Thought this was a funny shot of me and the hubby! Photo booth is not just for kids!
Only 8 days until the Richmond Marathon and 1/2 Marathon in Richmond, VA. I can't believe it is already here! I feel confident that I will complete the 1/2 without any trouble. I know that Karen and Tisa will also do great.
My new favorite place is the Wellness center at the hospital. I am enjoying the classes, the availibility, and the amenities, etc. So far I have used the indoor track, the eliptical, the steam room, sauna, and I have taken a few classes. I have also gone through the weight circuit a few times. Hannah and Doug have also been a few times with Hannah enjoying it the most. It is funny to watch her run 1/2 mile on the track and feel like she is dying. She basically flitters from the eliptical, to the track and the to the pool for laps. I know that right now she is experimenting with new activities and hopefully she will see that physical fitness can be fun and a lifelong adventure. Here is a link for the wellness center and you can take a virtual tour.
Wellness Center
Today I am feeling it the most. Yesterday I took a Total Toning class. It most resembles body pump routines I did at Gold's Gym a few years ago. Holy cow, I think every muscle in my body hurts today. It is a good kind of hurt though. I know I challenged myself.
Lately on the running front, I have traded a few runs for stints at the gym. I have tried to squeeze in a weekly long run with Tisa. We have been doing 10 miles at a time. Hard to believe we can do this. Never in a million years did I think I could run 10 miles--double digits--as we call them. Tisa is keeping up great with the foot issues. She is now in love with her othodic and I am still coveting her shoes :)
Karen sent me a great gift recently. I have been wanting a road I.D. and was also coveting hers. So, she broke down and sent me one. It is a great product for anyone running alone or on open roads. Check out the website....
Road I.D.com
So this coveting this is a problem for me, obviously with the shoes and the road i.d. I will try to work on this, but I have to admit I am a gadget girl and shoe girl. Can't help myself.
This shirt celebrates 13 months of no alcohol and no smoking for Tisa! The race being 13 miles also was tied into this big event of 13 months. I wanted a t-shirt for us all to celebrate with Tisa!. I also thought that the race being in November would be great for long sleeves, which is what I ordered. Then a few days before, Brooke and Faye backed out because of childcare issues, 2 shirts down. Next the forecast was rain, no good for cotton shirts since they would probably weigh a gazillion pounds with the water. Finally, the weather ended up being 68-70 degrees. Again, no need for long sleeves. Oh well. I hope she liked the shirt, and I will wear it again! I was trying to be sweet, maybe should have just kept it simple! Either way, great shirt! Great weekend! Great race!
We did it! 13 miles, actually 13.1. The official time was 2:31:32. I wanted to finish in under 2:30, but I am happy none the less. It's hard to believe the day finally came and went. I actually paid for this run back in March and so much of the recent months has revolved around this event. I know I have driven friends, family and coworkers crazy with training schedules, cross-training, race reports, new shoes, sore muscles, etc.......
Usually I am the photographer, but I turned it over to Doug for the race. This is a fun shot of our shoes. The fourth set is our friend Valerie. She ran the 8k that morning with a great time of 50 min. Way to go Val!
Nora and Doug took the kids ahead in the race to see us. We kept looking for them after mile 6 and were starting to get discouraged as we did not see them for a while. Then at mile 9, here they are manning a water station. When they arrived, there were no volunteers, so they jumped in to help. Since we were in the middle of the pack, they must have seen about 2000 runners before us. How cool. They were also able to land some of the great volunteer shirts which I liked better than the technical shirt that was part of the entry fee.
Volunteers, Makenah and Thomas (Tisa's son) Happy Birthday, Thomas!
