A half marathon and a cowboy holding a baby (don’t say I didn’t warn you)…
For those that follow me on twitter, you may recall me babbling a bit more than normal (what? me? babble? inconceivable!) about running or training or other various exercise related 140 character quotes. Well, it’s because I’m training for a half marathon. (And no, not in a metaphorical sense, thanks for asking though.) The Disney Half Marathon, to be precise. It started as innocently as butterflies and ice cream cones and daily walks with my friend Stefanie…who just had an adorable baby btw. (“BTW means “by the way”. Pay attention.) Then it turned into the idea to run a 5K. Which then turned into the idea to try a 10K. And then, naturally, the idea to tackle the Disney Half in January. (That’s a natural thing to want to do right? Don’t you wake up in the morning and think… “I’d really like some coffee, and to run till I throw up.”? No? Maybe I need therapy. Or to look at this photo a bit more. Thanks a lot Pioneer Woman for fully throttling my baby fever from ‘normal levels of crazy’ to full fledge ‘ovary overload’. I’ll tell Nate to direct his correspondence directly to you. Expect a strongly worded letter.)
Technically we’re training for the 5K right now. It’s at the end of this month. The 10K is in August. Yes, August. Yes, in Florida. Oh, and it’s a trail run. Clearly I’m a masochist. (Notice how I said “trail” not “trial”. As in running over logs and rocks. As in me falling on my face at some point.) I’ll be writing updates on my training and such every now and then and probably tweeting about it a bit so if you’d like to join in, please do.
Yoga makes my soul happy. And that photo of Christy makes me swoon. She’s perfection. | My all time favorite water bottle by Camelbak. Best in the world.| Track Shack’s Asics running shoes. I worn Asics since high school volleyball…love them. | My 2 favorite Lululemon crops | The HALF map at Disney.
In case you’re interested in some background… I used to run. (Not like all my life, just for a few years in college.) Then I took a two year break. My personal distance record (Or PDR for all you serious running bloggers. Can someone be a serious blogger? Maybe if they blog about serious things. But would that be a blog you seriously want to read? Let’s ponder this. Ponder while you look at this photo. I’ll wait.) was 8 miles. Without stopping. (But almost dying, let’s just be honest here.) I’m up to 4 now. That’s a new record since a month ago I was struggling at 1 mile. And, to be fair, training outdoors in Florida in 95 degree heat isn’t easy. (READ: I’m a machine!) Luckily, the HALF is in January which is usually a bit chillier. It snowed last year. That was the one morning it snowed. Remember? The news was showing photos of palm trees covered in icicles? (Because that’s the most cliched way in the world to show Floridians that snow is kind of a big deal.) Well… crazy people were running 13 miles at 7am that morning. And next year, I am going to be one of those crazy people. (Next year? Who are we kidding here?) Stef and I have decided to set up prizes for ourselves along the way. Which, as far as I’m concerned, is the best way to go. For completing the 5K we get to buy running pants from Lululemon (my two favorites are shown above). If we complete it in 30 minutes or less, we get to buy something else from Lululemon too. For finishing the HALF we’re thinking of booking an all day spa day the day after. We still need something as a prize for the 10K so if you have any ideas, let me know! :) Happy weekend!
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*Disclaimer for mothers, and other various family members… I’m only about 1/2 as baby crazy as I sound. Promise. Really. Trust me. ;)
