Day 23: June 23, 2009

Success and failure all at once, but the day is not over yet so there may still be hope. I sucked it up last night and finally did my Monday night stretch and strengthen with Yoga. It was 10:30 pm, and all I wanted to do was be pathetic on the couch while my pot luck dish finished cooking. It was just too coincidental that it had 1/2 hour left on the timer though. I grabbed my Yoga book, Little Bit's Yoga matt, and flipped to the second Yoga practice. Half an hour later my pot luck dish was finished along with my workout, and I felt much better.

It is hard juggling everything though since there is SO much other stuff to be doing in the house...laundry, dishes, cleaning, organizing...where to begin? I am finding that I need to be setting better priorities for my evenings as the weekends this summer have just been going by way too fast.

The failure was staying up too late last night that I could not drag myself out of bed to do my 5:30 am run. I did ride the bicycle home today (which I rode to work yesterday in) so that was something at least. Maybe I will get the gumption to go for that run after Little Bit goes to bed...to be continued...

Total Time: 15 minute / 2.0 mile bicycle

There is hope for me yet, but I have to start sticking to my schedule. I just finished 3.5 plus miles (I think that it was closer to 4, but I need to clock it with the car) in just under an hour. The bonus is that I ran my usual three mile loop without walking!!! I have NEVER done that before!!! Yeah!

Added Time: 57 minutes / 3.5 mile run

Day 22: June 22, 2009

A potential new plan is in the works. I have to run this by my girls, but I'm thinking of changing the time line just a little. Here's the thought process: One of my running friends said that the Mayor's Marathon could be just a tad hilly, with emphasis on the hill part, and he suggested that we try a slightly flatter first marathon - the Humpies Marathon that is run in August (I'm not suggesting that we run a marathon this August...so stop freaking). This still leaves me the Kenai River Marathon next year if I crash on burn and do not finish the Humpies Marathon. As far as I know, no one else has the requirement to finish a local marathon as a pre-qualifier to out of State travel so I'm not asking anyone to pony up for round two if I screw up round one.

Anyway, here is the new timeline that I was thinking of that should be easier on everyone concerned: half marathon in September (for us Alaskans - the Kenai River Half), maintain some decorum of training over the winter, half marathon in June of next year (Mayor's Marathon Half), and then full marathon in August/September (Humpies/Kenai River Marathon). Sorry Eran, I think that you might be screwed with the hill thing...hey, good luck with that *wink* *wink* You know I love you! Anyway, I think that it might give us snow birds some more time to prepare on the track before the big day anyway. Any ideas? (If you end up in AK, we would love to have you join us for any of the above too Eran...) This does mean two half marathons though...just something to consider.

Total Time: 45 minutes / 30 minute Yoga / 15 minute bicylce