Today was long but a fun filled day! We started with a preschool class and then headed right to the zoo. Things are crazy busy this week because of Spring Break for our local school district and a ton of travelers and tourist in the area. Even though it was crowded we had a blast!  It’s always so nice to get out of the house and do some activities and let the kids run! We will all sleep good tonight.  The weather was also perfect. Mid-70s and sunny. It was one of those days that you just had to be outside!  After dinner I snuck out for a three mile…

We are struggling over here! Between daylight savings time and a rainy day, we are all bored and cranky! It’s been the first bad weather day we have had in a long time. Didn’t realize just how much being outside in the sun really helps us throughout the day.  We watched a lot of movies and played a lot cars. After the kids went to bed I was able to sneak out and run four miles on the treadmill. No one is more surprised than me that I got this run in. I was running all the scenarios in my head for how I could take today off and still…

We had visitors and things got busy, but I miss the consistent journal entry posts! I like going back and looking at them! Daily blogging will start again next week!  Life Training Recap First:  Training has been going pretty good. Life stressors and increasing mileage I can tell my body is tires. I need to step up my nutrition game, which is constant battle for me. I also need to do way better on water in take. Things are starting to heat up here in Florida. We went through a mini winter heat wave, both the heat and humidity were high Abs my body is still dehydrated!  Overall though this…

Started today out with a slow morning, and ended with a three mile run. I decided that I wanted to run outside for my three miles today. Get some extra sunshine! If I want to run outside I have to wait until the afternoon. Oh toddler life.  We started the morning with coffee and some Thomas. It’s a a nice relaxing morning.  Then we headed to pre-school class! Perk of visitors my youngest got to stay home and play, and I got to enjoy a second cup of coffee kid free!  After class we headed to spend a few hours at the zoo!  Spend a few hours relaxing and hydrating…

Way Better Monday! Finally back to some morning runs! It’s been a really rough two weeks with this sickness in our house. I can’t believe my cough and runny nose is still lingering.  I was about to get up and do a run, strength, shower and a coffee before anyone woke up! Win!  I did a three mile treadmill run. Keeping things super slow and focusing on mileage and consistency until the cough is gone. My hip flexors are tight and I can tell my body has been working to fight off the virus because it is a little weak.  After my run, I did a quick 10min Peloton Strength…

Today consisted of sickness and a long run. The dreaded head cold is going through our house. I have been lucky enough to have bypassed the last few sicknesses that went through the house. This time it got me first. I was knocked down for a good 48 hours. It was probably the worst head cold I have had in forever. I contemplated a run yesterday, because you always hear that if it’s in your head exercise can help. Well I finally decided I felt so awful that I went to bed at 6:30 instead.  Today I’m just a little stuffy, but the foggy mind and sore throat are gone!…

Started the day with a morning workout, ended the day Disney. Solid day.  4:15am wake up call. I definitely had the internal struggle this morning of if I wanted to get up or take the day as my rest day and run tomorrow instead. I decided that after a day at Disney I’m going to want the morning off tomorrow.  Three treadmill miles with some at tempo pace. I’m adding in some speed throughout my base training, to avoid getting bored and keep my body ready for some turn over. In the past that has worked well for me. Anything small I can add that will keep me moving along…

Today was beyond a great day. Our oldest turned four today. We gave him an extra special day and it made my heart happy.  He woke up to balloons and presents! I think he was most excited for the balloon!  Then we went to a restaurant that allows you to make your own pancakes. Our little guy loved it!  He then got to go to Five Below and pick out a toy. He choose trash trucks. Not surprisingly. We are in a huge trash truck phase.  Later in the day I snuck away for a 2.5 mile run. I decided to run on the treadmill today to make sure I…

We stayed up a little later than normal to watch the Super Bowl and let the kids play late. I opted for an afternoon run and shut the alarm off. Everyone slept till about 6pm. I’ll take it. Seems like every time I turn my alarm off everyone sleeps in. When I set my alarm everyone is up early!  We spent the morning playing around the Kennedy Space Center. The kids had a blast. Then they fell asleep on the way home and took three hour naps! Amazing!  After naps we went and ran around the playground for an hour and then I got ready to head out for my…

The morning started off nice and slow, and ended with three beach miles. We all finally got a good night sleep so it started off great!  We started the morning with some relaxing and watching a movie, the topped off the morning with some cinnamon rolls. Solid Morning!  After the last few days, my stomach is screaming at me. I need to get back in control of my diet. Nutrition has and always k as will be my struggle.  After a relaxing morning we did some cleaning and watched some more movies. After a pretty rough week, it was nice to have a day to decompress.  I snuck out around…