Half Marathon Training

I'm in week # - oh who the heck knows or cares what week I am on. Seriously, training is going fine. I still haven't signed up for a race though. My original plan was to run a 1/2 marathon on April 24th but I've been dragging my feet. Here is why....running outside is freaking hard! How is it that I can put in a ten mile run on the treadmill at a 1% incline and feel decent afterward (bored and exhausted but good) but if I run outside for two stinkin' miles I feel like I am going to puke!

Tonight I ran 2 miles outside with the hubby and Sam in the BOB. A quarter mile in I just kept repeating this mantra: There is no way I can run 13.1, there is no way I can run 13.1 and on and on. I don't know what I am going to do for sure. I'm thinking of bailing on the 1/2 marathon in April and instead I might do a 20K at the beginning of June.

It sounds like I need a break but I really don't. I'm enjoying the training and I really look forward to the long runs. I like the 2 hours of "me time" I get on Saturday morning!

If I am going to do a tri at all this year I really need to get back to the pool sometime. How do you find the motivation to go to the pool???

Sam update: She is almost nine months old and will be crawling any day now. She slithers around on her belly and loves laying on the wood floor. At first I felt bad having her lay on the wood but she really seems to like it, she can wiggle around like crazy and get where she wants to go. Once she is crawling we are in trouble! I think we got the baby I deserved = she doesn't like to take naps and is constantly on the go. Only 18 more years of a crabby kid who needs a nap but refuses to take one. I'm sorry mom - putting up with me must have been tough!

Adios for now - time to feed the baby and hit the sack! Sleep tight everyone!

Sam's First Swim

On Saturday morning we headed to my sister's for baptism of our new niece. She was born on Tuesday of last week, weighing in at 9lbs. 13oz and 21 1/4 inches long. In pictures she looked huge. In person she looked small - the way all newborn babies do. She is a cutie.

Saturday night was also Sam's first hotel stay and her first ever swim. Travis, Uncle Marty, Aunt Julee, Logan & River all got in the pool and I documented Sam's first pool experience. She loved it! No nervousness at all! Travis put her on her tummy and she started kicking and moving her arms. It was so awesome! She also did great sleeping in an unfamiliar place.

Yesterday Travis texted me and said, "Thinking of Sam swimming makes me smile". I love my hubby and he is a great dad.

Training for the half marathon on 4/24 continues according to the plan I documented a while back. So far so good. Saturday was 9 miles and it went well. Today was 8 miles with 4x1600 at 8:56 pace (remember all you fast people reading this blog....I am slow!). It was tough but not too bad. Am I starting to get my endurance back.......hmmmm..........we shall see.

Now on to tri training. We still haven't signed up for any races and I haven't been to the pool in months and months and months. Have I mentioned that I don't really mind swimming but going to the pool is a huge pain in the butt. I'm not even going to set a goal date for getting started again.

Well, I better feed my baby and get her to bed. Take care everyone!

Yogurt didn't go over well

Yesterday we fed Sam some yogurt banana combo baby food and I hope I can blame her mood the rest of the day on it. It was one of those trying mom days. I love her dearly but I was happy to go to work this morning.

She was fussy all yesterday afternoon, wouldn't eat anything but her bottle and wouldn't go to sleep. Once we finally got her to temporary dream land at around 9:30pm she woke us every hour or so throughout the night. She never cried much just fussed around for a few minutes every time and went back to sleep for another hour. Then at 5am she was up and at em for the day. I think I slept 4 hours at the most.

After feeding her I jumped on the indoor trainer for 20 minutes then finished getting ready and headed out to work. Work was hard most of the morning. Why does it all seem to go to heck at the same time. The whole day was very busy but I managed to sneak in a 20 minute walk with Travis over lunch.

I came home at 5pm, put Sam in the Jumparoo and got in a 3.5 mile run. Sam was entertained the whole time.

I'm thinking I need to start hitting the pool a few times a week to get ready for tri season. I just wish I didn't hate swimming.

Oh and one more thing, my older sister is having a baby either tonight or for sure tomorrow. If her 4th baby girl doesn't arrive by 8am tomorrow she is being induced. I cringed when she said the "induce" word. An hour after petocin and I was about ready to hurt someone I was in so much pain. She has had 3 babies and never has had an epidural. I can't even fathom that! You rock big sis! Anyway, I can't wait to meet the newest family member!

Side note, my hubby is sitting in the recliner with Sam on his lap and she looks so peaceful snoozing with her hands behind her head. I can't ever get her to fall asleep like that but daddy is magic. So Cute!!!! I love you both so much!!!!!