200 Days of Running

I have to say that I am super sore from my hike today with the family.  We had a great time and I am so proud of my little today.  She hiked a total of 7.4 miles, with a total time gone of 4.5 hours.  A long time for any short person, but she was a trooper.  I couldn't be more proud of her for this one. In anticipation for this hike, we made sandwiches and took some fruit with us, and of course, the water bags.  As we are walking out the door to get to my parents house, she says to me that her bag is leaking.  Sure enough, her water bladder is leaking and leaving a lot of water all over her back as well as a puddle in the bottom of her bag.  Needless to say, she didn't take that bag today. Finally was able to get on the road.  Now for this hike, we drove up through the reservation to the turn off to Sunrise and Big Lake.  Heading east bound, we continue to the parking lot for the hikers for the Mt. Baldy hike.  It's 7 miles to the re...

I had anticipated hiking this morning with the family, however, that did not end up being the case today. Instead we did other fun stuff together due to the amount of mud that is permeating the whole mountain right now.  We ending up just hanging out together and that was good for me.   My favorite photo of the day I had an appointment this afternoon, so the time with the group was limited, so after my appointment when I had gotten home, I knew I would run.  I set out to do a full 6 miles today, and I made it the whole way.  I was very pleased, though dissatisfied with the fact that instead of it raining, it was hot and muggy outside with no rain.   My kind of trail The day was a hot one to start with.  I knew that with the heat, I wouldn't be taking the dog with me.  However, I did make sure she was taken out side and got to run a bit before the night came.  I felt good the whole run.  There were moments that I felt like I ...

I love the idea of 5MileFriday.  However, I have had a really hard time getting out of bed, three days a week.  These days I want nothing more than to snuggle next to my love.  I can't seem to drag myself out of bed on these days.  It was such a perfect morning for running though.  I loved being able to make coffee and be slow and not care about getting into gear. With this kind of attitude, it's not wonder that I didn't make it to 5MileFriday.  I had intended to wake up my love, instead, I took my little for a walk.  She has been a great kid and I hope that she continues to be this amazing in life.  I hope for great things for her.  I think it's cool that she has agreed to do a 5k with me.  I hope that we have a good time, it will be her first time in a race.  I told her that my mom would walk with her, I hope she can keep up with my mom. We went for a little walk tonight because I really didn't want to waste the day away. ...

I was so happy to get out there today and run.  I have to admit though, it was hard to get out of the door today.  I got home from work, and fell asleep for a few minutes because I was so tired.  Got up and had to use the restroom.  Waited for my little to get home so we could go out together, so we got a very late start.  To make it even more fun, there was no sunlight in this equation, just dark clouds and the setting sun that would have given such light to our evening had she been out. I wanted to get a full 6 miles in today, but with the shortened time frame, I knew three would be great to aim for.  I don't like leaving the neighborhood when it's just me and the little, so I stay much closer to the house on days like this.  I knew that I wanted to have my MMR on for the tracking part of the run, but, guess who forgot to do that... This girl!  I started out slow, but feeling good.  Got nearly a mile into it and had to hit the house for a...

Last night, I didn't write.  I didn't write the night before either.  Let me begin then.  Last night, I would normally say that I was wasting away doing nothing again, but in reality, I was spending time with my little.  She is going through a rough time, being 10 and all, and needed mom there.  I don't see that as time wasted at all.  We laughed and played and ate tacos and watched a movie.  It was a lovely evening with my Goose.  She's a good kid and I am so glad I get to be her mommy.  It was also a good thing that I had taken my meds last night, but, it made me so sleepy.  I can't even describe how tire I was, and into this morning, I didn't want to get out of bed.  I have to admit though, it was something that I needed.  The sleep that is. The night before last, I didn't run, though I did take the dog for a little mile and some change walk.  I need to do that more often at night.  It's good for both of us. ...

This morning, I had woken up with my alarm clock, ready for the day.  Well, not ready for it actually.  More like I was laying in bed wondering how long I could prolong the inevitable fact that I would have to get up and go run if I was to run today at all.  Which is good because it rain like the dickens all afternoon. Thinking that I was only going to go for a short run, I managed to haul myself out of my bed and begin the ritual of getting ready to do anything in my life.  When I run, I have to get dressed first and then put my contacts in and then brush my teeth, braid my hair and go... obviously I have to pee first thing.  I am not sure why it takes me about 25 minutes to get this part of the morning down, but, it's a normal thing for me.  I dressed in capris and a shirt, my favorite one, Brazil soccer shirt. Love that one.  Today, because it was early, I even took the dog with me.  She was so happy about that.  I was happy to have her ...

I knew that I was going to be running first thing in the morning for next week, so I would enjoy the last evening run of the week.  So, I took off with the expectation of running 6 miles.  And wouldn't you know it, I did. for the first time in what felt like forever, I got my ass in gear and ran more than 4 miles.  Which is good if I actually want to hit my goal of 1000 miles for the year.  I like having goals and entering races, it gives me something to work towards.  I'm not competing with others, it's just me out there trying to be better than I did in the last race.  For me, it's about getting better for me. The run started off with a good pace.  Overall, the pace of the whole run was fairly good too.  I'm pretty pleased with today's run overall in fact.  I set out and hit the first mile at 12:13 pace.  Not too shabby if you ask me.  I was thinking about the music and how much I loved listening to it and getting lost in i...

When I was growing up, we weren't allowed to watch a lot of music videos.  In fact, we didn't have the cable channels that had that sort of thing.  If I had seen a video, it was because I was at a friends house and we were watching MTV or VH1 when I got older.  For many years I would hear about all the cool shows and stuff on MTV, but I had no idea what they were talking about.  As I got older, there were more and more dark comedy cartoons that I would love to watch.  I would go the fire station when my dad was working and we would watch Bevis and Butthead together.  Funny shit for sure!! When I left home and I had just finished boot camp, I was living in the barracks, building 334, for what is my secondary school, A school for Engineman.  I was walking through the common room, probably either going or coming from the smoke deck which was the court yard in the middle of the building.  I glance over as I'm walking by the TV and I see a video that...

With the return of my little one back to the homestead, I admit, I have been struggling with being able to get my runs in the last few days.  In fact, I have spent the last two days doing not a damn thing.  Yesterday, I went to put my shoes on for a walk around the block to clear my head, and as I'm putting them on, I hear the sky opening up and dumping on the earth massive amounts of water.  Not the best time to go for a run I decide.  But, since this was a late in the evening, I wasn't about to go later. I had wanted to go for a run this morning, but I decided against it because, to be honest, it's been hard for me to get up and go when I am sleeping next to my husband.  I have been so used to his nudging me to get out of bed and go run that now that he and I have different sleep schedules, it's not like I want to get out of bed when he's next to me.  And our days off are out of sync as well, so it's a bit weird for me to get used to.  It's been le...

I was so mad last night trying to post my thing.  Had all the photos up and done, was well written, I was very pleased with it.  Went to hit publish, and it froze for a moment.  Like there was just nothing going on.  I clicked publish again, and still, nothing happened.  Ok, I thought I should just save it and then back out of the page and try again.  Yeah, it said saved, but it did not do that.  Instead it took me back to the first two paragraphs that I had attempted to write on Sunday.  So, I said fuck it.  Tonight however, I will get this done the right way. I waited until tonight to run because I was really liking the feeling of my bed.  I was very happy about sleeping and didn't want to get up.  Besides, since my daughter had failed to get her chores done that I had asked her to, when I picked her up from my friends this afternoon, me going to run would give her some time to get her clothes put away.  A win for both of u...

Today is not Friday.  Today is in fact, Sunday.  What a lovely weekend it has been too.  First thing Friday morning, I got myself out of bed and went for two miles.  It was tremendously needed.  I thought for sure that it would be a bad run since I had such a good run the night before, but, it was a great 2 miles.  I honestly couldn't believe how good it felt. So I didn't take the dog that morning.  I knew she was outside already, so instead of going the usual route out of the complex, I went the other way, it keeps her from seeing me and then getting mad at me for not taking her.  I took it slow not waning to hurt my shins.  I had said to myself that I would walk if I needed to and when I wanted to run again, there would be no pressure.  So I went to run.  And I did walk a little bit, but my pace, wow! I was so happy with it.  I seemed to do well with a 12 minute mile pace, and that's really good for me considering I had bee...

Today was a good day for running.  I cannot express how amazing I felt afterwards, considering how much I bitched during the whole of the run.  If it wasn't work it was something else.  Mostly work though.  Why?  Well, for reasons.  Ones that I don't take to the internet about. The local Peacock strutting his stuff Anyhow, for today, I was able to run with Vanessa, and then we went for food.  I love food!  I wanted to run this evening because my love wasn't going to be home when I got home, so why not make the most of that time.  I wanted to do a loop around the lake where I live, which is about a 4.4 mile run.  I love this run, it makes me feel good, and I like being outside, and it's a good distance for me.  So, I didn't take the dog, and Nessa and I went for our run.   It was so hot outside. For Arizona where I live, we don't get a lot of humidity, but, during the monsoons, when it doesn't rain, it's terribly hot a...