of Day: 9 am
Health: Good despite late nights
Limiting Factors: Thirst
Music: Paul Simon, U2

Notes: Travis' college meet really got my heartstrings and willpower in gear. I wasn't going fast because I was a bit overburdened (off toShana's cats), so it felt even better.