The countdown to the weekend is officially on! We have quite a lot going on this weekend-it should be fun!
1)One Mister Ricky Bates will be making the trip from Connecticut to Texas for the weekend. I hope he's ready for the heat! The night he arrives he might get dragged to a movie :) We've become those people who see a movie every weekend.
2) My Goal Race, the July 4th 5K/10K at White Rock Lake is on Saturday morning. I ordered a running shirt I hope gets here in time-it says, "Running is a unnatural act, except from enemies and to the bathroom." It's funny because it's true :)
Side Commentary: My last post about running was really crotchety-my snark was more bitter than funny! And, I am SOMEWHAT feeling better about the whole thing. Last Saturday morning we ran 3 miles (instead of just a timed run) and we started off running right away. I was a little scared of that-but I ended up running the most I ever have. I was still pretty slow-close to 14 or 15 minute miles-but I only had to take brief walking breaks. And the first was close to a mile in-which sounds kind of lame-but is kind of a big deal for me. I was a little sick at the end of it-but after chugging down gatorade and water-I started to feel better. I was so proud of me! And, I'm feeling much better about the 5K this weekend! (Side Note-One of the coaches asked about my joining the run/walk group of the half marathon training-I said probably not-but she said that she is the pace leader for the 15-16 min mile group adn that they start with 1:1 run walks, then slowly build. This is different than the Couch to Half that they're doing-she said they're doing a full run all the time training-which the coach and myself agreed was terribly unreasonable for a "couch" group. I probably won't do either one-but it was still nice to know an alternate exists).
3) John Russell Bates will also be coming down to Dallas from Stillwater, OK for the weekend with his girlfriend, OBU Julie (Since Charlie found out she went to school there-that's how he refers to her :)). After the race on Saturday the Bates boys, OBU Julie, and myself will head over to their Dad and Debbie's for a day of visiting and swimming. This will be the first time all 4 Bates brothers will be together-Charlie, Ricky, John, and Dillon. It's going to be neat to see all of them together.
4) After a day with the Bates, the night will be spent with the Stewardson-Tobers. Could be more swimming, beverages, and perhaps some Rock Band? Bitches Miss Out haven't played together in a while!
The rest of the weekend is up in the air, but all in all-it should be fun! We'll try to keep being good about taking photos and get some from the weekend!
Molly, glad to hear you're feeling more positive about your running. You've really accomplished a lot the last couple months! Good luck Saturday. I'm still deciding between that race and the Liberty 5K in The Colony (closer to home), but maybe I'll see you there.
Posted by: Libby Jones | July 01, 2009 at 06:55 AM