Three Things Thursday

1. I went for a cautious run last Saturday to see how my arches would react and they felt great. Phew! It was a slow, hard 3.1 miles, but it felt good to be back out there. My plan is to slowly build my base miles and to get up to a total of 8 miles by mid August so I can start my training schedule.
2. I signed up for the Hot Chocolate 15k in Atlanta the other day. I am very excited to run this distance and I’ll be running it with a friend! It is right smack in the middle of my two half marathons and I’m supposed to run 10 miles that day anyway. I can easily run it and tack on .7 to make it an even 10.
3. I am on an every-other-day schedule right now. I ran yesterday and then worked out my legs (hammys and glutes). Today is abs and arms. Tomorrow I run and do my legs again. I am sore, but this schedule is starting to feel good. I am hoping that this will help make me a stronger runner.

Five Things Thursday

I know, I know, it is supposed to be Three Things Thursday. I even tried to type that with a strike through, but blogger won't let me strike though a word in the title.

1. I am not at all used to having the boys home this much! I struggle with maintaining running, strengthening, housekeeping and being mommy. I have somehow managed to wash every article of clothing that the four of us own, but not have time to fold it. We are each taking turns doing the laundry basket dive to find our clean and wrinkled clothes. I sure hope I can figure this schedule out soon; it’s driving my type A personality nuts!
2. Somehow the boys have managed to break both my (Rowenta) iron (the love of my life!) AND the backyard hose. Not only do they go behind me as I clean making more messes, but now they are breaking things, expensive things, like my iron. I tried to replace the fabulous Rowenta with a Kenmore. It sucked. I returned it today and ordered another Rowenta from amazon. Since I clean and starch hubby’s chef jackets, I need a workhorse of an iron and the Kenmore didn’t cut it.
3. I have been able to get up and run every other day, my sciatica loves this schedule! I wish I could run more often and longer, but it’s a give and take relationship with my sciatica right now. Still struggling to find time to strengthen my hammys and butt, I guess I’ll stop whining and figure it out.
4. I am hungry all the time. I’m not sure why. I think I’m accidentally forgetting to eat, or messing up my balanced diet due to the lax summer schedule. I discovered last week that I was not eating enough and I still think that is the case this week. It is completely unintentional, but something I need to fix pronto because it is really affecting my every-other-day morning runs.
5. I love running as the sun comes up! There is nothing better than watching the sunrise and listening to the morning birds.

It’s a great day for running. Happy Running Y’all!

Three Things Thursday

1. In just one hour, my boys will be bouncing off the bus and starting summer vacation. I can’t believe how quickly these last few weeks have gone! I can’t believe I am momma to a 3^rd grader and a 1^st grader!!!
2. Went for a run today knowing it was my last chance for a school day run. It was soupy, my legs were heavy, I got a bad cramp that kept coming back, and I didn’t eat anything before heading out. By mile 3 I was feeling strong so I sucked down the gel that was hiding in my fuel belt and pushed on. My body could only handle 5.18 miles and I had to stop. I know better than to run more than 3 miles without eating breakfast, but I saw my last chance and went for it. I savored every single step today, even the hard ones!
3. Go check out Run Like A Mother’s post today. They are doing Another Mother Runner Challenge for the month of June. It will be a great way to keep moving in the first month of summer!

Happy Running Y’all!

Three Things Thursday

1. L hit 50 miles hiking this week! He actually has 54 miles logged; three do not count because they are “in the neighborhood” and not on trails. His official number is 51 miles since crossing over into the Wolf Den! I am SO proud of him!!! Our goal was to hit 50 miles before the Cub Scout Blue & Gold Banquet, which is this Saturday. That is when he officially becomes a Wolf!
2. N was home with a very quick tummy bug on Tuesday. I have been feeling nauseous ever since. I don’t "do" puke and I’m so thankful it was quick! He now feels like a million bucks and wants to get sick again so he can lay on the couch all day and watch TV!
3. Just got back from a 5 miler. Why do the first three miles kick my butt? Why is running three miles almost as hard as running double digits some days? My lungs did not want to cooperate and my legs were a tad heavy. I blame N's sickness and my feeling “off” the past few days. I am glad I got out there and hit the pavement, I feel like I have conquered the world! I love that running is hard, but so rewarding!

Happy running y’all!