The recap from the week:
Tuesday - 5km tempo, felt good
Wednesday - no hills on Howe Island, so eliptical 30min 3.8 miles
Thursday - 7km steady, really good run
Sunday - 10km, lonely, not well paced, but finished in about 53 or 54 min

Reflections:
 I think the run on Thursday was easy because the elliptical is not so hard on my body. It was a bit of a break from the jarring I would have had on the hills. Although, later in the day I did find some hills on the island.
Sundays run started out really strong. I was passed by some guy that may or may not have been with our group. He would have been running at about a 35min/10km pace. He was flying. It was humbling. Good for me. There was no way I could keep up to that guy. The three faster woman that I have run with in the past were not there today, so I was very very alone. No music, just listening to the birds and trying to focus on steady breathing.

Tip:
I tend to run like a chicken. My arm muscles feel like they need to be stretched after a good run because they are folded into my armpits for so long. I made an effort to use my arms more. It made me work harder, but it took some of the momentum from my legs and was especially good when going up hill.

I also need to find proper running tights that are long enough. We went to a few stores to look to day. No luck. Any ideas anyone?