Sweet Ones
I so enjoy picking my children up from school, driving them home, eating a snack with them, and getting them started on homework. I so enjoy taking them to whatever activities they are doing (right now it's Hoop It Up at Fitness Life). Yesterday at 5pm as we walked into the basketball gym at FL, I thought about full-time working moms who probably weren't bringing their kids to Hoop It Up. Either that or they get to work at 7am and off at 4pm (my former life) and rush home to get them to some extra-curricular activity at 5pm. So...I lament my lack of salary but it's greatly compensated by my time with the Sweet Ones. In fact, I don't actually know how much money I'd need to earn to truly outweigh that lost time. Necessity rules though.
How fast can I recap my running? If I could run as fast as I type, I'd be so good. You should seriously see how fast I type. I'm fast. I promise.
When did I last post? Let me go see...
Okay, last Friday (1/4)...I don't remember at all what I did. Oh wait...I spent 8 hours on my feet at my preschool revamping my classroom and sparkling it up for 2008. That counts as my exercise for the day.
Saturday long run (1/5) - met all the girls for a 10-mile run - Gayatri, Erin, Elizabeth, Barb, Leslie, and I hope I didn't forget anyone. We split off into the Fast Girls (the two E's and L) and the Slower Girls (me, Barb, Gayatri). Our plan was to head down LAB and turn around at the water stop and somehow add 2 miles to get 10 - probably on the north side of the trail so we weren't tempted by mile 0.
I had a lot of phlegm and between mile 2-3 I got choked up, gagged, and heaved for a few seconds. It bothered me through about mile 5 and then settled down. It was disturbingly reminiscent of the Gazelle 10-miler (not snot but the wanting to hurl). We changed our course mid-way and us slower girls thought we'd get 9.5 miles by going to the Congress bridge and heading back to Runtex. We saw the Fast Girls right as we went under Congress and they were heading back from a jaunt further up the trail. Erin asked, "Are you going to go out a mile this way?" We were turning at Congress and they headed back to 1st street bridge. I was confused. Why did they add an extra mile? Were they trying to get 11 miles? Then my bubble burst. They had mentioned Congress bridge at the water stop when I was trying not to heave. If we ran to Congress and added a mile, we'd get 9.5 miles...not just to Congress would we get 9.5 miles. We were still confused so only added a mile on the south side of the trail rather than 1.5 miles. Oh well. We finished with 9.5 miles.
The highlight of this long run was going to breakfast at the Blue Dahlia Bistro after stretching with Gayatri, Elizabeth, and Leslie. Erin and Barb, I'm so sad you missed it! Next time, you are for sure joining us. It was splendid. We sat in their lovely garden and ate delicious frittata, salad, and breads and spreads (as advertised!). Oh, and they had English Breakfast tea. How dreamy. You simply must go there. It was one of those idyllic experiences that you can't create by force - they just happen upon you unexpectedly. I do hope other visits there are almost as enjoyable. We all agreed that it was a fabulous time, and we were reluctant to leave.
Sunday (1/6)- no workout
Monday (1/7) - circuit and core at Austin High. And yes, there were tons of new folks. the Monday PM class is officially huge now. It was good to see Holmes, whom I haven't seen since before the holidays. Hi Sarah! Love you!
Tuesday - (1/8) First day back to school! 25 minutes on the treadmill at lifetime fitness...was supposed to do 45-60 minutes on the bike during Hoop It Up but the Sweet Ones wanted me to watch them.
How fast can I recap my running? If I could run as fast as I type, I'd be so good. You should seriously see how fast I type. I'm fast. I promise.
When did I last post? Let me go see...
Okay, last Friday (1/4)...I don't remember at all what I did. Oh wait...I spent 8 hours on my feet at my preschool revamping my classroom and sparkling it up for 2008. That counts as my exercise for the day.
Saturday long run (1/5) - met all the girls for a 10-mile run - Gayatri, Erin, Elizabeth, Barb, Leslie, and I hope I didn't forget anyone. We split off into the Fast Girls (the two E's and L) and the Slower Girls (me, Barb, Gayatri). Our plan was to head down LAB and turn around at the water stop and somehow add 2 miles to get 10 - probably on the north side of the trail so we weren't tempted by mile 0.
I had a lot of phlegm and between mile 2-3 I got choked up, gagged, and heaved for a few seconds. It bothered me through about mile 5 and then settled down. It was disturbingly reminiscent of the Gazelle 10-miler (not snot but the wanting to hurl). We changed our course mid-way and us slower girls thought we'd get 9.5 miles by going to the Congress bridge and heading back to Runtex. We saw the Fast Girls right as we went under Congress and they were heading back from a jaunt further up the trail. Erin asked, "Are you going to go out a mile this way?" We were turning at Congress and they headed back to 1st street bridge. I was confused. Why did they add an extra mile? Were they trying to get 11 miles? Then my bubble burst. They had mentioned Congress bridge at the water stop when I was trying not to heave. If we ran to Congress and added a mile, we'd get 9.5 miles...not just to Congress would we get 9.5 miles. We were still confused so only added a mile on the south side of the trail rather than 1.5 miles. Oh well. We finished with 9.5 miles.
The highlight of this long run was going to breakfast at the Blue Dahlia Bistro after stretching with Gayatri, Elizabeth, and Leslie. Erin and Barb, I'm so sad you missed it! Next time, you are for sure joining us. It was splendid. We sat in their lovely garden and ate delicious frittata, salad, and breads and spreads (as advertised!). Oh, and they had English Breakfast tea. How dreamy. You simply must go there. It was one of those idyllic experiences that you can't create by force - they just happen upon you unexpectedly. I do hope other visits there are almost as enjoyable. We all agreed that it was a fabulous time, and we were reluctant to leave.
Sunday (1/6)- no workout
Monday (1/7) - circuit and core at Austin High. And yes, there were tons of new folks. the Monday PM class is officially huge now. It was good to see Holmes, whom I haven't seen since before the holidays. Hi Sarah! Love you!
Tuesday - (1/8) First day back to school! 25 minutes on the treadmill at lifetime fitness...was supposed to do 45-60 minutes on the bike during Hoop It Up but the Sweet Ones wanted me to watch them.
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1 Comments:
What a huge blessing that you can spend so much time with your boys. I've been thinking a lot about what kind of work I will do when my kids are school-age - you have given me some things to think about!
Thanks for calling me a fast girl. I've never been called that before.
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