Grunt Run 2011

Yesterday was my Grunt Run, it was my second "mud" run and it was so much fun. I was reminded of how much I love trail running, and that I really didn't mind all the mud and dirt while I was running.
I have to say this run was pretty hard on me, from the start I was off I just get into a good rhythm to run. It was hard to run the first 1/2 mile and from there on I just couldn't keep up with Aaron. The last mud run we did I was able to keep up for the first 3 miles than I was done running in sand was HARD. This race was all in the woods and on trails, no sand just mud, but man I was tried, I have been fighting a head cold and haven't been feeling well at all this week.
Either way I was in it either I liked it or not, I was thinking as I ran "what did I get myself into" I have marines "helping me stay motatived" so I didn't fall behind, they actually weren't so bad until the very last obstacle which was two sand hills I made it up the first one got to the top of the hill and thought I was going to lose my cookies, but still went running down the sand and than I hit that wall of my body saying THIS IS ENOUGH I walked to the next hill while I walked I heard "THIS RACE ISN'T FOR WALKING, RUN I BETTER SEE YOU RUNNING, RUNNING NO WALKING, RUN" I didn't look at them I just made it up the hill and wanted to die.
My hip was cramping and I could only run for a little bit and I could see the finished line, I had two very great ladies behind me who kept me going. "come on blue you can do it" they kept saying to me, I finished with them, at 1 hour and 17 minutes, not wanted I wanted to do but better than my last mud run.
I did well made it to the finished felt great to finish and have Aaron waiting for me. My ankle is now swollen and hurts and I am sure I will have other injuries from running. I already have shin splints which I still have, heel problems and now I dealing with a rolled ankle. But that is another reason why I run.
I run races to feel great after my run, I run races because I feel alive and free from life, I run races because it's just for me, I run races because I LOVE IT!

I need to go running

This week I wanted to run, and run at times run away from the craziness of my family, but I am the Mommy and I can't do that. But I can go running at night. I have tried many times to wake up before Aaron leaves and start my morning out running, but let's face it I am not a morning person and I just can't function later in the day if I am up to early.

I actually love running at night, I am able to realse all the stress from my day and just run. If I ended up yelling to much at my kids are yell just because I can let that stress go. I love to feel the strength I get from running and renewing me, to know that tomorrow is a new day and I can run my frustration away. I put on my music take Rusty with me and away I go, he is a good day he will run with me about a mile and that is all he can do. I am hoping that by the time his Mommy comes back he will be running more than just a mile.

This week has been hard Monday was a holiday and we taught our kids about service work and did some service for another family in Aaron's office. Than on Tuesday Kodi came home early from school with an ear ache and I came down with a cold. I am not feeling 100% at all, in fact I am able to go for about 2 hours and than I crash. I wanted so badly to go running last night but I just couldn't do it. I am hoping maybe tonight I am able to do a little we will see, how I am feeling.

This Sautday is our Grunt Run and I really did want to keep up my running for it, but it just doesn't look like that is going to happen. But I know I will be able to finish and I can't wait. Aaron talked to the Man in charge yesterday and this is a small race not alot of peopl have signed up and there is going to be alot of mud I can't wait. He said they got the his truck stuck in the mud. I am super excited for this race!

My new goal is to run or bike with my two boys at home while Kodi is at school 3 times a week. Now I just need to get in the habit of going right after I drop Kodi off and go running, so far I have found a pretty good trail here and it's 8 miles in so if I were to actually do the whole trail that is 16 miles. I will work my way to that much. I just want to be able to run a whole 5k and not walk any. I almost did that for the Disney Family 5k, but it's a goal I need to keep working at. I LOVE RUNNING

How I became a Mom who runs

I have been trying to figure out why I run and as I am running I realize I run because this is the only time during my day that NO ONE is bothering me. I can listen to what kind of music I want, I can have pure SILENCE. I feel so much better about myself and my shrinking waist line.
As my feet hit the pavement there is a feeling of accomplishment that I am actually doing something just for me.
I started running in February, I was home in Minnesota for my youngest son's surgery and my family was doing the Lucky 7, they wanted me to join and I thought why not, why not try a 7k. I started training the next day. I knew when I had children I need to find some "Me" time but so far it wasn't happening, until now. I love being able to drop my boys off at the childcare at the club and just go and run. I started off slow with mileage and built up. I than hit a roadblock with shin splints, finally got myself actual running shoes and took a week off and was than back to running.
I finished my 7k in under and hour and loved the feeling as I crossed the finished line, since that race I have done two 5k's a 8k and a half marathon relay, which we just finished 11 days ago. That was my goal for the past 8 months we ran the Wine and Dine Half Marathon down at Epcot and loved it. We started our morning with the family 5k which my boys sat in their strollers and we ran through Animal Kingdom, that was a great race didn't even feel like the 3.2 miles it was great. I wish I had timed myself but I didn't either way I did it. That evening my husband and I than ran the half marathon relay where I ran 4.8 miles and he ran 8.3 miles, I was sore and my shins where hurting I finished that race 2 minutes over my goal, but it was still a great race. I now want to run the another Disney Half Marathon and actually do the 13.1 miles.
Our next Race is the Grunt ran on Saturday and I can't wait, 5 miles of craziness with marine drill instructors "coaching" you on! I can't wait.
I run because it makes me a better Mom, I run because I feel better about me, I run because it shows my boys how to live a better life and he healthy. I run because I want to, I run just because I want to