Well, just to make it official and to make myself really accountable, I'd like to announce that I'm currently training for the San Antonio Rock-N-Roll 1/2 Marathon on November 15th!!! I made this decision shortly after my birthday, and after I ordered my jogging stroller. I wrote in one of my blog posts that it was time I did this, and it really is. I need to quit just saying that and DO IT already! I found the race through something I was looking at on the internet and decided right then and there that I was going to do it. I've even gotten a couple of friends on board with me and I'm so excited that we can all train and be in this together!
So, I've been running every other day for the last 2 weeks and it feels soooooooooo good. I've missed it. The first few days were hard; I felt clunky, sloppy, and completely uncoordinated on the road. My right knee hurt, my left calf got some weird twitching pain in it, and my breathing was heavy and not patterned with my steps. I'm starting off VERY slow: run 1 minute, walk 1 minute for 20 minutes. Then I ran 1 1/2 min., walked 1 1/2 minutes. Today I ran 2 mintues and walked 1. I'm already getting it back; it gets better every time I go and things are starting to feel familiar again. My mind just goes like it used to back in the day, and I find myself thinking of all sorts of things besides when my time is up or when can I walk again? I really can't believe that I can consider myself a runner.... In high school I was always the "fast little white girl" and consequently, did short, fast races when I was on the track team. Ariel and I used to HATE long distance days (and Ariel is one of the girls doing the 1/2 marathon with me now!). I've also lost 3 lbs. and 2% body fat already! I have about 5 lbs. to go before I'm back at my pre-pregnancy weight. Thank goodness something is working.... this baby belly hasn't been as easy to get rid of the 2nd time around!
It feels so good to have a goal and something to work towards. It feels good to do somthing I enjoy. It feels good to do something for myself. I've been considering making a separate blog on the joys of running :) and my journey to the 1/2 so I don't bore you with the details in the family blog. That way, if you want to read it you can, and if not, you don't have to. I want to because I think it's going to be interesting to see myself evolve as a runner and an endurance athlete over the next few months. I'm soooooooooooo excited, ready for the journey, and up for the challenge.
Anyways, hmmmm. Kids are doing good. Keith's good. I'm good. I've been pretty freaked out about the swine flu thing. It's very scary, especially when you have young children. I pray we don't come in contact with it, with all the places we go and all the people we see and all the things we touch. With Keith traveling, Bradyn going to school, and me going to the grocery store------AAAHHHH! I get queasy just thinking about all the germs we come in contact with. Hopefully it'll pass and won't come back in the fall.
Bradyn has 5 more full days of school left and he's out for the summer. May 21st is his end of school program. He's such a smart boy and has grown leaps and bounds since September when we put him in the program. I am so proud of him. Bradyn can usually be found stripped down to his underwear being a superhero. Every morning he takes his PJs off and announces, "I have to be a superhero now Mom!" LOL. Lizzie is doing great also; growing like a weed! We got on the scale today and I think she's already weighing about 14 lbs! She is coming out of the newborn phase and getting such a little personality. She has a beautiful disposition and is usually a very content baby. She is holding her head up now, no problem at all, and can roll over with a little assistance (she holds onto Keith's finger and pulls herself over, back to tummy). She sits in her Bumpo chair and looks around. SO cute!!! I am grateful to God always for these kids (even on days when I want to pull my hair out!); I have been blessed beyond belief and I have so much love in my heart for my wonderful, amazing husband and precious babies. :)
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I'm so proud of us!
I know this is going to be such mental battle for me. I have never enjoyed running, and I just don't know if I'll ever get to that point. I am the person that is checking her watch every 5 seconds wanting to know when I'll be done. I'm hoping that as I get better at it, maybe I'll hate it less!
Good luck to all you girls doing it. I will be sitting on the couch eating ice cream thinking of you! Seriously, if you guys need massage through your training, just call me. You can do it!!! If the weather is good, maybe we'll come cheer you on!
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