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  • gloriawrightcook
    gloriawrightcook Posts: 5,418 Member

    Hello!!!! Happy spring! Becky, did you get that snow? I guess where you are, March snow isn't all that unusual. We have had a lot of strong storms lately, and more are on the way tonight.

    My half marathon is next weekend! Yikes! I am so not ready but I will finish. It might be walking, but it's going to get done. Yesterday two of my friends and I went down to Nashville to run in a nice neighborhood where there are lots of spring flowers. It was so pretty! Once the half is done next weekend, I am going to take some time off to rest and recover. I have been way to stressed lately! But I will do some 5Ks here and there, just some fun stuff, nothing hard, nothing fast, just out to have a good time and see people.

    Becky, I am so glad that we are still in touch here - even if it is occasional. I also miss SparkPeople - it really motivated me and of course, I miss the people.

    Take care!!!!!

  • basoranno
    basoranno Posts: 143 Member

    good morning!

    It’s already approaching the end of May. I didn’t realize I hadn’t posted in quite awhile. I guess life just gets busy.

    We’ve had many seasons lately. No snow though. I turned the A/C on a couple of days and now it’s cold and rainy. I had to remember to turn the heat back on.
    I finally am going to PT now. Between that and my chiropractor I’m hoping to get more flexibility back. It’s going to take time but I’m determined.
    Gloria-how did your half go? I hope you had fun. We’ve had so many perfect running days here and sadly I couldn’t run. I will run again. Not like I used to but I will. Other than that I’ve been spending a lot of time with my grandson. He’s 8 mos. old now and he’s so fun to be with. I so enjoy my time with him. I wish I could bottle his smile. More fun times ahead with him.

    I hope everyone is doing well.
    enjoy your holiday weekend!

  • gloriawrightcook
    gloriawrightcook Posts: 5,418 Member

    Hi Becky!!!!! It is great to hear from you!!! How fun to be able to spend time with your grandson. Eight months is a very fun time for sure!!! Hope that PT is going well! I've been thinking I need a chiro myself. Haven't been to one in a few years.

    My running is okay, not to great, but okay. I did the half but was not feeling the best that day and I didn't do well at all. I had to walk so much and it was very hot. In my mind I kept thinking I should quit but I wanted that medal and so I made myself finish. I needed a reset so I dropped my running coach for now and am just doing some very easy slow interval runs, very short. I think my body is doing better with that right now. I still strength train once or twice a week and try to throw some yoga in there too. It's been a struggle bus for me lately but with the drop in my running, I am feeling better. I did a 5K later in April and had a blast with that - I did 5:1 run/walk intervals and given how badly I had been feeling and how badly my running had been going, I was pleasantly surprised. Maybe if I take it slowly, I will do another half next year. We shall see. In the meantime, DH and I walked a Mutt Strutt (for the Nashville Humane Society) on Sunday and that was a lot of fun. He doesn't run but we have walked this race together three times now.

    Take care!

  • basoranno
    basoranno Posts: 143 Member

    Gloria-the mutt strut sounds fun! I’d have to walk also. I always think back about all the running we used to do. I miss it so much. It kept me in shape for sure.

    PT is going well but I have quite a ways to go. Maybe by late summer I’ll be able to incorporate some running into my walks. It’s a slow process. We’ve had such up and down weather. We are into the sumner weather now but not like the last couple of years.

    Schools are getting out for the summer. The festivals will be starting and before you know it it’ll be fall. Time just goes by so fast now. Need to just stop and enjoy it.

    Keep up the running and enjoy it.

    Take Care!