Myakka 10K Race

Ivolunteered for this race. I knew I couldn't run it but I wanted to have the opportunity to see everyone. I had a great time, I knew I would. Ed and Joan Morgan were there, they are very special people. (pictured here with me in their Zoomer t-shirts) Bob and Carol Gueyer were there too, also pretty special. I saw Yuli (bib number 82) for the first time since the Sarasota Marathon, LOVE HER! I even saw a woman I ran with at the Sarasota Marathon! I thought I recognised her so I ran over to find out. Her name is Carol and she remembered me too. Today was her 70th birthday! (Carol and Ellen are in the picture with bib number 70) She looks 55, no kidding! I met her friend Ellen who is running the Minnie 15K at Disney may 4th. I'll be looking for her there. Cynthia is running it too (forget her last name!) Might meet her for dinner while we're there. My coach's wife ran today too. (bib number 92) Bethany always wins. Today was no exception. She's fast. The scary thing is, I need to be as fast as her to qualify for Boston, so when I see her I kinda lose hope....lol. But only when I'm actually looking at her, as soon as she's gone I go back to thinking I can actually pull it off....HA!

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I also met a woman named Jen who came up and asked me if I was the Kim with the blog. I was so surprised. (Hi Jen, if you're reading this...heehee) Jen was there with her husband, first time I met them. She said she's been reading for a while now, I was and am, very happy to meet someone that actually comes in here! Sometimes I forget this little journal of mine is out there. I started it to keep track of my training and it's become a pretty big part of me. Jen, it really meant a lot to me to meet you today and I hope to see you again at future races. I should have asked you if you were doing the Minnie 15K at Disney!! (so are ya???)

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103 people ran the race today. I wish I could have run it, even though I don't really like trails. 95% of the time I was just happy to be a part of it, the other 5% gave me a pang of yearning. I am mentally more than ready for a race, physically I knew there was no way. I feel good about cheering on my fellow runners, I feel good about being smart enough to know I wasn't ready for this race. I met some new friends, visited with some old ones and enjoyed the day. All is good.

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YMCA Runner's Club

YAY!! I ran today. Did my core exercise class first. Had a great workout as usual. Did a tiny bit of pilates with Bonnie and headed out with Mike. We ran easy and walked when my flexor acted up a little. Kinda babied it. We did about 4 miles, mostly walking. We chatted, read some plaques and looked for gators in the creek along the way. Had a very nice visit actually. I may be looking for another little jaunt later. I feel much more hopeful with the Disney 15K May 4th. I probably won't get a PR but I don't care. Everything is relative, right? I will be happy just to be there.

So Much For That!

Spikes fit perfectly but I didn't get far. I knew better anyway. Only now I have a pain in the middle of my behind. I'd better quit while I'm ahead. Am I ahead?????
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I Ran Today!

I got to the gym around 11:15, stretched out with Bonnie and did 30 minutes on the bike. I wasn't too into working out, I'm really missing my running. I'm very tired lately too, another thing I'm blaming on my non-running status. I'm not sleeping very well. As I walked out of the gym toward my car, I decided to take a little tester run. I was wearing a long sleeved shirt and my shorts that tend to fall down when I run, but OH WELL! The desire hit me at that moment so away I went, shorts slipping with every stride....lol...kidding, I tied them tighter as I walked across the street. I ran slow and smoothly for about 5 minutes, then I walked a bit. Seemed to feel ok. I ran a "frolic" from telephone pole to telephone pole, then walked again. I ran slow and smoothly again, checking for the telltale pain that lets me know I'm not ready to run and decided it wasn't hurting any worse. I didn't quite go out a mile when I turned back. I repeated the walk/run/frolic all the way back. My flexor pain was there, I won't lie, but it did not get worse. I am hopeful for tomorrow's Runners Club in the morning. That was another reason I didn't want to go too far today. I wanted to save some for tomorrow.
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I can see my spikes from where I'm sitting. I want to try them out SO bad. I can almost hear my coach's voice saying DON'T DO IT! Awwww, what the hey....I'll be right back....I'm just going to sprint down the street. Haha!!!
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Minnie 15K At Disney

I keep forgetting to post that I've signed up for the Minnie 15K for May 4th. Maybe because I'm not 100% sure I can even run it. I signed up before I re-injured the flexor in class last Friday. I still wasn't sure I could run it before that so I was pretty upset when I pulled it again. The good news is, we booked the whole weekend (2 nights) in Disney so even if I can't run it, we'll still have a great time. The kids are very happy and Bobby loves Disney even more than they do, so I know we'll have a blast. Now I need to find a red shirt with white polka dots!

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I'll see how this Friday's run goes. If I can run it, I will. If not, I will just have a fun weekend with my family.

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BODY FOR LIFE

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I really thought I screwed up my diet. I was pretty surprised (though pleasantly) to step on the scale and see I still lost a couple more pounds. I have gone back to eating right and I raised up the weights today for upper body. We did 1000 crunches in class on Monday but we did them in 100 increments. I've been doing so many of them lately that I wasn't even sore after that class! Jim asked if anyone had sore abs this week and I said NOT ME! I don't think he believed me. HA!

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Went to yoga today. I sooo love that class. It's thinned out a little, I think some snowbirdies went home. On my way into that class a man passed me on the walkway and told me I was a HOT CHICK! Ok, I guess I should tell the whole story, huh? It was a little chilly this morning and I had on a tank top, no sweater. The man (who was about 65) asked me if I was cold, I said no. That's when he said I was a hot chick. Not as thrilling with all the info out. It was funny though!!! Made my day anyway!!!

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Alrighty....there's my update....headed out to work soon.....

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Body For Life Update (kinda)

As you can see, I've been working really hard to look like this. At the gym everyday, major cardio workouts and free weights. Yoga and core exercises have paid off. I can't give you the secret of how I got my dark brown eyes to turn green for that picture. Or why I look 20 years younger. And those boobs look fake, I know.

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Ok, ok. That's not me. OOHHH big surprise! My husband thinks I look like this though. I guess the brain washing does work! Or proof that love is blind, either way works for me. Maybe that's why we've been married 12 years yesterday! Yes!! Congratulations to us! I told someone it was my 12th anniversary and they said these days 12 years is like 32 years. Well it feels like 32 years. KIDDING!!!!! It actually still feels like the honeymoon phase. Except for the 4 kids. These days we fall asleep on the couch waiting for the kids to fall asleep so we can have our alone time. We wake up at 2am, go brush our teeth, hug and go to sleep. We had to hang curtains on the OUTSIDE of my son's window so when we kiss in the jaccuzzi he won't bang on the window and laugh at us. On Saturday mornings we are sometimes awakened to one or more of the kidlings jumping into the middle of our bed. We look over their heads and just smile. When the kids see us cuddle they tell us to get a room. We tell them we would if we had a sitter....

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Body For Life has taken a backseat to my misery over the hip flexor pain in the...well, hip. I've been off it all week. I haven't reverted back to my potato chip behavior but I haven't been eating right. I start over today. I am going to dive right back into it and not think about running this week. Until Friday. I know it's not really a week PER SAY, but I will go easy on Friday.

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I got my spikes in. Cute. Purple. Pink was unavailable in my size but the purple is really pretty. I'm so dying to try them out. I walked around the house with them on (spikes not attatched). They feel like slippers. Absolutely no support. I can see why they're just for laps. I'm looking forward to getting some speed work in, but I have to be able to run first I guess.

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I will admit to being very down these last few days but today is a new day. I'm taking my son to get some new pool toys and I'm going to lay in the sun while they play. I'm going to reflect on all the good things in my life, of which there are MANY, I'm a very, very lucky woman. Jeez, I'm so mushy today!

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Okay, off to get some pool stuff!

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