The Morning 5K

The adrenaline is slowing down a bit and I'm less shaky as I write, but does anyone else go through the morning 5k??

The alarm goes off and Sleep tells you just 5 more minutes... that turns into 20 when your little one crawls in next to you (oh, who am I kidding, I'd still stay in for 20 more minutes!)

You race to the kitchen, make the required pot of coffee (EVERY morning I tell myself I should do this before going to bed at night.) and tell the crazy animals, uh, I mean kids, that you just need to take the dog out to go potty.

You race back in, get breakfast orders from your kids, make lunches (this morning sweet hubs did that! Thank you babe!), bark orders for them to hurry, brush their teeth, wash their faces, perhaps even comb their hair.

And on the days the sweet miss has school, a whole new level of crazy. Kick it in to high gear. Neither of us are fast morning movers. Which pants to wear? Which shirt? Which sweatshirt?? How to do the hair?? Oh. My. Word. The boys are so much easier! She barely makes it out the door on time as she races with the boys to the bus.

Breakfast for sweet B...

Another potty break for the pup...

Ready to lose it.

Breakfast made. Coffee at the ready.

Ahhhhhh.

A race is what it seems like without all the warm fuzzies. Just the anxiety, racing heartbeat and adrenaline rush.

We got word that the kids will be getting out early today. A possible dose of snow/freezing rain has the district planning ahead. Of course, this now means that it will only be rain and 38.

As my kids raced out the door I told them that if there's snow and freezing rain we'll just have to have cocoa when they get home. I also told them I'd be sure to get my run in while they were at school so I could get all my crabbies out.

The race.

Looking forward to 6 miles on the mill this morning. Not sure which game to play...

Also, looking forward to this...

The Girlfriend's Half Marathon!!

I've been stalking Active.com watching for registration to open and was so excited when I saw that it was open on Saturday! I signed up right away and am recruiting for others to join me. If you're looking for a beautiful course, a run that is sure to inspire, and an amazing time with your girlfriends, this is the race for you.

You can sign up here.

It makes me smile that to think a year ago I was just getting ready to run for the 1st time. Now, I'm counting down the days to marathon training, focusing on hitting 1,000 miles and signing up the the race that started it all for a second time. Big, beaming, smile!