Day 12 - good morning!

good morning....Tim went too! 30minute walk/run in the neighborhood - up and down the close streets! bundled up....cause weatherman said it was cold....bundles felt good---but wasn't too bad actually! watched the sun come up'ish....... gotta go----have Firefighters Fair committee meeting this morning before work!

Day 10 - 25minutes!

it's Monday - it was cold this morning - so I waited for my run until after work........glad I did! it was a beautiful afternoon and the fresh air after a long day was just what I needed! left from work and ran over to the Publix/Stein Mart shopping center---and around there some.........then picked up my car........got new brakes at Smith's Auto Sales!

Day 8 - Saturday long run

2nd week starts with 4 miles on the schedule....it was such a beautiful morning----I left the house about 6:50am.....ran towards FD#3 to meet Tim as he was getting off work..........it worked! he met me at about 4.5miles out!

Day 6 - Thursdays are TEMPO RUN day

yep! 1 mile warm-up; 2 minutes hard / 2 minutes easy for 1 mile; 1 mile warm-down....... that's what this work-out was like! Actually.....Tim and R2 came with me to Riverside Park....Tim's knee wasn't feeling so great---so he walked the whole way.... R2 tried to do the "tempo" w/ me...mostly he did (!!!)....but when he couldn't anymore----he still watched the tempo-time w/ Uncle Tim's watch and yelled out the time for me. You wouldn't think 2 minutes is a long time---but schwew....it is...when u'r running at full blast! Don't laugh---my "full blast" is probably not what your "full blast" is....but I'm trying! We actually did the warm-down down by the river....wow---you wouldn't believe the stench of the dead fish.......from tiny bait fish to very large snook.......dead on the shore from the cold.......not good.......... finished up the evening w/ dinner at TooJay's with Shanna! GREAT WORK-OUT!!!

Day 5 - JUST DO IT!

yes...small steps....make all the difference! this morning left the house at 6:28am'ish.....thought it would be warm out---but came back in tho for my thermal....was "cold" and windy! glad I got up and went! it's beautiful out and a great way to start the day! since this is the beginning of the training plan----today was another short run.....25minutes or so!

and......this morning wayyyyyy early......I finished all thank-you notes to my wonderful LLS contributors!!!! nice to have them appreciated properly!!!!!

Day 4 - marathon training

so.......don't tell anybody - I decided this morning to NOT go for my short run....schedule called for 25minutes only ---- I thought it thru thoroughly...I did! Figured I could "run" home from work in plenty of time to get a quick shower and then get to Grayson's jazz band concert at VBHS/PAC.................well----that was a grand plan..........until I got to work and reviewed my "calendar" for the day and was promptly reminded about a 5:15pm Cancer Society meeting that I was hosting-----------so guess what....no "run" today...........Spaghetti Dinner is planned tho----March 6th, Elk's Hall........mark your calendar!

long and short of it is this............all training must be done in the morning before work.....MUST BE........period, end of story! have too many other fun things to do in the evenings!!!!!

by-the-by........sometime in the last year or two......Grayson has become quite the SAX player! I knew she was playing......but didn't quite "get it" to realize how REALLY GOOD she and her group are!!!!! fabulous---simply fabulous!!!

Day 1 - Alaska marathon training has started

Saturday, 1/30/10....marathon training has officially started! thank goodness it was a beautiful FL day.....I left at about 7:30am from Young Park and made my way to South Beach Park and back........was a great run.....slow and great! Can u make out my trail?!!!!!