we're tapering.............

so Saturday was fun.....I had decided it would be a morning for just a short-short bit of exercise....so I slept in....... had my runnin' shoes on by 7:40am'ish..... it was a beautimous morning...... then my fone rang!!! what a treat....good friend Yvonne and I got some good quality time in and chatted and chatted..........while I walked and walked! and so by then I had reached the 17th street bridge....and decided to call nephew Conor......he didn't answer----but walk on I did! got to his Nana's house and woke him up....and away we went - to South Beach.......played in the surf some w/ nephews R2 and Roger, and MeeMaw too............then Conor and I walked back to his house!!!! Kristy took me home---she was ready for a "Dunkin break" anyway....and boy was I glad.....11+ miles later!!!!!




and then came today - we're tapering (thank you CoachJoe!).....so that means I only had 16 miles on the agenda for today! you know the routine
....3:15am....snooze.....oatmeal....snooze....ibuprofen.....grease up and get dressed! out the door/drive-way by 4:3oam! what a georgeous moon this morning! did you see it?!!! wow!!! stayed in the neighborhood....just cause I could......today - works out pretty good......from our driveway to 20th - 1mile..........easy to calculate! out-and-back and out-and-back and so on...! about mile 11 I was getting a little bored....so did some looping around's............worked out great!!!! just about the time I was finishing up........got to talk to Linda----and wish her a most fab day in O-town at the show!!!!! averaged about 11.5minutes/mile.......not too bad.... I'm wondering tho----will this humidity help us out in Alaska?!!!!!!!!!!!! here's hoping!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so that's how I started my day........it got better from there..............breakfast w/ the newphews.....then 5th grade graduation/celebration for Robbie2-----------wonderful day!!!

here's to you all----thanks as always for your support------- did I tell you? part of my "virtual" Leukemia Team was in San Diego this weekend----the Rock-n-Roll marathon was yesterday.......that was my first marathon.....12 years ago! I know they had fun......and many thanks to them too for all their hard work and fund-raising efforts!!!!!!!!!!

thanks R2 for the run this evening!

was a good workout.....3.51miles from the mapmyrun.com site! you did good---and I appreciate your "coaching"!!!!! and wasn't it fun taking Terri a treat?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xoxoxoxoxo

encouragement.....

thanks JenS for the encouragement! yes indeed---u'r a grand mentor and I appreciate you so much! I had planned on doing my training run Sunday morning...so when I got your email Saturday afternoon....and learned that you and Joyce had done 22 already-----well.......I knew then that I too would do more than the 20 that was on CoachJoe's schedule for the week!

Sunday morning came w/ lightening and much rain........so----back to bed I went (I knew I had Memorial Day still to get done!)...........

Monday came - 3:15am the alarm alarmed! I said a quick good-morning to Tim and headed out to the couch.... then snooze I did as usual..... 3:45am----oatmeal was in the microwave! all the other rituals took place....you know what they are! 4:40am----out the door and away I went..........beautiful morning......cool'ish and a light breeze.........was glad I waited til Monday!!!!! check out the map.......I've not done so much zig-zagging and zag-zigging before! but wanted to get some extra variety in and just a tad bit more mileage.....some beachside travel (o the sunrise was amazing!), 4 bridges, some rocks along the railroad tracks and then decided to turn down Uncle Bruce's road to see if he might be outside....if I had figured right....that would put me at almost 22miles-----he was and we had a great chat while I cooled down............and I was reminded again why we're all doing what we're doing and have a couple more names to add to my t-shirt!!!!!

21.5 miles later - I thank you Jen and thank you everybody else for your encouragement and support-----together we will make a difference and win this battle.................

listen to your coach....that's what I learned this week!

what a beautiful day Sunday was-----I left the driveway about 5:40am.....a little later than I should have....but still----o.k.! an ever so slight breeze...birds starting to awaken and chirp....a very few cars moving around.....and DoughBoys lights were on and smellin' up the neighborhood already! yes---a beautiful morning! from the house, I made my way up to the 17th Street bridge and around the bridge-loop two times.....then uptown and back home along the railroad tracks!!!

we're getting close to June 19th......thank you all for your support.......amazing you are!!! I have a new tshirt for this weekend's 20mile'r! I'll have to take a pic and show you!!!! xoxoxoxoxo

Sunday's run!

Sunday's run was great...it was! and I made good time....4hrs---20miles......not bad.......could be faster.......but not bad - still have a month to try to speed it up a bit!!!! Left the driveway at 5:40am (Morgan--that better?!) .....went around the beach----did an "out-and-back" loop....means I did 4 bridges........hope that's enuf for AK!!!!! AND I tell you all again....THANK YOU for your support.....surely couldn't be doing this without you and your encouragment!!!!!!

and speaking of "time".......I had such a wonderful time on Saturday with my Mom and Dad at the Aligator Farm in St. Augustine.....now that was FUN!

I ran like a Mother!

indeed I did!

so Ky called me yesterday wondering why I've not been running.......well---I have been, but hadn't "posted" lately!!! so...here I am this morning.....blogging!!! tee hee hee!!! discovered too that last week's post was stuck in "draft"---check it out...really----I had pic's last week!!!

did about the same routine this week - alarm went off 3:15am....snoozed for a bit....had oatmeal....left the driveway about 4:35am! beautiful morning...simply beautiful.... made my way over the 17th Street bridge and around the Barber Bridge and back over the 17th Street bridge..... 2nd time was a charm I must tell you.........sunrise was incredible.....big pink sun rising over the Atlantic Ocean.........(sorry I didn't take my camera this week----most sorry!)......but I did call Tim and get a grand GOOD MORNING..........checked out the beach, turned around and headed back over the 17th Street Bridge (that made 4 bridges this morning!) and home! what a way to start Mother's Day!

Looking forward to the rest of the day.....HAPPY MOTHERS DAY to everybody.......LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!

Saturday - day92 - 18miles and beyond!!!

it was an amazing day indeed - so let me tell you a little about it..................alarm clock went off the first time at 3:15am........yes--I like to hit SNOOZE!!! by 3:45am I got up and fixed some oatmeal and ate it by 4:20am or so.........was out the driveway by 4:40am with my trusty snack/drink/camera belt wrapped around me! the morning was still (no wind---can u believe?) until I got to the 17th Street bridge......then.......the wind helped me along the rest of the way over to the beach and up A1A past JI and past Wabasso Beach Road....and finally to north Jungle Trail! yep---and then there was my knight in his white chevy chariot!!!!! thank goodness....Tim picked me up and had a banana and towel waiting for me!!! we headed for a quick breakfast, got home quick for a shower and .............. grabbed Shanna----headed to Lakeland for Brittany's graduation from Florida Southern! what a treat....we got to share dinner with her family....way grand!!!!! so then it's about 6pm....I called Diane to see how Lauren and the IRSC girls softball team were doing in the state championships......by chance, they were playing in Auburndale.........well----they were in the 2nd inning of their 3rd game of the day........... you guessed it......we high-tailed it over there and got to see the rest of the game!!!!!! fabulous---simply fabulous!!! what a grand day........ and all along---I was counting my blessings and being very grateful to everyone who has supported LLS and is supporting and encouraging me along this journey......THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!