5K Day!

So, it finally got here, after all this time and not enough training (which I knew well ahead of the race – I wimped out in the heat and humidity in the last 6 weeks or so).
But it was so. much. fun. My friend Hannah was right…while training sucks, there is something crazy-addicting about [...]

Running Update

Well, there’s good news and bad news. I’ll give you the bad news first.
I still hate running. It’s just that simple. I also hate sweating. And being out of breath. None of those things bode well for my future as a runner. In St. Louis. Where the heat [...]

Catching Up

So many random thoughts to share…
On moving day for Zach and Michon:
-I didn’t take ANY pictures yesterday…bummer. Will was adorable as always, and it’d been nice to take a picture of me with the boys since it was Mother’s Day and all, but it didn’t happen.
-They are all moved in! Not settled, but [...]

Running Journal, Part 1

As you all know, I’ve started running. I thought it would likely be entertaining if I kept a journal about my experience. The training includes 27 runs over 9 weeks’ time.
Week 1 – Run 1, April 23
I just confessed this crazy idea to Matt yesterday, and he said “go for it,” so tonight, I [...]

This is Going to Sound Crazy

Anyone who knows me knows that I hate running. Hate. Abhor. It. It’s from the devil. Running as part of conditioning was the worst part of playing Jr. High and HS volleyball (it was also the worst part of Jr. High track, which I to this day do not know why I [...]