Blessings and Balance

Ran along Hutington beach today. I saw the same homeless guy we saw last night when our family went for a walk. It eats me up inside to see people like that. I said a little prayer in my heart for him when I ran past. He must have had a hard life to get him to where he is today.

I couldn't figure out why I was running a 8:00 pace for the first half of my run and it felt so very easy. Then I turned around to come home. I was running with the wind and down hill on the way out and uphill and against wind on the way back. I felt like a ROCKET SCIENTIST to figure that one out.

AP 8:34

Blessing... My red running shorts. They make me look good whether I am 125 or 135 lbs. I will not mention which one I am currently.

It did not feel easy today!!! I was so mad when my alarm went off. I did not want to get out of bed, but I did!!!

AP 9:04

Blessing... FHE. Dallin had to get a cavity filled yesterday so I told him if he was brave he got to plan FHE. He did awsome! So we first went to the pet store to look at all the puppies. Then came home and I had gotten his favorite ice cream pops for dessert and we played WAR. It was a fun family night.

Haven't worked out yet today but plan on it later.

 Blessing... Family prayer. Every night when we kneel down our 2 year old places us each where and how he wants us kneeling. It is so comical. He is so good at folding his arms and bowing his head. He totally gets into it. Which makes it a little difficult to keep a straight face.

Treadmill miles. I ran while my 2 year old napped. My older children were so good and I was able to get in all my miles.

AP 8:15'is

Blessing... The Treadmill. That's right people you heard me.. The Treadmill. Normally it is not my first choice, but there is for sure a time and a place for it. I would not have been able to get all my miles in this week with out it. When I was done running my kids wanted a turn. My 7 year old ran 2 MILES!!!! I was totally impressed. He was so cute when he would stop to take a drink of water or tell me to turn it to a better song. He was totally singing away. My 5 year old ran .25 which wasn't too shabby either.

Oops this I meant to post this on THUSDAY!!

YEAH BABY!!!! I felt so good today. I was really worried about doing 22. The furthest I have ever gone on a training run is 20 miles.

I wish I was a bit more prepared physically for this race in the sense that I am not trained to run a PR but I feel so strong mentally so I am super excited.

Renae met me around mile 7.5 and rode her bike the rest of the way with me. She ran her marathon last Sat. Seriously! How sweet is she too come and hang with me and get me through this long run.

I took 3 IBprophen at mile 8. I've never done that before but think I like it. Does anyone else have experience with this?

I busted out my last mile in 8:15.

AP 9:07

Blessing... Renae. For obvious reasons today!! She rocks!!!!