30 Days to go

OK it really is 30 days to go!!!! OMG Ernie and I have committed to "no excuses" we walk everyone of the training sets! This has been a busy month and the more we missed the easier it got to miss. No we didn't miss a lot but even a few misses affects me mentally. So from now until we leave we walk! Really it's only 30 days, OMG it's 30 days SUE ARE YOU SEEING THIS!!! See you soon!!!!
I went skiing yesterday, enjoyed it so much I bought a pass for next year. Now I have to look at new equipment, my old equipment is great for the odd day here and there but not for regular use. Andy bought a pass also, I guess this means he's back next year. Now if I can just get Ernie to try once more with a lesson I think he'd love it!!! That will be my mission!!!
We do our first 18km this Sunday (I think we'll have to do it Friday since I'm with the girls in Regina this weekend) and repeat it next Sunday, then the next is a full half and the last Sunday before we leave is only 6km!!! During the week 5, 6, 8, 6. Not a bad week. We will really focus on the walks and be sure not to miss them as I said it's a mental thing for me. I need to know I've done what I'm suppose to have done. 30 days 30 days 30 days and that's counting today!!!

Ernie's Birthday Today

Well I will be walking alone today since it's Ernie's birthday and he has decided to relive his youth and go play a couple of games of hockey with some old friends. So Meg, I and the kids will celebrate without him with movies and a cake. I will be doing the treadmill today I'll shoot for 10km to make up for my lack of walking this week then tomorrow I'll do another 10km with Ernie and on Sunday instead of the 12km (I've never missed a long Sunday walk so I deserve this) I'm going skiing, down hill!!! Then Ernie and I have promises each other that there will be no more bad weeks! We will do our walk come He##% or high water! The next two Sundays are 18km then we do a full half marathon and the Sunday before we leave we only have 6km yaaa I can't wait. Count down today is 32 days!!!

Wow Sundays are the best and the most tiring!

As I've said in the past, Sunday is the long walk. Today was no different, we did 16km in the Saskatchewan wind! It was actually moving me around and I'm no light weight! We did the entire walk facing the wind head on, there aren't enough curves in the road to make a difference, so the entire way the wind was in our face and so hard that we were leaning forward just to walk. Ahhh good times, not! I tell Ernie that if I complain about the heat in Italy just remind me about the wind and cold here! We are down to 37 days until we leave!!! I love a count down. This weeks walking will include 5, 6.5, 7 and 6 then only 12 on Sunday, nice eh? That will seem like nothing. Next two Sundays are 18 then we have 20! But instead of 20 we'll do 22 just to have it under our belts, (that is the number we have to do for the half marathon and it is exactly 11km to a turn off from our house so there and back will be 22km). Then Sunday before we leave is only 6km yaa. This week we have Andy's (exchange student living with us) birthday on Monday and Ayla's birthday party, then Ernie's birthday on Friday then on Saturday wings with Kathy and Dan. Should be a nice week.

41 Days to Go!

So we are getting down to it now! And what do I do.....take a day off and eat CAKE, I like CAKE!!! I needed it, just a down day with the grandkids! and CAKE! They loved it and so did I. Back to reality now, we have been doing well with only the odd slip up, yesterday, but I really believe I need those days. This Friday Ayla turns 3 thank goodness it's a day off as we will be celebrating and then Saturday we have the kids all day (Meg has a hockey tourny) so we will be taking them on our walk with us, they love it! Sunday is 16km again which is nice I turn on my Ipod and just walk, I'll have to get Ernie a radio so he can listen to whatever sports is on at the time. Those Ipods are a life saver, everytime I think I might be feeling tired, a good song comes on and off I go again! Pink's song "So What" has a great beat for walking!

Doing our 16km today.....

Ernie is playing in a Mosaic Hockey Tourny this weekend so we will do our 16km today, I am restricting Ernie to 8km as I don't think his team would be to thrilled with me if he is exhausted! We will then take the weekend off and I'll watch and he'll play hockey. Then we'll start again with Monday doing 5,5,5,7,5 (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur, Sat) then it's 16km again on Sunday which we'll both do. I started work early today so I'd be done before 2, it's -5 right now and should be a bit warmer by the time we walk. I have my music loaded and I'm ready to go!!! We are at 46 days until we leave, I'm feeling good about the walk and will feel even better after todays walk. In my mind once I do 16km its only 5km further, no matter how tired I am I can do 5. We did 14km last Sunday and felt fine so I just want to get 16 done and over with then I will relax. Not with training but I won't be freaking out "can I do it" I'll know I can, which is why I just want this walk done and to be able to say I did 16km and I feel good, not great, just good after it! Then I'm a happy women!

50 days tomorrow

Did our 14km yesterday and am a bit sore, but I think that has to do with all the curling and then a long walk more so than just the long walk. Curling is hard on the knees with the sliding and sweeping, but its to much fun to not curl! This week now is 4, 5, 6 and 5 on Tue, Wed, Thur and Sat. Then the jump on Sunday will be to 16!!! As I said in the title it is only 50 days until we leave!!! I'm getting very excited to go and do the walk/run and to tour Italy/England and especially to see our friends!
I have offically given up on dieting, every week I would gain, not lose. So last week I didn't diet, didn't do anything except try to think about eating a bit healthier and lost .5 pound! That's more than I've lost dieting in the last month! So I'm quitting dieting and just going to try to be sensible in a world filled with fast and fattening food!

Curling this week

I have been curling every night this week so walking has taken a back seat! Well until Sunday then it's 14km!!! But by then curling is done with, so I will be able to get back on track, although curling is really good exercise. Imagine yourself walking on ice and sweeping for 2.5 hours each night! I have muscles that hurt that I didn't know exsisted! Tomorrow night is the banquet then Saturday we curl in the B side at 3:00 if we lose we are out, if we win we play at 8:00 then it's done! It has been a fun week!

57 Days to go!

Did the 12km yesterday and I'm not as sore as I thought I'd be, maybe the jello is working. Today is a day of rest which means curling for me, actually it is the start of our bonspiel. So I will be curling more than one game this week but then we are done curling for the season. Which explains the jello, my legs are in good shape and don't often get to sore, but my upper body has lacked some exercise, well aside from curling which leaves me stiff and sore in the shoulders! So I was told years ago to eat Jello for a couple of days before and it will relieve some of the sorness. So maybe its working on the long walks also! I hope it works for the bonspiel! Megan did the 12km with me yesterday as Ernie had a bowling tourny, then he came home and did his on the treadmill. I think he will miss the treadmill once it is gone. This week is suppose to be nice weather after today, we're talking -2, 1 I can't wait it is so nice to walk outside but not in the cold, we darn near froze yesterday! We have lots of birthdays this month, started with Sue next is Jenn then the boys (twins), then Ayla then Bernie then Andy and finally Ernie! I have a feeling I'm going to have to bake a cake at some point!