After a meal, we were sharing ice cream together with the same spoon, Maria had a few bites and said, "I can't walk any more, stop giving me ice cream." 

Tomorrow will be Better

Last week i went running on the tredmill because it was too cold outside. I ended up getting really light headed so i only went one mile. Jesse and i are going to try to go running tomorrow though :)... if he isn't too busy.

Nice day, Heavy kids

It was a drippy 40 degrees today, a perfect temperature for running. I had the kids today, so fitting all three into the jogging stroller is a bit tricky, but I found that two fit in to the front two seats, and a third can fit in the back compartment. It works out pretty well, it is just harder to push 100+ pounds around with me for 3 miles. Anyway, we did it.

Too Cold

It has been unusually cold these last weeks, and I am just too much of a not-real-runner to go out there and freeze my teeth. I had planned on running with Emily on her treadmill, but she felt it was more important to get her hair cut than continue towards our goal. JK

Competing with the clock

Today I decided it would be a good idea if I started wearing my watch again. The last few runs I didn't want to focus so much on my time, but man what a difference a watch makes. I know where all the half mile markers are along my route, as the run progressed I was afraid I wasn't going to meet my goals for pace so I convinced my legs to speed up. I was pleasently suprised that my average pace was just under 9 minute miles. I'll take that :-)

Best Run Yet!

Yesterday wasn't a great run. I felt sick the whole time but I ran at the same pace without stopping at all to walk like Jesse did :P. But he was a lot faster than me so he made up for it haha. Today it was 60 F! I decided that i would run first thing when i got home. I ran 3 miles today and it felt amazing! It is the perfect weather and i felt great the whole time without stopping. I didn't stop both days but I wasn't quite as slow today because I didn't feel sick! I hope its a warm day tomorrow also so that I can take advantage of it.

40 F is nice

Today was a great day for a run. I ran 3 miles with Emily on Hunters Creek. After 2 miles we decided that it didn't seem like such a bg deal to run an additional mile...so we did. I'm glad we are not up to 20 miles yet, but we are slowly getting closer to our big audacious goal.

A cold day for running

It is only 30 F outside, but I promised Emily that I would run at least 3 days each week. So Josh (safely in the Chariot) and I went for a run on our old route down snow-packed side roads to Haggerty to Hines. Down the hill was easy, but pushing myself and Josh up the hill without stopping to walk was harder than I remember. After I got to the top and walked a few paces the last 1/2 mile seemed like a real breeze. We ran a total of 2.2 miles today. A good stretch is what I need now...and maybe some psychiatric help (why is it that we are running in the winter again?)

It was too COLD outside

I got all dressed up for running outside this morning only to find out that it was 15 degrees. I decided to give it a chance and took 20 seconds on my porch until I decided the treadmill was a better option. I watched the Andy Griffith show while I ran over 2 and a quarter miles. I don't see that you have run at all since Monday Jesse. It felt good besides my headache during the run. I will try to run tomorrow also.

The First Run

My legs are shaky and tired after the 2 miles I ran today. It was my first run in over two months so it was hard but it felt great. I cannot wait until a get back into shape! Thanks for training for the marathon with me Jesse!

First Day

I'll confess it has been a long time since I have last ran a distance of more than a few hundred yards. But I ran 2 miles with Emily this morning (after carrying a large oak armoire with my dad and Ben). It was not nearly as hard as I thought it would be. It actually felt rather nice, except that my mouth always feels funny when gulping down cold air. After stretching my leg muscles feel a bit tingly, so I'll bet that I am going to feel this tomorrow.

Onward and upward!

A Big Audatious Goal

Emily sent me a text and asked: "Do you want to start training now for a full Marathon in 2008?"

How could I resist such an offer of comradere during a potentially gruelling journey to the finish line of a full Marathon? We have run together in a measly 13.1 Mile half marathon, so we have some history of pounding the pavement. Now this is a whole new challenge. We have not yet picked the race that we will choose, but we will keep the blog updated as we progress in our training.