I really need to post more often!  Here I am with a zillion things to tell you about.  My apologies ahead of time for what could turn into a long post.

First things first.  Shoes!

I’ve been having some niggles lately.  They started getting serious in January.  For the life of me I couldn’t figure out what was going on!  I was taking an un-biased look at my running…was my form correct?  Was I putting in too many miles?  Was I varying my workouts enough?  Everything seemed okay but those niggles went from a murmur to a scream.  Something had to be done because I really thought I was heading towards a serious injury.

Being the slow learner that I am, it finally dawned on me that the culprit was my shoes.  I have been in the same brand of shoes since the middle of 2014.  You wouldn’t think that would be a problem but you and I both know that we change over time and apparently it was time for some shoe shopping.  I did some homework and finally settled on something and ordered a pair.  I ordered from On Running.

On is a Swiss company and their shoes are not your average run of the mill running shoe.  I was excited and scared to death to run in them.  My first run, a 7 miler, was the first pain free run I’d had since January!  BOOM!  I was sold.   https://www.on-running.com/en-us

Since that first run, I’ve ordered another pair and they should be arriving any day!  Can’t wait to put some miles on them!

I am in taper mode for Grandma’s Marathon right now.  My miles are dropping.  Tomorrow is the longest run I’ll have before race day on June 18.  It’ll be 16 miles.

Our weather is getting seriously toasty (just the way I like it!) but it is a challenge to do long runs in it.  Tomorrow’s run will begin at 3:00 am.  I’m scheduled for the first 11 miles at an easy pace with the last 5 miles as a “fast finish.”  It’ll be a tough workout!  Can’t wait!

MFH (My Favorite Husband) and I have been chatting.  We thought that since we were going to be way up north (Duluth, MN) for Grandma’s Marathon, that maybe we should pop on over to Michigan and meet my #IRun4 buddy, Aiden and his family!  I chatted with Aiden’s mom a bit on FB Msg and it looks like it’s a go!  YAY!!!  So excited to meet Aiden and his family in a few weeks!!!  #IRun4Aiden

Yesterday I had just a small run.  5.5 miles.  While I was gone on my run, MFH and #1 Son left to go fishing.  While they were fishing, I decided to mow.  I peeled off my running stuff and put on some retired running stuff and hopped on the mower.  Three hours later, the yard looked great!

Right when I finished mowing, the guys got back from fishing.  It was too hot for the fish to be biting so they called it a day.  I fixed them some lunch and sat down to rest.  Still hadn’t had time for a shower and man, I’m here to tell you, I smelled.  BAD! I was all gritty from dirt and grass blowing on  me.   Yuck.

Finally, I was getting ready to hop in the shower when #1 Son asked me to go on a drive with him.

What!?!

“Mom, I’m in a hurry.  I told them I would meet them in Corinth in 1.5 hrs.”

Corinth is a 2 hr drive from my house.

“You’re never going to make to Corinth in that amount of time.  You should call them back and switch the time.”

After a bunch of he-said, she-said, he finally told me what was going on.  He was going to pick up a puppy.  He needed somebody to help.  That somebody was me.

I threw on some different clothes because I was still in the nasty mowing clothes and we bolted for the door.

Long story short, we ended up meeting in Tupelo instead of Corinth.  #1 Son got his puppy…and she is a cutie!!!  AND, I didn’t get my shower until close to 9:00 pm.  Hahaha!!!

The only other cute and totally adorable thing that has happened was with Paxton, my pampered, pudgy pooch.  Sunday, MFH made waffles for breakfast instead of the usual pancakes.  Paxton LOVES waffles but I guess he wasn’t in the mood for them or something.

We gave him his leftover waffle and instead of eating it himself, he decided to share it with pink puppy instead.

 

That Paxton, he’s a stitch!  This was his face when he finally figured out that he really WAS on a puppy diet.  He wasn’t impressed.  LOL!!!

I think that’s all the news?  I’ll probably think of something else later on but we’ll close this down.  Happy Running, all!!!