Walked this AM

Meg and I walked this am for an hour so it would be about 5km, we may go roller blading tomorrow morning, it will depend on how her day goes, maybe I'll try to get Ernie out with me since we are getting caught up now. Then I'm on vacation and will be going to Minot to pick our friends Dave and Sue.....Yaaaaa They will be here for 5 days YAAAAA! Can't wait! A walk buddy!

Jogging tonight with Meg

We have moved our jogging to evening for the time being as it works better right now and it really cools down nicely. Mornings have been a bit busier than usual around here. But I hope to get back to my morning jogs as I prefer to have it over and done with and I like mornings. I need Lori McQ to move here then I have a willing partner at least 4 times a week, ....or Sue she'd come with me....Dave can we get working on that????? Megan is great but she has little kids, cute little kids but little kids and you can't leave them at home while we go jogging. Ernie keeps saying that once we get settled he will come with me, so I'm going to keep him to his word. All we have to do now is baseboards and put the dishwasher back, my dad will do these things with our help as he is the expert, then nothing until November when we get windows. So look out Ernie!

Dave and Sue Arrive this week

Our friends arrive this week into Minot for a quick visit and here for a quick visit then back to Minot to finish off the visit. I am hoping to get in some walking with Sue in the cooler times of the day, right now it is suppose to be 28 on Saturday, which is not what I call walking weather! But we can either go in the morning or the evening. I'll be really good all week so I don't have to watch so close on the weekend.

Hurry Friday and get here!

257 Days

Ok there is 257 days until the marathon, so on Oct 13 there is 200 days. So I am going to push until Oct 13 to see how far I can get, weight wise and running wise. I will watch everything I put in my mouth and I will shoot for running 5 days a week. I don't think I can, I KNOW I CAN!

Esterhazy Miner Journal

I just did an interview with Helen at the Miner Journal in Esterhazy. They are doing a piece on the marathon, the run/walk/wheel event and Arthritis! Yaaaaa! We've got to get the word out about Arthritis!!! She will be coming over today after work to get a picture of Megan and I running today. Megan is a bit camera shy but has agreed for her mama! There might even be a mention of Lori McQ as my Saskatoon trainer, I will keep a copy of the article for anyone to read and will have a copy of it to post at the run/walk/wheel event in September. This is so exciting! I highly recommend this as something life changing, if you're into that sort of thing!

Thanks Miner Journal!

New Shoes

I got new running shoes, 3 pair and they are for running only. So I have set up a spreadsheet to track the km I put on each pair so as to not go over the recommended number. It can get pretty detailed this running! I have my regular shoes that I will use for walking and then I have my in door runners that I wear inside and my outside runners for the yard. OK now Ernie can complain that I have to many shoes, I must have at least 8 pairs of just runners, but in my defense they each have a purpose! The 3 actual running shoes never get used except for running and you can't wear yard shoes inside, right! Come on women agree help me out here!!!!! Lori McQ I know you understand, you who owns at least 30 pairs of shoes and I'm being nice saying just 30! Does Rob know about this shoe fetish????? Or that he has to get a second job to support it???? I won't tell, promise. Off the shoe subject....18 days until I go get Sue and Dave!!!! Yaaaaa I am going to Minot on Friday to get them, then I have to return them on Tuesday, Simone and I have custody of them and we have learned to share.... I even invited Simone and family down to make it easier!!! Simone the offer is still out there.....

Increased the Run

We are now doing 5km, will do this for a couple of weeks and then increase 2 days to 7km until we can run the entire 5km then will increase all days to 7km. Megan found a new run but it is wet and muddy, yuck. I'm sure if it stops raining for a while here it won't be wet and muddy, so please stop raining. It is a nice run otherwise, through some nice walking paths and it comes out at the edge of town. Dakota likes it cause he can be off leash for the path part, but he still plays the protector, he walks up about 10 yards in front then checks it out and then looks at us as if to say "OK it's safe, come on", this continues the entire time he is off leash. On leash for the jog he is training to run on my right side, right on my right side, Lori you'll appreciate this! No more in front, or in the way. We bought a different leash that is for running only and it clips to my water bottle belt and it is short, so he has to stay right beside me on the right. It was hard at first but he seems to be getting it, when we are out for a walk he still can go on his long leash, although I may do away with it altogether so as not to confuse him. Tomorrow Kyle works days so we will have to start by 5:30am I love it!

August 2008

OK it's August that is 9 months from the run! Just like having a baby! So just like having a baby I need to get bigger and bigger, well the run distances need to get bigger, not me! So this week we have increased the run. By September 21 I hope to be able to jog an entire 5km race, or as close to all 5km as possible! That is my goal! I have 2 months and Meg has the same goal which makes it easier since we jog together. We are going out 4 times a week but as it gets closer will increase to 5 or 6 times a week.

I am thinking about other winter sports I can do to keep me going when it is really cold......any ideas, I ski but right now that is it. yes I will keep jogging in the winter but what else can I do?

back dropping pounds

I had another loss for July, maybe I am going to start losing again! That would be nice! It wasn't a big loss but it was a loss, that's 2 months in a row that I have lost, I think I'll go for 3!!!! Running with Meg is awesome, now I wish she was running in the marathon with me. I think if I trained really hard I could keep up with her. There is a 10km event in Regina in September that we might enter, Ryan is entering the half marathon, so his big sister and mom might just have to try the 10 km, I'm not ready for a half yet but I will be!!! This is so COOL!