I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Details later. I am so tired it's exhausting to even type. Go Bunnies!

Future Training

Well, we decided to keep it simple for now. The entire fam damily is doing a relay race at the end of November. The Turkey Trot. Each memeber does 2 miles. You need 4 members. Bret will start us off; then he will run 2 with Annika; 2 with Bear; and finish with me at the anchor. Bret wants to do the entire thing. He doesn't even get warmed up until he has done at least 4 or 5 miles. A 6 miler is a regular training event for him.

Oh, and both my kids are doing the Harrison Kids Classic today! It is a One-miler through Harrison Boulevard (the prettiest part of town.) Annika (11) is excited, Bear (7) is dreading it. This is his first race. Annika did the Harrison when she was 6. Omma would be so proud! Annika will be wearing my Bunny Tank! Go Dust Bunnies!

Bunnies Rock!!!!!

This is the sign of a true athlete. We had perfect weather conditions, but you guys have to brave the elements like never before. I am soooo proud of you.

Nervous, Cold, & Wet

It's pouring rain. It's freezing cold. I've done my best today to not do anything so as to conserve energy for tomorrow, but I had to do something with my nervous energy, so I made a couple of huge batches of baby food, and did some laundry, before settling down to knit in front of the tv.
I'm nervous. Not about doing well. I don't know what I'm nervous about, but I am. Monica is all negativity and dread. She hasn't been excited about this at all. Sometimes I am not quite sure why she decided to do this. But I do hope she feels really proud of herself at the end. I know I will. Amanda tried to post something earlier, but wasn't able to, so I'm putting up email between her and me now.


Amanda:

Elisabeth,

Wow, this pretty much sucks. I've run in rain before, but not when it's so cold outside. I'm not sure what to wear? Probably a rain coat wouldn't be a bad idea. I don't really have one, so I may have to go get one too! Well, on the bright side, we'll have a much better story to tell.

I tried to post this on the blog but I for some reason I couldn't remember my password. I guess I made it too complicated. Do you guys want to try to meed before the race? I'm not sure how many people are running, but I'd like to try to find you guys so all the bunnies can start together wearing our shirts that will be covered up by rain coats :(

Also, are you having George go to a certain place to cheer you on, or just the finishline. I'm not sure where I should plant Josh.

I'm definately excited to run even though the weather might suck! I can't believe it's finally here! I don't have your cell phone #, but if you want, you can give me a call so we can figure out the details. Thanks!

Amanda

Me:

George and a couple other people have some potential spots in mind but I don't think they've decided for sure.

Let's definitely try and connect. We're all going to try and be down there at 7 tomorrow. Argh! I am so nervous! And I sooooooo hope the rain is mostly done tomorrow. I bought some schmancy running gear that's supposed to wick and keep me protected from the weather. we'll see. I think a true raincoat would just make me sweat more. But maybe I should have George hold on to it just in case, and I can grab it from him when I see him.

I'll put this on the blog. You do need to sign in to create a new post, but you could have put this in the comments without signing in.

In case we don't connect, good luck girlie! GO BUNNIES!

Sunday's Going to be a Challenge

Well, we know that already, right? It's a half marathon for goodness sake. It's supposed to be challenging, otherwise why bother? But is it supposed to be this challenging? The current weather predicted is FUH-reezing cold, and RAIN. Monica and I were just discussing yesterday that rain would be the absolute worst. Snow we could deal with, wind would be miserable, but cold rain would be just about unmanageable. And guess what? A high of 51 and rain! So it's actually going to be in the 40s during race time. Great. A couple of days ago they were predicting a high of 60, with a slight chance of drizzles, then it was 58, now 51 and rain! So we're off to get appropriate gear tonight. I doubt anyone will even get to see my cute bunny shirt that's all clean and ready to go. Next time we need bunny ponchos. :)

Oh, and being that this is an all girls challenge, I thought this might be appropriate since some of us will undoubtedly be facing this issue: racing through menstruation. Bah bah bah buhhmmmmmmm (Beethoven's 5th with sound effects of thunderclaps). I was going to summarize everything that's written in these articles, but I don't have time. I have to go buy cold/wet-weather running clothes and pick up my packet. Oh and I still have to walk 2 miles today. Anyway, I will leave you with a few links if you are facing the unfortunate girly issue of issues. The gist: suck it up. There are supposedly worse times in your cycle to run (energy-wise). Monica refuses to believe me, but that's what the experts claim!

http://jennyhadfield.blogspot.com/2006/11/training-through-cycles-of-girls-life.html
http://dudleyladies.co.uk/running_and_menstruation.htm
http://www.runtheplanet.com/trainingracing/training/women/menstruation.asp
http://askcoachjenny.runnersworld.com/2007/07/hi-nora-you-are.html

Make sure you have your own source of energy drinks!

This from CNN.com, be careful if we have a hot day on Sunday! Someone died in the Chicago marathon yesterday. Lots more were hospitalized. It was 88 degrees and there were shortages of water & energy drinks along the route.

Weekly Progress: Boise RACE COMPLETED, Denver FINAL WEEK

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Katrin and Christine's Half Marathon

I Did It!!

Well, today was the day of the Boise race. Christine and I completed the "City of Trees" 1/2 marathon. I was so energized and high throughout the whole thing that we ended up completing it in record time. We both expected to be in the 4 hour range, but we actually completed it in 3:34:26. Yeah us!!! I feel great. My legs are tired, my feet hurt, but my upper body and brain are totally ready for a party. I am soooooo proud of this accomplishment.

So we had a police escort for much of the race. He was in charge of escorting the rear of the race. LOL. He spoke with us throughout the race. He would go ahead to the next intersection, and wait, cheer us on, then go to the next one. Bret had to take Bear to the Emergency room because Bear sprained his foot last night. But Annika and Christine's family started cheering us on about half way through the race. They met us at about 6 spots on the race course and yelled out "go dust bunnies!" They also refilled our water bottles an provided us with protein/energy bars.

About 2 miles shy of the finish line, we finally passed two other walkers and then three more at about 1/2 mile. The last person we passed was a runner (full marathoner) who was getting overly tired. As soon as we passed her, she got re-energized and passed us up again. At the last intersection, we started running. We ran through the finish line with a bunch of people cheering. Wahoo! At least we weren't last.

Your turn!

Weekly Progress: Boise FINAL WEEK, Denver week 9

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