Today is going to be a bunch of rambling. I haven’t blogged in a few days and so I think I’ll just hop from one thing to the next trying to catch you up on what’s what.
I am officially in taper mode for the Berlin Marathon AND the Marine Corps Marathon. All of this time, I’ve been multi tasking~training for two marathons at the same time. The Berlin Marathon is September 27 and the Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) is Oct. 25. Seeing as I’ll be traveling and playing tourist in Germany, that’s going to cut into my training for MCM. My coach has me doing just one big taper. My longest run between the two marathons will be a 14 miler. Everything else will be 4, 6, and 8 miles runs.
My cute as a button IRun4 buddy, Aiden, started school last week! He’s getting to be such a big boy. He will turn 4 years old the day before the Berlin Marathon. He gets to ride the school bus! Pretty exciting stuff! His mom sent me a couple of pics of him all ready for school and getting loaded onto the school bus. He’s loving school! Good for him!
This season, I’ve been taking pic of the different stages of the cotton growth. Nobody in his family has ever seen cotton grow! They have enjoyed the pics. It was exciting to get to post the pics of the fluffy cotton finally showing! 🙂
Saturday I passed the 1600 mile mark for the calendar year. As of today I have run 1610.50 miles in 2015. That leaves me with a little shy of 405 miles left to reach my goal of running 2015 miles in 2015. With tapers for three marathons to go this year, it’s going to be a squeaker as to if I will make it of not!
Paxton has fallen in love with his “Pink puppy.” This has always been a favorite toy but lately he hasn’t let it out of his sight! It totally cracks me up seeing him walking around the house carrying it. Last night, he was just sitting in the middle of the living room holding it in his mouth. What a funny boy he is!
I am spending time (for lack of a better way of putting it) getting my head ready for the race in Berlin. During my training I have been lazy and let my mind wander during my training runs instead of focusing on the race ahead. That now has to change. I HAVE to focus on that race. I have to be able to run the entire 26.2 miles without letting my mind wander. This, for me, takes some mental preparation.
Last night I began doing this. I changed my FB profile pic to a race pic from a Half Marathon this past March. In this pic, I was focused. This is my game face. There was a runner ahead of me and I knew I could pass her. It was almost the end of the race but I knew if I worked hard, I could cross the finish line ahead of her. I wasn’t going to win or anything but I set a goal for myself to come in ahead of her. I did. I was content with that. It wasn’t until I saw this race pic a few weeks later that I thought, “Yikes! I sure wouldn’t want to tangle with myself!” Hahaha!!!
So, yes, I’m getting my head in the right spot to do well in Germany. I really can’t focus much on MCM until after I race Germany. Once I cross the finish line in Germany, though, all my thoughts will be turned to the next task, MCM.
Never a dull moment, huh?
Hahaha!!!
Y’all have been so patient will all of the Berlin talk. I found out I got into this race last November! That was a looooong time ago. That means y’all have been listening to this nonsense for the better part of a year! Wow~If you’re still sticking around after listening to me blabber about this for all this time, you’re good friends and I thank you so much. Your support and encouragement all this time has been incredible! Y’all are the best!
Now, leaving running talk and one more cute animal pic:
#1 Daughter’s kitty, Kali, has taken to squeezing herself into this tiny little box for her afternoon naps. I’m telling you, she would need WD-40 and a shoe horn to get herself into this thing! Looks uncomfortable. HA! And with this pic, I’ll let you go. Enjoy your Monday, all! 🙂
