A breath of fresh air

I don't know how you guys do it.  Getting out the door to run once is tough.  But doing it twice a day.  My hat's off to you, Lybi, and you, Michelle, and anyone else that runs twice a day.

So this morning, Will and I ran three miles with Jade.  Then Will and I rushed off to the doctor's for Will's fifteen month check-up.  I was under the impression that Will didn't have to get any shots at this well baby appointment.  WRONG!  Poor Will.  He got four shots AND they pricked his finger to draw blood.  He was so sad.  When we got home, he slept for two and a half hours.  He's back to his normal self tonight.  We were just dancing to music and bouncing, throwing, and kicking the BIG basketball.

This afternoon I ran five.  It's definitely different running without Will or Jade or my watch.  I felt good when it was over.

Will and I saw two deer with very long legs and two beautiful hawks on the run.  We also saw a man in a Civic roll down his window and stare at us.  That was a little scary.  I didn't have my glasses on, but I stared back.  Quickly, I decided to head back towards home and was very grateful to be running on a busy road.  Nothing happened, but I kept looking over my shoulder just in case.  Probably he didn't mean anything by it--maybe he was also going for a run.  But, it's better to err on the side of caution.

Today I decided to run four instead of six miles.  Will and I had a pleasant run with Jade.  Near the end of the I asked Jade if she was ready to run five miles.  Four miles hasn't been a big deal lately and she said she was up for trying.  So, next Wednesday, we'll try our first five mile run together.  I want to come up with a couple five mile routes.  Got to have variety.

I am grateful for running partners.  They make the world a better place.

Addiction.  It's the only way to explain it.  I can't stop.  While, I was changing sheets and loading the washing machine, I thought I could run another three miles.  No sweat!  And that's what Will and I did, after Will ate lunch.  Seriously, I couldn't just run four today.  Had to run more.

Will and I saw a blue jay and a cardinal.  We also saw beautiful fall trees. 

I felt a tired on the run today.  Not worn out, but tired.  I hope I haven't over done the mileage this week--I wanted to get over thirty miles.  I don't think I have.  Tomorrow I am going to run four.

I'll probably be fine.  It's just a race.  If I don't finish under 23 minutes, life will still be good.  And I can try again later.

The wind was hurendous! So, of course, I thought of Michelle and the jogger stoller became five thousand trillion times harder to push.  As Will, Jade, and I kept going the run got easier.

Today it took my two and a half miles to tell Jade the story line of the movie Prestige.  Wednesday, Jade told about me the latest episodes she has seen of the TV series Jericho.

Tomorrow's the 5k in Swisher!  Overall, I am excited.  23 minutes here I come!

Overall, I consider it a good race since it's pretty much my first 5k not pregnant and not pushing a jogging stroller.  I was hoping to break 23 minutes, but 23:56 works and I learned a lot. (7:43 pace)

The best part of the race was my family.  My parents are in town from Ohio and my dad decided to enter the 5k as a walker.  After I finished, I ran back to walk in with him.  However, I ended up jogging to keep up with his fast walk.  And my dad took home the first place trophy for the male walkers!!  It was a riot!

I also ran with my nine year old sister in the kid 400 yard dash.  She got 2:08!  It was a lot of fun to cheer her on.

My husband was so kind and followed Will around during both races.

About my race, I didn't warm up well.  I only noticed when I started the race.  My feet didn't feel right.  In fact, it was like I didn't have feet--just stubs.  I thought that maybe I tied my laces too loose.  However, by the beginning of the third mile, my feet finally felt normal.  Part of the reason was the temperature, 41 degrees.  Again, I should have warmed up better.  I know for next time to run at least a mile before my race.

I was the fourth women to finish. It was cool to recieve a trophy for finishing first in my division.  And I am sure I'll break 23 minutes soon.