Stroller pushin in Texas

7 miles.  1 to and from the gym.  Well, they turned the heat up to 76 in the gym... I never understand why they do this, it doesn't save money on enrgy by any means.  It was warmer there than in my house.  

They got new TMs :)  You know, because all of the extra $ they have left over at the end of the year.  The other TMs were old (2yrs) hahaha.  I like the digital TMs, I can run all over the world.  

I ran 6 miles in 45 min, pretty nice

6 hill climbs.  

7 on the TM at a pretty good clip.  7 miles on 54 min while I watched Biggest Loser.  I like the new TMs at the gym.  They got a stairmill!  

7 miles on the base without Naomi.  It was a beautful day out.  Sunny and cool.  

8:00 AP

Running With the Bulls 10k today, one of my favorite races!  I have never raced with a stroller, but I gave it a go today!

We got to the race and warmed up and talked to friends.  Before the race a group of runners from Mexico tried to get everyone to follow them in their warmup, it was like aerobics or something? Their shirts said "Runners Girls" nice.  

I started too far back because I was dodgeding so many people with the stroller.  One girl cut in front of me and I actually hit her.  :(  Sad, but it wasn't my fault.  The road seemed pretty bumpy and the corners were muddy and slick.  I thought I had a really nice pace.  The 5k and 10k split off of each other and things started to even out.  I had space to run and the road was wide and free of traffic.  

At about mile 3 I saw the leading group making their way back to the finish.  The leading lady was with the pack, sooo fast.  I never saw any other girl in front of me and there was one girl close behind me.  I held a steady pace and skipped the drink stations because I knew she would catch us.  

The last two miles started to really burn, my lungs hurt and my legs were getting tired.  I know this course rather well, so I just hanging on.  I impressed myself with my strength and determination.  haha.  I looked at my watch and it said 35 minutes, I knew David would be finishing and heading back soon to come and get us.  Just keep pushing until you see David, you can do it!  

I saw David with about a half mile to go!!  Thank heavens!  He took the stroller and my pace sped up a lot.  My heart was racing very rapidly at this pace and I focused on breathing.  "GO" I kept saying this over and over in my head.  I was going.  We even passed a few guys on the way into the finish.  

I was EXTREMELY pleased with my stroller push.  Naomi just slept the entire time.  Last year I ran the race at arounf a 41 min.  David took first with 36:50.  Leading lady won at 38:38. Whew!  Awesome times .  We won 3 months of Cross Fit at the raffle, what a dream...