Go Girls on the Run -- hope it is a blast.

 

 

 Thanks Perry!  It WAS a blast.   The weather was almost too crazy.   We had sideways freezing rain in our face and then about 10 minutes into the run. it started snowing.   I mentioned this on FB but Darby was super pleased with her race and so was I.   She didn't walk and the course was fairly hilly, not to mention the weather.  Tons and tons of girls running.   She kept saying, " I can do this"  over and over.   It was awesome.  

Good job on those 5Ks boys.   Sounds like you had a smoking fast run, Gloria.   Guess I shouldn't wimp out on my 10 miler tomorrow just because there's 4 inches of snow on the ground.

Today I saw a woman pushing a girl to run to the finish of our JB 5K. It made think of how I suppose there is probably a delicate balancing act between encouraging and pushing too hard, between eliciting the kid's will, teaching them perseverance, and yet not burning them out by pushing too hard.   It's great that your daughter wanted to keep pushing, and that she could get through *snow*. As Bugs said, lots of adults wouldn't persevere through that

We got lucky -- the rain stopped before the kids or adults runs began, and we only got sleet later, not snow at all.

Lots of nice 5k's out there for our group! Kimmie, I'm probably one of those adults who would've bagged it. Good job for your daughter to get out there and thrive in it. 

Bryan, your times are dropping nicely!

Bugs, awesome run for you yesterday! Almost more miles than degrees!

I got out there yesterday and ran 10.3 while DS2 and his friend were doing some soccer stuff at the student rec center. Nice to run on mostly well-plowed bike paths. I didn't think I'd go 10, was thinking 7 or 8, but hey... I had the time, the temps were good (about 10-12F) and the footing was good. So, that's my longest run since late October. Nice to see a double digit run again, even if one of the digits is a 0. Not sure what I'll do today, but I might (just might) break 30 for the week. 

40 miles on the bike today.  2 hours of uphill,  30 minutes downhill.

2 miles of road was being resurfaced, and rough as all get out.  If I had any fillings in my teeth, they probablyl would have fallen out.

Rode with 1 old friend and 2 new friends.  One of the newbies crapped out at mile 28.  We left him at a Carls Jr, rode back to Jeffs, got the other guys car and went back to get him and his bike.  He is fine,  his quads just arent ready for 20 miles of uphill yet.

You ran 10 on Saturday and didn't feel it?   I hope you can get it figured out quickly.  Will you go to a Dr. for it or just rest and ice?

Would anyone like to do the weight loss thing again?   I need to lose 10 pounds, for sure.  I think just being accountable to other people will help me.  I really don't want to do anything too complicated, just report in on food and weight or something.

Didn't run yesterday-  was a baby about the snow and ice.  I need to get over that.  It's mostly clear now on the roads, so I will head out later today.  

Perry- you were commenting on a woman pushing her child to finish the 5K.  I think this is a tricky area.  The biggest thing I tried to keep in mind, is that I want both of my daughters to like running, not hate it.  I probably could have pushed Darby to run a little faster on Saturday, but again, I was super happy that she wasn't complaining about the weather and ran the whole thing without a walk break.  She did say wanted to walk after we got to the top of a hill and I said, "Oh no.  You don't need to walk now.  We're at the top!"  Trying to smile and be positive about it, and not too harsh.    I think it's amazing how the younger you are, the less the weather seems to bother you.  What's that about?  We just get old and cranky and cold?     Kids are like, YAY!!  It's snowing!!!   And adults are like, Where's the Starbucks?