1. Yesterday was INSANE. A weekend at a race + two snow days + normal holiday stuff + a work deadline on Friday = not a moment to spare yesterday. Wanna know what I did yesterday?
- Straightened the house
- Searched for dress shoes for Jones (why don’t more manufacturers make shoes in the top of the boys’ sizes/bottom of the mens’?)
- Juggled a few balls for work
- Picked up Shoo from school
- Did a few more things for work
- Picked up Jones
- Took the boys for flu shots
- Hit Target for the necessary shirt for today’s concert
- Made an appetizer and wrapped a present for a party
- Took Jones to cello lessons
- Fed everyone dinner
- Got ready for a party
- Went to party (more on that in #3)
I seriously didn’t stop moving all.day.long. But you know how I started my day? I dropped Shoo at school and met a friend for a 3 mile run. I never would have found time to run later in the day as things got crazy and overwhelming.
Run First. My motto for the rest of the crazy days of 2013.
2. I’m going to be running a few virtual races and blogging a bit about Jost Running in the coming months. What is Jost Running? They are a small family owned company that hosts virtual races.
Here’s what Jost Running has to say about their Virtual Races:
“A virtual race is a race that runners, or walkers, can participate in no matter where they are located on the globe. The way it works is that each runner registers at www.JostRunning.com, we email them a custom racing bib, he/she runs during their selected race week, emails us their finish time, and we send them a finishers medal in the mail.What sets us apart from other virtual races is that everyone who submits a time to us will see that time represented on the results page of our website where they can check their ranking if the competition aspect is important to them, or feel a sense of community from their solo run by seeing the other runners names and times.”
I love that a virtual race can be run anywhere, anytime. I know that when I’ve been involved in any of these kinds of challenges, I work harder to find time to get it done. Not everyone needs this kind of motivation, but it’s a great way to get yourself moving.
3. Last night was the holiday party for one of the local Moms Run This Town groups. It was a white elephant party and everyone had to bring a small running related gift. It was a blast as everyone opened fun gifts and then there was a bit of good-natured stealing. I had my eye on a cute shirt, but it was a popular item for stealing. In the end, I got two running related ornaments. These are actually perfect for me as our tree is only decorated with ornaments we’ve been given or have meaning. Shockingly, I had no running related ornaments!
Have I mentioned how much I love this group? One of the things I’ve been struggling with for the last year is not enough adult interaction. Now that my kids are in school full time, I am home by myself a lot. I’m busy – I work for a virtual company + living in an old house means lots of stuff to do at any given time, not to mention just the normal life stuff. But there are days where I barely see another adult, other than Beer Geek. (And since he’s an introvert, the last thing he needs is me blah blah blahing his ear off the minute he walks in the door LOL.) Anyways, I’ve been running and socializing with MRTT for a couple of months now and it’s made a huge difference in my mental state. Exercise plus chatting with other moms? WIN!
What’s awesome on your Thursday? I’m pretty excited because I’m still streaking!
I always squeeze my run in, in the mornings too. That way I make sure I run that day. And by doing the school run, running, I’m being very efficient.
Yey!!! So glad you found us! Funny thing is that when you opened those ornaments I said to myself “oh yea, you are stealing those” and then I forgot when it was my turn!!! I was so mad!!! I got caught up in the fun and got totally distracted! Yey for you, they are awesome!!!
I’m in a very similar situation with my work and also felt the lack of company. My running group’s been such a sanity saver for me. The days I run with them are my happiest.