I want to be a loser

Reunion was last night. Good time. Glad I went with friends. Would have been miserable other wise. Reconnected with a friend and hope to continue that friendship.

Felt good, looked good. If I don’t say so myself.

But didn’t feel good today. Not too bad. So I didn’t exercise at all today.

Will try and go for a walk on Monday.

After running 4 miles today I don’t know if I can run further. I guess I will but it seems impossible.

Perfect day for a run. But if the weather gets rainy, which I know it will, I am cutting back my mileage. I can’t imagine running that long in the rain.

I had my facial yesterday. I think I am ready for my reunion. Even though I am still not looking forward to going.

Went for a 3 mile run on Wednesday.
1.5 miles today. Keeping it in the neighborhood till my path is done. Should be done just in time for my 4 mile run on Saturday.

I did my run this morning. 2 miles. In my neighborhood. My path is still shut down. I did start heading out the door and it was raining. Went back in got my rain jacket, and by the time I was back outside it had stopped. Still ran in my jacket. Boy, it is getting cold.
I downloaded 4 new songs for my ipod. Something to keep me moving.

My wish list for my birthday is an itouch. I saw that it comes with the Nike-plus. I would just need to buy the attachment that goes on your shoe. Add that to my list along with the Wii Fit. Diamond stud earrings. I guess what I don’t get for my birthday I can ask for Christmas.

Tomorrow is 3 miles. I have cleaning in the morning then plan to go for my run.
Tomorrow it is my dads birthday. 78. So I am going to go visit him.

I scheduled a facial for Friday. I am splurging. I love facials. And I love the place that I go. I think it will help me get ready for my reunion on Saturday. I found out we are meeting early on Saturday before the reunion to have a couple drinks. I swear that is the only way I am going to walk through that door. Now we have to figure out who is driving. Probably my dh.

I have two running idols.  Mary Decker-Slaney and Steve Prefontaine. 

In today’s paper there was an article about Steve and I had tears by the time I got to the end of it.    This is the kind of article I need to read before each run.  I felt more inspired than ever.  Did I go for a run.  No.  But today was a nonscheduled run day.  I will think of this article next time I run. 
In the article it talks about a necklace his sister came up with.  And she sells it.  So I looked it up.  I liked it, then I saw the price.  Am I cheap?  Or is $60 a lot of money for a necklace.  Something else to add to my birthday list I guess. 

I didn’t run yesterday.  I had to be at work at 8:30 and when I got up at 7 it was raining.  And by the time I got home from work I was in no mood to go out for a run.  Maybe I should have, it would have bettered my mood. 

Today I got up with my daughter, she had to work today.  Otherwise I would have slept in.  For once the cat wasn’t scratching at the door.  And the dogs weren’t whining to go out.   It was raining, but by the time she left it had stopped.  Then I remembered that my path is closed.  So I drove downtown and parked by the river.  And I ran.   It was windy, but not raining.  I did 3 miles.  Will do 40 minutes of something tomorrow. 

Eating has been ok.  Not the best.  I must be PMSing because I am craving chocolate something fierce.  Maybe have a hot cocoa for snack.  It is that time of year. 

I started this week off good. Sunday did the walk, Monday was a day of rest. Monday was no problem. I worked and then dh and I headed to the beach. Plenty of relaxation there. Was really looking forward to the weather. It was hot in town and weather.com said that it was going to be 78 in Lincoln City. Should have known better. We were getting close to the beach and it was like going from a color movie to black and white. It was gray. Cool, but not too bad. But GRAY.
Tuesday woke up and went for a 1.4 mile run. It was supposed to be 1.5 but I was running blind. Just went to where I thought it was .75 and turned and ran back to the hotel. Then when we left for the day, I tracked it and it was only 1.4.
Dh and I went hiking. This is something I wish we would do more. We live in a great area so I was happy to find a trail. 1.5 miles to the falls. Down hill. We hiked down and had fun. Made it all the way down to a suspension bridge. I don’t like those types of bridges but crossed it anyways, looking straight ahead. When I got to the other side I noticed there was a waterfall. If I had looked around while crossing the bridge I would have seen it.
While we were at the bottom there was an older lady walking with her dog. She was on her way back up to the parking lot. Dh and I bet that the older man sitting in the car back at the parking lot was with her. Dh and I walked around a bit and then headed up. About 5 minutes in to our walk back we caught up to this older lady. We could have passed her and just keep on walking but we walked up the hill with her. She had no water, so we shared. Had to stop a few times for her but it was worth it. She was very well traveled and shared a lot of her life story with us. Come to find out she was 82 years old. Her dh is blind and can barely hear. I told her he is the perfect husband. My dh took our picture when we got to the top and she took a picture of us. She was so thankful we walked up the hill with her. Unfortunately my picture didn’t work. I think what made me smile about that day was she was driving a convertible mustang and she did have the top down.

Didn’t eat the best while on vacation. Lots of chowder. Some fresh fruit. Cookies. Shrimp salad.
Wednesday I was to go on a 3 mile run. But it felt so good to lay in bed for the last time before we headed home. Said I would rest Wednesday and run my 3 miles on Thursday, 1.5 miles Friday.

Thursday I woke up and got my running clothes on, opened the door to let the dogs out and hear the sound I dread. RAIN on my awning. So, I took my clothes off and went back to bed. Determined to go for my run after work. After work it wasn’t raining so I put my clothes back on and headed to my path. Path is closed for repairs. Screw that. I took off running. I made it 1.25 miles out, so 1.25 back. Only 2.5 miles, but better than nothing.
Tomorrow I am going to run in my neighborhood. My path should be up and running by next week.

Yesterday I ran 3.5 miles. Early. Had a busy day. Again. Woke up at 7am. Out the door by 7:15. Good run. I love this slow and gradual training. Came home, showered and headed out the door. Had plans with my mom to go shopping for my reunion outfit. Found some cute clothes. My daughter works for a major store and this weekend was family discount days. I took advantage of it. This was one of my best shopping trips too. Things were fitting. Things were on sale and I had money. Can’t get any better than that. I bought a grey pair of slacks, pair of jeans, dress, 2 tops(one fancy for reunion) and a pair of shoes for under $100. And I got $10 to spend the next time I shopped.

Kids had plans last night so dh and I went and saw Ghost Town. I really liked it. That guy is really funny. Had popcorn for dinner. Yogurt for dessert.

Today was the Alzheimer walk. Good to get together with family and walk together for my dad. 2 miles of walking and it took over one hour. So many people.

Tomorrow is a rest day. I will take it.

I just realized I wrote Thursday on Wednesday’s post.  Such a blond I am. 

Ran 1.5 miles today.  Felt good.  Weather cooperated. 

Today I weighed in.  147.5.  Wow.  I thought I was up in my weight.  I was thinking that my last weigh in was 146.  Until I just read the post where it was 149 last time.  That means I am down rather than up 1.5 pounds.  I can tell too.  My jeans are looser.  I can sit on the floor in my jeans and my legs don’t go numb. 

Today was scheduled 3 mile run.  Well, last night we had a friend emergency and I was out until 1:30 am.  Bed and asleep by 2.  Kids were up and going at 6 this morning and I wanted to make their lunches so I got up.  4 hours of sleep.  And I have to work.  So I got myself going and went to work cleaning the house I clean.  Came home and slept for 20 minutes. Showered and got ready.  Had a busy day ahead of me.  No time for a run.  Went and fed my dad.  He ate good and I got a few smiles out of him.    Came home and it was raining.  I hate running in the rain.  But by the time I changed into my running clothes and went to the path it had stopped raining.  So I walked .25, ran 3 miles, walked .25.  I feel so much better after my runs. 

Eating has been good.  Tomorrow is a 1.5 I think I can handle that.  As long as it isn’t raining. 

Dh has stopped running with me.  :(  His knees are really bothering him.  He is talking about joining the gym as a family so he can swim and bike.  I hope we do.  I love taking step classes or any type of group class.  Intimidating walking in that first time though. 

Sunday I am doing the Alzheimer Walk.  Nothing strenuous, it is 2 miles.