Gone

I know, I have not posted in awhile. But, even though I have not posted, I have been keeping up with my runs. So anyway, decided to take a quick break. Here is what has been going on though with my runs, then we'll get to family.

Last Tuesday I ran Week 7 Day 1. I did it, not problems, except for this HUGE black bug that kept circling around me towards the end. It would just go around and around me and sometimes hit me, which is not cool! I don't like bugs at all! So I sped up thinking I could outrun the little bastard. He kept up, so I started waving my arms around like a crazy person, while running, trying to get rid of it. After a little while, it finally went away, but it was SO annoying!

So Thursday would have been my next run day, but we have started this new summer tradition of going to Zona Rosa on Thursdays and sitting in the square to listen to the band play their music. The kids have fun, and it's just a fun, easy, and cheap way to get out of the house. Needless to say, I didn't run Thursday night. So Friday night, I had all intentions of running, but I didn't. I don't remember why though. And then Saturday and Sunday were filled with swimming and going over to families to eat. So FINALLY on Monday after work, I laced up and headed to Parkville. It was hot out, but I had drank water ALL day and eaten really well, so I wasn't too worried. Plus, Dave and the kids came with me to walk around the track and play on the playground. So I knew that if I keeled over from heat exhaustion, someone would at least be looking for me. 

I went ahead and re-ran Week 7 Day 1 because I didn't eat all that great over the weekend and it had almost been a whole week since I had last ran, so I didn't think I could handle Day 2 of Week 7. Well, I was wrong, because after my 5min warm up walk, I jogged for 15min. After the 15min jog, the little voice told me to walk for 2min. But I didn't stop to walk, I wanted to see if I could keep going. So I did. And after 2 min., the voice told me to start running again for 5 more min. So I just continued my run. I ended up passing Dave and the kids on the path right at my 1min till the end mark. I later asked Dave how I looked when running. He said I started out looking great, like a was a real runner or something (lol I put that part in myself), but when I passed them in the end, he said I looked like I was ready to be done. Ha, so true and I could feel myself getting tired. But hey, I did it. Ran 22min without stopping. Now I kinda wish I had gone on to Day 2, but it doesn't really matter. Tonight I will run Day 2. Warmup 5 minutes, then jog 20 minutes, walk 2 minutes, then run for 1 minute. Since that last party doesn't say jog, it actually says to run, I'm guessing it will be a full out sprint for me, which is prob a normal persons jog, but it will be fast for me.

The Color Run 5K is this weekend out at the stadiums. I wish I was ready for it. That is a 5K that really sounds like a lot of fun. I am still aiming for The Glow Run 5K July 14th, but their facebook page says that there are not many spots left to register for, and with me just not being sure if I could make the whole thing, I may end up needing to skip it and try for a different one. The Zoo one is out for me as well in September, Bachelorette party at Tablerock Lake that weekend. Sooo....there is the Jingle in July 5K on the 29th that I may set my sights on now. And if not that one, well, there are lots of 5K's. I'll find one that will "break my seal" and then, like everyone says, I hope to be addicted to them!

Okay on to family stuff. Campbell is doing all sorts of stuff. Clapping, waving, climbing, saying Mama and Dada. He's also standing on his own now too, but no steps yet.

We have been saying goodbye to an 8:00pm bedtime for Emery this summer. There is just so much fun stuff to do this summer and it's too hot to do it during the day so we have to wait till night. As long as she is in bed by 10pm at the latest then she isn't too bad the next day. We have been swimming a lot at night and going to concerts at Zona Rosa. She has been lots of fun so far this summer. Hopefully my next post I'll have more pics of the kids.