Running with Reeses
March 03, 2008 Get
In Shape Girl
I really am having the best time stitching my 3-year-old's monster designs because this project appeals to me on several levels. It not only preserves this chapter of Abby's life as a budding creative type, but it also gives me a chance to elevate her work from crayon and paper to something a little more permanent. And I think that makes her feel good about the art she's making. (Yes, we call crayon drawings art in our house.)
On the fitness front, I ran 5.25 miles today. It was tricky to squeeze it into the schedule, but boy did it feel good. When I became a semi-serious, born-again athlete last year, I realized very quickly that I feel a lot better when I run or swim or do some other form of cardio activity.
My weekly milage is a fragment of where it should be, but I'm hoping to ramp things up with a long run this weekend and keep the dream of completing my second consecutive 25K alive. Then, maybe I'll attempt my second consecutive GR Marathon, only this time a little faster.... or maybe a little slower. The insane part of me wants to throw knitting into the mix and go after the Guiness record for knitting while running a marathon and try to raise some serious money for charity while making a loon of myself. With the right yarn and maybe some Addi Turbos, I think that could be really fun.
So, I was good today and ran like I'm supposed to, only to load up on chocolate after dinner. Alas, the post title: Running with Reeses. I'm sorry about the calories, but I'm not sorry at all about the taste. Chocolate is fabulous.
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