Life is a Sprint!

Seems how it has been well over a month since I did speedwork of any kind, I decided to attempt it today.  Monday is usually my sprint day but with all of the races as of late, I have skipped the sprints.  Just like skipping KYT for 3 weeks, the sprints nearly killed me.  Here is what I did, this was on a treadmill so I will be using mph:

Mile 1 Warm up .25 .25 .25 .25 .25 .25 .25 .25 .25 .25 .25 .25 .25 .25 .25 .25 .25 .25 .25 .25 .20 .25 6.45-9.00

Speed MPH 7.2-8.0 9.2 8.0 9.3 8.0 9.2 8.0 9.3 7.8 9.5 7.8 9.5 7.8 9.6 7.8 9.6 7.8 10.0 7.7 10.0 7.7 8.0 4.0 7.8-8.0

I did 9.20 miles and it was tough, I even did the sprints slower than normal.  After I finished my 10K in 44:36 I had to go and splash water on my face, when I got back on the treadmill to attempt running again, I got VERY chucky.  I had to walk at 4.0 mph for a few minutes to compose myself.  I felt pretty weaksauce.  I have a 10K coming up next Monday, the Freedom Run which is one of my most favoritest races of the year, and I was hoping to do really awesome.  After my workout today, however, I don't have very high hopes.  I think my focus on trying to speed up and push myself is kind of taking all of the fun out of running.  I guess I think that because I work at a running store I need to be super fast.  I have to face the facts though and know that I was not a collegiate runner, I haven't been running my whole life and I am in fact getting quite old :/  I have decided that in order to make running fun again I am not going to go balls to the walls everyday.  I think it is important to do speedwork and try to push yourself a couple of times a week but other than that running should be enjoyable.  I just need to enjoy the fact that I am healthy and capable of running.  I don't need to be a fast runner.  Okay, I am done with my ranting and raving.

On Saturday, Kobe is getting baptized and I have felt a little stressed.  It kind of snuck up on me.  I am a very high strung person and the thought of having people over for a luncheon kind of stresses me out.  I am crazy, I know.  I know that not one person who comes into my house cares if it is spotless but I get OBSESSED with it.  The entire week leading up to anyone coming to my house I get a little crazy.  I also realized yesterday that I had better get working on some kind of invitation for the big event.  I went on Sam's Club website and designed a nice little number, I had to type it up 3 times because it wouldn't save.  At around 7 p.m. I took Kobe outside in attempt to get some photos of the boy.  Here are the BEST ones:

I almost used that one!

Needless to say I gave up on doing any kind of invitation, the child is a whack-a-doo!  I blame his father for his nuttyness :)  Before I took the kids to gymnastics today I tried to convince Kobe to try again but he refused.  I guess a mass text will have to do.  I know, I have no patience but then again that is why I only have 2 kidlets.

Do you get CrAzY when you know people are coming to your house?



Absolutely!!!

Are you a patient person?

I always thought I was and then I had kids ;)

Oh, I nearly forgot to tell you some awesome news!!  I got a company to agree to give away a $30 giftcard to their website in a giveaway on my blog.  I have decided to hold off until I get at least 50 followers.  So PLEASE become a follower, I know a lot more than 18 people are reading this.  I've seen reports peeps ;)  Although, I am not going to disclose the website I will show you a picture that has the product in it.  Let's see if you can guess, anyone would enjoy this special prize...not just runners!

I think I was having a very deep thought :)