The 6 Mile Run that Wasn't

I planned torun 6 miles this morning, I psyched myself up all day yesterday. I woke up ready, I ate some Jelly Bellys for fuel. 

Yummiest than a Shot Blox!

I got on the treadmill feeling great, the first couple of miles were slow, but felt good. Around 4 I just started dragging. I walked for a minute and kept going, 10 minutes later I walked for another minute and tried to power through, I only made it 5 more minutes and I was just DONE. So, I ended it at 5.25 miles. I just didn't have it in me to finish. I feel bad that I didn't get it done, but I'll keep moving and try again next week. I have time to train before my 10K so I'll be fine.  Speaking of the 4th of July run, I am thinking of buying these

Pro Compression 4th of July marathon socks

I'm just worried that I will melt since it is a warm race. I have a few days to decide before the sale ends, I really want them... My new Mizunos did feel really great for the run, I love them! I am excited to see new colors next month. 

Time to get back to the grind. The fun will begin soon this week, lots of dance. 

Monday Again

I can't believe how quickly time flies by. Every day I think about posts in my head, and every day I don't get it written. I don't know where to find time to post most day, I guess I could spend a half hour doing thins instead of watching tv. Alas, I am lazy and love crappy tv. 

Had a really busy weekend, Friday I hung out with the girls all morning and then ran a mile before work in my new shoes!

Aren't the pretty. Will these make me look like the Skinny Runner?

Work was long and uneventful. Then I had to turn around and get up early for dance recital rehearsals for the 3 little girls, the big girl had her rehearsal while I was at work Friday night. 

Pretty ballerinas

I almost didn't run Saturday, but I forced myself to get a mile in while hubs cooked dinner. Yesterday little miss and I made breakfast for hubs and then I ran progressions on the treadmill. 

Gotta show off the 'do!

Then we went out to lunch and I went to work. I was so tired yesterday! I'm still pretty pooped this morning, so the plan is to be lazy, run a mile, and then head to work. I need to run 6 tomorrow, so I'm hoping to sleep well tonight. 

3 Things Thursday

I love numbers posts, and since I'm trying to get back into blogging I thought I'd jump back into this. So, without further ado, here are my 3 things. 

1. There are things that I feel like I need to be eating or drinking. Sometimes I don't like those things, so I keep trying. I've finally broken myself down and can drink coconut water. 

 

I kinda like you now

It's just such a nice and natural electrolyte replacer, and I really love all other things coconut (except coconut shrimp, I just can't do it), so I've finally found one that I enjoy. Also, my biggest and smallest girls really like it too. It won't be a daily drink, but I am glad I forced myself to drink it again. 

2. I love summer tv! Royal Pains, Pretty Little Liars, Big Brother, and most exciting this summer is Stephen King's Under the Dome! 

My all time favorite author and one of my favorite books

3. Libraries rock! Summer reading is in full effect in our house, the girls are reading like crazy in order to gain points for the summer reading program. Our little library is so very cool. They have such fun programs during the summer and fun little giveaways, my mini me won a huge container of animal crackers last week (which we are getting today). Can't wait to go hang out. 

Now it's time to get my run on, I am going to do a pretty short run, probably only 20 minutes of sprints. I did get my run done yesterday, 3 miles in 33 minutes, waiting until late in the day is never my best plan, but it worked yesterday, and as soon as I was done the girls ran through the sprinklers, which they loved!

Wonderful Wednesday

Since I am off work Wednesday and Thursday, it's like Saturday in my house right now, except for the fact that hubs is at work. 

I planned to run two miles yesterday, but after the first I just wasn't into it, so I walked the second mile. Then I went and had a pedicure. I love them, but the guy who did it was a bit overzealous in his sloughing and now my arches feel raw. Also, not the smartest idea to have your toes painted 20 minutes before you plan to put boots on for 8.5 hours, gonna have to out some glitter over the top to cover up some of the bad. I'll have to rethink the timing next time. 

No big plans for today, I'm just happy to be off work and hanging out with the girls. Need to go to CVS and Target, and then of course there's dance, in the morning and afternoon. But besides that it should be a very relaxing day, which I love! I need to run at some point later since I decided it wasn't happening this morning, I just don't feel like it, so lazy! The big girl is going to a sleepover tonight and the littlest girl is gone for the week with her mom, so it will only be the middle two babies tonight, only two kids, weird! 

There you have it, I'm a bore, but I'll leave you with (what I think is) a very funny meme. 

You get the Mean Girls reference, yes?

5 Killer Miles

I planned to wake up early and run, but then I didn't. It's Murphy's Law that the day I plan to be up is the day I could actually sleep. Ugh! So I barely woke up before it was time to get ready for work and I had to fly out the door. 

But I walked straight in from work and got on the treadmill. 

My newest running entertainment is anything on ID, like Murder in Paradise, Deadly Women, Nightmare Next Door. I love true crime, can't get enough! It keeps me occupied while I run. Today that was hardly enough to keep me going, I hurt. I think it was a combination of running late, being tired, and just not being in the mood. But it's done and I'm glad. 5 miles in just under 55 minutes. 

Now it's time for the last 4H meeting of the year. Everything is coming to a close and I am so ready for a bit of a break!

Blogger App is Hard to Use

I've started and lost 3 posts over the last 3 days, I'm not sure why I can't figure out how to use the app on my iPad, but I think I may have a mental block, seriously! 

Regardless, I'm trying again. To recap, I've fallen back in love with my treadmill, I've run on her every day and am so happy to be running again! Wednesday I got up early and ran a 5K, then we had 2 hours of dance. And my bug's family birthday. Since she's been having tummy issues that we have yet to determine the cause of, I made paleo cupcakes, which she loved (so did I). My dad, who should be eating paleo because he has colitis, actually liked them too. 

Excited about Mini AG Molly Doll

Thursday I ran a quick mile, then did some Pilates to stretch out my tight muscles from running every day. Then we went to the park, the bug's well visit. We got the orders for allergy tests, stool and urine sample. Then we had 1.5 hours of dance. 

Friday I got up late so I didn't run. Then I hung out with the girls and we went to lunch. I had a 2-egg Swiss and mushroom omelette and corned beef hash. After that I came home and ran 4 miles. Not my brightest idea, I felt like puking the whole time, but I made it and felt great after. Then I went to work until 11:30 pm. 

Saturday I spent the morning with two of the girls taking dance pictures, after running one fast mile). Such a mess, it was 106 days yesterday, and hundreds of little girls and moms shoved into hot rooms in costumes and makeup, while changing was crazy! We survived and then I went to work where all the visitors and I melted. It was just miserable! But I made it and so did they. 

Today I tried to sleep in, but only made it until 7:17, I just can't sleep in! Then I ran 2 miles and did about 10 minutes of Pilates before I was just over it. I made a great scramble with sweet potato hash in it, yum! Now I'm being a lump before I head to work for the day. 

Tomorrow's plan is 5 miles, I'll be back to post after...

Happy New Year? Or, I Just Remembered I Have a Blog...

No sense in making all kinds of excuses about why I haven't been here, I just plumb forgot about it! Life got SO busy and I didn't think about blogging, or running really, for quite some time. But the last week or so I've been getting emails about blog post comments from "Anonymous" and it jogged my memory. That combined with the fact that I've actually started running again, made it seem like a good time to make a blog post. I can't promise that I'll be very good about posting, as I'm a bit of a spaz, or that there are even any people to read my posts, so there it is...

Here's the real quick photo recap of all that's gone on since I fell off the face of the Earth.

October - Soccer ended, Disneyland, Halloween

November - I got sick, I never get sick. Didn't run Veteran's Day or Thanksgiving, because a lump. My peanut turned 6.

December - Dance recital, Disneyland, Christmas, NEW HOUSE!!

January - Hubby gone for 2 weeks for work, my oldest daughter turned 11!

February - Nothing stands out

March - A little bit more nothing. Maybe this is when I did Color Me Rad...

April - Softball/T-Ball/Baseball madness started in addition to dance. I turned 34.

May - More madness. Local Fair. Hubby turned 42. We had a Kindergarten graduate and school got out! I ran! We went to Vegas for a wedding!

So here we are in June and my Bug just turned 9. I've run every day since Memorial Day, just 1-3 miles so far, because I'm participating in the Runner's World Running Streak. I've got lots of plans for upcoming races, but the first will be one of my favorites, a local 4th of July 10K (it will be my 3rd year in a row).