New Blog!

This blog served me well with the training for my first Marathon and who knows, I may come back when I start Marathon Season again. :o) I am still running and keeping up the long runs on the weekends but don't plan on any more marathons until Oct/Nov/Dec 2011.

I've started Yoga and some strength/circuit training and am really excited about this new season in my life! I'm working on maintaining balance and having 3 blogs just isn't cutting it anymore...LOL...so check me out over here! My all in one blog. :o)

Austin Marathon Race Report Part 1

I blogged about it over at my other blog here. I am currently working on combining the two into one. The marathon showed me alot about myself so I figured, NEW SEASON of life means NEW BLOG!

STAY TUNED! LOL

Post Marathon 2 Mile Run

Since my knees felt BAD on Mon and Tue I focused on massage ( post race for 20 minutes and the next day for 1 hour...YES!!), stretching, ice and ibuprofen. Decided to go out yesterday afternoon for a 2 mile, easy run. Kept the pace slow, felt wobbly but no pain...THANK GOD!

Still feel good this morning!! :o)

Austin Marathon

I forgot to hit stop right away since I was just "in the moment" but it's pretty right on with the race results. I will post a race report soon....processing, processing....


GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT RACE!!!

I'M A MARATHON MOM!!!!

I *WILL* run more marathons! LOVED LOVED LOVED IT!!!

It's RACE DAY Baby!!!

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THANK GOD I FEEL GOOD!!! No rib pain, no leg pain, feel FRESH and ready!!! Erika and Heidi are running with me and with their smarts for the first half and my gusto for the end we are going to ROCK THIS MARATHON!!!!!

PB Toast, banana, coffee, some sweet lemon lotion from B&B, a little foundation and waterproof mascara and I'm ready to go!

Race Report to follow!!!!!
RUN RUN RUN!!!!

Getting ready!

Expo was good, not as great as the Rock N Roll, but it was good! I started to experience MAJOR rib pain yesterday, I mean BAD so I went to the dr. today! She said I have "Costochondritis", or inflammation of my rib bones. Could be from all the bad coughing in Dec/Jan and the bronchitis a couple weeks back. Oh Joy! LOL

I explained to her there was NO WAY I wasn't going to run tomorrow and she needed to figure out a way to help me do that. :o)

Her answer: Steroid Shot (YES!!! No pain now 2 hours later!!) ,800mg Ibuprofen to take today with LOTS of water to prevent kidney stuff, only tylenol in the morning and promising to her I would stay WELL HYDRATED, then the best part? VICODEN for after the race!!!!!!!!! Oh yeah! :o) I should just take it at mile 24...hahahahaha! Just Kidding!

Finished up my music.
Got the MASS AMT of gels. (lol)
Outfit washed and ready.
Bought a bigger pouch for my fuel belt to hold all those gels!
Salt Pills purchased.
iPod all set.
Garmin all charged up.

I feel VERY at peace about tomorrow. WOO HOO!

Chris is going to bring me so he can be there from the start to finish and my sister will bring Adrianna around 10ish to be at the finish for me. The other two would be miserable so they are staying behind with Grandma this time around. Maybe next year. :o) Chris wanted to be able to focus only on me, and I wasn't going to argue with that..LOL!

Dinner tonight at Gino's with family and friends.

Everything else is laid out for tomorrow so hopefully I can sleep tonight! Yikes! I just remembered I need peanut butter for my toast tomorrow!!!!!!!!! Okay, back to the store I go and off to guzzle MORE WATER! :o)

Tomorrow's Weather Forcast:

62-66 by noon.
73% Humidity (that's going to suck! HA!)

2010 Races...A Year in Review!

A "PHOTO" Year in Review that is! :o)

I could not have done what I did last year without the support of my loving hubby! I am PROUD of how far I've come and the example I am setting for my children. Yes you can read to them, help them with their homework, cook their favorite meals, all of which I do but to actually SHOW them perseverance, teach them by leading by example about NOT quitting, following things through, working hard and supporting others as well as being supported, THOSE are invaluable life lessons I want them to learn from ME!

This is why I run.