BETTER DAY

TODAY WAS A MUCH BETTER DAY, I WAS SOUND ASLEEP BY 930, WOKE UP ABOUT 530 READY TO GO,, DID MY EXERCISES, READ THE PAPER, BOWL OF KASHI, WORK BY 8,
THEN DID 6 MILES TODAY.. RAN/WALKED 5 , 1 SLOW WALK,,
FEEL MUCH BETTER...PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY,, READY FOR CHICAGO,, KINDA..
I ENJOYED THE 5K SAT.. IF IT WERE NEXT WEEK, I WOULD HAVE MOVED UP IN A AGE BRACKET, HA,,
HOPE YOU ALL ARE HAVING A GOOD WEEK,
KEEP YOUR CHIN UP, BETTER DAYS A COMING
LATER!

OFF DAY

THIS WAS DEFINENTLY A OFF DAY FOR ME,, WORK WAS HORRIFIC,, PLUS I DIDNT SLEEP GOOD LAST NIGHT, AND IT WAS JUST A DOWN DAY, HAD ALL INTENTIONS OF GOING TO DO MY RUNNING WHEN I GOT OFF, BUT MY BEST FRIEND, WHO HAD CALLED ME EARLIER GUESS COULD TELL IN MY VOICE THAT I WASNT UP TO PAR, SO BY TIME I GOT OFF OF WORK, SHE WAS THERE, TELLING ME TO GET IN HER CAR AND WE DID LIKE WE USE TO DO HUNDREAD YEARS AGO, WENT AND GOT SOMETHING TO EAT TO GO AND JUST ROAD BACK ROADS FOR AN HOUR,, I FEEL GUILTY ABOUT MISSING MY TRAINING TODAY, IT WAS MY FIRST MISSED TRAINING DAY. BUT I THINK IT HELPED MY HEAD MORE THAN THE EXERCISING PROBABLY WOULD HAVE HELPED MY BODY, WE LAUGHED, GIGGLED, GOSSIPED , GIRL STUFF AND I FEEL BETTER, JUST NEEDED TO LAUGH,, THE BEST MEDICINE, ILL GET RIGHT BACK ON THAT HORSE TOMORROW WITH A BETTER HEAD.
SATURDAY WAS FUN, I REALLY ENJOYED THE 5K, AND LOOK FORWARD TO DOING MORE, I FELT A REAL SENSE OF ACCOMPLISMENT DOING IT, AND I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW WE WILL ALL FEEL WHEN WE CROSS THAT FINISH LINE AT CHICAGO,, THE MEETING WAS GOOD, AND SOME OF THE ODD FACTS HE TOLD US, IM GLAD TO KNOW THAT IM KINDA NORMAL, HAA

HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GOOD WEEKEND, AND GOOD WEEK
LATER

KIDS

HEY ALL,, HAVENT BLOGGED IN THE LAST COUPLE DAYS AND HAVE MISSED IT AND READING YOURS.. KIDS HOME FROM COLLEGE AND ITS HARD TO SQUEEZE IN A TIME ON THE COMPUTER, STILL BE ABLE TO GET MY EXERCISING IN, THEY WERE BOTH IMPRESSED THAT I WAS REALLY DOING IT.. SURE HAVE MISSED HAVING THEM AT HOME AND TAKING CARE OF THEM,,JAKE LEFT YESTERDAY GOING TO THE LAKE UNTIL SUNDAY, AND THANK GOODNESS HE TOOK THE D O G, HA,, THATS GONNA BE ONE OF THOSE GOOD MISSES, HA,
WEATHER GOING TO BE COOLER TOMORROW,, IM GOING TO DO THE 5K ST PADDYS RACE, BUT IM GOING TO TRY AND GET TO OUR MEETING, MIGHT NOT DO THE RUNNING AFTERWARDS THOUGH, OR JUST WALK SOME,,
I FOUND A GOOD LITTLE SNACK YESTERDAY, WELCHS HAS SOME OF THE 100 CALORIE FRUIT PACKS, ( DRIED FRUIT) SO I GOT SOME, AND MIXED SOME ALMONDS WITH A PACK AND ITS REALLY GOOD, AND PRETTY FILLING, CURED THE SWEET TOOTH AND THE SALTY TOGETHER
GLAD TODAY IS A REST DAY, IM KINDA TIRED TODAY, DIDNT WORK YESTERDAY BUT I DID AT THE HOUSE, FLOWERS, WEEDING , SPRAYING, YOU KNOW STUFF LIKE THAT.. THE HUBBY WILL BE HOME NEXT SUNDAY, I TRY TO GET MOST OF EVERYTHING DONE SO HE WONT HAVE BUT THINGS I CANT DO WHEN HE GETS HOME,, THEY WORK 7 DAYS A WEEK, 12 HRS A DAY 75 DAYS AT A TIME, HE NEEDS TO COME , KICK BACK AND JUST ENJOY BEING HOME..
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD DAY, AND HOPEFULLY SEE YOU TOMORROW,
LATER

PUSH VICKIE, PUSH

TODAY WAS ALMOST ONE OF THOSE CHARACTER BUILDING DAY,, I PRAYED FOR RAIN, HA AND DID FOR ABOUT 5 MIN, SO BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU PRAY FOR, BUT NOT LONG ENOUGH TO KEEP ME FROM DOING MY RUNNING,, THE GOOD LORD KNOWS I NEEDED TO GET OUT THERE. SO I HAD TO PUSH MYSELF TO GET GOING, BUT AFTER A FEW MIN, I GOT IN THAT LITTLE GROOVE AND WAS ABLE TO RUN/WALK 4 MILES, GOT ALL THE SLUGGIES OUT AND FEEL MUCH BETTER,, IM THINKING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS MIGHT NOT BE GOOD OUTSIDE WEATHER FOR US, SO I WANTED TO GO OUTSIDE FOR SURE THIS AFTERNOON. TODAY IS HALF DAY FOR ME, SO HOPEFULLY I CAN GET OUT BETWEEN SPRING SHOWERS.
HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GOOD DAY,,
LATER

WARMING UP

WELL THE WEATHER IS DEFINENTLY WARMING UP, AND I LIKE IT,, I FEEL LIKE IM DOING SOMETHING WHEN I SWEAT, HA,
ACTUALLY HAD A RUNNING PARTNER TODAY, MY SONS OLD ENGLISH BULLDOG, CHESTER, HA, IM DOG SITTING WHILE HES GOING TO SEE THAT BAND" THE WHO", HA,, SO I WENT AND DID 3 MILES THEN CAME BACK TO THE HOUSE GOT HIM AND WENT BACK AND WAS ABLE TO DO A SLOW JOG WITH HIM RUNNING BESIDES ME, WAS REALLY KINDA FUN BUT BY TIME WE GOT BACK TO THE TRUCK, CHESTER JUST KINDA OF FELL OUT, HE WAS WORE OUT, SCARED ME AT FIRST, JAKE WOULD NEVER FORGIVE ME IF I LET HIS DOG HAVE A HEART ATTACK AND DIE ON ME, HA, BUT HE GOT UP AND JUMPED IN THE VEHICLE, SLOWLY, I KNOW I COUDLNT HAVE PICKED HIM UP, HES ABOUT 70 LBS BUT HES BEEN DOWN SINCE, HE WONT WAKE ME UP DURING THE NIGHT TONIGHT I BET,
LEGS LITTLE ACHY AND I WORE DIFFERENT SOCKS AND I HAVE SOME TENDER AREAS ON MY FEET NOW, LESSON LEARNED, ONLY WEAR THOSE GOOD ONES I GOT AT FLEET FEET, JUST HAVE TO GET A COUPLE OF MORE PAIR..
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE HAD A GOOD DAY, AND RESTFUL NIGHT,
JOG ON MY FRIENDS!
LATER

ITS A BEAUTIFUL MORNING

AHHH,, I THINK ILL GO OUTSIDE AND RUN A MILE,, HA,,
REMEMBER THAT SONG, BUT I DONT THINK THATS EXACTLY HOW IT WENT,, I THINK GO OUTSIDE FOR AWHILE,,
IT HAS BEEN A BEAUTIFUL WEEKENG.. STARTING YESTERDAY, THE MEETING WAS VERY INFORMATIVE. AND THE RUN WENT GOOD ALSO, I HAD ALL INTENTIONS OF DOING THE 5 MILER BUT I THINK I HAD ONE OF THOSE CHARACTER BUILDING DAYS. I WSA JUST WORE OUT BY TIME I GOT BACK AND IT WAS TO EASY FOR ME TO STOP, THINK THATS WHY I LIKE RUNNING, OR WALKING SOMEONE, GET THERE AND TURN AROUND,, JUST A MIND GAME FOR ME, I SUPPOSE, DID GET OUT AND DO A LITTLE WALKING RUNNING TODAY AND MY X TRAINING.. IM DOG SITTING MY SONS OLE ENGLISH BULLDOG, CHESTER FOR A FEW DAYS, SO HE CAN GO AND ENJOY IN SPRING BREAK IN TAMPA, GOING TO SEE "THE WHO",, HE SAID, MOM DO YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE, HA,, I SAID WELL A LITTLE JAKE-E, HA, SO AFTER I DID MY LITTLE OUTSIDE STUFF I TOOK OLE CHESTER BOY TO D'LO AND LET HIM RUN A BIT, HES WORE OUT, I WONT HAVE ANY TROUBLE WITH HIM TONIGHT.
YESTERDAY WHEN MARK STARTING TALKING, ITS LIKE,, HE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED, OR I NEED TO HEAR, ABOUT IT WAS BOUT THOSE DAYS WHEN YOU JUST CANT SEEM TO GET IT GOING, I HAD A DAY LIKE THAT THIS WEEK.. ITS GOOD TO HEAR THAT THIS IS KINDA NORMAL..
LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER REALLY GOOD WEEK, GOTTA START GETTING STUFF READY AROUND THE HOUSE FOR THE HUBBY, HE COMES IN THE 25TH FOR 10 DAYS, YIPPPEEEE..
TAKE CARE YOU ALL,
LATER

eagle lake

just getting back from eagle lake, and for the person that hasnt ever been up there, you are missing one of the prettiest lakes in miss. the weather being wonderful helped alot
and i got my running in,, was able to do most of it running on the road by the lake, that was an added bonus, had never thought about it until this time i was up that there was even these places where i could..
do any of you now get this proud feeling when your running outside on the road or anywhere and you are able to run, or walk and you pass someone, and they give you this look and it just makes you proud, that yep, im doing this, im going to do a marathon and im gonna finish it, i know this is a marathon makeover, but to me its more a life makeover to me.and i thank all thats involved with it..
looking forward to , tomorrow,
hope you all have had a good day off..
later!