FIRST: We made homemade ice cream tonight (more like soft serve). INCREDIBLE!!!! How can you go wrong when you use a pint of whole cream :) First batch was orange creamsicle and the second batch was butterfinger!! Yum!
I ran an EASY 3 recovery miles this morning outside - no TM running for the past week and a half. This awesome weather is spoiling me! I REALLY need to do some laundry and was forced to wear my ugliest running clothes ever. My leprechaun green shirt (which were a size too big) and my "Get Bit" shorts from the Dogtown Half marathon (which were a size too small). Then I had on my reflective vest and headlamp. Good thing it was dark! Most of my soreness is gone. I felt good on the run and am ready (mentally and physically) to get my last BIG mileage week before Ogden marathon - 47 miles (this will be the most miles I've ever run). I did all my stretching and exercises outside on the driveway. The newspaper delivery guy gave me a weird look (whether if it was for my *awesome* running outfit or stretching on the driveway at 5:30am...I'm not sure). 2xLLL 2xplanks foam roll and stretch So I had a really hard parenting moment today. There was a class spelling bee and my son was eliminated during the first round. Spelling is by far the hardest subject for him. He is an excellent reader and super at math, but just doesn't like to practice spelling words. So we did practice his *spelling bee* words, but probably not as much as we could have. I happen to be in the classroom working on a project for the teacher. He was eliminated during the first round. I could tell he was heart-broken. I saw the lip quiver and the pinching his eyes to hold back tears. As much as I wanted to scoop him up, I knew it wasn't appropriate timing. It was time for me to head to my daughters classroom. The teacher excused him to use the restroom and to get a drink so he could compose himself. I met him in the hallway. We talked about how I have never won a race. But I still practice every day. AND I still love running even though I don't win. We talked about all the *good* things he does. I was heartbroken to see him fail. But we can't win or be the shining star every time. And I felt guilty that I didn't work more with him on the words. I guess today was a learning experience for both of us. Sigh......
| 