A day late...

I wanted to write yesterday but it just didn't happen. I ran four miles in the morning. The humidity just about killed me. I felt like I couldn't breathe and that to me is worse than running in heat. The first half of the run I felt slow and my legs felt heavy but the second half was better. I have eaten well this week. (I didn't want to but I did.) My next run will be Saturday morning when I do five miles. Two days off - whoo hooo!!

On another note - My son came in the kitchen as I was cooking dinner last night and said "What's that smell?" which means one of two things: A. It smells awful and I am not eating it or B. It smells good and I will try it. (I generally assume answer A.) I told him I was making Sloppy Joes. He started wafting the steam from the pan to his face and said "That is the best smell ever! Do they make an air freshener that smells like that?" Yes, son, it hangs on the shelf right between Mac & Cheese and Hot dog.

Plain Jane

We recently purchased Disney Princess sheets for my 4 year old daughter's bed and as I was putting her to bed last night I pointed out to her that she looked like the picture of Cinderella on her pillowcase.

Me: You have blonde hair and blue eyes and pink lips - just like Cinderella!

Her: No, my lips are not pink.

Me: Uh, yes they are...

Her: No, they are not.

Me: Well, what color are they.

Her: Plain.

Me: What about my lips? Look at them. They are pink just like yours.

Her: No Mom. Your lips are plain.

Me: What about your skin? What color is it? White, peach, ivory?

Her: No, I am plain.


Yeah, good luck finding the bubble for "Plain" when you start filling out college applications. (I wonder anyone offers scholarships for being "Plain"? I need to check into that.)

In the beginning...

there was a mom. She wanted to run a half-marathon. Why? Because she has lost her mind.


So, this is my blog... (I know, I know, I'm about 4 years too late to jump on the blog bandwagon but I need a place to hold my self accountable for what I am eating and how much I am running. So shut-up or go away.) I have 20 weeks until the half-marathon. My goal is to run it in under 2 hours and 30 minutes. I think that is doable. I have a great training program and a nutritional plan in place also. I just have to stick to it. Today I got up at 4:30 am and did speed training. I ran 4 - 800's. (That's 2 miles in theory. Because I don't have a track to run on I just take my mile time and divide it in half and run as hard as I can for that amount of time.) I've eaten great today but it's still early.

Over the next couple of days I will be updating and adding links to the blogs I read. I may even add pictures. Who knows?

One more thing - don't be all surprised and stuff if I write about my children. Even though they are fairly annoying they can also be quite funny at times. I may even write about my friends for the same reason.