friday a.m.

know all of you are resting for tomorrow...i will be working....so decided to try to do 3 this am and 3 this pm...cause i am a tired puppy this week................hope the run goes well......patti

Wednesday

Ran around the lake...not too good...the morning was beautiful..but it was a little colder than i thought...so my hands froze.....didn't drink enough yesterday...or eat...and the babies just wouldn't quit coming...sometimes i think when it is like that every woman in the world is pregnant............so..anyway that is the reason for my lack of nutrtion yesterday.....and why i know my run was not so good....may go tonight...have company coming..and a work weekend this week...so..i will miss the long run....this looks like the only day that i will get to do more than my jog around the lake......hope your day is good...patti

MONDAY,MONDAY!

UUUUGHHHH....hit the road this morning at 5:30....3 mi..25 min.....me and the gray..just moving around the lake.....no birds no dogs...no people...just me.....perrrrfect.......I am loving this beautiful weather...and if you didn't see the moon last night...you missed out..it was some kinda' fine!
getting kids ready for school...and me ready for work....

great saturday run...!!!

The run was really good this morning....my knees are feeling a little ouchy...but i think that is because i ran more this week...and had way too little rest...but a new day is upon us....and i plan to take a nap and drink plenty of water and then go to a 12 year old's baseball game! And then..who knows what we will do?..............good to see the bloggers out there............later...have a good weekend ....and old smarty Matt...it is bull frogs....yes...I CAN spell....!!!!lol

starry starry night

Gorgeous star studded night sky...and one I felt the need to run under....just 3 miles ...slow and easy...didn't intend to do that tonight but ya'know last night I was talking about drugs or run...well, it was the same tonight...but that road just ran right under me...no dogs out ...but a whole lot of bull frongs by the lake.....

about time for those babies to start coming into this world...full moon and a change in the weather...used to think that was all junk...but now...not so sure...of course ...i haven't done a scientific study or anything....but hey...it makes sense to me...

if you haven't walked outside tonight....check it out...it is beautiful and one more reason..i LOVE this time of year...............plg

ya' know i could be using drugs but nooooooo

NO!!! What do i do...?!..i run.....I RUN AND RUN AND RUN..just like tonight.....the sun going down on the lake....really nice with the light shining just so on it....few frogs starting to chirp...and the fishermen pulling their boats up the dock....by the time i got all the way around the lake the sun was down..and the dogs were out...2 of them on that side...act like they are going to eat me up..and tonight forgot my spray....so talked to them like i was going to eat them...and they moved on..just think they are protecting their territory..because they stop as soon as i get past their mailbox...usually walk by them....

ran 3 and walked 1.5....5:1 thing..works soooo well...i paced myself slowly....(7.5 miles who'd a thought it could really happen..not me)....and listened to the neatest song by nicole mullen...redeemer
"who taught the sun where to stand in the morning..and who told the ocean you can only come this far...and who showed the moon where to hide til evening....whose words alone can capture a falling star...well i know my redeemer lives"......really good stuff.......

I promise to xtrain tomorrow..and rest Friday, Alice...but tonight i needed those dolphins swimming around in my head.....and the run was GREAT!!!....and i feel like a marathoner......thank you, Mark Simpson....

Moving

Changing the fonts...!!....had trouble dragging out of the bed this morning.....have to get moving....so up and at em...the weather is perrrfect...!..just me and the neighborhood dogs...and a few walkers this morning....my 80 year old friend..cheering me up the worst hill in the whole run....telling me about the car he has had for five years with 23,000 miles on it.....said he used to trade cars every 3 yrs but now thinks he may keep this one for 5 more......
well...back to the run...it was good but my left arm is killing me...i have not been weight training like i know i need to....have done a ton of lifting and working in the yard lately......more of that to do this afternoon.....trying to get things done around here....makes me love to look out the window....or be outside.....

I don't know if ya'll are catalog collectors like i am but...there is a pretty good catalog that i got in the mail yesterday....has some of the things that i have seen in a few places....athleta.com ....

rambling on thro the day....have school stuff to do...hope everyone has a good one for my 15 yr. old......plg

Great morning!

What a beautiful morning..!....gray this morning.....pushing me right on around the lake..no walkers...just me and the birds who acted kind of sleepy this time around.....pat, pat, pat.....5:1.....slow but good...mp3 playing toby keith...the list....'start living that's the next thing on my list'.......good song.......................have a good day..!...have time to myself to go to the y today...need to do some weights.....keep on blogging and jogging...plg

WOGGING AGAIN

Couldn't get it together today.....ran and walked 3 miles..not too good.....May have something to do with the diet cokes all day...and going to bed at 1:30.......but did something..so that will have to do for today...needed Alice saying slow down....take it easy.....
..tomorrow is another day.....intend to get up and go for it in the morning(5 miles..)....and work in the yard all day....3 more flats of flowers...and 70 calladiums to plant......need to do it now..while the weather is so beautiful...
hope all of you have good week................patti g.

yep...we are all marathoners...

this was the best day yet...!! great weather....great people..and great run!!! thanks Alice for keeping me on task...the 4:1 things works...except at the end when i had to find the bathroom....i ran on ahead..and almost died going up the hill to Mark's office....hope you all have a good weekend...

she's a super freak..a super freak...super freaky...!!

Rick James....Super Freak...listened to that this morning...coming around the lake so gray...no stars out..no sun.....but cool..and jusssstttt right......up at 4 this morning for no good reason....3miles easy .....as Mark says....5:1ratio....that is...5 run..1 walk....after the other day...i wasn't sure if i might not reverse it...but the road just ran right under me today..wished i had a little more time..could have done more...but may try for tonight..after our baseball game....

my 15 yr. old..going to Orlando to march.....he is excited.....up and at 'em this morning.....at 5.....has everything he needs...check check and check.....gave him extra money..and too many instructions...be the leader.....and who is your leader....?......yep..you got it...HE is....off with a kiss and a hug....into that bad old world....how do you ever prepare them....?......hope you all have a great day...plg

I FEEL LIKE A SSSSLLLLUUUUUGGGGG

Could not get out of bed this morning.....eventually made it around the lake 3 miles....more wog than jog...don't think I ate enough yesterday....and definitely didn't drink...so tonight may run another loop around...and then....today...plan to plant a ton of flowers..that will be my cross train...hopefully tomorrow..i can get a better start...Why do i run better if i start out early....?..it always feels so much better if I start the day off with the run.....the focus is so much better....

.....glad I see some bloggers this morning..I was getting worried....I signed up for Chicago..got my note in the mail yesterday..and i was thinking GREAT...no one is running......Where have ya'll been...!!!!????

welll.....offfff to plant....pink and orange.....and white and purple......love this time of year....!!!!

Saturday Night

Hey to all....wish i had been there today..sure would have been better than what i was doing....which was sitting in the hospital..waiting for doctors...and babies to come.....still didn't see that baby get here....but DiD do one surgery..and found out the schedule for the month....which was nice...half of what we do is hurry up and wait...read a little of the Jeff Galloway book while i was waiting..but cannot concentrate when i know I am responsible for others..so that didn't last long........

Ran 3 miles in 25 min..that is with walk breaks...go figure...i don't know exactly how that works..but it does.......the night is gorgeous out there..and the dogs are gone...and you can just feel the whole neighborhood saying..."AAAAAAHHHHHHHHH"..happy to have the spring weather........

Hope all of you are having a great night....plg

3 more down

GReETINGS....the morning started with me not wanting to get out of bed..may have something to do with me not getting IN it til after 1130...seems my days got longer with the change in time..and it has been 11 or 12 every night for the last few weeks...not happening..makes for a very dull mind.....can't seem to get the diet going either....what are ya'll eating out there...for the big meals..and don't say chicken and salad...need some new stuff......bought salmon to throw on the grill the other day...and forgot about it...duhh.....my kids eat horribly....and it is hard to fix what they like and what i know I need....so you can guess how it ends up....either nothing....or some kind of fast something...yuck....

oh well..enough of that...the run..3 miles...30 min..didn't have it timed to exactly that 4:1 thing..so just ran walked......turned out ok....need to record Alice saying...slow down.....keeps my pace so much better.....

thought i would put some ice on these knees...but didn't...and i am feeling them this morning....have to take some good old advil....and hope that i don't have to run at work all day.....going to a talent show for my 12 yr. old....hope all of you have a good one...plg

Long Run today...

Ran 7 miles...4:1 split....with Alice...we both felt like we could run some more...what a relief!!!!...since there is only 19.2 more to go....!!!..and to think, last year at this time i just wanted to run 5 miles...so THIS in itself is an achievement for me. Friday- Sunday have to work so won't see any of you ...but hope it all goes well...i plan to run 3 tomorrow and Saturday...and then take off Sunday......my knees are saying 'ouch'...hope that is not a bad omen....plg

yep....this weather...is perrrrrfect!!!

well...jogged 6 miles today..of course did NOT do it all at one time....and it may have been more than 6 since i feel like i jogged at least 10 around labor and delivery today....but still....3 this morning...and 3 this evening....me and my pepper spray...and the mp3......super freak...hollywood...celine...bonnie....rascal flats....kelly clarkson...breakaway.....how do you like me now..toby keith....robbin ford....tell me something good....all the way around that shiny lake..no stars tonight...but the cool..so good.......and no traffic........figured out how to get this baseball boy up to speed.........and now..sitting here...drinking some gatorade..and eating walnuts...and don't tell but a little rotel dip that my 15 yr. old had to have tonight.......horrible combined though.....oh well...half nutritious....have a good one....3 miles tomorrow morning..and then..my day off..wednesday....plan to run the long run..thursday....blog and jogging....

Good morning..!

I am saying that because if you are like me...the bed is a good place to be at 5:00 am when the time just changed ...finally drug my sore bod up out of the bed...and hit the street...Thank you, Alice for running with me Saturday...finally felt like i can pace myself. I did the 5:1 thing this time and it was really good. Could hear you saying slow down you have 2 more minutes....and i ran the middle of the road cause i am feeling a twinge in my left leg...yuck...couldn't do the 5 that i planned because have to get my kids to school and at least look at them one time before they head out into the big bad world....may get to go to the y after work...

my thoughts overrode the mp3 and the stars winked at me....the moon just a smudge in the sky...and on the other side of the lake...there is my sun with the the pink and purple line just above the trees....and no rabid dogs out to get me....so..yep..it was good....and it was cool....wore too many clothes....but probably won't have that problem for long.....have a good monday..!!!plg

something is up with this blogging thing

I KNOW I blogged yesterday...cause I was so excited about the run...the whole thing was good...running and eating...Alice and I did 4:1 split..which was perfect for me..AND best of all she kept me from running too fast and wearing myself out .....she also gave me some great talk time..and good advice about the running...thanks alice...hope to see you this week..!!

Haven't done a thing today. I am definitely feeling it...but plan to try to do 5 tomorrow morning....if i can get up ....this clock change is a killer...hope your week is a good one, bloggers...plg