Hello Tredmill!

With the new year coming gym's tend to give good deals on memberships. I was very excited to see that Villa Sport has a great deal NO ENROLLMENT!!

So hello treadmill good-bye coldness! The treadmill I read is a great way to establish a good pace. For me it has been good although my shins are killing me. Guess taking time away from running was not such a great idea. I haven't been in so much pain before.

Welcome to the New Year1

Well, taking Christmas off from running did my mantra good! I enjoyed the wonderful cookies Mom makes, had cake, pies and all sorts of stuff. Needless to say my first run for the new year did not go so well :o( I ran the Jack Quinn's is well over my usual time, but I felt good. Orion was a little slow too!

The weather was colder then normal, but it seems that taking time away gave my lungs time to heal! I had been coughing so much that it has been cutting in to my training, which was starting to worry me. Trying to run the complete 5K has been quite the task!

So, now that I am "back on the wagon" this means back to the morning shakes, eating more fruit, leaner meats, good bye cake, candy, ice cream. Hello New Year, this year will be better

It's Offical

Well, it is official, my flight is booked, and I am registered for the 100th annual Bay to Breakers! This should be quite the journey! I will receive my first metal for completing the race! I feel so special, because I am not good enough runner to actually win things :o)

I have decided that I wanted to take December off from running and enjoy the holidays, this means I can eat the cookies and the good stuff that comes with the holiday. But after January 1st I am back on the waggon. I think that I have a good mind set that I will not fall to behind and let myself go hog wild!

I mean Christmas only comes once a year and I love my Mom's Christmas cookies! So follower(s) you will not hear much from me this month but I will be back in January! have a great Holidays and a great New Year. See you all soon!

The Cold from HELL!

So, I blogged about this for a few months in August I came down with a nasty cold, I blame work, sick kids bring all kinds of germs! I am still battling the dam thing. every time I feel like I am making progress I am borough down with a case of the flem and gunk! I know this is not cute, but shooting snot rockets while running it distracting and slows me down. I have another apportionment with the Doctor on the 22nd and let's hope I can find out what is wrong with me. This is re-donk-lious!

Rain, Sleat and Snow

Well, some of my first winter runs have been a little tougher on me. Seems like my asthma is not getting any better. Guess it is time to visit the Doctor. The cold air tightens up my chest and makes it very hard to breath. I try to run tough the pain and light headiness, but but the time I am just about done I hit "the wall" unable to push though any longer and ready to crap out. How am I ever going to get through the winter?

32 Miles!

WOW!!!! I just rode 32 miles! Okay, so not just but yesterday! Brad and I decided that we would take on the Pikes Peak Trail this weekend. Honestly half way through I was wondering what I had getten myself into. We sttarted at Woodmen and traveled south wards. The weather was great I couldn't have asked for better weather. We turned around at 24/circle ?? Then headed back North, so I guess we didn't quite think that one through becasue we are now going up in elevation! WTF! The burning in my legs made it feel like they were on fire, once we hit Casa La Purdre I had to take a break and snack on a bar and rest for a few, Brad refilled his tires and we just watched the stream for a bit. Knowing that there was about 7 more miles to go, it felt like FOREVER! But I made it wobble legged and all!

With the pain still fresh in my mind I wonder how tuesday's run will be?

I have been SHIRTED!!

Well, after months of trying, I finally earned my shirt from Jack Quinn's! I am officially a member of the Jack Quinn's Running Club! What a great feeling! Now when I strut my strutter with my snazzy shirt on I feel like I did something. Only those who run ten runs will earn a shirt. the next stop is finishing 100 runs, we'll see how that goes, not sure I can make it to 100. That's almost two years of running, but guess only the best of the best get one of those.