Work will win when wishy washy wishing won't

So I guess I'm no longer an alternate for the Wasatch Back...I am now a member of the team.  My first relay.  It should be fun.  I'm still learning what I need to know to become an official member of the team.  I'm sure it will be a fun adventure.

This morning I did 6 miles.  The first mile was down hill and I let myself go faster than I should have to start off the morning and the week and I felt a bit of a twinge in the left knee IT band area.  I need to keep things nice and slow for the next few weeks as I am just uping my miles a bit.  Going for 35-40 weekly miles.  No need for speed right now.

...seven soggy miles...

six something, something.....

five pud-dle jumps......

four something elses......

three impatient drivers.....

two layers of clothing......

and one blister from a very wet sock!

Sorry, that's as creative as it gets today.  = ) 

Ran 3 miles, (in rain).  Sat through some of the Hershey's track meet, (in rain), until it got cancelled.  Took Tani home to get dry clothes and then back to school.  Then finished up with four more miles, (in rain, in case you didn't guess.)

Tani was able to run her 100 meter and do her long jump before they cancelled.  She took a big time first in her heat of the 100.  She did a long jump of 77 inches.  She was also suppose to do the softball throw and she was on the relay team.  She was one of the sad ones that didn't want to cancel.  I don't know if they will try to reschedule the rest or if they will call this good.  But way to go Tani girl!

I was hoping to get 6 in but time kept me to only 5.5 today.  I am just trying to get around 35 happy miles in each week for a while.  Today was nice, maybe a bit muggy, but not rainy.  My hubby is getting a little bit better each day!  I am so happy for him!  He has been the best PT patient ever!  Without much grumpiness at all!  I really am impressed with him!

Our 6th grade daughter's track meet was rescheduled for today.  Much better weather for it than Tuesday's regularly scheduled, rained out meet!  I got three miles in and then drove down to watch her in the 100 meter.  After she ran I ran the rest of my miles and came back to watch her in the semi finals and the relay.  She did very well in everything!  I hope she will have a desire to be on school teams as she moves along! 

And now off to the 3rd grade program.  Lots of excitment these last few weeks of school.  I love to go watch them do their thing!

I am so glad Kim H. decided to join with the SF group today!  Yeah Kim!  It was so fun to run with her!  I had met her in passing on one run a year or two ago, but never really until this morning.  It was great to have a soggy running buddy with me!  She is Kimmy on the blog.  I noticed she blogged today for the first time since like October or something.   We are looking forward to getting some good runs in together between now and SGM.  However we won't have a chance to run together for the next few weeks.  

We chatted a bit about the bloggers that she knows, that I don't know.  And that I know that she doesn't know.  And about those who we both know.  It will be fun to get to know some of her gang that I haven't "met" yet. 

Today I got to take my almost 16 year old, (on Monday), son to Red Robin for a lunch date and shopping at the mall for some b-day presents.  I have to say it was quite an enjoyable date!  So fun to just be with him and spend time together.  And tonight I get to go out on a date with Tommy.  He got to go on a cabin trip with our girls last night.  They have been riding horses and four wheelers.  Great times!