chelan 10k is on!

The Chelan 10k is in 51 days. I need to get motivated. m-o-t-i-v-a-t-e-d. I just hope it is as nice as last year. This weekend we are headed to Portland...the running mecca. I figured a new pair of running shoes and a sniff of Prefontaine's air would do the trick. At least this year I will have a partner in crime to run with and peanut waiting at the finish line.

Goodbye My Baby Dog!

Today was one of the hardest days of my life. I had to let my dog go. He has been with me for a very long time and has been there through all the goods and bads that I have gone through over the past 10 plus years. I miss him already and he has only been gone for a few hours. Sleep well my Gunther McGruff. I keep you in my heart and in memories.

Slowly but Shirley...

Today I walked six miles. The day before it was 7 miles and the day before that 5 miles. I am getting back into shape one mile at a time.....and it feels fabulous. I know some runners turn their noses up at walking but it is how I got into shape for my first half marathon and it is how I transitioned to running and continued to run without injury. Next week is when I start running
and it's going to be slooooooooow. And short. I am starting to get that excitement back to train for the marathon. I have been checking out everyones blog to see what they are up to and it seems everyone has got some serious goals and training going on. It is motivation for me to see all the hustle and bustle going on via the blogs...it really makes me want to get out and run,run,run.

hotter then the blazes....

It was 102 yesterday...which is fine with me but not so fine for the bean. I have switched my routine up due to the heat wave and do believe I will keep this schedule for a little while or at least until it cools down. I have been getting up at 4 am after feeding the wee one and getting on the road at the crack-o-dawn. It is so nice having the world (and the roads) to myself for an hour and a half. The peacefulness is bliss.

I need to start looking at getting a jogger because I am sure the next couple of months are going to fly by and then she'll fit in there quite nicely. I walked almost five miles yesterday and felt great. I feel ready to run....but I need a little "support", which should get here next week. I tried to do a little run last week and I felt a little uncomfortable...ugh!! Only two days until the big 5k. WML. It probably will feel like a marathon when I am done but I am really looking forward to it. Wishing all a good rest of the week.

Here We Go.....Day #1

In two days the little bean will be 7 weeks old. It is now July and time is racing right by me. It is time to get a move on and get back into some semblance of a groove. So here I am a walker at this point....I walked the big three miles today. I remember when a three mile run was barely an effort and I felt like it was so easy to run eight miles. I am starting anew after eight months of no running. I am a beginner again and it seems so daunting right now just to get out on the road to get in good enough shape to run a 5 miler. In less then two weeks is the Tacoma Narrows 5k run. I am looking forward to it but at the same time I know that I will probably run VERY VERY slow and will probably even be VERY sore the next day.

I am excited to get back into shape but I know it's going to be a nice wind-ey uphill road to get to the Chelan 1/2 then the Seattle 1/2 and finally the Marathon...of which I don't know which one I will choose at this point. Baby bean just looks at me and says...."baby steps momma...baby steps".