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Thursday, November 27, 2008

Turkey Day Top 5

Today the fam and I walked in the FW Turkey Trot 5K. It was fun!! I am listing out 5 of the funniest comments we heard this morning:
5) "I can't see you, but I am waving my arms and wearing turkey legs on my head."
4) "Your dog is huge!! What kind is it?"
3) "Hey look at that guy, on the left, wearing the hat." (There were almost 10,000 people out there, all wearing hats and probably half were guys. Kind of funny.)
2) "Whoa, check out the wheels on that thing." (I heard this guy say this as they were passing our little guy in his Chariot. I secretly grinned on the inside...yeah he has big wheels.)
1) "Happy Thanksgiving." (Okay so not that funny, but pretty cool to see everyone really getting into the spirit.

We had a great time!! I miss the days of 5, 10K's and half marathons just for the fun of it. I think I might have to get back into the groove of things!!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Blog on friends!!

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Indoor Cycling

I have a new passion. Well, maybe it is not a new passion, but one that has really developed into something wonderful. I think if I taught more often I would totally get burned out, but I only teach once a week; usually. There is something about turning the lights off, the music up, and working really hard that just ignites my motivation. I lose whatever stress I have in 45 minutes. It is crazy. I guess it is not that strange. I notice that I have a pattern. I remember running with Runner Susan and Massoman through our usual running spot, way back when, and my favorite part was the darkest part. I remember feeling the same way. Getting lost in the moment and just going with it. When I get lost like that I can work harder. I seem to forget any pre conceived notions about myself, what I look like, what I have to get done, whether or not the child watch staff is going to come find me because the little guy is tired and hungry....it all just disappears. I love it and I need it every week.
I have noticed that there is a group of members that started taking my classes right around the time I inherited it. They were like me, a little out of shape, looking for something, and a little bored. Well, we have a 3 hour time limit to let people sign up for classes because we only have 10 bikes. My class is at 5pm, so people can call and reserve a bike at 2pm. At 2:07 I had 3 people on the waiting list. Other classes are not filling this fast or not at all. They love me as much as I love them!! Yay!! It has gotten to the point where I will need to discuss the need for more bikes. I probably won't get them, but I will ask anyway. Right, back on track...the members who started with me in August. We have slowly worked our selves into a frenzy. It is not considered a great class unless we are all exhausted and sopping wet from sweat. I had such a great time. I am looking forward to it next week.
Tomorrow the fam and I are all walking to the Turkey Trot in FW. We will push the little guy and take the pooch along for fun. In all, I suspect we will walk about 6 miles. That is a nice appetizer before we all stuff ourselves with some really good food.
Blog on friends!!
Happy Thanksgiving.

Saturday, November 22, 2008

I have got to get better at blogging again!!


Check out the little guy!! This was about a month and a half ago!!
I miss blogging so much. With little guy, there are only a few precious moments I get during the week to log everything I am doing. I have been working out, just not the way I used to. I miss it. I am debating paying for a running program just to have some friends to run with. It is very hard to run pushing a jogger with a dog attached to your waist by yourself!!! It's not just hard because I am by myself, it is also hard because I am pushing a 20 + pounder with a dog pulling on me!! I find myself getting frustrated because I am walking when I know I can be running...if only I had some accountability with me!!

On another hand, I have been riding with hotty hubby a bit. We rode about 10 on Monday (little guy and I rode 5 to meet hotty hubby, then we rode back together). Today was wonderful. The three of us rode about 19 miles together. It was slow, relaxing, and fun. Hotty hubby convinced me that he should start off pulling the trailer because there might be a head wind. I said okay. I should have painted gullible on my face. At mile 9.5 we took a break and switched. I had a head wind all the way back!! Sucker!! It was nice though, because I really got a great workout. The trees along the Trinity Trail path are beautiful. They are changing and there are some very scenic spots along the river. It was hard at the end and my legs are a bit wobbly now, but I loved it. I soooo desperately want my old runner body back!! I will get there!! I know it. It is just taking a bit longer than expected. It would seem that I am not going to lose the rest of my baby weight until I am finished breastfeeding in March. If I cut calories, I lose milk supply. If I keep eating the way I am, I gain or maintain weight. It is all a little unnerving!! I know it will all go away eventually. I just have to take it day by day!! And workout by workout!!

Blog on friends!!