I spent the long weekend up in NJ visiting my family.
I left early Saturday morning and made it to my grandmother's by 9:30...just in time for breakfast! While the French toast was delicious it didn't exactly make me want to run that am. Lunch set me back further as did the red velvet cupcakes /homemade saltine candy that my sister/cousin were cooking up. Sometimes you need to just put food and family first! I felt like I ran though as I spent most of the afternoon in running tights and wicking shirts but eventually put them to use in cleaning the horse stalls with my dad.
Sunday morning I offered to cook brunch for my family so Guya and I made an early-morning run to the grocery store for supplies. I made 2 quiches (ham/mushroom and spinach bacon), fruit salad and some cinnamon rolls and still managed to get in a short 3 miles. Better than nothing! The really nice thing about running at home is the quiet. I was out for 30 minutes and only saw 4 cars in addition to a couple of deer, a fox and a few squirrels. It was a gorgeous, cold day and I am definitely glad I put in the effort.
Three miles is a start. I am still very wary of 26.2 in the distant future but I know I can do it. I just need to keep thinking of my mom and her strength. We spent much of Monday sorting through her closet/drawers which was extremely difficult. No matter how much you tell yourself "it's just clothes" it really is quite personal. Seeing things that she wore at particular events was the toughest part. I managed to pick up a fee things to hold on to which I hope will eventually bring some comfort, including a Nike pullover and a Lilly Pulitzer breast cancer awareness scarf that I plan to carry with me in Chicago. Ultimately I know that it is not the clothes that will make me remember her but it helps to have the little piece in my life.
I left early Saturday morning and made it to my grandmother's by 9:30...just in time for breakfast! While the French toast was delicious it didn't exactly make me want to run that am. Lunch set me back further as did the red velvet cupcakes /homemade saltine candy that my sister/cousin were cooking up. Sometimes you need to just put food and family first! I felt like I ran though as I spent most of the afternoon in running tights and wicking shirts but eventually put them to use in cleaning the horse stalls with my dad.
Sunday morning I offered to cook brunch for my family so Guya and I made an early-morning run to the grocery store for supplies. I made 2 quiches (ham/mushroom and spinach bacon), fruit salad and some cinnamon rolls and still managed to get in a short 3 miles. Better than nothing! The really nice thing about running at home is the quiet. I was out for 30 minutes and only saw 4 cars in addition to a couple of deer, a fox and a few squirrels. It was a gorgeous, cold day and I am definitely glad I put in the effort.
Three miles is a start. I am still very wary of 26.2 in the distant future but I know I can do it. I just need to keep thinking of my mom and her strength. We spent much of Monday sorting through her closet/drawers which was extremely difficult. No matter how much you tell yourself "it's just clothes" it really is quite personal. Seeing things that she wore at particular events was the toughest part. I managed to pick up a fee things to hold on to which I hope will eventually bring some comfort, including a Nike pullover and a Lilly Pulitzer breast cancer awareness scarf that I plan to carry with me in Chicago. Ultimately I know that it is not the clothes that will make me remember her but it helps to have the little piece in my life.
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when i started, i couldn't even run 3 miles! don't worry, you'll make it!! :) -lauren
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