Mama Drama January 30, 2008

I haven’t run since the race last Sunday, and I am slightly sore, slightly achy, and absolutely eating like a damn pig.

Apparently, I am one of those people who needs a goal. I am so proud of myself for what I have done, and yet, I find myself looking ahead and thinking “what’s next?”

We’re definitely registering for another program to train for the marathon. It is just something I want to do, have wanted to do for some type, and if I am going to do it before I hit 30, I definitely need to get off my ass (pardon le francais).

In non-running news, my husband’s business is really dependent on the local economy, so we are re-evaluating some of our other life plans/goals. We own a lot we had planned to build on, but I think we are both way too nervous about money to do that at this point. Of course, we will lose money if we sell it (the lot). And, we are pretty much going to burst out of our current, tiny little house.

I am a girl who needs a plan. Not knowing and not having as many options as I would like is not something I enjoy. I have not been very fun to live with this week. I am hoping an easy 4 mile run cures it all this afternoon.

We did it January 28, 2008

So, we finished our first half.  I beat my goal time (which was 1 hour, 59 minutes, 59 seconds), by just over 2 minutes, and I think I would have been even faster, if I hadn’t had to wait a bit for dear hubby, who had been sick with the flu for a week.  He was in terrible shape and almost didn’t make it, but he did.  He came home and went straight to bed, where he stayed all day.

I felt great, was thrilled, etc., until I started thinking about if I were that sick.  Yeah, staying in bed all day when you are a mom?  Not an option.  So that made me a little grumpy.

Anyway, it was a good experience, and I finished feeling like I still had some gas in the tank.  With more training?  I think a marathon is doable.

Further proof that we have lost our damn minds January 14, 2008

This weekend I convinced the hubby to train for a full marathon as soon as we finish the half.

Eugene?  Cincy?  Ottawa?  The jury is still out on where, but I cannot wait.

Give it up, already January 13, 2008

Yes, I know I should give it up already. Terrible writer, no time to write, etc. But occasionally I do what to sit down and write about my running or my cooking or the love of my life (sorry Chuck–it’s the little man!). And maybe someday I will have time or more energy for this.

My first half is 2 weeks away from today. I am getting excited and nervous. I know I can finish, can I finish in under 2 hours? Time will tell. For me, the whole experience has been about the journey, not the destination. I have gotten up early enough mornings and run in the ran/cold/heat enough that I give myself full credit, no matter what.

So what next? Yes, we can’t help ourselves. I am working on convincing my baby daddy to run the Cincy marathon with me in May. At this point, we might as well, I reason. If you can run 14, what is another 12.2 miles, right? If we do it, my goal is just to run the whole thing at an easy pace, maybe a 10 minute mile, and FINISH.