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H-E-L-L-O weekend!!!!.....

April 3, 2015

It is the weekend!!! Woohoo!!! Easter weekend at that!!! The above picture was the closest thing I could find to a Easter bunny with running shoes! Felt kinda silly searching Pinterest with the words "Bunny in running shoes!" LOL...... but this is cute, right?!?

I did find this "running bunny" to place in my son's Easter basket at Publix tonight! He will love it!! He is very much into running at the moment and always wanting to show me just how fast he can run! He always tells me about the kids at school that he races! Secretly, I am hoping he will continue with the running bug!!!! and for completely selfish reasons!!! Running buddy for me! AND, just maybe a running scholarship?.... Sorry, I tend to get distracted.... here is the chocolate running bunny that I found at Publix......

Cute, right?!?

***every time I see this, I crack up!!! :()

So, tomorrow, I am planning on getting up and getting my run in..... seeing as though my husband and son saw 2 snakes near the path I run, looks like I will be running in doors on the Treadmill!!!!! I would literally sustain cardiac arrest if I came along a snake while running!!!! Sure, you can carry pepper spray to protect against dogs and such, but a snake?!? What the heck do you do?!? (besides have a heart attack?)

My friend that sent this too me today.... I absolutely love it!!! I bet other mom's out there can relate, right?!? HA! HA!

Yeah, my house is a mess!!!! Yes, I was off 3 days this week, but cleaning my house was not very high on my priority list! LOL!:)

Another thing not on my priority list was cooking dinner..... so Texas Roadhouse take out was it!!!! Grilled bar-b-que chicken, sweet potato, and salad!!!! Oh yes, please! It was delicious! And, the fact that I did not have to cook, made it even better!!! And trust me, my husband and son were completely ok with dinner tonight!!! Win! Win!

YUM! YUM!

YUM! YUM!

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So, do you just simply say the heck with cleaning the house or cooking?....

Are you ready for Easter? Any lil ones awaiting the Easter bunny?.....

Is there ever anything that deters you from outside? Weather? Dogs? Snakes perhaps?!?...

Have a GREAT evening and cheers to the weekend!!!!......Until later.....





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Watchless!!!!! 😬So, this morning, I took my @garmin ⏱off the charger and it said, “100%”.... when I attempted to hook to a satellite, my watch turned off!! 😳 I tried to turn garmin on and NOTHING!!!! Uggh!! What to do 🤷‍♀️, what to do? I tried to bring up the Nike app, but I have not used it in forever! And, after many updates, I had no idea how to even get it started.....so, watchless it would be! Saw the coach that designs my training plans, and his input was, “you may run fearless today.” I toed the line, and before I knew it, I was off! Strangely, I felt a sense of freedom! Not once did I feel tense in my shoulders like I usually do.. there was no looking at watch and thinking “running too fast” or “have to pick up pace”... and, there wasn’t any repeated math calculations in my head.... I was left to simply just run! It was liberating, and I came in 2-3 seconds of a pr... no official time, but I think the clock said 22:39 or 22:40.... may ditch the watch more often 😉
13 years today.... glad this man is at my side going through this life journey! He makes me want to be a better person.... 💍😍 #mytimerunner #married #marriedlife #family #anniversary #soulmate
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Pics 📸from the 5k 🏃‍♀️Saturday.... (slide) .... this is probably the best race picture I have ever had.... usually I look like I am dying.... I don't even remember purposely smiling.... actually, truth be told, I was laughing as I came across because there was a lady screaming like crazy motivating words as we cross the finish line🏁. She was the best cheerleader 📣ever!!!! I did a cool down mile afterwards and when I came back stopping short of the finish line, she had forgotten I had already crossed the finish line.... she was yelling, "don't give up! You are almost there!" Then, someone told her I was first female and she started to laugh hysterically!!! This race was a great deal of fun... even with feeling mentally tired from a hectic week.....
Life! This week has been all out of sorts with hurricane Irma ..... everyone out of routine, out of power, some with home damage, linemen working non-stop, etc. Despite all that, life goes on! There is still school, work, etc. It was truly an exhausting week.... not complaining, but telling the truth. I speak for everyone! It was a challenging week of reminding self to be thankful things weren't worse, to try to stay positive, to think of those who had it and still have it much worse, and pushing self to stay on training schedule. Today, on training plan was either a 5k or max run..... friends registered for a local 5k motivated me to run the 5k. Now, I am going to keep it real..... when my alarm went off this morning, I did not want to get up and go run! I was tired! The week has definitely caught up with me.... but, knowing my friends were going to be at 5k gave me the motivation to get out of bed and lace up my kicks! I ran my warm up mile and felt ok.... then, I toed the start line and it was a go! Now, I am going to sound like I am contradicting myself..... I had a good run that felt like a blah run.... let me explain... again, keeping it real... 5k with official time 22:50 (as per event)... garmin stated 3.05 miles at 22:51 (7:29 average pace) with mile splits: 7:21, 7:36, 7:32. It was a small race and I was actually first female in the 5k. It truly was a good run. However, not going to lie, after the first mile, I actually thought about stopping and just hanging it up.... no, my legs were not tired... physically, I felt great... but, I was mentally tired (judge if you like... call me weak minded, but if I am honest, I am mentally exhausted.... however, I am not a quitter... in my mind, I was yelling at myself saying "suck it up buttercup!" Kept telling myself body felt good, and that I was just mentally weak!!! Yes, I was fighting in my brain.. lol... but, I kept the push! Oh, and the good ole South Georgia humidity is back!!!!!! None-the-less, i kept the mental push in my head for the entire 5k.... I was pleased with my time. I was glad to be finished with the run! Another run checked off the training schedule and miles in the bank!!! Looking forward✌️😘
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Hurricane Sunday = Long Run Day! With historic storm Irma on her way, I debated whether to run outside or face the treadmill (AKA Dreadmill).... well, I thought 🤔, Irma is just now hitting south florida and Jim cantore is no where to be found in South Georgia.... soooooo, yeah! Damn straight! I am going to RUN!! 🏃‍♀️I mean, gotta get the long run in prior to Irma getting here tomorrow! Plus, kinda calmed the nerves from the approaching storm and expected power outages and such.... Also, I have a goal to PR in the RNR Savannah half marathon in Nov!!! Anyway, long run was awesome! No humidity! Breeze entire time and slight sprinkle rain..... seriously felt great entire time!!!! I managed the 13 miles on training plan at an average ➡️ 9:25 pace with mile splits as follows: 9:58, 9:29, 9:30, 9:17, 9:35, 9:04, 9:21, 9:32, 9:19, 9:15, 9:27, 9:13, 9:17. Now, to pick up last minute things, get a shower, a settle in for the approaching storm.... stay safe folks!!! Xoxo😘
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Full Marathon-3/5/2016 time 4:30:39

Half Marathon 02/5/17 1:48:59

10K 09/17/16 time 54:19

5K 2/11/17 22:38

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