2012 52 5/7 Challenge

Wow--you ladies have been busy! Aila--good luck with the wedding. You have been a running machine! Verda, that mani/pedi is definitely well deserved! And Debra, congrats on the 2nd place in the tourney for your team, and for making time to get the workouts in.

As for me...I'm still sitting at 0/7 for the week. We arrived in northeastern PA where hubby is from after 10 hours in the van with the munchkins. They were surprisingly well behaved, so let's hope that continues! Now we're on our way to Pittsburgh for the night to see a friend, and then on to Lexington, KY for a couple days. The weather has been chilly and rainy so far, but once we hit KY it is supposed to be good, so hoping to get some walks and runs in.

Hope you guys are all doing well, and keep up the fabulous work!!!

I didn't know it was Debra's birthday--HAPPY BIRTHDAY lady!!!! Hope it is fabulous! :flowerforyou: :drinker: :flowerforyou: :drinker:

I am FINALLY 1/7 for the week with a nice 3 mile run outdoors plus w/u and c/d walk. It felt mostly good, a little twinge in the hip that I tweaked a couple weeks ago, but overall not bad. My calves will probably be totally sore tomorrow because I've discovered that I REALLY need to work on my form. From what I've been reading I've been running all wrong--slow stride and landing on my heels, when what you apparently should do is quick strides (180 per minute) and land on the midfoot. Apparently this will help to prevent injuries and God knows I need help in that department! So for now I've decided to keep my distance at about 3 miles and work on my form. Maybe I'll train for a half in the next spring, but I want to make sure that I train with better form.

I can't believe that it is already Thursday and our trip is almost half over! We've been to northeastern PA (outside Scranton) to visit hubby's parents and brother, to Pittsburgh to visit one of our friends, and now we're in Lexington. KY visiting hubby's grandmother and aunt. On to Louisville tomorrow to visit my little sister and her husband and their 4 month old daughter for a few days (yay!!!), then to LaGrange KY to visit my BFF for a day, then a stopover in Boone, NC to split up the trip, and then on to home next Wednesday. Thankfully I have 2 weeks to recover once we get home before I go back to work!!!!

I know I'll get some activity in when we go to Louisville since my sister is also still working on getting back to pre-baby shape (although she has already lost ALL her baby weight--Bi-atch! :laugh: ) and she's a member on this site as well (Better_Balance_2011) so I know we'll be moving and shaking.

Hope you guys are all doing great!!!!

Oh, Debra that sounds WONDERFUL and you TOTALLY deserved it!!!!! I think it is important to pamper yourself a little bit on a routine basis, that's why I treat myself to a pedi every month during flip-flop weather--which in NC is basically March through November. And I definitely recommend looking at your running form. I told my husband what I'd read about running form, and he was like "of course that's how you're supposed to run!" Would have been nice for him to mention that to me!


And Verda, your run sounds wonderful. It is just so much more enjoyable when the weather and scenery are beautiful! Good for you for getting it done early!

We're on our way to Louisville to see my sister and her family--can't wait!! Will definitely try to get at least a walk in today. -Not sure if I'll be able to get in a run for a couple days--my calves are SORE from working on my running form, but hopefully I'll get used to it.

Happy Friday all! I'll check back later if I get some activity in!