changes

Whew. What a trip. It was fun and challenging and all around wonderful. I have great family and friends. With that said let's get down to the important stuff. Running. I ran a grand total of ONCE while on vacation. (boo.) I did power walk 4 miles one morning with one of my closest friends and I think I would have been better off jogging next to her. That woman walks faster with less effort than anyone I have ever known. Although I shouldn't be surprised that Miss Penny has all the answers AND is a fast walker! :)
I won't get into the details but let's just say I didn't run anywhere except to the bathroom for several days, but all is well now.

Let's talk Vegas.
My dear friend, whom started me on this little journey, is going through a bunch of rather large changes in her life and will not be able to travel in December. Not only was it beginning to look a little iffy as to whether I would be ready or not, I just don't want to go to Las Vegas for the FIRST time by myself. Really though, it has more to do with my utter lack of training to this point.

SO......

As part of the same Rock n Roll Marathon series there is going to be a half marathon in Phoenix on January 16, 2011. This buys me a whole other month AND Phoenix is only 5 hours away AND the Hubs and kids are going to come AND a (different) very dear friend called me today and said she is going to train to run the race also!! I will be registering for the race THIS WEEK.
I am so excited and honestly feel more at peace about the whole thing. L turned 3 months old today and to be perfectly honest, in just the past couple of days, have I felt COMPLETELY healed from my c-section and the infectious/disasterous aftermath to the point where I feel comfortable lifting weights and really exerting myself. I feel "normal" again...fat, but "normal".
So as of yesterday (technically) I am "in training"! Today is my first scheduled run and the distance is 2 miles. I will run this evening when John gets home from work. Yesterday I did 25 minutes or so of one of the P90X DVDs before L woke up from his nap. Let me just say that I am SO GLAD he cut yesterdays workout short!! I seriously doubt I would have been able to carry that little chunk around today if I would have done the whole thing!! I have quite a ways to go to get back to where I want to be, but boy am I happy to be headed down that road.
I have decided to cut my parent's FULL marathon training program in half mileage wise. (ex. if I the program calls for a 6 mile run, I will run 3) I like that the program only calls for 3 runs a week and I will cross train 2-3 other days and have 1-2 full rest days each week. Speaking of my parents PLEASE pray for them this week and especially on SUNDAY when they run their first FULL MARATHON!!! They are awesome. Truly. Awesome. I couldn't be more proud of them.

So. Who wants to run Phoenix?? I know a couple of you have been thinking about it! Do it! Challenge yourself. Exceed what you thought you were capable of! I know that's my goal!!

mb