Loooove my fireplace...

In between taking my Mom on shopping sprees to find the best deals in Texas while she's here foe Christmas, I'm spending most of my time off either in front of this or in the kitchen cooking
for the Family, Nana & Ryan are gonna make cookies for the neighbors this morning....and yes....I'm taking a break from training.... I'm going to TRY to do nothing for a whole week!!...:)

Gonna try something new this year, instead of the MS 150 Going to do the Texas tough this year...
The TX TOUGH Tour is a pledge fund-raiser created exclusively to raise money for Children's Medical Center in Dallas.....Plus it's more of a challenge than the 150....:)

Marathon Day...

Did the whit Rock this morning , went well...popped a few anti inflamatories before the start and the Bursitis was bareable for most of the run, gonna work on some strength training for it now. I guess I only have 2 complints about the 08 WR. One, it was a crouded run, dodging runners all the way up to mile 10, and it was too damn hot!!...other than that it was fun as usual and I'll be back next year!

I've started my Tri training, working on my weakest sport right now...swimming. I've recruited a coach for this, a good friend of mine Bruce Smith...He's like a freakn dolphin in the water and is basically RE-teaching me to swim efficiently, anyone can learn to swim but using the correct techniques is the key to speed and not killing yourself in the first leg of a Tri....

I went to see my doc on Friday to see whats up with my leg and...well.here ya have it...

A common spot for bursitis is on the side of the hip. Here a large tendon passes over the bony bump on the side of the hip. The bony bump is called the greater trochanter. Inflammation in the bursa between the tendon and the greater trochanter is called trochanteric bursitis. This problem is common in older individuals. It may also occur in younger patients who are extremely active in exercises such as walking, running, or biking. Not something I need 35 days before the White rock...so...I'm resting for one more week to see if it gets better...hope it does, I've trained awful hard to have this take me out of the race...we'll see.....

DRC Half Marathon was tough this past Sunday, I'm having some joint pain due to a heavy training schedule for the white rock marathon and it's taking a toll....so my time wasn't what I was hoping for, about 15min off, official time of 1:58... Finished 1004th out of 3285 and 123rd out of 247 in my age group....

I have the DRC half marathon tomorrow morning, going to try to beat my best time of 1:51.
feeling good, should be able to pull it off....I'll let you know tomorrow...:)

The training run Sunday went well, 2300 calories, 411g of fat and 46,320 steps later I'm a little sore but ok. Got the DRC half Marathon this Sunday@ White rock, I'm looking to beat my best HALF Marathon time of 1:51....we'll see!

I have my longest training run this Sunday, 23 miles....gonna be a long day...

Ryan's game this weekend, he's becoming a good little baseball player..

Wow, time does fly...Ryan turned 8 last week...

Ok, it's official, I've joined!...I've Got three Triathlons planned for 09......

My next run, November 2. These half's are getting a lot easier, like doing a training run now!

Thanks Nathan for driving the Metro Sag for the ride....

Some of the guys we were riding for...

This aircraft was amazing......

This was the Start to the first Patriot ride put on by Mad Duck this Saturday. Pretty cool to be escorted by an apache helicopter!

Thank you Shannon for publishing my HHH testimonial on the FCS website!

The body does not want you to do this. As you run, it tells you to stop but the mind must be strong. You always go too far for your body. You must handle the pain with strategy .It is not age; it is not diet. It is the will to succeed. Jacqueline Gareau

Click on the image to see my schedule for the next 15 weeks!

This is my next BIG run...December 14.....26.2 baby!

First day of school AND first day of soccer, this field will be
home for the next few months.....

Ryan's first day of 2nd grade went very well...He's growing up fast...

The Texas Hottest Half marathon

First two miles went great, after that…reality started to set in.
Miles 3-6 legs started to feel like lead and it didn’t get any better.
Miles 7-10 my feet felt like bricks…well, come to find out there was a good reason
For that, as I was running, my shoes were filling up with sweat making them 3Xs heavier .
Miles 10-13.1 where just plane brutal. Thighs started to cramp so at this point it becomes a mental game within yourself. Needless to say I survived and came in at 2.05.59…not my best time by a long shot but I was really just going for completion on this one.

Ryan taking over after I took a seriously HOT bath.
He just COULDN'T waste all those bubbles!

Flat and Fast!...not much to look at....12,000 riders behind these guys....

First half of my weekend is over...went very well, fastest time ever! average speed 20.6
tomorrow will be a challenge, I'll know within the first 6 miles if I went to hard on the HHH ride.

Ryan, Katie and Sutton on the cruise.

Ship docked in Cozumel.

Sloppy Joe's bar in Key West, a favorite bar of Ernest Hemingway.

Salmon I made for My Mom while she was here, raspberry chipotle sauce
smoked on a ceder plank...ummmmmmy!

Had fun at the Tour De Goatneck in Cleburne TX this past weekend. This is always a good ride,great rest stops,and some real nice people.

The fans...:)

sunrise at the tour De Goatneck.

Got the "Tour De Goatneck"100K ride in Cleburne TX this weekend, gonna be toasty!

Gonna do this 5K in September, it's chip timed so I'm gonna try to do it under 19 minutes...

Did "OK" in the "Too hot to handle" this last Sat, 29th out of 60 in my age group....wasn't really feeln it I guess...sure lived up to it's name though, it was DAMN hot....

Went to a really cool car show in Shelton WA.
Ryan loved the "old time" as he called them, cars....

My Peeps @ work took me to lunch for my 41st birthday...

Just got back from Dad's cabin in Washington State...

Ryan and I on the tandem Mad Duck let us use, I think we're gonna
get one now...:)

The Fam ride....

Diana and Ryan pose with Chris' Pinarello
This was Diana's first coffee ride, 19 miles, not to bad!

Stopped on the way home from The Duck last night
to skip some rocks at the
lake...looked up and ...well...a very peaceful night.

Father's day...

I had a good Father's day, my son got me a Ipod shuffle (I think he wants my other Ipod)
and this cool T shirt...:)