19 weeks ago I started a training program to complete a 1/2 marathon (13.1 miles) for my big 4-0 milestone birthday that is looming around the corner. If I get a crazy idea like this when I turn 50, somebody please stop me. It was a lofty goal that I thought was attainable with enough training. However, I didn't take care of my aging body like I should have, I think. I didn't take stretching seriously enough... and I probably should have dropped a few pounds before taking on a challenge like this. There are lots of what ifs, but the fact is, I am probably too injured to run the race tomorrow.
About 3 weeks ago, I got some knee pain after a short run and since then I haven't been able to run without pain in my knee. Oh, I've tried, but I can only manage about a mile before it signals me that I should stop. So for tomorrow, the race that prompted all this training, I will probably end up walking most, if not all of the 13 miles. :( A bit of a shattered dream, but it's okay. The whole idea was to see if I could even run this distance and in my last good training run I did 12.35 miles... I will think of that day as my half marathon day.
Tomorrow morning, we are boarding the beast (my neighbor's car) and heading up to Denver at 6:30am for the race. Since I'll be walking the majority of it, a couple of my friends who weren't going to do the race might end up doing it after all. This way, I'll have some walking buddies. It'll be the first 1/2 marathon for 4 of us, so I am excited to have some good friends join me. After the workout, we'll indulge without guilt some birthday cake, yummy food and drinks before hitting the nightlife in Denver. I'll check back in after the weekend with pictures and stories to tell.
Friday, November 12, 2010
LEGO Creation
Here's Priya's contribution:
"You know, you don't always need to use a wheelchair for leg disability, you can always catch a ride!"
"You know, you don't always need to use a wheelchair for leg disability, you can always catch a ride!"
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Candy Wrappers
That Sanjay is sneaky and he's a sweet freak... the combination at Halloween can be surprising.
Last year, Daddy caught him in a corner opening candy and stuffing them in his mouth. I think he thought since his back was to the kitchen he wouldn't be seen, but nonetheless he was caught and punished. Less than a week later, if I remember correctly, I was cleaning Priya's room and found a pile of wrappers in her closet. I re-assembled them for this picture:
A month later, I was vacuuming the living room and found this behind the humidifier:
This little boy gets away with so much more than his sister. Then again, he does push the limits whereas she tends to play it safe. In any case, I'm wondering where I'll find his droppings of evidence this year. :)
Anxiously looking forward to the next few weeks of housecleaning.
Last year, Daddy caught him in a corner opening candy and stuffing them in his mouth. I think he thought since his back was to the kitchen he wouldn't be seen, but nonetheless he was caught and punished. Less than a week later, if I remember correctly, I was cleaning Priya's room and found a pile of wrappers in her closet. I re-assembled them for this picture:
A month later, I was vacuuming the living room and found this behind the humidifier:
This little boy gets away with so much more than his sister. Then again, he does push the limits whereas she tends to play it safe. In any case, I'm wondering where I'll find his droppings of evidence this year. :)
Anxiously looking forward to the next few weeks of housecleaning.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Persons In Costumes
Sanjay, while recently trying to convince Priya that what she saw wasn't real, said to her "No, they're just persons in costumes". I've been saving it up to use on this Halloween blog post.
Here we are tonight on the way out the door for some friendly trick-or-treating:
Sanjay is Anakin Skywalker, Priya is a black cat, and I am the State Recorder Player Champion.
Unfortunately, all the spookiness of Halloween has gotten into Priya's head. While Sanjay sleeps peacefully in his own bed, Priya has called me back into her room enough times that I'm fed up with her at this point. Bartee is now in there spewing a nice little bedtime story to take her mind off the persistent thought that someone is going to jump out from behind her and scream. The last thing she needs is another late night... the lack of sleep is probably contributing to the nightmares. I suspect one of us will end up sleeping with her again tonight.
Here we are tonight on the way out the door for some friendly trick-or-treating:
Sanjay is Anakin Skywalker, Priya is a black cat, and I am the State Recorder Player Champion.
Unfortunately, all the spookiness of Halloween has gotten into Priya's head. While Sanjay sleeps peacefully in his own bed, Priya has called me back into her room enough times that I'm fed up with her at this point. Bartee is now in there spewing a nice little bedtime story to take her mind off the persistent thought that someone is going to jump out from behind her and scream. The last thing she needs is another late night... the lack of sleep is probably contributing to the nightmares. I suspect one of us will end up sleeping with her again tonight.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
LEGO Creations
Inspired by the website a LEGO a day, the kids have decided to participate in making their LEGOs come to life. They will create the scene and give me a caption, then I'll post it here to share. This first one is from Sanjay:
"If you take a person on a building, he might fall off."
"If you take a person on a building, he might fall off."
Sunday, October 10, 2010
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