miles and miles to go!

Since I started running seriously, I've been religiously tracking my training on dailymile. While the social aspect of the site is nice, what I really love is being able to enter in my miles and see the awesome data that is spit back at me. The way the weather affects my pace (humid summer = much slower), the way my miles have increased month by month, the handy charts and graphs that show me my distances covered, calories burned, hours spent running. It just so happens that July was my best month for running yet, which is amazing considering how much I was on the road. See for yourself:

This month, I ran 88.22 miles! 88.22 MILES! I spent 13 hours and 37 minutes running (1337? Internet acronyms, ahoy!). I burned over 10,000 calories (now I don't feel bad for all that beer and bread). Basically, I kicked ass and you know what? It feels awesome.

Running is awesome. I can't believe that I just typed that sentence, and I can't believe I did it honestly, sincerely, and with a straight face. I was never a runner, never an athlete. Roller derby taught me how to use my body for movement, energy. And now running has taught me more about discipline and possibility then I ever imagined.

Dailymile has a game going around, where people are challenging themselves to run 100 miles during the month of August. I signed up and I'm almost positive I can do it. Running is amazing, and so are we!