My last blog was about a month ago, talking about the fun
relay Marty and I did with the Klaitman’s. Since then I’ve been plugging along
with my training for the Wrightsville Beach half marathon. I’ve made it to the
track a few times for some actual speedwork, and got the long run up over my
typical comfort level of 10 miles. I did
one 14 miler and a few 11-12 milers. Our
February weather sucked at the end of the month so some of the runs were spent
dodging ice and snow and one particularly awful run was in freezing rain. At
least I had Heidi with me who always keeps the conversation going. Our temperatures were way below normal and I
think everyone was done with winter by the end of the month. Our winters are typically mild so if you give
us a few weeks in a row of days that don’t get out of the 30’s we’re all sorts
of cranky down here.
My original goal for the half marathon has been to get back
under 1:30. I think I have a shot, but
it will be tough. I’ve been running 3-4
times a week which isn’t a ton, but with other parts of ‘life’ it is difficult
for me to get in much more. Personally, long runs can be very hard, and
although my race-pace portions have not indicated that I will actually run
under 1:30, overall I’ve been handling the distance much better than I have in
the past. I also ran a 5K this past
weekend where I (very surprisingly) ran a 19:10 on a hilly course. Several months ago I was having trouble even
getting close to breaking 20min and when I warmed up on the course and saw the
hills I inwardly groaned that here comes another 20:30ish blah. The course didn’t
have any mile markers set out and I didn’t wear a garmin so I had zero
knowledge of my pace until I made the final turn towards the finish line and
saw it was in the low 19’s. Sweet.
I literally did a 4min cooldown and then jumped back in the
car so we could shower and get ready for the rehearsal of Rita’s wedding. Rita
has been featured throughout mine and Marty’s blog as
‘the best babysitter ever’ and she had asked Logan to be one
of her ring bearers.
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| Rehearsing with the lovely bride and the other ring bearer |
The wedding was the next afternoon and after dressing Logan
in his outfit (where he told me: you hurt me mommy. The pants hurt my legs) I
asked if I could take his picture. This
is what I got.
1 comment:
1 sheet of TP means Tassie is naughty - that is hilarious. you need to come visit us more often to see what naughty dogs do!
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