Is anybody still out there?
I've done very little running this summer, but have managed to stay very active, and feel strong and fit. My main form of exercise has been the "mom tri" - ride my bike to the gym, pulling Sami in the bike trailer, with Max pedaling alongside. Let them play at the "kid gym" (aka gym babysitting) while I take a class, run on the treadmill, and/or lift, then bike to the pool, swim until everyone is shivering and exhausted, and just when my legs are turning to jello, bike home. Uphill. It's pretty kickin' exercise actually. But I've even been slacking on that lately - it's just soooooooooooo hot. And so humid. I've done very little running outside, and still can only manage a mile or two on the treadmill before dying of boredom.
Max starts kindergarten next week, and I'm slowly easing back into real running. I really need to get in gear. I had considered the Pepsi 10K in mid-September, but holy cats it's 4 weeks away, and 6 miles seems crazy long to me right now. I want to enjoy it, not suffer through it.
I ran into Coaches Mark and Cynthia last night at a party, and over the deafening music shouted some drivel about how awesome they are and I will be back for 10 miler training and please call my husband for all their photo needs and he's under strict orders to give the family rate to anyone named Lorenzoni because OMG I had a 12 minute PR!!!! Um, yeah, real cool there, Mama. Anyway, it was a good kick in the pants to see them, and remember that as daunting as 6 or 10 or 13.1 or 26.2 is right now as the cicadas hum and screech, I have been there before and I can get there again.
Sharpen your pencils, readers, school's back in session.
3 comments:
You're hilarious. "shouted some drivel". 10 miler - let's do it!
-Melissa
LOVE that they get the family discount. Love :)
It sounds like you've had a good summer. I can't believe school is back in session next week.
If you don't run the Pepsi 10K, don't forget there's the Fall Classic 10K in October. I'm tentatively planning to run that one, even though the course isn't very much fun.
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