Wow. The holidays with kids is INSANE! Fun insane, don't get me wrong, but insane none the less. So insane that I couldn't run on Christmas day, we'll get to that in a minute.
Let's see...oh! I started my temporary YMCA membership (thankyou Santa!) and I LOVE IT! It's so hard to not go off topic here and tell everyone all about taking the kids swimming and Logan and I going down the HUGE waterslide! *Breathe* Running, running, this blog is about running. Ok. Running.
Christmas Eve I downloaded Robert Ullreys podcast that gives a voice to Cool Runnings 'Couch to 5k in 9 weeks' program. It's basically him talking you through the workout, when to start running, when to stop, words of encouragement. It's awesome. I did my first set of interval training today, it was challenging but not hard. Although my feet and legs felt awkward underneath me, that was not so much fun, but I figure the more I run the better that will get.
The more I do this the more I feel like anything (running wise) is possible. I'm pretty sure that with the right training I could accomplish any distance. And I'm going to. Starting with...duh duh duh!
The 'Irish for a day 5k' on St. Pattys day! It's held in St.Paul every year, and I think it will be a blast! I'm thinking race in the morning, some corned beef sammiches and pints of Guinness to celebrate my completion, and maybe some green fun for the kids later on in the day. I'm already getting excited! I CAN NOT WAIT for Sean to get paid so that I can register! CAN NOT WAIT.
http://www.mtcmarathon.org/IrishForADay/index.cfm
Your step-great-grandfather was Irish. I think that makes it official.
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