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Did it!

I finished my final three miles today and so that brings me up to 13 in two days, to celebrate Tami's 13 miles in 2 hours. 

Here's another great photo of her and a sign I made for them to wave as she came into the finish!

13 Miles to Honor Tami

So my girl Tami, out in New Hampshire ran a half marathon today in Portsmouth, NH in the rain and snow.  2 hours 11 minutes is all it took her, faster than her last half marathon even with all the adverse weather conditions.  What a woman!

I decided last night to honor her accomplishment today by trying to run/walk 13 miles myself.  I made it to 10 miles today and I think I'm gonna call it a night and do the final three tomorrow. 

During my first run this morning it was a little hard to get going, but then it felt great.  I got to the 3 mile point when I needed to go upstairs and make pancakes for my boys and I felt like a million bucks.  I only walked last week instead of any running and my body missed it!

During the run I restarted listening to the Daily Audio Bible podcasts that I stopped sometime last year.  It was very enjoyable.

On my second run which I ran at 11:30, I listened to more Daily Audio Bible and actually ran a little faster, finishing up at 7 miles total for the morning in 1.5 hours.  Not a fast pace but then I'm not a fast runner, just a happy jogger/walker!

On my third run at 7pm I walked a great deal more, still getting in three more miles and watching some tech podcasts the first half of the time and then switching to a new interval training podcast with electronic music.  The intervals are helpful because they break up the time and it seems to go faster.

Now I'm curled up in the easy chair and just don't think I'm gonna get those final three miles in.  Its okay though, I thought it might take me two days and I think it will be a lovely way to start out the morning, then shower and go to erin's card appointment.

I enjoyed today so much I'm seriously thinking of changing my training schedule.  Run two intervals of 3 miles each on Sunday, one on Monday, and then two again on Thursday. Tuesday is cleaning which is plenty of a workout and then the rest of the week can just be walks and whatever comes naturally with our schedule.

She's 24 today.

Does it get any less shocking ever?

Done Been Tagged

I was tagged by Leachy to play along

Here are the rules:
1. You have to post the rules before you give your answers.
2. You must list one fact about yourself beginning with each letter of your middle name. (If you don't have a middle name, use your maiden name).
3. After you are tagged, you need to update your blog with your middle name and your answers. 4. At the end of your blog post, you need to tag one person for each letter of your middle name. (Be sure to leave them a comment telling them they've been tagged and that they need to read your blog for details.)

K - Kinky hair

E - Eclectic tastes

C - Cooking phobic

I - Independent

A - Artistic

M - Massive reader

E - Energetic

G - God lover

A - Anti big Government

N - nonmaterialistic

I would need to tag so many people and most of my friends have already played, but feel free to post your list on your blog if you haven't been tagged yet!