Saturday Long Run

Today I upped the mileage to 7. Ran the first 2 miles with hubby and the dog. After depositing them back at home, I picked up my water bottle and proceeded on my way. Was only going to do 6, but felt like pushing it. When I was done, I definitely felt like I had run 7 miles, but I wasn't wiped.

Musical accompaniment for this run was the Podrunner recording of "Velocity Angels". A really cool mix at 172 bpm. It really helps to have a "running soundtrack" to go with the mental imagery I have going of crossing the finish line!

One amusing thing I saw on my run was two bunnies fighting. They faced off, one would charge, the other would hop over the one charging, they would both turn around and face each other again and repeat the process. I didn't stick around to see the conclusion, but it made me chuckle!

Tex-Mex 5k

Ran the Tex-Mex 5k (3.1 miles for my non-metric buddies) last night. Temperature was 92 degrees with, oh about, 95% humidity!?!?! Not the easiest run I've ever done. I was hoping for an under 30 minute time, but I'll probably have to settle for 31.5 minute time. They used timing chips so the exact times won't be posted until some time today...

A word about the timing chip, you got an ankle strap with a chip linked to you. Your time didn't start until you crossed the start line and then it stopped when you crossed the finish line. This is great for those of us who run at the back of the pack! Very high-tech....very cool!

Of course, the taco, beer and margharita buffet after the race was pretty cool too!

I'm back!!!!

Well, it's been a while, and just so you don't think I've been lying around eating bon-bons I'll give you a quick update. Daughter #1 has graduated high school and is headed for college in the Fall. Son #1 has successfully completed his freshman year in high school and is looking forward to daughter #1 going to college in the Fall.

Work on the 2007 TistheSimpsons Christmas Light Show is in progress. Due to all the graduation hub-bub I'm a little behind, but I'm hoping to make up some time the next few weeks. I'm doubling the number of channels from 48 to 96 and upping the light count to about 20,000. I need to build 15 mini-trees and two 5 foot light arches. To date I have 1.5 trees done. There will be 5 songs with the feature cartoon character this year being the grinch. Stay tuned!

I've also set myself a goal to run my first marathon in two years which will be a milestone birthday for me. The most I've run is a 10k which is 6.2 miles so I have my work cut out for me. I started training for a half-marathon (13.1 miles) in September. Three weeks in I'm up to running 5 miles without feeling like I've run 5 miles. From here on out, each week the long runs increase by 1 mile. I feel good and am looking forward to reaching what has always been one of those "things that I've wanted to do before I die".

Also hoping to post more consistently about the progress of both passions. Wish me luck!