March madness

I can't believe the month of March is over! Our weather continues to be fickle and cannot decide between spitting rain, sunshine, spitting snow, or freezing wind. Even the decor in our office is trying to tell us that it is springtime and we should be outside planting flowers and working in the garden!

I have actually planned two (organized) runs for April. The first is April 4th and is a 5K to promote awareness regarding child abuse in Siskiyou County. The second is the Pear Blossom 10 miler on April 11th. The last time I ran this was almost 11 years ago! I also plan on doing a "virtual" race, Reese's Run on April 24th supporting Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness. You can find more information at run-likeagirl.blogspot.com/ if you would like to run or donate to this worthy cause.

This month I have started doing more strength training and sadly have not been on my bike even once! I am hoping to rectify this in the coming months. I did log 63 miles running this month, so I have not be a total slug! Next month will be better.

What! No Cheerios?

This morning was a morning that has been repeating itself a lot lately. I woke up to find that we have received a "dusting of snow" during the night. It is March, officially spring, time to get some warmth! Last night when I went to bed I figured since we were having light rain I would wake and go for a run in the rain. I even went so far as to get out the rain gear, enter snow. So even though I could think of 101 things to do instead of going for a run, I pulled out the gloves, hat and warmer clothes. I headed into the kitchen to let my daughter know I would be leaving and she looks at me and says what about my breakfast. I told her to grab a bowl of cereal, she looks in the cupboard and promptly tells me there are No Cheerios!

My little drama queen!

Finally got out of the house and this was the view from my front yard, how could I not love where I live and run! Sadly, it was still 33 degrees.



The run turned out to be one of the best I have had in years and I even managed to set a new PR! I may have to run out of cheerios more often.

Random Drawings

Yesterday I found out that I made it into the Nike Womens Marathon! Since it is was a random drawing of some 22,000 people (the number amazes me) I am excited to be a part of it. I am now thinking that sometime in the future I am going to have to start bumping up miles, but not yet. In the near future, April 11th, is the "Pear Blossom 10 miler" in Medford Oregon. I am looking forward to running this and putting more than a 10K under my belt in the last 10 years.

Today my 9th grade daughter, Chelsa, had her first tennis game. I have to admit that tennis was not something I played in high school and it was fun to watch her out on the court.

After the game the weather decided to take a turn for the worse and the wind and rain started. Hoping that tomorrow is better as I had hoped to do a run and a ride. May have to drag out rain gear and quit being a fair weather runner, that or use the treadmill. Yuck!

Last night was also the "basketball marathon" for the elementary school. Three hours of b-ball and a walk-a-thon to raise money for school. Mikayla not only played 3 b-ball games but walked 3 1/2 miles! The kid is the energizer bunny. Mom needs a little of that energy.

Winter or Spring?

The last few weeks have been alternating between sunny, warm temperatures in the 50's to cold, freezing days in the 20-30's. Our weather is fickle. I realize it is only early March but spring fever is officially here!
Earlier this week I registered for the random drawing with 30,000 other people for the Nike Women's Marathon in S.F. in October. Now the wait until the 20th to see if I am one of the 22,000 people chosen. (That number is 1/2 of the county I live in!) Training continues, thanks to Rachel who every Sunday texts me my next weeks plan. Otherwise I would sit in the house by the fire, telling myself it was too cold to go outside.

This is the view I have every time I run or bike. It is amazing and beautiful but don't be fooled, even though there is sunshine is was less than 30 degrees this morning. The cows were shivering and were huddled together for warmth! I almost stopped to join them.

The Big 40

Today I did something I have not done in almost a decade. I went to work, no I do that more often than I care to admit, came home and went for a run. Why is that a noteworthy event you may ask? Because today I begin the next decade of my life. One that I am sincerely hoping will include the running routine I have developed over the last 2 months. Today at work I noticed the huge difference in people who have remained active over their life vs. those who have chosen a different path. I know that is something I see on a daily basis but today everything seemed to stand out more. Perhaps because everyone kept reminding me that I was turning 40! I did spend the time after work and do something that I love and look forward to. . .

I got a pedicure ! Notice the I am dreaming of Spring weather!

Girls Nite

Friday night we celebrated the end of the month with a girls night out which started at the Etna Brewery . . . . (Blackberry Blondes)
And ended at Corrigan's.

What an excellent way to have fun with friends and a night out we all needed.


I am happy to say that I have been consistent during February with my running (thanks Rachel) and even got the bike out last Friday. The weekend, when I planned to do more running outside has turned not only cold but windy, which is much worse in my humble opinion. So, it was me and my 'ol friend the treadmill. I was introduced to "Bricks" last week and now know why I will not be doing a tri in the future, that and I don't swim.

My month:
Run: 55 miles
Bike: 9.5 miles