Sausage Race 5K at Miller Park

Today we had a great day at Miller Park. I did the Sausage Race 5K and Elliot and Brody got to meet the sausages and Bernie Brewer! I was really happy with my time- I finished in 28:42- I was miserable and I really wanted to just walk, but I pushed through and did it! It was very humid this morning, which made the running kind of difficult, but I made it and had a great time!!

It won't be long...

I am now 8 1/2 weeks away from my due date and everyday something gets harder and harder to do. Now just going to bed and rolling from one side to the other is like running a 5K. I have to say that this pregnancy is easier to handle because I know that I will instantly feel better after I have this little guy. For those of you that haven't had the opportunity to feel what it is like to have a baby in the middle of your body, it basically feels like you have some big rods going through your stomach that don't allow you to bend over or move very easily. It just feels like this huge "thing" is in the way of everything you do.

I am really looking forward to being able to get back to the routine of running (even though I don't go very fast). I was in Madison on Friday, so I went into Endurance House (a running store) and just looked around. It made me really want to be able to get out there and just go for a run. I just keep telling myself, it will be soon enough! Until then I will have to live vicariously through Erin and Jen and cheer them on at their triathalon! Go girls!!

My First Blog- A little about me

So I am pretty new to this, but I think I have a few interesting stories to tell. I am a wife and a mom to a 2 year old boy and I attempt to run in my spare time. I don't know if what I do can really be considered running, but I putt putt along and just keep putting one foot in front of the other. My friend Jenn and I just finised our first 10K last weekend and it was hard! We finished it in 1 hour and 5 minutes, only 5 people finished behind us but, hey, what can you expect from two moms that try to run in spare time!




I did have a casualty from our 10K though, my cell phone.

I wasn't feeling too well on Thursday and Friday before the run, I had flu-like symptoms and overall just felt kind of crappy. So the morning of the run I was still on the fence if I was going to do it. Well, needless to say adrenaline usually gets you through, so I decided to do it. I was worried about keeling over on the course and not having anyone around me to help though, so I decided to stick my cell phone in my bra. I guess I sweat too much because when I pulled it out after the race to call my husband to tell him I made it, I had nothing but a black screen.

So the great part of the story is my trip into my cell phone service provider. I walk into the store and say, "My phone is broke, what can I do?"

A nice gentleman takes me over to the computer and starts to ask me account questions and says, "What happened to your phone?"

I just handed him my phone because I hadn't quite decided if I was going to tell the truth about what happened or make up some other story.

He looked at the phone and said, "Oh, moisture damage, how did you do it?"

On such short notice, I decided to tell the truth. I said, "Um, uh, well... I ran this morning and well, I um, I stuck it in my bra and I guess I sweat."

He quickly replied, "Oh well that is a good thing, I would be worried if you didn't (sweat)." Then there was a brief pause and he asks, "So, should I be washing my hands?"

It was pretty embarassing, but he was really nice and we were able to get my phone fixed.

So, we finished our first 10K with only one small casualty, which is pretty good for us putt-putters.