Or Not...

Apparently the kids club at my gym closes at 3:00 on Saturdays. I ended up running to the nearest Redbox with my kiddos instead. This whole single parenting thing is really cutting into my running. Oh well, at least they were mostly good today. And the way things are heading, they will be snugly tucked into bed by 8pm leaving me to tear it up by myself for the new year. I see some bathroom cleaning, laundry, and a Bones marathon in my near future (I'm hooked on that show thanks to Netflix). I really know how to party, people!

Happy New Year to all of you! I'd love to hear your 2012 running goals if you've got them. :)

Day: 70
Today's Miles: 1.65
Total Miles: 135.16

Me And My Three

The hubs took off (not so bright and) early this morning on an RV trip to Pasadena to watch the Ducks win the Rose Bowl. I took the kids on a short run when we got a rain break this afternoon. It's amazing how much fun they can have running (or strolling) a dark damp 13min 48sec mile on a crappy Oregon December day. That's like the slowest mile EVER! The most exciting part of the run for me was my new watch having some perfect GPS tracking. Yay! Tomorrow I'll give the foot pod a try on the treadmill (so I can run at a reasonable pace for a reasonable amount of time).

Day: 69
Today's Miles: 1.02
Total Miles: 133.51 

Nike+ Help Needed

I got a Nike+ GPS watch today (and it's so freakin' cool)! I decided to go with the cool factor over utilitarian. Now I just have to figure out how to do the whole Nike+ thing. Any pointers you may have are welcome. I want to join one of the challenges and I'm not sure which one yet. I can't wait to take it for a run outside (unfortunately the hubs is leaving for Pasadena tomorrow so I'll have to wait for an outside run until at least Tuesday). I can't figure out if I can count my treadmill miles or if I have to use GPS for the miles to count on the website. I have some research to do.

I went to Turbo Kick today and then took the treadmill for a short spin. It was all I had in me after an hour of crazy cardio.

Day: 68
Today's Miles: 1.02
Total Miles: 132.49

Grimm

Catching up on the first episode of Grimm with the hubs (it's filmed in Portland so we have to watch it, right?). Not a great argument for running solo in Forest Park. Although chances are if one of those freaky creatures came out of nowhere, a buddy wouldn't be of much use.

I went to an awesome Zumba class today (a good excuse to wear my hot pants!), so I kept my run short.

Day: 67
Today's Miles: 1.19
Total Miles: 131.47

To Choose A Running Watch

So...for Christmas, the hubs gave me my choice of running watch. I'm thinking this Nike watch because it looks super cool.

Or perhaps this Garmin from Costco because it's a little cheaper and people seem to like Garmin.

Looking for suggestions. Garmin or Nike? Anything I'm missing?

Day: 66
Today's Miles: 3.11
Total Miles: 130.28

Hot Pants!

My sis-in-law is a Zumba instructor. She is also pretty awesome. Thanks to her, I got the best pair of workout pants EVER for Christmas! Aren't they cute?

Oh, and congrats to Drew Brees!

Day: 65
Today's Miles: 4.13
Total Miles: 127.17

I'm Back!

We were out of WiFi range for the last couple of days and iPhone posts take WAY more patience than I was able to conjure up during the holidays. Yesterday I spent my day finishing up some last minute Pinterest inspired Christmas gifts and ran out of daylight before I got my run in. Normally not a big deal, but Christmas Eve in my small hometown doesn't offer very many appealing late night running options. My in laws live out of town up a pretty steep hill so I ran up and down their driveway with my daughter's flashlight until I got scared of whatever creature decided to jump out of the bushes and eat me (who knew I could run that fast straight up hill?)! We finished up our night with a girls against boys Trivial Pursuit drinking game of sorts. Gotta love family gatherings!

Today is Christmas and we had a marathon day of presents with both sides of the family. Luckily, I was able to fit my run in pretty early in the day. I don't think it will ever cease to amaze me how fast 5 kids can tear into presents that take hours to wrap. We got a double dose of crazy present chaos today. We finished our night with a drive through a great neighborhood with tons of Christmas lights. We'll miss those when they're gone this year.

I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and were able to spend the day with the people you love. To all of you who may read this that I was lucky enough to see today, thanks for being a part of our family! We love you all!

Days: 63 & 64
Miles: 2.44
Total Miles: 123.04