frogprincess72’s BodyBlog

Sunday I did a really fun Earth Day 5k. It was the first year of this run but it was very well organized and a great course. It was a mix of paved and trail running with steep downhills and steep uphills.. And ya’ll know how I feel about hills! haha.. The weather was perfect (kinda cool with a slight breeze).. My son enjoyed the kids fun run (tho you wouldn’t know it by some of his grumpy mcgrumperson pix) but he enjoyed it when he came in 2nd and made friends with the 1st place kid..

My run started 15 minutes later. Not sure how many runners/walkers there were, but it was small.. MAYBE 150 total.. MAYBE… I usually do city/paved running since Kirby’s passing. I just have trouble getting back on the trails alone. But this was great. I really enjoyed the different terrains on this course. And at the last 0.1 I made my push past one last guy, as did another woman. When he saw the 2 of us passing him he kicked up his speed, but we held him off
So when all was said and done, I finished in 25:11. Not super fast for a 5k but given the fact that I train endurance and not speed I’m ok with it.. AND i forgot my IPOD I was 5th place for all women.. 2nd in my age.. and 26th for ALL runners..

Time to train for my 10K memorial day!

So this past weekend, I went to Portland to visit my family. It was amazing NW weather.. Warm sunshine. The daphne and cherry trees were in full bloom. I was in the City.. I got up Sunday morning and ran my favorite route. It winds me around my old neighborhood, so it’s a run down memory lane, to say the least. I put the IPOD on random shuffle and EVERY song put a little extra pep in my step. And I used that 6 miles to really think.. and here’s what I came up with…….

I’m a city girl. I love being able to walk pretty much everywhere I want to go. And if I can’t, I can hop on a bus (yes, i have actually hopped on a bus) and get everywhere. I love sidewalks. I love curbs. I love the curbs that are all broken up because of the really old tree roots have buckled them. I love running up hill (ok.. maybe not WHILE i’m running up that hill but it is all about the bootay).. I love running up hill in a head wind..I love looking in the mirror after a good run and seeing my bright red sweaty face looking back at me… and i REALLY love that first glass of cold water post run….almost as much as I love that shower

Later that day, we got together at my sis and bro in law’s house for a tandom birthday celebration. It was so fun. My BIL’s a Naturopathic Doctor, and needless to say, we eat HEALTHY when we eat there! haha.. No wheat, dairy, gluten, or soy for us! As I was there, surrounded by all the festivities,  I again, got to thinking… and here’s what I came up with….

 I Love that 11 days shy of my 37th birthday, I’m the closest to knowing who I am.. who I want to be.. and how I will get there.

It was as simple as that…….

So this past weekend, I went to Portland to visit my family. It was amazing NW weather.. Warm sunshine. The daphne and cherry trees were in full bloom. I was in the City.. I got up Sunday morning and ran my favorite route. It winds me around my old neighborhood, so it’s a run down memory lane, to say the least. I put the IPOD on random shuffle and EVERY song put a little extra pep in my step. And I used that 6 miles to really think.. and here’s what I came up with…….

I’m a city girl. I love being able to walk pretty much everywhere I want to go. And if I can’t, I can hop on a bus (yes, i have actually hopped on a bus) and get everywhere. I love sidewalks. I love curbs. I love the curbs that are all broken up because of the really old tree roots have buckled them. I love running up hill (ok.. maybe not WHILE i’m running up that hill but it is all about the bootay).. I love running up hill in a head wind..I love looking in the mirror after a good run and seeing my bright red sweaty face looking back at me… and i REALLY love that first glass of cold water post run….almost as much as I love that shower

Later that day, we got together at my sis and bro in law’s house for a tandom birthday celebration. It was so fun. My BIL’s a Naturopathic Doctor, and needless to say, we eat HEALTHY when we eat there! haha.. No wheat, dairy, gluten, or soy for us! As I was there, surrounded by all the festivities,  I again, got to thinking… and here’s what I came up with….

 I Love that 11 days shy of my 37th birthday, I’m the closest to knowing who I am.. who I want to be.. and how I will get there.

It was as simple as that…….