It's official...Do I dare say... I've turned the corner. Yesterday was a beautiful spring day up here in New England and I was rearing to go for a run. I didn't have time to squeeze it in while "little miss" was in school because I had chores to do that I neglected the other mornings this week while I was at the gym. (Still trying to balance out the gym time and getting my other responsibilities done in 3.5 hours that preschool program runs.) But anyway, I decided that a little bargaining never hurt so when I picked up "little miss" I told her I would take her to practice swimming at the community center and after I would take her to get icecream at the dairy bar at the local university, which happens to be a mile or so down the road from the pool/gym. The catch was she had to go in the jog stroller to get the icecream.
AGREED!
We had a great time in the pool as she dazzled and amazed me with her confidence in the water and then we had a lovely run to the dairy bar. It took me 10 min and change to run there including stopping at lights and dodging college kids walking to class listening to their ipod's and not hearing my "EXCUSE ME"s. The big test... I only ordered one icecream!!! That's right, I sat and drank my water and thought about how to extend the route back without the child noticing and watched her enjoy every last melted drop of her chocolate icecream with sprinkles. I didn't even get a lick! After having our picture taken with Jonathan the mascot dog, we ran a bit further up the hill to check out the cows and then headed back. Total time running 28.10. Not bad!
I enjoyed a night out with my friends from the deployment as we were appreciated by the Nat'l Guard for our volunteering efforts with the Family Readiness Group. I didn't feel a bit of guilt when I went for the second cocktail ;).
Got to go I have a date at the gym!

Ok, I don't want to jinx anything but...
I went to the gym 3 days already this week
Got in 2 runs so far
Have resisted the temptation for DQ!

Yay for me!!!

Ok, so another Tuesday morning I sit and tell you that this is the week!
This is the week that I...
find my motivation
run more than 1x
say no to Dairy Queen blizzards and twists
become a born again runner.

After last week of trying to find something "springy" that fits (and I asked for the running skirt for Mother's Day), I have decided (again) to get my caboose in motion and start meeting up with the Running Chicks (again) before I'm kicked out of the "club".

So, I found myself a gym partner. Although we don't work out on the same equiptment and she doesn't run, she is getting my butt there to meet her (and see her adorable twins).

So we shall see. I have booked 3 races in May that should help too!

I will be back to post my version of the Boston Marathon Running Chicks venture out of the Woods to see Jeff!

I'm here! Lazy, but here. I could go into my list of "excuses" for not running, eating right and putting on 5 lbs in the last month but I won't. I won't tell you how the whole family was sick for a month and how during that I just lost my motivation to run. I tried... Once a week I put the sneakers on and went out for a wind sucking 2.5 mile run to "get back into it" and before I knew it another week had gone by.
This week was different- my pants are tight! So, now I'm watching my caloric intake and I've gone out and hit the streets 2x and it's only Thurs.
Tues: 3+ miles on the Greenway pushing the stroller- 30 min and change.
Wed: 3+ miles around my house with a finish .5 mile STRAIGHT UP HILL!!! 28 min and change.
My secret motivation is that I'm getting together with Dianna and some other very cool RBF members tonight and I just can't face them all when I'm a big sluggish blob. So, I'm very excited to meet Jeff and his other half and plan out the spectator strategy for Monday's Boston Marathon. If that doesn't give me more motivation I don't know what will!!