Almost Time!

I can't believe the half marathon is Sunday!!!  I'm so excited and nervous!  I really ready to just get it done.  It's going to be hot this weekend.  In Georgia, I've been running in 30-45 degree weather.  In Florida on race day, the temperature is going to be 70-80 degrees.  That is really what worries me.  I know it will make my race time really slow.  That worries me because I don't want to feel disappointed with my time.  I just need to know I have done my best.......

Long Time

I can't believe how long it's taken me to get back tot the computer.  Between my incredibly intense work schedule and never ending sick children, it has been nuts.  I really mean exhausting.  I actually had to take 5 days off exercising between work and sick kids.  There just wasn't a moment to get it done.  I had no seconds for myself at all.  There was always some sweet, sick kiddo needing his or her mom.  So, instead of exercising, I laid in my bed and watched Peter Pan over and over and over and over again.  At least it's a pretty cute movie!

I finally got two runs in the past two days.  Yesterday, I ran 4 miles.  Today, I ran 5.5 miles!  Go me!  I can't believe it's less than a week until the half marathon.  I think I've trained as well as possible considering my crazy life, so I anticipate having fun and a decent time.

My only real concern about the race is the weather.  Shocker I know.  It's February.  Yes, I know, February in central Florida, but February nonetheless.  Right now, weather.com says the high on race day is going to be 89!  I am so glad the race starts at 0530 in the morning.  Otherwise, that type of temperature may just do me in!

I plan on another run tomorrow before going to work!  I still can't believe we have less than a week until the race!!!

My Turn

No fair!  Yesterday, I forced myself to go for a run.  Honestly, I just didn't feel up to it.  I wrote it off as having been stuck in my house for a week with sick kids.  My run was so slow.  It was 13+  minute miles.  Even at that snails's pace, I was still dying.

I just didn't know what was wrong with me.  This morning I figured it out.  I woke up with a 101.5 fever.  That did answer all my questions as to why my run was so poor yesterday.  I'm still not feeling that great tonight, so I've decided to take the day off and heal.  It's painful to do since the half marathon is less than two weeks away.  Oh well.  I must get better.

Now, I must go check on another child who appears to be getting sick.........

Sick, Sick And More Sick

My weight loss and running have pretty much been on the back burner for the past few days.  At the rate we're going, I hope to be running before I go to Disney in two weeks.  Actually, with Raj home today, I plan on going for a run in just a little bit.  I need to get out.....badly.  Honestly, my entire body hurts from laying in bed so much this week.  However, I wouldn't trade my job with anyone in the world.  I love may babies wanting me and no one else....except Dad and MiMi!

My weight appears (since I don't actually stand on the scale long enough to see a real number) to be going down!  One of these days, I will just suck it up and actually stand on the scale long enough to see my weight.  Just not this day!

I'll post after I run!

Challenged

I was so unmotivated this morning.   The weather is NASTY.  There's a tornado watch for this area.  I really just wanted to stay home and be a bum.  However, I read the blog post on Runs for Cookies, and that's all it took to kick my tail into gear.  I went to the gym and ran 6.0 with 1% incline for two minutes and walked at 4.0 for one minute.  Then, unbeknownst to me, the treadmill was only set for 30 minutes, so it put me into cool down mode way before I was ready.  I ended up running through the cool down and then walking five more minutes.  I feel like the workout of was pretty good.  But more than anything, I DID IT!

This after the treadmill stopped...but I kept going!

I did buy my new pair of running shoes today!  Yay!  Now, I hope I can break them in before the half marathon.  I can't believe that's in 3.5 more weeks.  Yikes!  I'm still a little bummed my weight isn't dropping.  Maybe it is.....  I won't stand on the scale long enough to look at it............

I love my new shoes!!

7 Mile Run

I feel pretty successful after this beach trip!  I'm trying really hard to remind myself since mom owns a beach house now, going there doesn't mean I can blow my diet!  That's a really hard one for me.  I'm used to going to the beach, telling myself this is special, and blowing my diet the entire time I'm there.  No more.  Yes, A splurge every once and a while is okay, but not hourly!  

Aren't they cute?  And aren't you jealous?!?!?

I didn't end up doing my seven mile run on Sunday.  I have to keep telling myself the morning is the best time to run.  Well Sunday, I waited...and waited...and waited.  I finally went for a quick 2 mile walk and run in the  dark.  I did it though!  I had planned to just walk two miles, but after a 17.5 minute walk, I decided to run the mile back to the house.  In the end, I didn't do too badly!

My night time walk/run time.

I set my mind to running my seven mile run the next morning, and I did it!  Running on an island is so wonderful!  It was flat, the views were gorgeous and I was able to see the ocean.  Seven miles is almost fun with those circumstances.  Running at home is so much harder because it's so hilly.  I at least feel like I'm keeping up with my goal of being able to complete this half marathon.  I can't wait for my next beach run!  It's can't come soon enough!

Half way through the run!

The completed seven miles!

6 Miles

Sometimes being self reliant is a good thing. Today was one of those days. My sister, who is going to run the half marathon with me, is pregnant. She's in the first trimester and feels rotten. I had to make the decision for myself that I am going to train even if I have to do it by myself. I did it! I ran 6 miles, albeit slowly, but I fid it! Next week I'm aiming for eight!

Cooling Vest

My Multiple Sclerosis makes everything a little more of challenge for me sometimes.  This is especially true when I exercise.  You see, I have this lesion on my cervical spine that greatly affects my legs.  When I get hot, my legs, feet and everything to my waist tingle and go numb.  There's really only one way to help this issue.  For Christmas, my mom bought me a cooling vest from Arctic Heat. It helps me so much!  For the first time since I had the relapse affecting my c-spine, I'm exercising!  I missed exercising a lot, and I gained tons of weight.  Now I don't have an excuse to not exercise.  I feel like I'm getting in control.  I think I can do this....again!

Have I mentioned I'm training for the Disney Princess Half Marathon!  Yep!  I'm telling you!  I feel really empowered with the cooling vest!  I know I can do it!  It's going to be hard getting ready so soon, but I can do it.  Please pray for me.  I want my life back.  I want my weight to get under control.  I don't want my MS to control me as much as it has lately.