tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89416383419965813492024-03-16T20:09:39.535-07:00The Life of a Running MommaLiz Runningmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437872032928853655noreply@blogger.comBlogger1895125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941638341996581349.post-9309638695917736782024-03-13T05:00:00.000-07:002024-03-13T05:00:00.288-07:00Wordless Wednesday<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUYHN8Ie55gaLuNe4UfJHKfsPKhsmZPzRFhMgFT4rTMDlqym0fFe2phmugG6UaDj0gYAl1sQQs9ThSSXSyEO3Q2a7JhaJii5zY7dZAW70AmkvjDoxG3Mw04SyIErxW-QMssdgj3c6pzy-r0KtxoZeEMPBpiTh3_1RF9teh5pk98HdPzjzEb6Ukqhlh5HC/s4032/IMG_2386.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUYHN8Ie55gaLuNe4UfJHKfsPKhsmZPzRFhMgFT4rTMDlqym0fFe2phmugG6UaDj0gYAl1sQQs9ThSSXSyEO3Q2a7JhaJii5zY7dZAW70AmkvjDoxG3Mw04SyIErxW-QMssdgj3c6pzy-r0KtxoZeEMPBpiTh3_1RF9teh5pk98HdPzjzEb6Ukqhlh5HC/w400-h300/IMG_2386.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unloading more cookies we picked up at a cookie cupboard.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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You run for your chosen amount of time and try to run as many laps as possible. It is called the Snake Run because it used to be run at Turkey Mountain on the Snake Trail which was aptly named due to the likelihood of seeing a snake on the trail. When they started doing construction on the trails at Turkey Mountain, the Snake Trail was one of the trails effected and they moved the race to Lubell Park Trails. I've wanted to run the race for years but it has never worked into my training schedule. There have been years it was the day after the St. Patrick's Day 5k and I always chose the 5k over it because my whole family was running it. This year I created my training plan for Boston with The Snake Run penciled in and an estimated 18 miles for the day. I got free entry with my race team so I figured even if I used it as an easy trail long run, it would be worth it. I was struggling with fatigue a week out from the race and finally started feeling better a few days beforehand. I decided to go all in for the race and attempt to run 20 miles or 10 laps. The course is a 2 mile loop on the trails at Lubell. I hadn't run there as much recently due to Mooser and Bales being closer to my house (by half a mile) and longer trails (they're both around 3 miles long) so I wasn't too worried about getting bored on the trails. In years past I was worried I would get bored because I ran Lubell so often. Usually when I run more than one loop there, I turn around and run the loop backwards the 2nd time or switch up directions after each lap so I did think running the loop in the same direction the whole race might cause some irritation in my hips and I was correct about that!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHjfHtoJ8_YdOyi02X_e_t5MHfrfWEmg-UliIL1EugTFNMHiBGNkweHaJcUDBflA8uM1CKErzh0g4PXmStbgcCsXmPAyoUHJOl23v-7aKGv7WOmG5rR_hG7r7K7znV0jAcYFHHLmNcQnCpHgEJa8M-GmvtmOwA3v7Nv3lftsbVELi3xO5aVAXWUlo_uhSV/s4032/IMG_2705.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHjfHtoJ8_YdOyi02X_e_t5MHfrfWEmg-UliIL1EugTFNMHiBGNkweHaJcUDBflA8uM1CKErzh0g4PXmStbgcCsXmPAyoUHJOl23v-7aKGv7WOmG5rR_hG7r7K7znV0jAcYFHHLmNcQnCpHgEJa8M-GmvtmOwA3v7Nv3lftsbVELi3xO5aVAXWUlo_uhSV/w300-h400/IMG_2705.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><p>I really wanted to get 10 laps in for 20 miles on the day, but I wasn't sure. That would mean running 9 minute pace or a little under per mile. I usually run Lubell as an easy recovery run and average anywhere from 9:30-10:30 pace. Obviously that's running easy and not at race pace, but it's also only 4-5 miles rather than 18-20. Would I be able to run 30 seconds to 1.5 minutes faster while going over 4 times the distance? For some reason, I kept thinking yes! I looked back at past results and the longest female winning distance was 10 laps. Last year 2 women ran 10 laps and one of them is someone who I know is considerably faster than me in the marathon. I still felt like it was doable and thought maybe I run trails more than her so trails would be a bit of an equalizer. My goal was to go out at 9 minute pace and see if/how long I could hang. At worst, I'd end up with an 18 mile long run, at best I'd be at 20 miles for the day!</p><p>I chatted with a friend who ran the race last year because I was worried about parking. There is a decent sized parking lot there, but I wasn't sure it would be big enough for a race this size and thought it might be in my best interest to get dropped off at the race or run there as a warm-up (it's only 1.5 miles from my house). She said it wouldn't be an issue, spoiler alert: she was wrong! The race started at 9am, but it was Daylight Savings so it was really like 8am. I set my alarm for 8am. I planned to eat oatmeal but then realized I had an extra jar of overnight oats I made for my lunch on Monday, but didn't end up eating because I was home with Carter who was sick. I ate that instead of regular oatmeal which was good because it was more calories, but it was also more food and took me longer to eat than I planned. I then did yoga and Thomas walked by while I was doing it and said, "Doesn't your race start in 15 minutes?" It did and I wasn't even dressed yet. The weather app said it was 37 degrees but it would be 57 degrees by noon when I would finish. I decided to wear spandex shorts so I could carry water bottles in my pockets. Then I decided to wear my arm warmers I had gotten earlier in the winter and never worn before. It's funny because I wanted to wear my new Snake Run socks for the race but decided it was a bad idea to wear new socks for the first time in a race that was so long, but I went for the arm warmers even though I had never worn them before. I filled my bottles, put my bib on, grabbed the Gus I laid out, and was off after kissing everyone goodbye. </p><p>I pulled onto the street where the trails are and already saw cars lining the road. The parking lot was full and I made it to the dead end without finding anywhere to park on the street. At that point I panicked and just parked directly behind someone's driveway. I walked super fast to the start line and made it as they said one minute to the race start. I set one of my water bottles on the aid station by the start line and put the other in my pocket. I saw April and told her she was wrong about parking, she took my key and said she would move my van for me after the race started. Then we were off. I ran a little faster from the start to the trail to get in position before I made it to the trail which was narrower. There were quite a few men ahead of me, but no women. When I saw my first mile split pop up as 8:35 I had mixed feelings. I was excited that sub-9:00 pace had felt so easy, but I was worried I ran it too fast. Since my goal was to run 10 laps, my plan was to run 18 minutes per lap. I ran the 2nd mile in 8:44 and came through the first lap in 17:22. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYDh1ulGS5weZHRO4QO-rtOS8DnEQGmTrcT4xT8ka0WMj1VJ63gnnvE88Bspsu2FF6tOnLA3HhJj3-5DsyoKlDQ_6cK1y7hiwqj5_kizzSJ7T4XMyOItX9kqLqrvLA55m88y9jB0uZ4ltemLnovLcoPsi5ifNZgkji9g39G3cHq2HNsR_zm8Cl9TFr7Oh2/s6000/SnakeRun2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYDh1ulGS5weZHRO4QO-rtOS8DnEQGmTrcT4xT8ka0WMj1VJ63gnnvE88Bspsu2FF6tOnLA3HhJj3-5DsyoKlDQ_6cK1y7hiwqj5_kizzSJ7T4XMyOItX9kqLqrvLA55m88y9jB0uZ4ltemLnovLcoPsi5ifNZgkji9g39G3cHq2HNsR_zm8Cl9TFr7Oh2/w400-h266/SnakeRun2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>During my 2nd loop I went to pass the guy ahead of me and he kept cutting me off. I was a little annoyed and wondered if he would still be with me at the end of the race, he wasn't, I ended up lapping him toward the end of the race. Then he sped up and when we hit the walkers, he was yelling out that we were on their left so they moved over for us, without me having to say anything. So I didn't mind him being right in front of me as much. I didn't think about the fact that it was a 2 mile loop repeating over and over and some people walk the whole race, so I would be lapping people the whole race. We were already lapping walkers toward the end of our 2nd loop. I didn't mind too much because it gave it more of a party feel and I got to see people even later in the race when I was running alone. Some of the people who I lapped multiple times got really excited to see me again and would cheer for me. I only had a couple people who didn't move over when I called out that I was there. I enjoyed doing the math during each lap to determine what I needed to finish the lap in. I also liked that I was focusing on finishing laps, not miles. That made things go by so much faster! I felt like the laps were just flying by. I noticed my 3rd mile was 9:08 and I worried a little bit that I was over 9:00 pace, but my 4th mile was 8:39 so I knew it evened things out. It did with a 17:27 for my 2nd lap. I was super excited that I hadn't slowed down very much from the first lap. I figured the first lap would go out a little bit fast with the race excitement and making it to the start line just in the nick of time. I had been a little worried my legs would be cold in shorts, but I was totally fine. I tossed my gloves early in the race. I can't remember if it was after the 2nd or 3rd lap.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn60I4XCCDyKejIeLjToLbwX1u25GSQJ1mCXSRoQKLlv1AFoAGUbQ9PWRFCIpEPqZQNuDo100Kp3osreHlAc7i_sY36apLZ9aLz9tfFT-xpTRFGLcNN_Gmp_CxaLyvGxnNTlnmBUqXD3Nk9Jh4BfdSosMLX-a_PjNB83aqm4A1CZVpr6VWJ10a6HkzCXEx/s6000/SnakeRun3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn60I4XCCDyKejIeLjToLbwX1u25GSQJ1mCXSRoQKLlv1AFoAGUbQ9PWRFCIpEPqZQNuDo100Kp3osreHlAc7i_sY36apLZ9aLz9tfFT-xpTRFGLcNN_Gmp_CxaLyvGxnNTlnmBUqXD3Nk9Jh4BfdSosMLX-a_PjNB83aqm4A1CZVpr6VWJ10a6HkzCXEx/w400-h266/SnakeRun3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gEGWACYZ5RFwlkvuoCah_rlZTURqgYv4ok90B214LPFMqcVLWR9vt2ZvdkguJE5PqblemFp2NnQH0WJuIp3T3gFB5A6DiDGaeRPpjU-pPLy4N8iKlU0I3s7l-UZlOZgHqWavd6NWKdbDlZE6zroKjMnCT9Rc2tCaE6j6kVlYsrvL69Kc_szYRCf6wqVU/s6000/SnakeRun4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gEGWACYZ5RFwlkvuoCah_rlZTURqgYv4ok90B214LPFMqcVLWR9vt2ZvdkguJE5PqblemFp2NnQH0WJuIp3T3gFB5A6DiDGaeRPpjU-pPLy4N8iKlU0I3s7l-UZlOZgHqWavd6NWKdbDlZE6zroKjMnCT9Rc2tCaE6j6kVlYsrvL69Kc_szYRCf6wqVU/w400-h266/SnakeRun4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQkp2ZO0Y0mu0eJ4QO53QSsNq9GuNNbF-W8Byn-EFfhK7o-GtynSo6xkxiq3DVWuQN_AKLJ3m1Z2Ny1i_4MEORSaML9_4wySjuLvJBGwAX4jUmKKcQ35wE8DToHL9WWI_QkT1SPNKaz9n51HTATj7mF8yIMdNRnCYme03I2JUVENTt92OiZ0ImH0PNgmV/s6000/SnakeRun6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQkp2ZO0Y0mu0eJ4QO53QSsNq9GuNNbF-W8Byn-EFfhK7o-GtynSo6xkxiq3DVWuQN_AKLJ3m1Z2Ny1i_4MEORSaML9_4wySjuLvJBGwAX4jUmKKcQ35wE8DToHL9WWI_QkT1SPNKaz9n51HTATj7mF8yIMdNRnCYme03I2JUVENTt92OiZ0ImH0PNgmV/w400-h266/SnakeRun6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>During mile 4 I ate a Gu without caffeine because I drank my iced vanilla latte drink in the morning before the race so I didn't think I'd need more caffeine until later in the race. I was carrying my small water bottle in the pocket of my shorts and drank some water every mile. I was feeling great and enjoying everything so much! I got into a good routine with my Gu where I ate my Gu and then tucked my trash in the front pocket of my shorts, then I threw the trash away on the next lap so I had something to do on each lap as I went through the start area. There were snakes on the timing frame which I enjoyed looking at each time as well. Miles 5 and 6 were 9:01 and 8:45 for a 3rd lap of 17:34. I knew from running the loop in the past that the first mile has a bit more incline and is slower than the 2nd mile which has a bit more decent. I also knew the loop usually measures around 1.96-2 miles on my watch, so each loop I was getting a bit more off the correct distance for the loop. It wasn't very noticeable until the last lap when I didn't hit mile 18 until almost half a mile into the last loop. When we went through the water stop after the 3rd lap, the guy ahead of me stopped and I finally got ahead of him. At that point I felt like I was striding out better and felt a lot stronger and more relaxed. With him in front of me, my pace would vary depending on his and would ebb and flow as his did. Is it weird that I enjoyed the race more when I was running alone?</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL85Pbc8wjh3fSDkga_QldSYIfg9FSHfTgV26_ZQUOtvPlCr5BvDGi61yxKZUcdPUPBM7JM1c4HQ578qVUzMgCLUNgcK_Meq0UTEp9gZhg1zR1T3q7nZko4mtT04NbXymnIcX0aR0z9o4NVUR3YuSUcBgmQKCAE4CK2qU-OYVze5Ltzsm_RIQAr0F6NtaF/s6000/SnakeRun7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL85Pbc8wjh3fSDkga_QldSYIfg9FSHfTgV26_ZQUOtvPlCr5BvDGi61yxKZUcdPUPBM7JM1c4HQ578qVUzMgCLUNgcK_Meq0UTEp9gZhg1zR1T3q7nZko4mtT04NbXymnIcX0aR0z9o4NVUR3YuSUcBgmQKCAE4CK2qU-OYVze5Ltzsm_RIQAr0F6NtaF/w400-h266/SnakeRun7.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was a little bummed the photographer stayed in the same place by the finish during the whole race. The pictures make it look like a cross country race. While the trail isn't super technical, it is a trail race and has quite a few roots and rocks.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTpsmncVnezcfKTdT9Mvka7w2X7eXE58jR2u6sbgL2QyicsqmbsEsIoyH0PzmvBfnSmuLpkVt74FcR0iSTxT7MYmqIXqRnC70jP90OTn4X2JMy0aJ2bFtR6byvYRy7zdBaBPRZZZuX4Cj_d0wSmIcjInzCLO8E6CCphwrkTF6jnEFnYS-XwpKqJsQCm5o/s6000/SnakeRun8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTpsmncVnezcfKTdT9Mvka7w2X7eXE58jR2u6sbgL2QyicsqmbsEsIoyH0PzmvBfnSmuLpkVt74FcR0iSTxT7MYmqIXqRnC70jP90OTn4X2JMy0aJ2bFtR6byvYRy7zdBaBPRZZZuX4Cj_d0wSmIcjInzCLO8E6CCphwrkTF6jnEFnYS-XwpKqJsQCm5o/w400-h266/SnakeRun8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Miles 7 and 8 were 9:03, 8:31 with a loop time of 17:19 for my 4th loop. That loop was faster mostly because I was able to run what I felt like without someone right in front of me. I ate another Gu during the 8th mile. I told myself after that loop I would officially be halfway done. Miles 9 and 10 were 8:46, 8:35 and I ran the 5th lap in 17:20. I was checking the overall clock each time I went through the finish/start area to make sure I was on pace for 20 miles in 3 hours. By the halfway point I was almost 3 minutes under, going through at 1:27:02 rather than 1:30. I was so excited to be halfway done and still feeling so great! I knew it would be good to have a bit of a cushion just in case I started to struggle toward the end of the race. No matter how smart you run and how careful you are, in a long race anything can happen! I could feel my arm warmers chafing the inside of my arms and my arm pit as I ran. For whatever reason, even feeling that, I didn't take them off. I didn't toss them until later in the race. It might have even been around the half-way point, I'm not sure. I had planned to drop my bottle and pick up a new one at halfway, but I still had some water in my bottle so I decided to wait a lap.</p><p>Miles 11 and 12 were 9:02 and 8:42 and my 6th lap was 17:20. Looking at the loop splits, I am the most excited at how consistent I was. When I was able to run on my own, I was clicking off right around 17:20 per lap like a machine! My mile splits don't match up with the loop splits as I got later into the race because I started getting more and more off the distance of 2 miles per lap. When I went through the start finish area, I planned to get my water bottle but didn't see it where I had left it and missed it. I was a bit pissed because I had already opened the lid of my water bottle and drank everything I had. Then as I kept running and pulled my Gu out of my shorts, my last Gu for mile 16 got caught and fell out of my pocket. I had to run back to get it. At that point, I should have just taken the time to go back to get my bottle, but I didn't. I knew it was only 2 miles without water, but I was sad to eat my Gu without having anything to drink. My mouth wasn't too dry so it wasn't that bad, but I stared that lap a bit annoyed. Miles 13 and 14 were 8:51, 8:34 and my 7th lap was 17:21. Since I had missed my bottle the last time I ran through, the sweet aid station volunteers put it on top of the water cooler so I would see it, but I was looking down lower where it had been so I had to stop and ask where it was. That annoyed me because I was tired and didn't want to stop. They were so sweet and helpful and I hated that I was a bit grumpy about not being able to find my bottle. We chatted after the race and they hadn't even noticed I was grumpy, or didn't want to admit it, so I was thankful for that! I tossed my headband around in here.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFbc_VhsnpeJiL_177Xh5A6RHWG4U7dYP9Ebr6foM1PTJSDKmlExfOjHj1MeNUZ9IizMQXVO_NCAm6n1DJ_REPSQodvKpU4YP1uyXj8NEy2vtoIHG0opNu9gM7U7-Wmf2N6IkdzLWPQmHZYQdHMJ-dYvYo9ZWBxoMLPjxQ4CbS-V-D_qGOIPKP_dwUUni/s6000/SnakeRun9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFbc_VhsnpeJiL_177Xh5A6RHWG4U7dYP9Ebr6foM1PTJSDKmlExfOjHj1MeNUZ9IizMQXVO_NCAm6n1DJ_REPSQodvKpU4YP1uyXj8NEy2vtoIHG0opNu9gM7U7-Wmf2N6IkdzLWPQmHZYQdHMJ-dYvYo9ZWBxoMLPjxQ4CbS-V-D_qGOIPKP_dwUUni/w400-h266/SnakeRun9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXxMC_7x4IhUpnWsegNIhe6SEma8bpYi-Dj9gscPZZaMDV538uFX1_DLzu4P9DlxRIv3p-YKZprZTrH9gXRrhqyXm0nNZn7s26rkV35NVgKNjsI1z-nqKiqMSA_WL3G9LF9xVGKqMNH49L0tQcpNlLLOxmyHbwIJWYxQdlpumPPj0jKcqPCaasWi1zEkF/s6000/SnakeRun10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXxMC_7x4IhUpnWsegNIhe6SEma8bpYi-Dj9gscPZZaMDV538uFX1_DLzu4P9DlxRIv3p-YKZprZTrH9gXRrhqyXm0nNZn7s26rkV35NVgKNjsI1z-nqKiqMSA_WL3G9LF9xVGKqMNH49L0tQcpNlLLOxmyHbwIJWYxQdlpumPPj0jKcqPCaasWi1zEkF/w400-h266/SnakeRun10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I started my loop and turned the corner to see Ty with Carter and Elise right on the side of the trail. I was so excited and yelled out that I only had 3 laps to go! I felt so strong and was preparing to drop the pace for my last 2 laps. Miles 15 and 16 were 9:03 and 8:45 with my 8th lap in 17:29. I ate my last Gu and it was go time. Kathy, the owner of the store I'm on the race team for was standing by the start/finish, and said, "You have 2 laps left in you," as I went through and I said, "Heck yes, I do!" I started pushing the pace and was thrilled to see Ty with the kids again. I high fived the kids as I went by, but missed Ty. I told Ty I was on pace to run 10 laps or 20 miles in under the 3 hour cut off. I was starting to lap some runners during my 9th lap. </p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjeVhFffxw5oFzOZeXySjqc3zFyb8WFPnDr6kJ8XhQt5ZGRzEVGlzGJRfFhWeIocIxp-_R58DZUU6SGowDWxK6VNSMgE88R8LJ3zOCzF5opftvxl36dYeEksskTwvE_1q0Nxl7sA5cdAcEdOdomgc5PdPfAtYQyxUdHFblw1IKIA7t9x965NolWQoear85/s6000/SnakeRun12.jpg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjeVhFffxw5oFzOZeXySjqc3zFyb8WFPnDr6kJ8XhQt5ZGRzEVGlzGJRfFhWeIocIxp-_R58DZUU6SGowDWxK6VNSMgE88R8LJ3zOCzF5opftvxl36dYeEksskTwvE_1q0Nxl7sA5cdAcEdOdomgc5PdPfAtYQyxUdHFblw1IKIA7t9x965NolWQoear85/w400-h266/SnakeRun12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Suddenly I noticed my head felt weird and my vision was starting to go kind of swimmy like it does when I get a migraine. I was still running fine, but I felt off. At first I thought it was the way the sun was shining through the trees and making shadows in my peripheral vision. Then I realized when I looked up in front of me, the people I was getting ready to pass looked a bit blurry. I had a 15 mile long run where the exact same thing happened to me, but I kept running and it went away. My head felt fine when I finished and I never got a migraine. I actually forgot about it until the next weekend when I ran 20 miles and the same thing happened again. That time it lasted longer and when my vision went more back to normal it was still a little off and my head felt weird. When I got home and stopped running, I immediately got a migraine. Both those runs I slept in and when I woke up, I brewed coffee and drank about 12 ounces of coffee before my run. I thought having coffee before my long run was the culprit, so before this race I just drank a little bit of my vanilla latte which would have less caffeine and I had drank before lots of long runs and races with no issues. I still think it has something to do with the caffeine so I'm going to go back to drinking some Nuun before long runs and long races as my pre-race caffeine like I used to. I wasn't sure what the vision issues would mean for me this time, but I was able to keep running and I told myself that I'd worked hard the whole race to put myself in position to finish 10 laps and I was going to do it! Miles 17 and 18 were 9:09 and 8:40 for my 9th loop in 17:10. It was really warming up and I'd felt fine until the very end of the race when my head got weird, I also felt really hot. I was glad it was cool for most of the race.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeVrTiuNHzI8w6ArVxi_yVeDJmzyzv2KMDptx6lsfzw2KeKUPPsmXXyc_tA6LsjQvaqC5iCk-V7MrRIRmlq89NOv6PUbf0GUbc3AobjBTwQtFxvIPG7HXTHKVntbgc5fOlWmlFnu6Nb3nWBR5r-1qqRLhjkZIa4cG7Fxq1cBetbMXZWk9Ak1mCpGHyR68J/s1102/IMG_2711.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="1102" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeVrTiuNHzI8w6ArVxi_yVeDJmzyzv2KMDptx6lsfzw2KeKUPPsmXXyc_tA6LsjQvaqC5iCk-V7MrRIRmlq89NOv6PUbf0GUbc3AobjBTwQtFxvIPG7HXTHKVntbgc5fOlWmlFnu6Nb3nWBR5r-1qqRLhjkZIa4cG7Fxq1cBetbMXZWk9Ak1mCpGHyR68J/w400-h256/IMG_2711.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picture with a guy who power walks trails in 12 minute mile pace! That's so amazing! He took a video and some pictures the last couple times I lapped him.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>April was there looking at a watch as I came out of the woods toward the flat loop through the grass toward the finish line. She asked what pace I was averaging and I told her around 8:45-9:00 pace. She asked if I was going to get another loop in and I told her heck yes! I crossed the line in 2:36 so I knew I could run 12 minute miles and still finish 10 loops before time was up! As I started the last loop I lapped the guy who I'd been running behind for the first few miles. I felt like I could have run the last lap faster, but my vision was weird and it was throwing my depth perception off. I would be looking down, but not be able to tell a root was as tall as it was and I'd stub my toe on it and almost fall. I had multiple near misses during the last loop because my vision was weird and my head felt all wonky. I also had a couple times where I told people I was on the left and they didn't move over when they were walking 2 wide, so I had to go off the trail to get around them and tripped on a stump. I went through mile 19 in 9:05 and when I came out of the woods Kathy was yelling, "You have 3 minutes!" I thought she meant we were at 2:57 in the race and there were only 3 minutes left to finish. I was pretty confident I had more of a cushion than that, but I sprinted to the finish anyway. I kept missing the overall time as I ran through the finish area because I would get distracted by spectators and the aid station, but I knew I saw the overall time after lap 9 and I had almost 24 minutes to finish the last loop. My 10th loop was 16:59. I finished the 10 loops in 2:53:20. Looking back at past results, the previous best at Lubell was 10 loops in 2:53:35 so I was a little bit under that! Last year 2 women finished 10 laps, but this year I was the only one.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijyG_rrUzzeydICaa9W8RHO8eNWZWcdLtGhQhhbk9JKMngAiBIvKJfX9pGB22g_pGDGcoP0cmoHsAmCzzSWrwiC8hUR-lLS0X7gXmCyHX_sxs_WFP0rcbqFXKtaG756-RzPJl2wvf_tLTCOSP1v5VtV63jDA_JzZXd4sDtWXgQBkkRHr6jeovppRRLNlMo/s6000/SnakeRun13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijyG_rrUzzeydICaa9W8RHO8eNWZWcdLtGhQhhbk9JKMngAiBIvKJfX9pGB22g_pGDGcoP0cmoHsAmCzzSWrwiC8hUR-lLS0X7gXmCyHX_sxs_WFP0rcbqFXKtaG756-RzPJl2wvf_tLTCOSP1v5VtV63jDA_JzZXd4sDtWXgQBkkRHr6jeovppRRLNlMo/w400-h266/SnakeRun13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUiIHEDXk7dl-PlRfq3agR9mCSbuXgn1O2wuRHFyocBOTQ0Edi5gVLoByf5srEPuYhgM2LongQZtGl-364aDu-DAY9B5jVI0rN3coUmcwD_Auvq9FJadGbAUBa2TZTcw6Jna20A6PZ8WudQtcIMF8Saz1ZmZvH_DjdgmBPRenJ-TuREGqrUHL230deAes/s1600/LJNV4373.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUiIHEDXk7dl-PlRfq3agR9mCSbuXgn1O2wuRHFyocBOTQ0Edi5gVLoByf5srEPuYhgM2LongQZtGl-364aDu-DAY9B5jVI0rN3coUmcwD_Auvq9FJadGbAUBa2TZTcw6Jna20A6PZ8WudQtcIMF8Saz1ZmZvH_DjdgmBPRenJ-TuREGqrUHL230deAes/w300-h400/LJNV4373.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With April after the race.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>My head hurt and I was struggling to get the words I wanted to say to come out correctly. I drank some water and Gatorade. Then I decided to run a little cool down in the field to finish out to 20 miles. My watch read around 19.6-19.7, I don't quite remember. Other people who ran 10 laps had over 20 miles, but I wanted my watch to read 20! Then I made a plate of food right as they started the awards. I was 1st female and 5th overall. I was most pleased when I looked at the results and saw my lap splits! They were 17:22, 17:27, 17:34, 17:19, 17:20, 17:23, 17:21, 17:29, 17:10, 16:59. I was super proud that my 2 fastest loops were the last 2! I ran a negative split with a 1:27:02 first half and a 1:26:23 second half! I felt so good about what I was able to accomplish and so proud of my even pacing and pushing through when things got weird. I ended up getting a very mild migraine and had time to shower and foam roll before loading cookies into my car and going to a Girl Scout cookie booth with Elise. We stopped on the way at Dutch Bros and I got a coffee. That combined with Tylenol had the migraine mostly kicked by the time I got home! I'm going to experiment with the long runs I have left and hope I can figure things out so I don't end up with a migraine in Boston! This race made me so excited for Boston! If I can run sub-9:00 pace on trails for 20 miles, I feel good about running 8:00 pace on pavement for a marathon! We got socks instead of a shirt for this race which was a fun change and I was excited to run in them the day after the race. I am toying with the idea of running the 6 hour option in the future. I think it's possible I could run 17-18 loops for 34-36 miles, but that might be totally crazy! We will see.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9fA9NnhykAR5prY8o9Rm7JPbucKk4sNLmGerDZnhGiolPpQxGrmaxwmH8qbJbkFRJXUBUfysfm-U_ysZUqRMxi0SoW1vKSIa8weyHe959Mhubr51Jl7lS2tW7Z26v5GaovUn_ik6ghxtQFl9dgwjq5klaru5TF_iga6ZSa1D9ru0zZ7PxRdMHHDCT-Kg4/s6000/SnakeRun14.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9fA9NnhykAR5prY8o9Rm7JPbucKk4sNLmGerDZnhGiolPpQxGrmaxwmH8qbJbkFRJXUBUfysfm-U_ysZUqRMxi0SoW1vKSIa8weyHe959Mhubr51Jl7lS2tW7Z26v5GaovUn_ik6ghxtQFl9dgwjq5klaru5TF_iga6ZSa1D9ru0zZ7PxRdMHHDCT-Kg4/w400-h266/SnakeRun14.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting my award from Kathy.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTO7pkgegYp_bjYD3kQdF9lTrMlA7A-XZoVV2GqSJtQ3t1QpGw8DjwxTdGIF_1DhzqzkJ8a6n5Rf1Uo-W6gcHcWezAnqcLzdA9FXyewa_7t9fm26s3Im64LovJOPKWjM3WUEt2HgKVDIIn5UtBPBxgyLJh42NbVD0IzptbSN8VkFK_7CxrTxW4g4q3zsNQ/s6000/SnakeRun15.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTO7pkgegYp_bjYD3kQdF9lTrMlA7A-XZoVV2GqSJtQ3t1QpGw8DjwxTdGIF_1DhzqzkJ8a6n5Rf1Uo-W6gcHcWezAnqcLzdA9FXyewa_7t9fm26s3Im64LovJOPKWjM3WUEt2HgKVDIIn5UtBPBxgyLJh42NbVD0IzptbSN8VkFK_7CxrTxW4g4q3zsNQ/w400-h266/SnakeRun15.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top 3 women</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3DFmWnLSdrc7L_1g0HrMS9L1gkJ1KSVsdK6heMAh3BAQA1fiAy8Zf6OHxT29gaCswI1IdRlKcXHDWsochejd4odQPrx_YmG9pea8_wvtafl6i6s0_EL8a4Ffbg4RY-3OfOOKGvQvRhAmQ8EF8UsG2B9cYSHtqehiEjYYdqgfF0BzzYaE5AFAx-IkWqT88/s4032/IMG_2729.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3DFmWnLSdrc7L_1g0HrMS9L1gkJ1KSVsdK6heMAh3BAQA1fiAy8Zf6OHxT29gaCswI1IdRlKcXHDWsochejd4odQPrx_YmG9pea8_wvtafl6i6s0_EL8a4Ffbg4RY-3OfOOKGvQvRhAmQ8EF8UsG2B9cYSHtqehiEjYYdqgfF0BzzYaE5AFAx-IkWqT88/w300-h400/IMG_2729.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My new socks!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Liz Runningmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437872032928853655noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941638341996581349.post-34385859442521043042024-03-01T19:37:00.000-08:002024-03-01T19:37:00.148-08:00What I Read: February<p>I had a little bit of a slump in February. I was really busy with Girl Scout cookie sales. I took Elise door to door Saturday and Sunday every weekend and we had 2-4 booths a weekend once booth sales started. Plus we were making deliveries for people who ordered online. That cut into my reading because all I had time for outside of cookie stuff was running! Then I hit a book that I just didn't enjoy and it took me 2 weeks to finally get through it! So this month was definitely lower, although it doesn't seem as low as it was because I had a novella and a couple shorter books. I was very audiobook heavy this month with my long runs and lack of time for reading.</p><p>Books:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Relate, Then Educate: The Untold Stories of Teachers, By Teachers</i> by Andrea Avey and Rick Holmes- The authors of this book did an event at Magic City Books that I wanted to go to but it was the same night as our Meet the Teacher so I couldn't go. When I was in store, I picked up the book. It wasn't what I was expecting and I was a bit disappointed. It was okay, but not inspiring like I expected.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>The Berry Pickers</i> by Amanda Peters- I loved the way this book was set up with different narrators. There were so many sad parts and the progression of the book made me desperate to get to the end of the book when I'd reach the resolution!</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA0r2-y2j0r6pfyAH-XSyqDmyu3j4NdF6HmFafhRD2qZe5Y0GNOAdRLj7vjN6bjUfO60fUhhidMXPNOVLkCYWdOYRGDGLYKmh0MymnWKvclnA4D4kJhLo5654AWxWGkwuU9XEvmi7daSWOeOB1zojAlqyylKgAgQp0PlE2c1v7Jvv-Gwp6YMgl0SyPloOg/s500/berry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA0r2-y2j0r6pfyAH-XSyqDmyu3j4NdF6HmFafhRD2qZe5Y0GNOAdRLj7vjN6bjUfO60fUhhidMXPNOVLkCYWdOYRGDGLYKmh0MymnWKvclnA4D4kJhLo5654AWxWGkwuU9XEvmi7daSWOeOB1zojAlqyylKgAgQp0PlE2c1v7Jvv-Gwp6YMgl0SyPloOg/w266-h400/berry.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>After Hours on Milagro Street</i> by Angelina M. Lopez- This was the book that made me stall out with reading. I really wanted to like it. The book was set in Freedom, KS which I quickly figured out was Independence, KS which was exciting for me! The writing just wasn't very good. I lost interest pretty quickly, but wanted to know what happened so I finished it out.</li></ul><p></p><p>eBooks:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Bookshops & Bonedust</i> by Travis Baldree- This was the sequel to <i>Legends & Lattes</i>. I don't know if I was just more in the mood for this book than I was for the first book, but I liked it so much more than the first one!</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauVr-2emH6K15sJLbNjpB6NH53aBFTlufpQ7bP3DuHFNW8YJrs_mipWLrp-_9-nDvrcxziVyIsSrmI9NPDTdVPo5u4I_plrd0h7Cbexh2ScecN0sNXSvhJdDhAnNMAO7xN-JyrgyWdHqNMny2uC3DRhoPwuk4HpSpfPRCBIaTfBsAvQPD4iUExHng_WF9/s500/bookshop.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="324" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauVr-2emH6K15sJLbNjpB6NH53aBFTlufpQ7bP3DuHFNW8YJrs_mipWLrp-_9-nDvrcxziVyIsSrmI9NPDTdVPo5u4I_plrd0h7Cbexh2ScecN0sNXSvhJdDhAnNMAO7xN-JyrgyWdHqNMny2uC3DRhoPwuk4HpSpfPRCBIaTfBsAvQPD4iUExHng_WF9/w259-h400/bookshop.webp" width="259" /></a></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>The Mystery Guest </i>by Nita Prose- This was another sequel that I liked more than the first book. I liked the first book, but I loved this one! I really liked how the story flashed back to Molly's childhood. It gave some really interesting glimpses into why Molly turned out the way she did.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>The English Understand Wool</i> by Helen DeWitt- Ann Patchett recommended this novella when I was at her author event. I didn't read what it was about at all, so I was shocked by what happened in the story and just loved it.</li></ul><p></p><p>Audiobooks:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>The Heart Principle</i> by Helen Hoang- This was the 3rd Kiss Quotient book. I enjoyed all of them. This one seemed very similar to the first book in quite a few ways, but it had been so long since I'd read the first book, I didn't mind.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3p31qkbjShXdQpQlsMkKcoXTwjBRLCwN7Ebw8Qew6W4byepEt42GdimAVduczj3l8my2hPCb3mXNHaCnrVdIA1ZMSdIntdxiM2_KBVc4K-poDsrnHzTc6ABo3h63t88hAcJWpLATzsk-jd6uAR53EoV2TxIokUsUhMKe_nMCntgYPWTQZ4Ys2ah7A2oCA/s400/heart.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="267" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3p31qkbjShXdQpQlsMkKcoXTwjBRLCwN7Ebw8Qew6W4byepEt42GdimAVduczj3l8my2hPCb3mXNHaCnrVdIA1ZMSdIntdxiM2_KBVc4K-poDsrnHzTc6ABo3h63t88hAcJWpLATzsk-jd6uAR53EoV2TxIokUsUhMKe_nMCntgYPWTQZ4Ys2ah7A2oCA/w268-h400/heart.jpeg" width="268" /></a></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Legendborn </i>by Tracy Deonn- A friend recommended this to me and even loaned me the book so I would read it. It was really thick and I hate reading super thick books as regular books because they are a pain to hold when lying on my side reading in bed before I go to sleep. For that reason, I decided to listen to this as an audiobook. There was a lot about the book I really liked, but it didn't hold my attention when I listened to it while running. It was one of those Young Adult books that felt like a Young Adult book to me.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>The Elephant of Belfast</i> by S. Kirk Walsh- I found this book in a Little Free Library and grabbed it because it had elephant in the title. I read the back of the book and it sounded really interesting. It wasn't what I was expecting at all and was a bit depressing. I wouldn't recommend this one. When they were ordered to start killing animals at the zoo, I should have quite the book, but I powered through and it was rough.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>The Half Moon</i> by Mary Beth Keane- I really liked <i>Ask Again, Yes</i> by this author so when a friend gave me a stack of books and I saw this one, I was excited! I really liked it, but I didn't love it.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzRvEA2_lzC7bZv70mZ_jJwdE2WBreOQEAgDDZlEmQ5EzhIyLR6IdePfN1gFDOLhaJpGQHDaKNRdLItwbU3jmcDWsyBRPvsWPTdWDF1vA5Vs-UKt-xH4YrOjuySXR_WPeYcl90WmYFNysZhMrbEnk9woqp29i4JyLyL0rO300McgYb6gGEZIZk-FKzw-n/s400/half.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="265" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzRvEA2_lzC7bZv70mZ_jJwdE2WBreOQEAgDDZlEmQ5EzhIyLR6IdePfN1gFDOLhaJpGQHDaKNRdLItwbU3jmcDWsyBRPvsWPTdWDF1vA5Vs-UKt-xH4YrOjuySXR_WPeYcl90WmYFNysZhMrbEnk9woqp29i4JyLyL0rO300McgYb6gGEZIZk-FKzw-n/w265-h400/half.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Before I Let Go</i> by Kennedy Ryan- The cover to this book was so gorgeous, I had to read it. I loved the storyline and I absolutely loved the happy ending!</li></ul><p></p>Liz Runningmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437872032928853655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941638341996581349.post-77775461812096665152024-02-20T19:41:00.000-08:002024-03-16T20:09:07.159-07:00Keystone Ancient Forest Trail Trek 10k<p>Thomas and I love running at Keystone Ancient Forest together. They've been having a race out there for 10 years, but we've never done it. I really wanted to do it the last couple years, but last year it was too soon after the Houston Marathon and the year before I got Covid and wasn't feeling up to it in time. This year I tentatively added it to my training schedule. I really wanted to run a road 10k because I felt like I could run a fast time, but I couldn't find one that would work so I decided a trail 10k it was! I invited Thomas to come run it with me and he decided to do it. I was hoping to be able to run with him, but he's a stronger trail runner than I am so I figured he'd likely beat me. I found out the top overall male and female in each race win money so I was also hoping to compete for that. I figured I'd skip my 6 mile tempo the Wednesday before the race if I felt like I could compete for the win. I checked the participants when I signed up and saw a girl in the 10k who I knew would beat me so I decided to go ahead and run my tempo. It also happened to be 25+ mph wind gusts so after I ran my tempo, I felt like I'd gotten beat up! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLBwsW7bWNKGPi9oLkg2xF-RE46Z7Ln1BFPU0iUBjHWz-WkYFPCG0yIG7_65JvAlsvkLBEJsbTQ2jqd0yTJpGLIN0npQ0GCVb1RHEkgeUh620CZYfuiTf3LMY26B6rdMZP25pqAoNv8dN5d4DRMKfI4107fNg_-ma-9bZtuuIdQc5dUxinEC2yUekC47u/s4032/IMG_2532.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLBwsW7bWNKGPi9oLkg2xF-RE46Z7Ln1BFPU0iUBjHWz-WkYFPCG0yIG7_65JvAlsvkLBEJsbTQ2jqd0yTJpGLIN0npQ0GCVb1RHEkgeUh620CZYfuiTf3LMY26B6rdMZP25pqAoNv8dN5d4DRMKfI4107fNg_-ma-9bZtuuIdQc5dUxinEC2yUekC47u/w300-h400/IMG_2532.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The race didn't start until 9am. I slept until a little after 7, did yoga, and ate some oatmeal before we left for the race. It was really cold Saturday morning (feels like 17 degrees) and felt even colder after running in 60 degree weather all week. I was pretty relaxed since my goal was to have fun with the race. Once we were parked, we didn't have much time so we didn't run a warmup. The line for the women's bathroom was so long, I didn't have time to go before the race. I would have popped a squat in the woods, but I wasn't interested in having bare skin exposed with 17 degree weather. </p><p>The race took off and Thomas went out really fast. There was a girl ahead of him and he was running right with another girl. I was solidly in 3rd female. I didn't want to go out too fast because there's a mile long hill at around 2.5 miles into the race, so I wanted to be a little bit conservative. I was super surprised when my 1st mile was 7:35. I was hoping to average around 8:00 pace and wasn't expecting to be anywhere near that fast! My 2nd mile was 7:30. Then we hit the big hill. I felt like I was running so slow up it and there was such a big gap between the person closest in front of me and me, so I wasn't super motivated to push up the hill. I started thinking that my Strava segment on the hill during the race wasn't even going to be my fastest Strava segment on the hill. After the race, I saw it was a course record and I had run it way faster than I ever had when out running the course in training. That mile was 8:42. My goal after that was to keep all my miles close to 8:00 so I would have an 8:00 average. </p><p>Once I made it to the top of the hill and out into the field-like area I could see there were 2 guys ahead of me who I had caught quite a bit on the hill. One of them even walked a little at the top of the hill. I was so excited I had 3 miles left to catch them and that helped me drop the hammer again. I went through mile 4 in 8:06. When we got to the point on the course where the 15k went to the right and the 10k was to the left, the 2 guys ahead of me turned off for the 15k which was disappointing. Thomas and 2 other people he was running with were the closest to me and they had a very sizable lead on me. Mile 5 was 7:27 and mile 6 was 7:23. I was excited that was my fastest mile of the race! We did an out and back with a little lollipop section that was also part of the 5k course so I was having to yell out to 5k walkers and run/walkers so I could get through. It slowed me down a bit getting around all the 5kers. Then we turned onto a paved section for the last portion of the race which was mostly downhill with a bunch of tight turns with switchbacks. My left hip was sore the next day from all the turns! My goal was to finish the race in under 50 minutes and I looked down toward the end of the race and saw I was at 6.3 miles and still had a ways to go. I knew the race was going to be long. I finished in 50:36 which was very close to sub-50 even with an extra 0.3 miles I wasn't expecting. The course read 6.5 miles on my watch. Others had it as long as 6.7. I ran the last 0.5 in 7:44 pace.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7Z5VkubNCtMxljtgt0X7Ne1RwEKrEiFP9rNbs2w6kqgNBXGGAfftXfIQG8Vtnl4m3s3ghPsfWqKEhcDbWt8ZZthqRIyuxLqOIuBe60sOH7EiGUO6nr-Q8PGuOFOYVREyRIZ9Rf7WV4zmswPs3jSx8gHqjRgR4tlMl-NXNy2PvkGzE-mqVMoCLSr30Uu-/s6000/IMG_2540.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7Z5VkubNCtMxljtgt0X7Ne1RwEKrEiFP9rNbs2w6kqgNBXGGAfftXfIQG8Vtnl4m3s3ghPsfWqKEhcDbWt8ZZthqRIyuxLqOIuBe60sOH7EiGUO6nr-Q8PGuOFOYVREyRIZ9Rf7WV4zmswPs3jSx8gHqjRgR4tlMl-NXNy2PvkGzE-mqVMoCLSr30Uu-/w400-h266/IMG_2540.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>We waited around after the race for awards and it was so cold! Thankfully they had a fire pit so we could stay warm. They also had coffee and Chick fil A chicken biscuits. I was 3rd overall female, but the only overall awards were for 1st place. I won my age group and joked that I was the first woman who finished because the girls who finished ahead of me were in their teens. Thomas was 2nd in his age group. He was 7th overall in 49:42 and I was 8th overall in 50:36. The race was an absolute blast and the food and drinks after were awesome! I was a little bummed to see I would have easily won the 15k and $150, but I was glad I ran the 10k because it was an absolute blast! I'd definitely like to run this one again.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Nfw_KCAiDTmz9hTbgdTh_tx0r0cKQk33LamVvEzfXbH40XHaKDv78g0xM7B87eqESJ_yDwbsrEjRTadVGfTatLUjg-sKQpsJFMclsOjiqlZyZ_QeZS9sWR1vDItQBEuh8VEWSaql-Gas10oa9mZRhm8KEG6zlFJW8Aym5UNORMmIL2SapADwVe7tzVLU/s4032/IMG_5065.HEIC"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Nfw_KCAiDTmz9hTbgdTh_tx0r0cKQk33LamVvEzfXbH40XHaKDv78g0xM7B87eqESJ_yDwbsrEjRTadVGfTatLUjg-sKQpsJFMclsOjiqlZyZ_QeZS9sWR1vDItQBEuh8VEWSaql-Gas10oa9mZRhm8KEG6zlFJW8Aym5UNORMmIL2SapADwVe7tzVLU/w300-h400/IMG_5065.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9k-RhVh-ec-ToarEUilpzbHNN4BFyV8swq71CsPtlq-UOpfKH8wwYLWOFFWwDACHoC2sMJUPGX0IjJV6iC4KpL65SyGm9ctYTG8WwtnElSWrJP-JPpNyMR7MXkgFBdpNg9SzIzdfYocWbt6JLwOqfbS_KfD-B7oD8YcyrzAR4_y4uPBgMccDzAdUPY6sW/s4032/IMG_2529.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9k-RhVh-ec-ToarEUilpzbHNN4BFyV8swq71CsPtlq-UOpfKH8wwYLWOFFWwDACHoC2sMJUPGX0IjJV6iC4KpL65SyGm9ctYTG8WwtnElSWrJP-JPpNyMR7MXkgFBdpNg9SzIzdfYocWbt6JLwOqfbS_KfD-B7oD8YcyrzAR4_y4uPBgMccDzAdUPY6sW/w300-h400/IMG_2529.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEYfWF8Zbvl7NgKQvBDeWwrdagMGALs8GdLKylPUDOZAvbkollUuCzfqKZSCmXnqKUXEP1Z1hUIwvfszqBcP4pmn5p9VBqNaYGBs9zqiKFnpWgHOiasfvaayXfBzLr5X1efmtBtkX5QZmm6NpkWs89LHUVit1YNyK70ntGZ-ui-SoXgUZhBAQv6zhXYGD/s4032/IMG_5068.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEYfWF8Zbvl7NgKQvBDeWwrdagMGALs8GdLKylPUDOZAvbkollUuCzfqKZSCmXnqKUXEP1Z1hUIwvfszqBcP4pmn5p9VBqNaYGBs9zqiKFnpWgHOiasfvaayXfBzLr5X1efmtBtkX5QZmm6NpkWs89LHUVit1YNyK70ntGZ-ui-SoXgUZhBAQv6zhXYGD/w300-h400/IMG_5068.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div>Liz Runningmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437872032928853655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941638341996581349.post-28914139022187061682024-02-02T19:13:00.000-08:002024-02-02T19:13:09.550-08:00What I Read: January<p>I had a lot of time for reading in January with the first half of the first week still falling over winter break. Then in mid-January we had super cold weather and snow come through which turned into lots of time indoors along with 2 distance learning/snow days! I read some incredible books this month and was super excited that I started off the year with some 5 star reads!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6y9oFm64PCTBxnAjytcfDZHcdcOu5iTUCSBozSKAg5-ALqdB5bkLrcSOig5ARNUxIwG-VesJ96TnGQgGycweDYWs2jZNInuEGbejZ1y4hSd620-_Cceo-xPsLy7wApLwyUBnBQ_t4Yj1EObrlBDw-nwDmHkTOiTb7BJytiMnxxb54MwKFWNZutUZ0qSnM/s4032/IMG_2100.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6y9oFm64PCTBxnAjytcfDZHcdcOu5iTUCSBozSKAg5-ALqdB5bkLrcSOig5ARNUxIwG-VesJ96TnGQgGycweDYWs2jZNInuEGbejZ1y4hSd620-_Cceo-xPsLy7wApLwyUBnBQ_t4Yj1EObrlBDw-nwDmHkTOiTb7BJytiMnxxb54MwKFWNZutUZ0qSnM/w400-h300/IMG_2100.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tried to get my snuggled up with a good book socks in the picture because there's a cat on them snuggled up to a book like Mr. Milo here!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1Os-o21GbyoJScdKXlETv0BJyQqKEiPMiqt2uPVOQaYSX3a3TV1jhk6t7Kq3GYxpqKLciUnbjsQJ1bPKWHEDMjBF0NTaQLxDdy-qIfq2Vx_hnE0IlWeKFWYbPoBsIlaj2bTFxSWsVykGBhM_bPstU5ukis3Qrn36OgBuFarhCKIFStu_QfMnpoBM9Q8E/s4032/IMG_2238.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1Os-o21GbyoJScdKXlETv0BJyQqKEiPMiqt2uPVOQaYSX3a3TV1jhk6t7Kq3GYxpqKLciUnbjsQJ1bPKWHEDMjBF0NTaQLxDdy-qIfq2Vx_hnE0IlWeKFWYbPoBsIlaj2bTFxSWsVykGBhM_bPstU5ukis3Qrn36OgBuFarhCKIFStu_QfMnpoBM9Q8E/w300-h400/IMG_2238.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A book and snuggles with a dog and 2 cats!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25KU4nD9mNVBnM1fmdILZSbiWCcyjYcgonRm_ZTy4fDUJuICMimu0nSGJajUYocm5rKLrrV_NR9zgWzUiywYtnp6HVVIVDI2esjZWt6ehTKf83r7cJMtCncKUvuzZH8063QyP4RSMvgG-Gt1ATxohKbKw1XbJS8KEzvpap9610CqfVpmfg6yQ3jjfldTa/s3587/IMG_E2231.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3587" data-original-width="2391" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25KU4nD9mNVBnM1fmdILZSbiWCcyjYcgonRm_ZTy4fDUJuICMimu0nSGJajUYocm5rKLrrV_NR9zgWzUiywYtnp6HVVIVDI2esjZWt6ehTKf83r7cJMtCncKUvuzZH8063QyP4RSMvgG-Gt1ATxohKbKw1XbJS8KEzvpap9610CqfVpmfg6yQ3jjfldTa/w266-h400/IMG_E2231.HEIC" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Milo is the best reading snuggle buddy!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdanneS5pkC9ei4qnNzFnqcsElGLArJztdSegn5I0ghgCYTPNvOGxH9RtuNAOLlXmViuk_JEZatl_3NpmvC5OJc2Y2y0V9AySYgA6r7X0qDeRH1wta1LncptgyfaYQjjoG8IPYA1J9p5X4EstO5wfMVE2bXf2Jxa5kl_M7R-A9kFX6xCDRgY7IWy_JkphF/s4032/IMG_E2246.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdanneS5pkC9ei4qnNzFnqcsElGLArJztdSegn5I0ghgCYTPNvOGxH9RtuNAOLlXmViuk_JEZatl_3NpmvC5OJc2Y2y0V9AySYgA6r7X0qDeRH1wta1LncptgyfaYQjjoG8IPYA1J9p5X4EstO5wfMVE2bXf2Jxa5kl_M7R-A9kFX6xCDRgY7IWy_JkphF/w300-h400/IMG_E2246.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reading along with drinking coffee in the morning on our snow days was my absolute favorite!</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Books:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>The Toy King</i> by Adriana Herrera- This book was in the book basket I got in the book basket exchange at book club. All the books were written by Latinx authors. This one was very spicy. I loved the fantasy aspect to it and how he was a toy runner for Santa Claus.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Dogtown </i>by Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko- I read this with the kids. They both LOVED it and I really enjoyed it too. I wouldn't rate it up there with Applegate's other books, but it was very cute.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Let Us Descend </i>by Jesmyn Ward- I really liked <i>Sing, Unburied, Sing </i>by Ward so I was excited for this book. I had a hard time getting into it. The premise sounded so interesting and I really wanted to like it, but I struggled to get through it and didn't enjoy it all that much.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Day </i>by Michael Cunningham- This book was recommended by Ann Patchett when I went to hear her speak. I was really excited about it and was a little misunderstood on the format of the book. I thought the entire book took place on the same day, but the book took place on the same day during 3 different years and each year was a separate section. It had a very melancholic feel to it and made me sad. When my favorite character died, I was so tempted to quit reading. It was interesting that one of the years was set during the Covid pandemic. That's definitely a time we can relate to!</li></ul><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvBfmrZHulJ8T4XG0tK-VjtUCdWn80qFgO4L_Ze5_wquzZicyavM_SjfGX9uTpwVJio4RjCIN0Jf25pLdDGhJrpO6biLY-e9cKRXrkqFs9N8IhmFxReqAd_YWp5HCw0Yz7XdALvTC-oY2OeMQbnyF2x_i6xmHV_qaZWVg_OFOOh-3VSNS2CKaccgUTdUD4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvBfmrZHulJ8T4XG0tK-VjtUCdWn80qFgO4L_Ze5_wquzZicyavM_SjfGX9uTpwVJio4RjCIN0Jf25pLdDGhJrpO6biLY-e9cKRXrkqFs9N8IhmFxReqAd_YWp5HCw0Yz7XdALvTC-oY2OeMQbnyF2x_i6xmHV_qaZWVg_OFOOh-3VSNS2CKaccgUTdUD4=w267-h400" width="267" /></a></div></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina</i> by Zoraida Cordova- I was in the mood for sci fi/fantasy, but didn't want to over do it since I was listening to Iron Flame at the time, so I chose this one since it sounded like a bit of a fantasy. It pulled me in from the get go and I loved it so much. There were aspects of it that reminded me of <i>Encanto </i>which I love and wish the kids wanted to re-watch!</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>The Heartstopper Yearbook</i> by Alice Oseman- I didn't plan to read this but Books-a-Million had a 50% off sale and this book was one that was half off. I bought it and it was a short, cute read. I enjoyed seeing the first versions of Nick and Charlie she had drawn.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>A Council of Dolls</i> by Mona Susan Power- This book was so incredibly well written. I loved the voice she gave to the dolls. I always like books written through multiple generations. This one was interesting and different in that it started with the youngest generation and then went backward in time, ending with the youngest generation again. It made me want to read it again to read each character's section with the background of what came before it as I read.</li></ul><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrITUcBWqNJl9ECxzlQ6EtkJgn_KVBiem0vdg18IC-WgdFzd_jhV2RXo3KAhxlltu5r3XzGQvE_zc1c4tGD4ttBP7m-o4CTEdP7ren6GfSrSMUe0IW5b4w8gLsuiM25cC4Lkbpbv6rR25_ACcn1lQI3s9i6GUdxTX8YZl7wEvBnGpTNxcJJLRhHCpoqfv5" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="500" data-original-width="329" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrITUcBWqNJl9ECxzlQ6EtkJgn_KVBiem0vdg18IC-WgdFzd_jhV2RXo3KAhxlltu5r3XzGQvE_zc1c4tGD4ttBP7m-o4CTEdP7ren6GfSrSMUe0IW5b4w8gLsuiM25cC4Lkbpbv6rR25_ACcn1lQI3s9i6GUdxTX8YZl7wEvBnGpTNxcJJLRhHCpoqfv5=w263-h400" width="263" /></a></div></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>The Art of Scandal</i> by Regina Black- This was our book club pick for February. I loved the characters, but the storyline was just kind of slow and boring for me. I didn't like that the main characters didn't get together into the very end of the story.</li></ul><p></p><p>eBooks:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit</i> by Michael Finkel- When we listened to Finkel speak about his book <i>The Art Thief</i>, I excitedly went to add this book to my TBR list on Goodreads, only to find it was already there. It was moved up in my mind of books I wanted to read sooner rather than later. It was really interesting and I liked it. I wished there was more information on what life was like for him in his camp, but I'm guessing it was limited due to his lack of interest in talking to anyone.</li></ul><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-SV54qWOtQcy2OHpLaOCOCqtmmWOpVjv5gYJP25i06ql_SDSlMlrxl5YdtQiQPiryqEhfRzgA4CRIGPcXYtwXsssDaPyvZIfu29qs3U8dtWVolqIIkcmbRd0ljETs5SGosQj32X_q0-yuIUShxxGZi5nI61KpvpWUYMBi7rv4ydnOuiQmoJuje7_An1BV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="500" data-original-width="338" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-SV54qWOtQcy2OHpLaOCOCqtmmWOpVjv5gYJP25i06ql_SDSlMlrxl5YdtQiQPiryqEhfRzgA4CRIGPcXYtwXsssDaPyvZIfu29qs3U8dtWVolqIIkcmbRd0ljETs5SGosQj32X_q0-yuIUShxxGZi5nI61KpvpWUYMBi7rv4ydnOuiQmoJuje7_An1BV=w270-h400" width="270" /></a></div></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life </i>by Arnold Schwarzenegger- I read over half this book as an ebook and then a different book I had on hold came in so I decided to finish this as an audiobook. The audiobook was read by Schwarzenegger himself which added to the book, but sometimes it was hard to understand him. I usually listen to books on 1.2 speed when I run because when I listen to it slower, my mind wanders. I couldn't listen to his at 1.2 speed because I couldn't understand him!</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Belladonna </i>by Adalyn Grace- I saw <i>Foxglove </i>and the cover was so beautiful, I couldn't help but buy it. I started reading it and realized it was a sequel to another book so I went online and put <i>Belladonna </i>on hold at the library. I really liked it. The premise is so interesting and the mystery part of the story made it hard to put down.</li></ul><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmCDWdSPbFG2OS_21fFmKkxyBb3QjMwtJUXY4li7fkRFNn7LGF9CjJ4buRoItmTpqO_tGyPENwemoSK727yQFyA0T_O2Wp-fPL9Y_sTZn6LtogOKsq2NGBVsE8c9lLsjWXPL_4Nnvl9gcc3vwM55Gqta7-Cos6bs7f6LPzUV5JkqzXhm53jiVfFf-3KO1a" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmCDWdSPbFG2OS_21fFmKkxyBb3QjMwtJUXY4li7fkRFNn7LGF9CjJ4buRoItmTpqO_tGyPENwemoSK727yQFyA0T_O2Wp-fPL9Y_sTZn6LtogOKsq2NGBVsE8c9lLsjWXPL_4Nnvl9gcc3vwM55Gqta7-Cos6bs7f6LPzUV5JkqzXhm53jiVfFf-3KO1a=w267-h400" width="267" /></a></div></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Worst Wingman Ever</i> by Abby Jimenez- This was a short story in The Improbable Meet-Cute series. It was so good. I loved it so much and was just sad it wasn't longer! I definitely didn't want it to be over yet. I would have paid for this, but I got it for free through Amazon.</li></ul><p></p><p>Audiobooks:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing</i> by Lara Love Hardin- This book was so incredibly well written. I was sucked in immediately. She did a great job of showing how difficult it is to navigate the judicial system in our country and how it seems set up to make people fail. I was so excited at the end of the book when I realized she helped ghost write Anthony Ray Hinton's book which I read and loved.</li></ul><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiTOpS-dZhH5gAT87Wo-Ejnc4ZkV0yFcF-9YFhbXyUSvkuWtchpOTEJLeAjCnTDeG5JPqKc50cF7chOQO6ZuIBh7KFh7o1ATdB4qpg-qEVzd0fToNU0wSULHIyqxfA5yE9FQD-RhVaxiB_u46V5IBr7uia9F8h3XKdtW0-SWlJT-cyo23OfaRL5fTrurUK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="500" data-original-width="331" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiTOpS-dZhH5gAT87Wo-Ejnc4ZkV0yFcF-9YFhbXyUSvkuWtchpOTEJLeAjCnTDeG5JPqKc50cF7chOQO6ZuIBh7KFh7o1ATdB4qpg-qEVzd0fToNU0wSULHIyqxfA5yE9FQD-RhVaxiB_u46V5IBr7uia9F8h3XKdtW0-SWlJT-cyo23OfaRL5fTrurUK=w265-h400" width="265" /></a></div></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Yes No Maybe So</i> by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed- I saw this displayed at the library and decided to read it. When I started it, I realized it was a young adult book which I hadn't known. It was really cute and they did a great job of touching on some very difficult issues in a way that was relatable and interesting. I really enjoyed it.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Iron Flame</i> by Rebecca Yarros- I loved the first half of <i>Fourth Wing</i> and got a little bored during the 2nd half so wasn't in a big hurry to read this one, which is the sequel. I ended up absolutely loving this one. I liked it so much more than the first book. It was more of everything I loved about the first book and way less of everything I found annoying.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts</i> by Loren Grush- I loved this book so much. I loved hearing the stories of these incredible women. It was frustrating at times how they were treated at the time and what happened to the women who attempted to come before them, but their accomplishments spoke for themselves and I loved learning about it.</li></ul><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDjAB9z6dlj2lkCckYiEoNtLNLYiEKEnyVu42yIWzsSw9wIgBq8rv-IDyrbUMbT-U5_mf2_u627QwUkoONSpqcUIrxDUKpA6U2yxpMghkcXkaZRVPrCPH7CGBclYaUmqgAjOHOIvvBNLciZByM0erGVJsYOIPQSLfD4eSA7pfJ3aYBKWcqwzXKgDp3inbF" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="500" data-original-width="331" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDjAB9z6dlj2lkCckYiEoNtLNLYiEKEnyVu42yIWzsSw9wIgBq8rv-IDyrbUMbT-U5_mf2_u627QwUkoONSpqcUIrxDUKpA6U2yxpMghkcXkaZRVPrCPH7CGBclYaUmqgAjOHOIvvBNLciZByM0erGVJsYOIPQSLfD4eSA7pfJ3aYBKWcqwzXKgDp3inbF=w265-h400" width="265" /></a></div></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Butcher and Blackbird</i> by Brynne Weaver- I'm in a Facebook page for Abby Jimenez fans. Abby herself recommended this book on the page and I was so excited about it. I liked it, but it was also super gross. The main characters were both serial killers who kill other serial killers, think Dexter. They meet and fall in love. There was enough gross stuff in the book to keep me from loving it like an Abby Jimenez book. I will read the next books in the series though.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>A Dream About Lightning Bugs: A Life of Music and Cheap Lessons</i> by Ben Folds- I found this book in a Little Free Library. Later I saw the audiobooks was read by Folds so I decided to listen to it as an audiobook. I'm not a huge Ben Folds fan, but I really enjoyed the book. I especially liked that there were bits and pieces of music in the audiobook. Later when I flipped through the book, I realized it was an autographed book.</li></ul><p></p>Liz Runningmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437872032928853655noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941638341996581349.post-91438708822337881592024-01-17T12:43:00.000-08:002024-01-17T12:43:43.844-08:00Wordless Wednesday<p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3Mo5E3uoTrTW0eGaS5yd2hLsFhiQ_R46mEXrVtnqWKrKyTwacjS2xebBo-fJJn5eKeOEXo5OATsXvMeuqwNJFZDapCx5cDZfXxoHMcS4yFi3CHKmRAmCxSsSr7gtDDgI-4AgNVtHisMo85IfBYMx48HY4LQQMegO_fo-_R3h318fcMlH8QAKOXfuHty3/s4032/IMG_2083.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3Mo5E3uoTrTW0eGaS5yd2hLsFhiQ_R46mEXrVtnqWKrKyTwacjS2xebBo-fJJn5eKeOEXo5OATsXvMeuqwNJFZDapCx5cDZfXxoHMcS4yFi3CHKmRAmCxSsSr7gtDDgI-4AgNVtHisMo85IfBYMx48HY4LQQMegO_fo-_R3h318fcMlH8QAKOXfuHty3/w400-h300/IMG_2083.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Otis missed us when we were gone for the weekend and was determined for me to hold him even though I was working on our troop's initial cookie order.</td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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It was delicious!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQhk4EGfJ36UDSN1JD1TFA4YKJCmzgUXvZ3dlyu5krTWqZD3Q0SPSAS3X70tC0FIc0puXjG2kUaRCqyRvOvL3MR4TvuiUDNY2h5d-gff70KfkBUrWdjy7hk6ue5LMpGyzdTS7t8HFqWabWlxxt9cpTgrISjfyQwxXPEs8UZbMwPsw7ThCS73arIkk6dNuW/s4032/IMG_7211.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQhk4EGfJ36UDSN1JD1TFA4YKJCmzgUXvZ3dlyu5krTWqZD3Q0SPSAS3X70tC0FIc0puXjG2kUaRCqyRvOvL3MR4TvuiUDNY2h5d-gff70KfkBUrWdjy7hk6ue5LMpGyzdTS7t8HFqWabWlxxt9cpTgrISjfyQwxXPEs8UZbMwPsw7ThCS73arIkk6dNuW/w300-h400/IMG_7211.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPagDnQ_hUAbdHhun57n2hq6r8m_VKu7yWkZLs5u9vv4H1mAgpvEYPuflnDvSOTTMTQgRY0nXi7u7IFeM9RYREUepk3pkSAID2tOoEfblzoMTHiKy-oDgJk5XKpJrpPTN5zzNehz-oB514OUCKnWfg45p589YsFahrvAgj8wCcTUHcjlAUVors_O8CaIR/s4032/IMG_7212.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62iJanYyV-Q4LCM-u1bqqqBe20vrGrHy1dtnjYV7uwQKUj2rsh6ur7af4DdNZgHxWbwG-i1SkTAx5nSmLXC-RZ5aY5N5tkbwcrHVkZcFMVvRPU_d0-Ku-sxcjtTy6lUU4iUGiBNripzG1_Kwz4U6qYzjTe0ViAti7Kx_UvnymFca_pBT_86tvePAkxTet/s960/IMG_2018.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62iJanYyV-Q4LCM-u1bqqqBe20vrGrHy1dtnjYV7uwQKUj2rsh6ur7af4DdNZgHxWbwG-i1SkTAx5nSmLXC-RZ5aY5N5tkbwcrHVkZcFMVvRPU_d0-Ku-sxcjtTy6lUU4iUGiBNripzG1_Kwz4U6qYzjTe0ViAti7Kx_UvnymFca_pBT_86tvePAkxTet/w400-h300/IMG_2018.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Book basket exchange at book club.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdiQem4hExcId-gVSALvDcwFiZTbVl5gFy105fF8eTM5Mi9Ta0EpLYxGS_Y2QZRGUvTbLe5iq4IMys09CwgbQgWC2_jqLOI9GAbZUAgT0IQJeIlXLUHLyOwYDDFOjy7cBjyJ5TfWErWDIok7UsO0tZjtQF28he0NxWusfM4dY6oT0kg3yrAXZ8Uhm9sBLZ/s4032/IMG_2016.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdiQem4hExcId-gVSALvDcwFiZTbVl5gFy105fF8eTM5Mi9Ta0EpLYxGS_Y2QZRGUvTbLe5iq4IMys09CwgbQgWC2_jqLOI9GAbZUAgT0IQJeIlXLUHLyOwYDDFOjy7cBjyJ5TfWErWDIok7UsO0tZjtQF28he0NxWusfM4dY6oT0kg3yrAXZ8Uhm9sBLZ/w400-h300/IMG_2016.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The book basket I made for book club.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1mj88yRQ3VNY7CAGMv8sIx1O4xG4_U-iuxK4Amjk0sOuCVVz2WR2So1XnQMgWyxpNXd74yiU8Di4MVMmG65wmWr4U5JKkvjj2wQP11iUS7PsIarFn259bWA_gj7Wz7BFSKkU_4_TM9MqYjREjkd5v0M0QDZx1qqtPemR_KQ43RCj74TC7Emxi7fjJdkS/s4032/IMG_2017.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1mj88yRQ3VNY7CAGMv8sIx1O4xG4_U-iuxK4Amjk0sOuCVVz2WR2So1XnQMgWyxpNXd74yiU8Di4MVMmG65wmWr4U5JKkvjj2wQP11iUS7PsIarFn259bWA_gj7Wz7BFSKkU_4_TM9MqYjREjkd5v0M0QDZx1qqtPemR_KQ43RCj74TC7Emxi7fjJdkS/w300-h400/IMG_2017.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elise enjoying treats from book basket I got.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9KtkQPO8SfUGGQutulxsl13tTNGwZ0y9cJzuWTXW89qog7iwvKxYsqpqqOkNthk0NF7jyWG9siVY6-FWaIGfeEJu0rv9cLqOweVEfdCR1yeYcZrjFX6zCuzFOimm5QjoN-z_KnnZUoVGBkreJE0xXULMQ32QiiXgGZNeXFLt2Q-OgJKo9E40uiKjfwlKF/s4032/IMG_2062.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9KtkQPO8SfUGGQutulxsl13tTNGwZ0y9cJzuWTXW89qog7iwvKxYsqpqqOkNthk0NF7jyWG9siVY6-FWaIGfeEJu0rv9cLqOweVEfdCR1yeYcZrjFX6zCuzFOimm5QjoN-z_KnnZUoVGBkreJE0xXULMQ32QiiXgGZNeXFLt2Q-OgJKo9E40uiKjfwlKF/w300-h400/IMG_2062.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dad accidentally sprayed himself with the sink sprayer as he was cleaning dishes.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Liz Runningmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437872032928853655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941638341996581349.post-76676078270527306412024-01-04T05:00:00.000-08:002024-01-06T14:06:21.720-08:00Chilly 5k<p>My mom really wanted to run this race in Joplin on New Year's Day. I love the Race Into the New Year, but I don't love running a race so late at night because it's hard for me to wind down and go to sleep afterward. The years we've run it, I typically don't fall asleep until around 2 in the morning afterward. I thought a race at 10:15 in the morning on New Year's Day sounded pretty perfect instead. I looked at the race website and it's touted as the fastest 5k in Joplin with a point-to-point downhill course. Then I looked at the course map and knew the course went through a portion of the Joplin Memorial Run's course and it is not flat. I knew there was no way there weren't some fairly significant uphills and the course map showed 68 feet of elevation gain overall. Even so, I figured it would be a fast course and I was excited to shoot for a sub-21 again. Mom signed everyone up, including Ty and the kids, even though they likely wouldn't be running. She and Thomas both got sick before Christmas and still weren't feeling good going into the race. Thomas decided not to run and mom decided she'd go ahead and do it. My friend, Sara, messaged me the day before the race saying she'd decided to run it and saw I was registered when she was checking things out. I was excited for the added benefit of getting to see her as well. I slept in until 8 after staying up until after midnight the night before and still had time to eat oatmeal for breakfast and do yoga before we left. Ty, the kids, and I left a little earlier than everyone else so I could get a warm-up in before the race. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGhDVra7yvKQWuP6BzIZPmDXrBvhiupwfSAGIWOdzu0PXmDZYrZC9-6C9duiysDGy19pu_E2TZkvzkCrEPUPrw51JnhgdkmPA9MhQ0fC5mRlEMQFl9eGd6J_bIC60SdDwfYxrFJwWC1XW0jL-GPJ5pjD44ifBjEEiGCGF0-R5Bhl-NHaOBIOqbXnCyeXk/s1923/IMG_E2071.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1923" data-original-width="1168" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGhDVra7yvKQWuP6BzIZPmDXrBvhiupwfSAGIWOdzu0PXmDZYrZC9-6C9duiysDGy19pu_E2TZkvzkCrEPUPrw51JnhgdkmPA9MhQ0fC5mRlEMQFl9eGd6J_bIC60SdDwfYxrFJwWC1XW0jL-GPJ5pjD44ifBjEEiGCGF0-R5Bhl-NHaOBIOqbXnCyeXk/w242-h400/IMG_E2071.JPG" width="242" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeremy and Moneypenny before the race.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>When I packed for the race, it showed a forecast of 32 with feels like 32. The day before on my run it was 30, feels like 23 and I was so cold! Race morning wasn't quite as cold, but I was pretty cold on my warm up. My fingers were in pain by the time I finished 1.5 miles and stopped in to go to the bathroom before the race. During my warm up I saw Sara running to the start. She parked at the finish and ran to the start as her warm up. When I came out of the bathroom I saw Carter putting his bib on and found out he decided to walk the race with my mom. I looked for Ty at the start area and couldn't find him so I went to where he parked and figured I would leave my warm ups on the truck, but he was in the car so I tossed them through the window at him. I made it to the start line with a couple minutes to spare and found Sara so I lined up behind her. I had noticed there wasn't a timing mat at the start so I was pretty sure this was the kind of chip timed race where everyone's time started at the same time when the race started and their chip just registered the finish, so I wanted to make sure to start close to the front for an accurate time. She said running the course as her warm up, there were definitely hills on the course, but the race finished downhill. A woman standing next to her said she has run the race before and it's just the back half of the race that's downhill, the first half of the race has quite a bit of elevation gain. I was mentally prepared for that with what I'd seen from the course map, but I was glad they confirmed it and I knew better what to expect.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghtgNArD7AQmmUmfirBYJnmBiAyfUgs-5GbR_oVSxT1SUR7zpGOcwAM9fHNNXZVBS2BP3FhDFnqiRLTysSA_vVuU0RdrYHGiwxOhCeXgDwzh198CJfK48J7m8hOAFlcGkO2Bo6mbwXgFO98AT6nsytCDWpJ4WMps7dcXh4b2nfOKvttpKH8axcu84i4UYu/s1163/IMG_E2072.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1163" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghtgNArD7AQmmUmfirBYJnmBiAyfUgs-5GbR_oVSxT1SUR7zpGOcwAM9fHNNXZVBS2BP3FhDFnqiRLTysSA_vVuU0RdrYHGiwxOhCeXgDwzh198CJfK48J7m8hOAFlcGkO2Bo6mbwXgFO98AT6nsytCDWpJ4WMps7dcXh4b2nfOKvttpKH8axcu84i4UYu/w400-h269/IMG_E2072.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the start, we were caught off guard by the really quick countdown to the start.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>We took off and the start had a decent little hill we ran down so it went out fast. I immediately felt great and I was very confident about my goal of breaking 21 minutes. At the Jingle Bell 5k I felt terrible from the start and the pace felt like a struggle. With this one I felt really smooth. There were 2 women who went out hard and Sara stayed a smidge behind them. She pulled away from them pretty early on and I was a ways back from them. They were together in a pack with some men and I really wished I had a pack to run with, but I didn't want to go out too hard and pay for it later so I ended up running the whole race alone. I could see that pack ahead of me which gave me something to think about. I went through the first mile in 6:38 and I was really excited. I was 7 seconds under the pace I was shooting for. There were some long, small inclines in that first mile. The 2nd mile had quite a few more hills. I told myself if I lost a little bit of time in the 2nd mile, it would be okay because I'd be able to make up for it in the last mile with all the downhill. I did get a little nervous when I looked down at 1.58 and saw my overall time was 10:45 which would be a 21:30 if we were halfway finished. I knew I was over halfway, but it still made me a little bit nervous about breaking 21. I focused on maintaining pace as much as I could without pushing too hard. I went through the 2nd mile in 6:50. That was 5 seconds over the pace I was shooting for, but there was a decent amount of incline so I didn't worry about it.</p><p>Once I hit the last mile, I really took off and started pushing the pace. I felt really strong and was super excited. I knew I was going to keep chipping away at 21 minutes. With about a half mile to go a man passed me and I focused on maintaining the gap, not letting him pull too far ahead of me. Then with about a quarter-mile to go a guy wearing shorts and no shirt went flying past me. I tried to go with him, but he was really flying! At that point it was all downhill and I'm not the best downhill runner. I always pass people going uphill and tend to get passed on the downhills. I could see the finish line and took off. When I saw the clock, it wasn't much over 20 minutes and I knew I was going to be way under 21. I finished and looked at my watch. I saw I had averaged 6:35 pace and had it in my head I'd finished in 20:35. It wasn't until later when I looked at results that I realized I ran 20:31! My finishing kick downhill was 5:34 pace! I was 14th out of 259 overall, 4th out of 148 females, and 1st out of 20 in my age group. The top 3 women all finished in under 20 minutes!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_WjRyx4Q-yHaOoEm5bT31lg7QNec04wvdCjBcsMxJXiX3pQAnh5APaJOn6GFjmRMasa_nz_gvYsbnSVt1JwLQ57v0Io0jyK0u7928VQxBrNrb58_PoVdB2GXRjc79Ef7WDkuoH81WS1TbuA8K6fECuJ9M4xr1ldm1cFg_uA3TGetQWGjwpzmVKsvWdO7/s1625/IMG_E2074.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1625" data-original-width="1133" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_WjRyx4Q-yHaOoEm5bT31lg7QNec04wvdCjBcsMxJXiX3pQAnh5APaJOn6GFjmRMasa_nz_gvYsbnSVt1JwLQ57v0Io0jyK0u7928VQxBrNrb58_PoVdB2GXRjc79Ef7WDkuoH81WS1TbuA8K6fECuJ9M4xr1ldm1cFg_uA3TGetQWGjwpzmVKsvWdO7/w279-h400/IMG_E2074.JPG" width="279" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's too bad my eyes are closed in this one, it would have been a good picture!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2E8eSrel0GzgxAwnJvB8pHCpObQHqykO4myYuWmbTXruBe5v-1JI6N1xV_br9NB2eoFKVoDw91xzWN0ECyqCoDIVaQnMYHaJaohq59Pp99kAPg3-5LiLYMbgZFGAUTzj1OlwfFHxjBHFer_Jjj5U5LcEJIyfeRmW0-hERmYNLu6UDZKpUCPgEHjOy0X6a/s1621/IMG_E2073.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1621" data-original-width="1147" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2E8eSrel0GzgxAwnJvB8pHCpObQHqykO4myYuWmbTXruBe5v-1JI6N1xV_br9NB2eoFKVoDw91xzWN0ECyqCoDIVaQnMYHaJaohq59Pp99kAPg3-5LiLYMbgZFGAUTzj1OlwfFHxjBHFer_Jjj5U5LcEJIyfeRmW0-hERmYNLu6UDZKpUCPgEHjOy0X6a/w283-h400/IMG_E2073.JPG" width="283" /></a></div><p>I watched dad and Jeremy finish and then I took off with Sara and a friend of hers to do a cool down. We ran a mile back out on the course before we came across mom and Carter so they kept going and I turned around to finish with mom and Carter. They were walking and I got really cold walking so I started running out past them and then coming back. Then I found a park with a pond and Christmas trees sponsored by different companies that were decorated and ran around the park looking at all the trees. When I caught back up to Carter and mom they were really close to the finish and decided to run the rest of the way in. Carter joked that he was going to sprint to the finish to beat his Oma, but then ended up doing exactly that. They finished right as the fun run for kids was getting ready to start so the photographer didn't get any pictures of them finishing which I was bummed about because mom was dressed in a Frosty the Snowman costume and looked so cute! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VCmDJbefUlnl04UGhOaVdAU5Kezs2LpYeImHsFUiXAaYqDYL_jZ8AylOF5GY29lv5XkhnHzd__24r7x2cMil-eCU44X0rGLixG77AtNb3pur5extjMD0U2P02vZl8GsZZuAzrZoLml2Abt8MTWbN5QpYb-8JSe4gCO234_0TK2j6uOvNmevBAABH0A-_/s1110/IMG_E2079.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="775" data-original-width="1110" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VCmDJbefUlnl04UGhOaVdAU5Kezs2LpYeImHsFUiXAaYqDYL_jZ8AylOF5GY29lv5XkhnHzd__24r7x2cMil-eCU44X0rGLixG77AtNb3pur5extjMD0U2P02vZl8GsZZuAzrZoLml2Abt8MTWbN5QpYb-8JSe4gCO234_0TK2j6uOvNmevBAABH0A-_/w400-h279/IMG_E2079.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>Jeremy finished in 26:03. He ran with Moneypenny and she did a great job. He was 53rd overall and 5th in his age group. Dad finished in 27:36, 70th overall and 4th in his age group. He got a cramp in his leg and coasted into the finish because he didn't want to cause an injury. 3rd place in his age group passed him at the end of the race and finished 2 seconds ahead of him! Carter finished in 58:42, 253rd overall and 2nd in his age group. Mom finished in 58:51, 254th overall and 8th in her age group. We stayed for awards and missed hearing Carter called as 2nd in his age group. When I saw it in the results, he said that was okay, he didn't deserve an award because he walked the whole way. That cracked me up since people always complain about his generation and their participant ribbons and refer to them as entitled and whiners. There's just further proof to what I've always said that it's not the kids who want participant trophies and ribbons, it's their parents who think they need it.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFP_Sgti6OulTwGHV5CSkrGTBUb0hDyj979KBZGU4obBnZ48JTIsssyv_qBJ6-3OfxsIXWRG6HygdO2w-o2QYhn3m7BtIhalksNcTVx-3kUpBlj5e5dAx_AH5AnBw7f3XLPLjR99QOFPoO2w6A-azvlwYrN1V5eLDmESXZAl4ms5ftxFYYPi-5zuNqjdJP/s1186/IMG_E2075.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1186" data-original-width="1155" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFP_Sgti6OulTwGHV5CSkrGTBUb0hDyj979KBZGU4obBnZ48JTIsssyv_qBJ6-3OfxsIXWRG6HygdO2w-o2QYhn3m7BtIhalksNcTVx-3kUpBlj5e5dAx_AH5AnBw7f3XLPLjR99QOFPoO2w6A-azvlwYrN1V5eLDmESXZAl4ms5ftxFYYPi-5zuNqjdJP/w390-h400/IMG_E2075.JPG" width="390" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeremy and Moneypenny finishing the race.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCyg1x7eC9ZEmRSTtROb3vVgPqg8djQlKn_VeBqE4BSoaLCFh-GU_SkkeJeCqqlR8oDTCsmDULPOmhEoatrWTBl_eaRwySxKL139u8vv9UhRIBHVvmQaoLUWp0N-_O6-KPSLMkZH0pv6P5tHGM88JoqrNDnUDeHTORt9mV3h5COdh1WRlgEABTqcPIk0zO/s1289/IMG_E2076.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1289" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCyg1x7eC9ZEmRSTtROb3vVgPqg8djQlKn_VeBqE4BSoaLCFh-GU_SkkeJeCqqlR8oDTCsmDULPOmhEoatrWTBl_eaRwySxKL139u8vv9UhRIBHVvmQaoLUWp0N-_O6-KPSLMkZH0pv6P5tHGM88JoqrNDnUDeHTORt9mV3h5COdh1WRlgEABTqcPIk0zO/w363-h400/IMG_E2076.JPG" width="363" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They even took a picture of Moneypenny finishing!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqR_AR0cJmp8HVvo2rNYCgdquL0WqjlDeHNhUzDjWuN4uY_dY0-CUFRSAGr7g99l1GEXsIASj0ThblSC_BFRlZ4hCUzkK7PYb47DRWqhjFxmugslrn4JdlNshg5RM3-EhGAoeLDvWktdUnXzssB9qgcknIFcx8vpxR2OWovBEbZTQ8FtRa0lnLtoTrKfQt/s1170/IMG_E2077.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1118" data-original-width="1170" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqR_AR0cJmp8HVvo2rNYCgdquL0WqjlDeHNhUzDjWuN4uY_dY0-CUFRSAGr7g99l1GEXsIASj0ThblSC_BFRlZ4hCUzkK7PYb47DRWqhjFxmugslrn4JdlNshg5RM3-EhGAoeLDvWktdUnXzssB9qgcknIFcx8vpxR2OWovBEbZTQ8FtRa0lnLtoTrKfQt/w400-h383/IMG_E2077.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4bsQxdpY9cqo_u1vsWc_Rd1Lu96c_JqiLrqiKKehl0w3Gy24X9shhbeRsIaVRJWfatk2iwnTXZDZ4x4Xp1LfpAYRpGGJTfc3FyAmYcK5qUEkCXvKznVJYLLEiobLDQXKdK-vj-b8QeOJuSNYx71ECUHTOJdskcVi8snvcg84LQWlZ8zojRy0JSsDZ63e/s1170/IMG_E2078.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="1170" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4bsQxdpY9cqo_u1vsWc_Rd1Lu96c_JqiLrqiKKehl0w3Gy24X9shhbeRsIaVRJWfatk2iwnTXZDZ4x4Xp1LfpAYRpGGJTfc3FyAmYcK5qUEkCXvKznVJYLLEiobLDQXKdK-vj-b8QeOJuSNYx71ECUHTOJdskcVi8snvcg84LQWlZ8zojRy0JSsDZ63e/w400-h388/IMG_E2078.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlhKyP9IgKkYkw2zTl5JgOD-FjYhQA_64eK1nBfuOb7GWUS_HtUbI4csRW7QMS6Uq5PuWiykwwYtEPcBRkcX_Gn8mWn46soD8NMhVBlz2jFzHaUXebhWDISEh8C5MIjmkBExPT3-mjCyufuRe3ey0TZblHolQQLoW6H46uLAjfkXJi6awOlBkfUDzvt7J/s808/IMG_E2080.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="808" data-original-width="639" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlhKyP9IgKkYkw2zTl5JgOD-FjYhQA_64eK1nBfuOb7GWUS_HtUbI4csRW7QMS6Uq5PuWiykwwYtEPcBRkcX_Gn8mWn46soD8NMhVBlz2jFzHaUXebhWDISEh8C5MIjmkBExPT3-mjCyufuRe3ey0TZblHolQQLoW6H46uLAjfkXJi6awOlBkfUDzvt7J/w316-h400/IMG_E2080.JPG" width="316" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The only picture of Carter and mom. I think it was around the start.</td></tr></tbody></table>Liz Runningmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437872032928853655noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941638341996581349.post-56808601295493513802024-01-02T05:00:00.000-08:002024-01-02T05:00:00.127-08:00My Year in Books<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">This year was another great year of reading! I started tracking the books I read aloud with the kids on my Goodreads as well because I would forget which books we read and it makes it so much easier when I can check on Goodreads to see if I've read it or not. Carter was looking over my shoulder at how many books I've read and was so impressed. He asked how many I'd read with him and I loved that I could go back through and count them. We read aloud 9 books together which feels like hardly any, but is close to a book a month. Sometimes it takes us a really long time to get through a book and other times we speed through them. I just depends on how busy we are. Usually we read a chapter at night while the kids brush their teeth, but I've noticed when I'm really into a book, I'll sometimes keep reading past bedtime. There were a couple that Ty would come in and make a comment that it sounded like we'd already finished the chapter and it was past bedtime, haha! A co-worker asked me if I track the books I read with my class, but I don't because I only read books to the class that I've already read on my own. I only track those books once instead of showing how many times I've read them. I've read <i>The One and Only Ivan</i> 4 times! If I've already read a book that I read aloud with Carter and Elise, I don't track it again. Read past recaps here: <a href="https://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2023/01/my-year-in-books.html">2022</a>, </span><a href="http://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2022/01/my-year-in-books.html" style="color: #21bba0; text-decoration-line: none;">2021</a><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">,</span><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> </span><a href="http://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2021/01/my-year-in-books.html" style="color: #21bba0; text-decoration-line: none;">2020</a><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">,</span><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> </span><a href="http://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2020/01/my-year-in-books.html" style="color: #21bba0; text-decoration-line: none;">2019</a><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">, and</span><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> </span><a href="http://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2019/01/my-year-in-books.html" style="color: #21bba0; text-decoration-line: none;">2018</a><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">.</span></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImdc_SQqx5LHVPoKD5LvE47C8aoJSQJ65Aaw5QaKvWKlmz3CpVL0i6RXAjZw66MtCry93XbgixjBquU0sKWKxxYk6YmMn2g4bkuVZnhqsK51jj3OdYj0pLb-tZp3PZ4tg6MWO_ek2o8wY5EMHW7ovcFYoBdLbiijrqsF4SluXXMpFGwN13FhUqb0IngPw/w185-h400/IMG_1925.PNG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="185" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was a fun notification to get when I finished reading my 170th book for the year!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImdc_SQqx5LHVPoKD5LvE47C8aoJSQJ65Aaw5QaKvWKlmz3CpVL0i6RXAjZw66MtCry93XbgixjBquU0sKWKxxYk6YmMn2g4bkuVZnhqsK51jj3OdYj0pLb-tZp3PZ4tg6MWO_ek2o8wY5EMHW7ovcFYoBdLbiijrqsF4SluXXMpFGwN13FhUqb0IngPw/s2532/IMG_1925.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></a></div><p></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This year I read 57,462 pages across 177 books.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Last year I read 51,272 pages across 171 books.<br />In 2021 I read 47,845 across 157 books.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In 2020 I read 56,782 pages across 186 books.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In 2019 I read 41,911 pages across 132 books.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In 2018 I read 38,074 pages across 128 books.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmABqlaCoR0juA2MSNDxsXH0id7emSSDgGh_02WPe9RovdogxMyIEgIgA6YNGskg0rQJSqUTPVTJrmBkeh_tRlXeITVdmk2LvWJT6dgtrLG8DhMLihDMGJYcMiqopqQBQChZWMNDV8v_nFeE6389MeeL0fvigjAYNMGCpKXQ1uecmpsH4LezH-rkXJVHH/s1398/IMG_E2033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1398" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmABqlaCoR0juA2MSNDxsXH0id7emSSDgGh_02WPe9RovdogxMyIEgIgA6YNGskg0rQJSqUTPVTJrmBkeh_tRlXeITVdmk2LvWJT6dgtrLG8DhMLihDMGJYcMiqopqQBQChZWMNDV8v_nFeE6389MeeL0fvigjAYNMGCpKXQ1uecmpsH4LezH-rkXJVHH/w335-h400/IMG_E2033.JPG" width="335" /></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">This was the first year I used StoryGraph to track which format I used to read books. I knew I read a few more physical books than ebooks or audiobooks, but figured I did about a third of each. It was cool to see I read almost half my books as physical books. That's definitely my favorite way to read! It also showed my breakdown of fiction vs. nonfiction which was 22% nonfiction and 78% fiction which didn't surprise me at all!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I read 87 physical books, 38 ebooks, and 51 audiobooks. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAc6-mwhB4xucdtqIQ0bHMOFoHrzqhCuydKM7H72bpmJrW5W4Ef49fIxyRGUELRMRsvehBBSngWY_mDU8EohfbIKKCBgG7hAJOCA8HGuhfd29BlexnUY_bDu5SdlkT-VVfGDCAAPQjl2eNuB9eL1hDIAfj8OqujPQ9FVabuiWU6vVjP74RoQ5XPvVNbP4/s1009/IMG_E2022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1009" data-original-width="990" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAc6-mwhB4xucdtqIQ0bHMOFoHrzqhCuydKM7H72bpmJrW5W4Ef49fIxyRGUELRMRsvehBBSngWY_mDU8EohfbIKKCBgG7hAJOCA8HGuhfd29BlexnUY_bDu5SdlkT-VVfGDCAAPQjl2eNuB9eL1hDIAfj8OqujPQ9FVabuiWU6vVjP74RoQ5XPvVNbP4/w393-h400/IMG_E2022.JPG" width="393" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">My shortest book was </span><i>This Winter </i><span style="font-family: inherit;">by Alice Oseman at 120 pages.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">My longest book was <i>Hamilton </i></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">by Ron Chernow at 818 pages.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">The average length of book was 324 pages.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">My favorite fiction book was </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">Black Cake</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> by Charmaine Wilkerson.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">My favorite nonfiction book was </span><i>Quietly Hostile</i> by Samantha Irby</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq6HXxPypuVF0eDY58J01H9DvD905oKeQhOBFVY4gbAwp6EiXMG0gp09CvsMj-g2s9Mx5JqvZEPB6sPFaBAjRWxh3Do15CC-j_rbDv0hqCfzd1MgES4LOAyQ3zIzrPvYYsLolsqMvsSWLNPYrpFtoXKKphp6xllEtCHuYReaysKYt6jJqjhGQvzsocgjCz/s2000/IMG_E2039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1169" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq6HXxPypuVF0eDY58J01H9DvD905oKeQhOBFVY4gbAwp6EiXMG0gp09CvsMj-g2s9Mx5JqvZEPB6sPFaBAjRWxh3Do15CC-j_rbDv0hqCfzd1MgES4LOAyQ3zIzrPvYYsLolsqMvsSWLNPYrpFtoXKKphp6xllEtCHuYReaysKYt6jJqjhGQvzsocgjCz/w234-h400/IMG_E2039.JPG" width="234" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2006" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXoA2BHfN_pBDmydODmQlSGZi_DvzVrzvJO2obNzvDk2cjZsNHXQ7uauqpBPs4jytRPWsKSS6TWPnOLKzfnpdy2wj91ODFjNBkOyC7aUX9X-ww0UkJYnMbjOSpxMaG4vQMEpD0BkJhUhnUvq1v_TdtevLpayaL-NO8J2DDGCRXQMkbFagQzRjKRFoib1Hk/w234-h400/IMG_E2042.JPG" width="234" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">My favorite YA book was <i>Heartstopper</i> by Alice Oseman.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">My favorite YA audiobook was <i>Warrior Girl Unearthed </i>by Angeline Boulley</span></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTL9hHihb3_GD0QNPh94yYEWKX3coZL98FzM670-EVD65ELz01gWOKFWyt4mdF_kuj6lb0rvanw90B_-G5FoFZ-Vf3pmoRnEIhFw1yFgKxiShMzH7s3-_Q7cDVZOJtGPdfxE01WIj3uCrgOk_9OYdOCfIQf3F6grRbJ821O1MniKFa_wskRTqCuYDOXwnH/s2023/IMG_E2043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting </i>by Clare Pooley (audiobook)</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>The Office BFFs: Tales of the Office From Two Best Friends Who Were There </i>by Angela Kinsey and Jenna Fischer (audiobook)</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Remarkably Bright Creatures</i> by Shelby Van Pelt (audiobook)</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Part of Your World</i> by Abby Jimenez (book)</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Series </i>by Holly Jackson (books)</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>The Wishing Game </i>by Meg Shaffer (book)</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Book Lovers </i>by Emily Henry (book)</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Life's Too Short </i>by Abby Jimenez (book)</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>The Soulmate</i> by Sally Hepworth (book)</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Lessons in Chemistry</i> by Bonnie Garmus (audiobook)</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Yours Truly</i> by Abby Jimenez (book)</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>The Friend Zone</i> by Abby Jimenez (audiobook)</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer</i> by Michelle McNamara (audiobook)</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><i style="font-family: inherit;">Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> by Gabrielle Zevin (audiobook)</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Two Feathers Fell from the Sky</i> by Margaret Verble (ebook)</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>The Sentence</i> by Louise Erdrich (book)</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>The Art Thief </i>by Michael Finkel (book)</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><i style="font-family: inherit;">Calling for a Blanket Dance</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> by Oscar Hokeah (book)</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><i>Chain-Gang All-Stars</i> by Nana Kwame Adeji-Brenyah (audiobook)</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><i>Evil Eye </i>by Etaf Rum (book)</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>The Wild Robot Series </i>by Peter Brown (book and ebook with the kids, they LOVED this series)</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Mascot</i> by Traci Sorell and Charles Waters (book, I read this and Carter started it but never finished it)</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>The Elephant's Girl</i> by Celesta Rimington (book)</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>On Air with Zoe Washington</i> by Janae Marks (book)</span></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9IPz0Og4V9oKhxtYAwPTmxTIntWfAnPu2cy_a-UI4TE9hdfuSsoPoCIGm1u37f804HpOpsXS0akZvy_LE2QdkeeuYKz8xd-zNT5OAZRvwS1KMyHQGPVXZYTyTuelSqAFzl4O59jQzhobRc4lj0osjcqA44zxHuY41DVTyVUN-p7svGedK8v2rpENQ9mP/s1334/IMG_E2047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I had such a blast training for and running Houston, that I couldn't get excited about training for anything other than a marathon in the spring. I typically only run one marathon a year because I mentally need a break after a marathon training cycle and doing shorter races for the next season is the re-set I need. I decided to run a summer marathon and needed somewhere up north for cooler temps and landed on Grandma's Marathon. At the end of my Houston training cycle I was doing a yoga move and suddenly had quite a bit of pain in my foot. It was similar to an issue I'd had about 5 years before so I picked up the PT exercises I had done then that helped. As I tapered for the race the pain let up and I didn't have issues during the race so I thought nothing of it. Training for Grandma's the pain kept ramping back up and the PT exercises weren't clearing it up, just making the pain more manageable. On our drive to Minnesota for the race, I'd get out of the car and could barely walk. After the race my foot was bruised already as I took my shoe off and it was swollen. Finally in July I went to a sports medicine doctor and he did an ultrasound on my foot. He diagnosed me with a fancy name for bone spurs which were caused by Achilles Tendonitis. He mentioned surgery if PT didn't help and I was scared enough to back off and do half my workouts as cross training. The benefit was I discovered I love cycling. The downside was that I missed running. Between cross training and PT appointments 3 times a week, I was feeling pretty decent by August and got the go ahead to start slowly building my weekly mileage. I've since learned between my PT exercises and about half my miles on trails, I can keep the pain at bay. Even though the middle of the year took a turn with an injury, it came back around and I was able to get back to training and ran some fun races in the fall. I wasn't as fast as I would have liked, but I was happy just to be running! So overall, this year was a success even though it included less running than I would have liked. Read past recaps here: <a href="https://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2023/01/2022-running-review.html">2022</a>, <a href="http://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2022/01/2021-running-review.html">2021</a>, <a href="http://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2021/01/2020-running-review.html">2020</a>, <a href="http://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2020/01/2019-running-review.html">2019</a>, <a href="http://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2019/01/2018-running-review.html">2018</a>, <a href="http://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2018/01/2017-running-review.html">2017</a>, and <a href="http://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2017/01/2016-running-review.html">2016</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqs8a3JRBtV9XwPKhpXgoadcsn7NkW1YHdu16JBBeomBaqAIe6owqulfjEm8OWBlSlcaAPgBxgnE5SAJV2KRvHylF469PagKzqW7u3VdcbTFLnLtScyhFi2tBuwHR6_cuHS2RzPGVRCcaBHaZ8CHOW6tga-bhxRmXywAtJrIIpfvt0CqkgN4ny-2dywO7n/s1170/IMG_E2049.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="1170" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqs8a3JRBtV9XwPKhpXgoadcsn7NkW1YHdu16JBBeomBaqAIe6owqulfjEm8OWBlSlcaAPgBxgnE5SAJV2KRvHylF469PagKzqW7u3VdcbTFLnLtScyhFi2tBuwHR6_cuHS2RzPGVRCcaBHaZ8CHOW6tga-bhxRmXywAtJrIIpfvt0CqkgN4ny-2dywO7n/w400-h214/IMG_E2049.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><b>Total Miles Run:</b></div><div>1,758 miles</div><div><b>For Comparison I Ran:</b></div><div>1,921miles in 2022</div><div>2,161 miles in 2021</div><div>2,020 miles in 2020</div><div>2,019 miles in 2019</div><div>1,918 miles in 2018</div><div>1,546.41 miles in 2017</div><div>1,332.6 miles in 2016</div><div><b>Average Weekly Mileage:</b> 34 miles</div><div><b>Average Daily Mileage:</b> 4.8 miles</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Total Time Spent Running:</b></div><div>256 hours </div><div><b>For Comparison I Ran:</b></div><div>289 hours in 2022</div><div>331 hours in 2021</div><div>292 hours in 2020</div><div>283 hours in 2019</div><div>271 hours in 2018</div><div>223.5 hours in 2017</div><div>191.5 hours in 2016</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Total Elevation Gain:</b></div><div>70,610 feet</div><div><b>For Comparison:</b></div><div>85,344 feet in 2022</div><div>91,021 feet in 2021</div><div>71,963 feet in 2020</div><div>75,483 feet in 2019</div><div>70,513 feet in 2018</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Total Active Days/Days I Ran:</b></div><div>316 (I think this may include when I've done races and tracked my warm up and cool down separately because there's no way I was so close to the same number of runs as in 2020 and 2021 with so many fewer miles than those years.) </div><div><br /></div><div><b>For Comparison:</b></div><div>304 in 2022</div><div>319 in 2021</div><div>319 in 2020</div><div>338 in 2019</div><div>308 in 2018</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Weekly Mileage:</b></div><div><b>Weeks with 20-29 Miles:</b> 12 (8 in 2022, 7 in 2021, 3 in 2020, 0 in 2019, 5 in 2018, 21 in 2017, and 24 in 2016)</div><div><b>Weeks with 30-39 Miles:</b> 16 (17 in 2022, 14 in 2021, 20 in 2020, 23 in 2019, 25 in 2018, 8 in 2017, and 11 in 2016)</div><div><b>Weeks with 40-49 Miles: </b>14 (22 in 2022, 18 in 2021, 21 in 2020, 29 in 2019, 17 in 2018, 9 in 2017, and 7 in 2016)</div><div><b>Weeks with 50+ Miles:</b> 6 (4 in 2022, 13 in 2021, 7 in 2020, 0 in 2019, 3 in 2018, 7 in 2017, and 2 in 2016)</div><div><b>Highest Weekly Mileage: </b>60 miles</div><div>I had 4 weeks under 20 miles during the height of my bone spur pain this summer.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Cycling:</b></div><div>17 rides</div><div>21 hours, 17 minutes</div><div>304 miles</div><div>6,335 feet</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Elliptical:</b></div><div>2 hours, 54 minutes, 53 seconds</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>PRs: </b></div><div><span style="background-color: white;">None</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;">I included my cycling and elliptical totals because they are for sure PRs for me. I am pretty good at preventing and managing injuries so this was the most prolonged period of cross training I've ever experienced.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;">My big accomplishments this year were qualifying for Boston at the Houston Marathon, getting into Boston in September, and getting my 7th Tulsa Run 60/70 Mug after battling back from bone spurs which caused a lot of pain and months of cross training followed by low mileage.</span></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Races:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div><b>January</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>15th- <a href="http://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2023/01/houston-marathon.html">Houston Marathon</a> in 3:28:18 (7:52 pace), 58th in my age group</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4S8E5wEQuvR4xvnCGNiO5B7ZQRDMSIUgiTw3alEJZ9DkGOKMYSb35Qe79Wgmy_BijLggF9QsNEUb272PanwaM6HaQmGjp2IVy0Ehp13Ex6bXFUwvINe6Wr0SHZefZ8tcVP_FvO3t5rJPy9OG1aPcyMvpCHFryOlvdSfkGDQC96jkQq9BnHlzWGoJSC3U/s1040/IMG_E7242.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="687" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4S8E5wEQuvR4xvnCGNiO5B7ZQRDMSIUgiTw3alEJZ9DkGOKMYSb35Qe79Wgmy_BijLggF9QsNEUb272PanwaM6HaQmGjp2IVy0Ehp13Ex6bXFUwvINe6Wr0SHZefZ8tcVP_FvO3t5rJPy9OG1aPcyMvpCHFryOlvdSfkGDQC96jkQq9BnHlzWGoJSC3U/w264-h400/IMG_E7242.JPG" width="264" /></a></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>February</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>None</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>March</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>None</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>April</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>22nd- <a href="http://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2023/04/zoo-run-10k.html">Zoo Run 10k</a> in 43:31 (6:56 pace), 1st overall female</div><div>29th- <a href="http://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2023/05/get-busy-livin-5k.html">Get Busy Livin 5k</a> in 20:39 (6:46 pace), 1st overall female</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfy7BgOWIETwAYxjJXMqkOmDlxgX9ShguMm7nbx7DWF1xRmaYiAlveevfR2dRzUzA1M7aIv2Wykkm1R58prmh6-ruZZiZII8RdJUipxitPJ6R5DY6zwsoXiYqwufAKRtGsXkVAqsfGxskhhecvh2UQVSZUAk8meC1Dn4Q1Ehn5v5QJFrCgdDFHPzdk0dcG/s1735/IMG_8329.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1677" data-original-width="1735" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfy7BgOWIETwAYxjJXMqkOmDlxgX9ShguMm7nbx7DWF1xRmaYiAlveevfR2dRzUzA1M7aIv2Wykkm1R58prmh6-ruZZiZII8RdJUipxitPJ6R5DY6zwsoXiYqwufAKRtGsXkVAqsfGxskhhecvh2UQVSZUAk8meC1Dn4Q1Ehn5v5QJFrCgdDFHPzdk0dcG/w400-h386/IMG_8329.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>May</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>20th- <a href="http://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2023/05/joplin-memorial-run.html">Joplin Memorial Half</a> in 1:35:55 (7:19 pace), 2nd overall female</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhir94EX2L1E2jkbX_kfpnXv6dPLH5al3meXi9usQKE-9JfuluRmWwztkAQPhYdXJExPYc_u85B3sMIYyYkmXZSFidaCZfACVaykOfplZhLTWdrvQij9PZNZSP9ftjLqD0YikTh_0t8IWvGFs018kxViAljESnptaf-4fC1cZshf1OVcwOg9YyzjtXI9puf/s2048/IMG_3703.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhir94EX2L1E2jkbX_kfpnXv6dPLH5al3meXi9usQKE-9JfuluRmWwztkAQPhYdXJExPYc_u85B3sMIYyYkmXZSFidaCZfACVaykOfplZhLTWdrvQij9PZNZSP9ftjLqD0YikTh_0t8IWvGFs018kxViAljESnptaf-4fC1cZshf1OVcwOg9YyzjtXI9puf/w400-h266/IMG_3703.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><b>June</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>17th- <a href="http://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2023/06/grandmas-marathon.html">Grandma's Marathon</a> in 3:38:58 (8:19 pace), 100th in my age group</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfKQd4GG38BSG8WoqDTBCJ-Ot58BCbKHOU69Bd4LNgRGJ_hlgCnuaDBQxjbmS8CYZ9jyZ6UQpYcyWtmL6PiHu-7ZvF01UNLV5XFLkV4UCuOMIYaW0vXe45TrR3ZozAnlFewZXYEVyiKy3H3evjBLeQZcSFuX5LPcvoQw-uJdDpQ4FPzhSbs1vyPykIonrH/s4032/IMG_6406.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfKQd4GG38BSG8WoqDTBCJ-Ot58BCbKHOU69Bd4LNgRGJ_hlgCnuaDBQxjbmS8CYZ9jyZ6UQpYcyWtmL6PiHu-7ZvF01UNLV5XFLkV4UCuOMIYaW0vXe45TrR3ZozAnlFewZXYEVyiKy3H3evjBLeQZcSFuX5LPcvoQw-uJdDpQ4FPzhSbs1vyPykIonrH/w300-h400/IMG_6406.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ty got a picture of me at mile 16 of Grandma's Marathon before the tides really turned.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b>July</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>4th- <a href="http://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2023/07/firecracker-5k.html">Firecracker 5k</a> in 22:45 (7:12 pace), 1st overall female </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKESn72OYX-GEIisCZ9fMf_WqSLTCEJthyphenhyphenk-lTgsQESpZvRmX2QsSicuXb9F5Tu7SSU0i5g2Ov0z4K6jLDcWqanGf2iXR2Xjf-m7rZ4J2kCgTBQXEyN6B_96VSzADPDYwNummeX3IjuM9tUeE2_R33tmpqwM2EUTE48JwAebIW_uey7y-dG1gy7W7FfH48/s4032/IMG_4065.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKESn72OYX-GEIisCZ9fMf_WqSLTCEJthyphenhyphenk-lTgsQESpZvRmX2QsSicuXb9F5Tu7SSU0i5g2Ov0z4K6jLDcWqanGf2iXR2Xjf-m7rZ4J2kCgTBQXEyN6B_96VSzADPDYwNummeX3IjuM9tUeE2_R33tmpqwM2EUTE48JwAebIW_uey7y-dG1gy7W7FfH48/w300-h400/IMG_4065.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This race propelled me to visiting a sports medicine doctor and finding out I had bone spurs.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><b>August</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>None</div><div><b><br />September </b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>9th- <a href="http://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2023/09/miles-for-milestones-5k.html">Miles for Milestones 5k</a> in 21:39 (no accurate data from my Garmin), 1st overall female</div><div>23rd- <a href="http://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2023/09/run-rails-5k.html">Run the Rails 5k</a> in 21:20 (6:49 pace), 1st overall male or female</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0JzgPpyczP5TkPqe4DY4OnE8lESG8vPxTUBlOnCrZZZXcMDkSxl3I51pQgSeUwX5Mh0YHIx0ijHiBfnBu9RgYb0rJ3_I8ZSbA1TJ9_9CUlWM95alOmHyuH7UPhA6JyH9OYrEpM4kRmOa9zlz7Jt-bMTT3wIaeh8EppY0rfuhPlKBrjn6sJozEvywPdOz/s4032/IMG_6879.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0JzgPpyczP5TkPqe4DY4OnE8lESG8vPxTUBlOnCrZZZXcMDkSxl3I51pQgSeUwX5Mh0YHIx0ijHiBfnBu9RgYb0rJ3_I8ZSbA1TJ9_9CUlWM95alOmHyuH7UPhA6JyH9OYrEpM4kRmOa9zlz7Jt-bMTT3wIaeh8EppY0rfuhPlKBrjn6sJozEvywPdOz/w400-h300/IMG_6879.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Family photo after the Miles for Milestones race.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>October</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>28th- <a href="https://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2023/11/tulsa-run.html">Tulsa Run 15k</a> in 1:08:35 (7:20 pace), 13th female and 2nd in my age group</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1eei5q8oVR-aH_n6okrjx3MfMwWimSVU8AiR545LysKBgA9M1ufplYfiVOMXaj5bm_Uh2UH9jQPK8ja3XWdMqj1B1adCxT2xHP3qLtlWzA2dLeQgi3gqGSO5VJaSiV5LX2Pg6YlZmIelLinsFuSp4my0094pfHwQSZmPhcDYCCn6rRqf5F-3R6k59GKgM/s960/IMG_1023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1eei5q8oVR-aH_n6okrjx3MfMwWimSVU8AiR545LysKBgA9M1ufplYfiVOMXaj5bm_Uh2UH9jQPK8ja3XWdMqj1B1adCxT2xHP3qLtlWzA2dLeQgi3gqGSO5VJaSiV5LX2Pg6YlZmIelLinsFuSp4my0094pfHwQSZmPhcDYCCn6rRqf5F-3R6k59GKgM/w400-h266/IMG_1023.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><b>November</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>5th- <a href="https://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2023/11/backyard-bonanza-125k.html">Backyard Bonanza Trail 12.5k</a> in 1:05:03 (8:19 pace), 1st overall female</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBl0vkpPSsnlXVyKtzUODIp12oCd1ojeEUXi9OFd3mz76xchJxNRkYsDFUMzjlJXJcyzrG59u7CzSIZafntSM-nXz058kqMgqp7xdlmgdqPjOlmNjMQIRXKA9mtRdu27q7N4KAnXin8wbREs7fa8mFnWC-gg_XjlyIKDdUkukvx1_42vsQengbPYXK2zE/s1920/IMG_1143.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBl0vkpPSsnlXVyKtzUODIp12oCd1ojeEUXi9OFd3mz76xchJxNRkYsDFUMzjlJXJcyzrG59u7CzSIZafntSM-nXz058kqMgqp7xdlmgdqPjOlmNjMQIRXKA9mtRdu27q7N4KAnXin8wbREs7fa8mFnWC-gg_XjlyIKDdUkukvx1_42vsQengbPYXK2zE/w400-h225/IMG_1143.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>19th- <a href="https://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2023/11/route-66-half-marathon.html">Route 66 Half Marathon</a> in 1:38:20 (7:26 pace), 19th female and 6th in my age group</div><div>23rd- <a href="https://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2023/11/pitt-turkey-trot.html">Pitt Turkey Trot 5k</a> in 21:31 (6:54 pace), 2nd overall female</div><div><br /></div><div><b>December</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>2nd- <a href="https://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2023/12/jingle-bell-5k.html">Jingle Bell 5k</a> in 21:38 (6:56 pace), 1st overall female</div><div>3rd- <a href="https://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2023/12/half-n-half-paved-half-marathon.html">Half N Half Paved Half Marathon</a> in 1:39:11 (7:34 pace), 2nd overall female</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjj8R6cvHMEbghEHagVmtvgi96X5evIasIeWFDLTXeAEPEfyK8E-op5jK6dRX4-Liz81Zd6y2P2mbKcGn71iMAiCNL9UMdvvOZ2BjtZVPb45i5xMDFaPA4nuVn28MQj35rjRP0Sum1sh-BYMyKtqaE1uiS81VGiaxGYE0N3rFtBWuts7_wbxh7BE5ovc9t/s1642/IMG_E1650.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1642" data-original-width="894" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjj8R6cvHMEbghEHagVmtvgi96X5evIasIeWFDLTXeAEPEfyK8E-op5jK6dRX4-Liz81Zd6y2P2mbKcGn71iMAiCNL9UMdvvOZ2BjtZVPb45i5xMDFaPA4nuVn28MQj35rjRP0Sum1sh-BYMyKtqaE1uiS81VGiaxGYE0N3rFtBWuts7_wbxh7BE5ovc9t/w217-h400/IMG_E1650.JPG" width="217" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Uphill finish at the Half N Half Paved Half Marathon</td></tr></tbody></table>Liz Runningmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437872032928853655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941638341996581349.post-78542761949220132482023-12-31T05:00:00.000-08:002023-12-31T05:00:00.203-08:00Goodbye, 2023!<p>2023 was a great year! Carter is in his last year at Zarrow International School which is crazy! He has started touring middle schools to decide where he would like to go. Elise is in 3rd grade which is also crazy to me! It's the first year she's been older than my students. I'm still teaching 2nd grade and loving it. Our school adopted a new reading curriculum which has been so much fun to learn and implement. Ty is continuing to enjoy his job and is looking at other possibilities within his company. He has been busy making me things to upgrade our house. Everything is looking incredible! We lost our sweet, Skippy boy this summer and miss him daily. We brought home 2 brothers, Milo and Otis, to fill the void of losing Skippy. They are an absolute blast and I love them more than I thought possible. I didn't think I'd ever love another cat as much as I loved my Tibber Tabbers, but they are awful loveable! We are looking forward to the changes 2024 will bring with a trip to Boston in the spring and Carter starting middle school in the fall.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>January</b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRz-BnmmaVAeicD4FiRJ6PO_WVJVMJZ2_14i-K5vUrx1WIDIunM6EyggxxX3hPSjX1cy0QEpwMY2ag5xBnGnrA4WMPRDZJGiSvu2nRhbT-HS7t1lxz4k43NdJiIKbcDTvwnUVCxSjzan7pAlmEuXdRbk-no9Z2UYGDi5OxSOpGqm-hhHZmaQqFn9LHskhy/s4032/IMG_0198.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRz-BnmmaVAeicD4FiRJ6PO_WVJVMJZ2_14i-K5vUrx1WIDIunM6EyggxxX3hPSjX1cy0QEpwMY2ag5xBnGnrA4WMPRDZJGiSvu2nRhbT-HS7t1lxz4k43NdJiIKbcDTvwnUVCxSjzan7pAlmEuXdRbk-no9Z2UYGDi5OxSOpGqm-hhHZmaQqFn9LHskhy/w300-h400/IMG_0198.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mom and dad traveled with me to Houston to the marathon so I could take the kids. We stopped in Dallas on the way.</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTSZL-7-Rg-C63l0TOEdIj2kjS2XzOZhUqWVfKW8SufSe8EvU_jOerJ7VGtn700ddo0Uby3pMA4Wglhe_zKtsT9x72T1fYCNYDJwaTzrk3GVGjact7q3oe-3RYtRsSGiqRULP3mlCalAlEA41uoudlnpUyy9GqBxQhBkE_EWLiD6qwp-XorXXNcSiuXJf/s2048/bday.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTSZL-7-Rg-C63l0TOEdIj2kjS2XzOZhUqWVfKW8SufSe8EvU_jOerJ7VGtn700ddo0Uby3pMA4Wglhe_zKtsT9x72T1fYCNYDJwaTzrk3GVGjact7q3oe-3RYtRsSGiqRULP3mlCalAlEA41uoudlnpUyy9GqBxQhBkE_EWLiD6qwp-XorXXNcSiuXJf/w400-h300/bday.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We celebrated mom, dad, and Jeremy's birthdays.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>February</b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVPTrnrLYfnh3uDqZlPDubHSOq_3UdnWV2tNuuv7KQBwpV9ezw3_-zl0gdnCraJhunX0VHWl4tFc0pYsd4eOBWW44m4MC1v6up-X_tEsQZM6a6pGQYWq4KxDZMDgAttwI6CrtPzi20C4QZZq1RHgHEwVhpnBvjxC0yWAXE9Ay3BlwU-5pnrVxZMCqExiB/s4032/IMG_7297.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVPTrnrLYfnh3uDqZlPDubHSOq_3UdnWV2tNuuv7KQBwpV9ezw3_-zl0gdnCraJhunX0VHWl4tFc0pYsd4eOBWW44m4MC1v6up-X_tEsQZM6a6pGQYWq4KxDZMDgAttwI6CrtPzi20C4QZZq1RHgHEwVhpnBvjxC0yWAXE9Ay3BlwU-5pnrVxZMCqExiB/w300-h400/IMG_7297.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carter got to perform in Circle State, an honor choir.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Tw9M6y31mtEct3aGK1ZK8W7iEvEdSCK45ANXxtlQD_K5u86mfbJ8jOFiiS_40NCyqY0HOqLNUvxm3_UNRky1ZH7_BJPqhUFV8CWFiawiFjOGiVu-Hs_woR2LvNcrLpTsfIwXo3cAJc9Syaf2uSpSp7ZCYSW6elUFgg0C_6q4GXPBpXwsQVHgfVFC7LDh/s4032/IMG_7402.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Tw9M6y31mtEct3aGK1ZK8W7iEvEdSCK45ANXxtlQD_K5u86mfbJ8jOFiiS_40NCyqY0HOqLNUvxm3_UNRky1ZH7_BJPqhUFV8CWFiawiFjOGiVu-Hs_woR2LvNcrLpTsfIwXo3cAJc9Syaf2uSpSp7ZCYSW6elUFgg0C_6q4GXPBpXwsQVHgfVFC7LDh/w400-h300/IMG_7402.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was again the cookie manager for our Girl Scout Troop and Elise sold over 600 boxes of cookies!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3tbX0BcHWflcSB6sst5lwDCsnV-kfVvLvkya_euCDpccSmqV5eLcWKlyxUWodyN5nUjA2hzq9zjn2P62IHxPDxr4nYgTY_6jDrqpb4gJZR8V9yZpPeeM3mU3XkShfV2QHLuJ1nednrI2lSw3XBDgQHqbQvdAoDISbbjUzxs-r5geOIEp_PRrV_U4jQTo/s4032/IMG_7484.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3tbX0BcHWflcSB6sst5lwDCsnV-kfVvLvkya_euCDpccSmqV5eLcWKlyxUWodyN5nUjA2hzq9zjn2P62IHxPDxr4nYgTY_6jDrqpb4gJZR8V9yZpPeeM3mU3XkShfV2QHLuJ1nednrI2lSw3XBDgQHqbQvdAoDISbbjUzxs-r5geOIEp_PRrV_U4jQTo/w300-h400/IMG_7484.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ty built me book shelves by my bed for Valentine's Day.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiouVjj3NYvGYTBU7t32EQCqwjGyUssH4i8d6sbZKMor3gBKRj5fR4pFStOlrp8ycWZYxGSpYsKInWr9vtGEDriDYMFrcmLWfJkdYrTZTb2DI0t2A9jHYejsd5xz3jYM6kFDTNIPC5hdmYLpuUGcgPmyiyloq_jwpL6KtvhWabzWqGuUitzR706Oud-AALd/s3088/TJVC2800.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiouVjj3NYvGYTBU7t32EQCqwjGyUssH4i8d6sbZKMor3gBKRj5fR4pFStOlrp8ycWZYxGSpYsKInWr9vtGEDriDYMFrcmLWfJkdYrTZTb2DI0t2A9jHYejsd5xz3jYM6kFDTNIPC5hdmYLpuUGcgPmyiyloq_jwpL6KtvhWabzWqGuUitzR706Oud-AALd/w300-h400/TJVC2800.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We celebrated the 102nd day of school.</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><b>March</b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGljzhjvW29_ey2Ha6CQu0YCbaI94Pd0y0TsJq16h_rH0Y7wzW2oChGkimxjVhZDxlEoMj38bnrmuJoeQH0e3cFb-pSOC_lzQXN_fSsfNVrWHaPH5u_lc5zHokFN4Gk0gA8PDXQ2Vga4oHb1t4mSNQg9wlJAIdp7QPzQ2mPzIXfzNEavGGu24WlmV2Cqmi/s4032/IMG_0952.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGljzhjvW29_ey2Ha6CQu0YCbaI94Pd0y0TsJq16h_rH0Y7wzW2oChGkimxjVhZDxlEoMj38bnrmuJoeQH0e3cFb-pSOC_lzQXN_fSsfNVrWHaPH5u_lc5zHokFN4Gk0gA8PDXQ2Vga4oHb1t4mSNQg9wlJAIdp7QPzQ2mPzIXfzNEavGGu24WlmV2Cqmi/w300-h400/IMG_0952.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ty and I went to Vivia Zarrow, a fundraiser for the kids' school and I finally won a piece of artwork in the auction.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBofsoQdBdMzif_R9iJdnXJzmpSJzwJyxHVXzCWN47wmr7fFCV32DCV-4PHdhPrNvz7wAv2zj0g94KKiGgqVEH0MyPv2jpT4OMdec2Iw-rwGWR2A0UpA5tTPlPr3ir9l_YOgOXfU99z3TvEKiydQobe3AGAs9KPQxhC4V4DSJMkvaIvQ5US8bVYZCm45C/s4032/IMG_3758.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBofsoQdBdMzif_R9iJdnXJzmpSJzwJyxHVXzCWN47wmr7fFCV32DCV-4PHdhPrNvz7wAv2zj0g94KKiGgqVEH0MyPv2jpT4OMdec2Iw-rwGWR2A0UpA5tTPlPr3ir9l_YOgOXfU99z3TvEKiydQobe3AGAs9KPQxhC4V4DSJMkvaIvQ5US8bVYZCm45C/w400-h300/IMG_3758.JPEG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We visited Ang in San Antonio over spring break.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUd99Mcba7ZVyRKWPWyNM1YVrLgiPlR9Cte0_AKEP_MJRxBcEa-pbgXGghmLOzl_Hw7IGdOWejXU4do1L4S3DqSU-_Fw7DfLy0EydwtiJFY7SEf28SXvHxptM2RJQQLepW1KR1uu-jm8LSG0tTXjXvkgc540ykbbMiITGoE2G8fbrbTiHJBBjS3ec5JN0/s4032/IMG_7599.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUd99Mcba7ZVyRKWPWyNM1YVrLgiPlR9Cte0_AKEP_MJRxBcEa-pbgXGghmLOzl_Hw7IGdOWejXU4do1L4S3DqSU-_Fw7DfLy0EydwtiJFY7SEf28SXvHxptM2RJQQLepW1KR1uu-jm8LSG0tTXjXvkgc540ykbbMiITGoE2G8fbrbTiHJBBjS3ec5JN0/w300-h400/IMG_7599.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kids got to dress up for Book Character Dress Up Day at school.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxfeRSzQRyPNfAI31SF2CoaOD4Hu13YAOIxc3VDRu8O-JvbtAfJu_HC5tAJjmTi5UuWWoErjsFr_F_XUZJjAX-hmqbxD-n4JzY0_b3eZyB4wrmQHQyNkXHi0SRaenBDPSHwSYrZ7T8pCJnfuh6IIOJy9Bcp01FmVQL0OUg6zjMWILZGbcphRKy24RvfKU/s4032/IMG_7606.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxfeRSzQRyPNfAI31SF2CoaOD4Hu13YAOIxc3VDRu8O-JvbtAfJu_HC5tAJjmTi5UuWWoErjsFr_F_XUZJjAX-hmqbxD-n4JzY0_b3eZyB4wrmQHQyNkXHi0SRaenBDPSHwSYrZ7T8pCJnfuh6IIOJy9Bcp01FmVQL0OUg6zjMWILZGbcphRKy24RvfKU/w300-h400/IMG_7606.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carter's Odyssey of the Mind team qualified for state and then again for worlds.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzG5Rw5XIhzrDlJ3aLA4m6VSzuLUdmOVkbmrVM1h9BrgSZk13ydlZ-SSeIuXT-b_N1KhsybfZOf_XxpuYixfM0ArwkOe-TchMn7PhDhyWpxYYiOSQtpTP12bvvpyXwEXWGTos0AR8plvMMWGQZRwMFCvaPQD9lLHrz4qlTj4lMPrmqxNhLTYJUFT24hK4Q/s4032/IMG_7666.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzG5Rw5XIhzrDlJ3aLA4m6VSzuLUdmOVkbmrVM1h9BrgSZk13ydlZ-SSeIuXT-b_N1KhsybfZOf_XxpuYixfM0ArwkOe-TchMn7PhDhyWpxYYiOSQtpTP12bvvpyXwEXWGTos0AR8plvMMWGQZRwMFCvaPQD9lLHrz4qlTj4lMPrmqxNhLTYJUFT24hK4Q/w300-h400/IMG_7666.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elise had her 8th birthday party at My Little Dollhouse and chose Maribel as her party princess.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc6zLkT4C357QxehedvSBp-2_j1aIUAs_1oo9DtCQXqQ_IE3LM-4gy42uriFCHZksaMTg_hg0IkMVYnLfyq3B1aSpS3hAFEieumwYLhFFPl0ngi9lWGBbxwz44ITvi0V2EEwPMMANpLruO3DigPYXihVYq0rGSX7jngMYt7OWGDciL-2dwIjhzqMT17QwU/s4032/IMG_7815.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc6zLkT4C357QxehedvSBp-2_j1aIUAs_1oo9DtCQXqQ_IE3LM-4gy42uriFCHZksaMTg_hg0IkMVYnLfyq3B1aSpS3hAFEieumwYLhFFPl0ngi9lWGBbxwz44ITvi0V2EEwPMMANpLruO3DigPYXihVYq0rGSX7jngMYt7OWGDciL-2dwIjhzqMT17QwU/w400-h300/IMG_7815.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elise turned 8 years old!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNroJkFF6MLv106QBBCUJWd94uHMWERWGl1wcJ_bq3N1ulfbO_JY-xj8dUoRhEotzfMBBC5cCXxJhlChnF_b6nfOe1MO13jYKbaUBkvQ5QoKTuAvLPQtllRrGbVNvxVUW_Ic4dkePqHUvC7yOU9Ku5KnUJEN8cI3Ui2QBjRTAMzghgo9uPasL1IPHf9OYS/s4032/IMG_8171.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNroJkFF6MLv106QBBCUJWd94uHMWERWGl1wcJ_bq3N1ulfbO_JY-xj8dUoRhEotzfMBBC5cCXxJhlChnF_b6nfOe1MO13jYKbaUBkvQ5QoKTuAvLPQtllRrGbVNvxVUW_Ic4dkePqHUvC7yOU9Ku5KnUJEN8cI3Ui2QBjRTAMzghgo9uPasL1IPHf9OYS/w400-h300/IMG_8171.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I got to go on a field trip with Elise to a Bone Museum.</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><b>April </b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS5wjegs01YoqCCYpNnCjv6Up1-8tijf9uMtQxQxVyvMso6UFvYfD_ISCgvltYh_27dgtveR7PqJVck4NDQ8V-hc5P_BWUi3EL6Qr7NgYtoVtTXADEN42YqLUX2_ySSi2NQHx0sGN9WAoJelGB53goAgzLCaKnAIuriS_D3W0YIyqqI5iCTrNF_zt6kIQk/s4032/IMG_8112.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS5wjegs01YoqCCYpNnCjv6Up1-8tijf9uMtQxQxVyvMso6UFvYfD_ISCgvltYh_27dgtveR7PqJVck4NDQ8V-hc5P_BWUi3EL6Qr7NgYtoVtTXADEN42YqLUX2_ySSi2NQHx0sGN9WAoJelGB53goAgzLCaKnAIuriS_D3W0YIyqqI5iCTrNF_zt6kIQk/w300-h400/IMG_8112.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We celebrated Easter in Topeka.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcl_e9NmWcjQoI1idRsbrf56YOsI8wIl9qp0QElJV8QL9SCscE7t7m3st6t57k-wS7MWRQ_TwmLrbhXa-km7k9OdusU0-1xXIij5FH1OLgiU-V3w7JJaS2V5objb0_rDrQxU79OIAYHXZwhhB1T3kt8KrQqMn56mwu1O0AkbfXLQ-BeSRa0xXyTHwDV-aW/s960/art.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcl_e9NmWcjQoI1idRsbrf56YOsI8wIl9qp0QElJV8QL9SCscE7t7m3st6t57k-wS7MWRQ_TwmLrbhXa-km7k9OdusU0-1xXIij5FH1OLgiU-V3w7JJaS2V5objb0_rDrQxU79OIAYHXZwhhB1T3kt8KrQqMn56mwu1O0AkbfXLQ-BeSRa0xXyTHwDV-aW/w400-h300/art.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elise had a piece of her art work displayed in the district art show.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdi5qoLNzQE4tpix7CiUFcKfRMHB4GQ8XhwRlQ7dHFoT9b-38uCgjS9yYsoJ1-60tWXRxoDQOFfB70j1m_JtmNl3pzsZ8FNPR1Sqr5tVhOJlbwArRMHdPyDMVj0jH7INCGBYGRUgZo2yxMRD5oh7ZUel50pi8qPhXqyzbCxKKPHt3T0zwruCfNAkfOCLNy/s2048/golden.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdi5qoLNzQE4tpix7CiUFcKfRMHB4GQ8XhwRlQ7dHFoT9b-38uCgjS9yYsoJ1-60tWXRxoDQOFfB70j1m_JtmNl3pzsZ8FNPR1Sqr5tVhOJlbwArRMHdPyDMVj0jH7INCGBYGRUgZo2yxMRD5oh7ZUel50pi8qPhXqyzbCxKKPHt3T0zwruCfNAkfOCLNy/w300-h400/golden.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I found a golden ticket at an independent bookstore in my hometown and won a free year subscription to Libro.fm!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalxykFzORgl57LUnjIXqIVZclcnmU6xAg1DOQ9fRUQwSQZGcI8BOq4Tm5jrCKN61YKJMx3vcqpeIt4wNOiuV6QnDZMvnQUJlMyakcZi0dXms70wa9C-ORfatUU4Neh6vSAXcDR8bwyt2PDDPHQX3OLDXBug-7W3c3TcDgmbWtSQvh4Y7FuijlexxtteDt/s4032/IMG_8247.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalxykFzORgl57LUnjIXqIVZclcnmU6xAg1DOQ9fRUQwSQZGcI8BOq4Tm5jrCKN61YKJMx3vcqpeIt4wNOiuV6QnDZMvnQUJlMyakcZi0dXms70wa9C-ORfatUU4Neh6vSAXcDR8bwyt2PDDPHQX3OLDXBug-7W3c3TcDgmbWtSQvh4Y7FuijlexxtteDt/w300-h400/IMG_8247.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We got to meet Joy Harjo at an author event.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>May</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTDshT4S8vWSSPQSrqJtBdG-IsviK7xHxwHsDzrrVq2mlNU6_6JovC8tLvJN9UPaH-ZEsJZYSZCxMomnXKJFz8dT3uzfFB533Go5KaIjnj5N6qk-y61OQs1IrZezJ3F5W7NEhWbazcV1jmFhNB6IeME_3HIgNh5nccaCxauxO_rIG4D_UbGxnmpHO91_0/s4032/IMG_1481.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTDshT4S8vWSSPQSrqJtBdG-IsviK7xHxwHsDzrrVq2mlNU6_6JovC8tLvJN9UPaH-ZEsJZYSZCxMomnXKJFz8dT3uzfFB533Go5KaIjnj5N6qk-y61OQs1IrZezJ3F5W7NEhWbazcV1jmFhNB6IeME_3HIgNh5nccaCxauxO_rIG4D_UbGxnmpHO91_0/w300-h400/IMG_1481.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We celebrated Mother's Day.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOIG9DR14aWBKjOEnvLVJU0ck2hjg9Mv4Qx5PR9SbwZkqw4HfeRmpDiQOtQ7xcSFOr6O6lGPWO92o_41hDhrf0aEMZwtutc-OHH4sccaP3LnKM0-RIglRucsLqUnRBOr_83TVTryzhP-5AOzlsfZZsju8Im92YyiZYC6OzOmYXJ62STlADpFBCuHCYEQ91/s4032/IMG_3853.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOIG9DR14aWBKjOEnvLVJU0ck2hjg9Mv4Qx5PR9SbwZkqw4HfeRmpDiQOtQ7xcSFOr6O6lGPWO92o_41hDhrf0aEMZwtutc-OHH4sccaP3LnKM0-RIglRucsLqUnRBOr_83TVTryzhP-5AOzlsfZZsju8Im92YyiZYC6OzOmYXJ62STlADpFBCuHCYEQ91/w300-h400/IMG_3853.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ty and I went on a date night to an author event with TOM HANKS!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhddGvhOW5TYfsBjgPR2ra4tT-WE9qZupblN9Dutw9l683gd8PAfPbSQnJfM0hrOg3D1XcbNKUHZd13OKbBaYb9_5ZlkOJP9X1U3gQHjhpDD5qu_EKVlfCYYjDWHmOWoeSFzgiNf_8vPDHA8oWEN08F8g-rQ1craVhTe7y2viR_6I5quiew_WMG30AsJU9P/s4032/IMG_8386.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhddGvhOW5TYfsBjgPR2ra4tT-WE9qZupblN9Dutw9l683gd8PAfPbSQnJfM0hrOg3D1XcbNKUHZd13OKbBaYb9_5ZlkOJP9X1U3gQHjhpDD5qu_EKVlfCYYjDWHmOWoeSFzgiNf_8vPDHA8oWEN08F8g-rQ1craVhTe7y2viR_6I5quiew_WMG30AsJU9P/w400-h300/IMG_8386.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I got to go on a field trip with Carter to the Will Rogers Museum.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-2jBS1RiwR7FMpZX-qsVAaiWk-gFOdwIbkSkX9XJFnyJcXo81re8rGYH76PYv42wL-ugJ1JXdfKdHVzRr6BWkQxCTGObCvoDFcTCRiNCigi2ZhZRz0Ql_YSOG2kNfB-jBTkOvMcT1SZOhdJs5lbyKsRdAh85C6B3KfRrRqTg5Jo8rsdVk5X_64T60PxK/s2048/kitty.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-2jBS1RiwR7FMpZX-qsVAaiWk-gFOdwIbkSkX9XJFnyJcXo81re8rGYH76PYv42wL-ugJ1JXdfKdHVzRr6BWkQxCTGObCvoDFcTCRiNCigi2ZhZRz0Ql_YSOG2kNfB-jBTkOvMcT1SZOhdJs5lbyKsRdAh85C6B3KfRrRqTg5Jo8rsdVk5X_64T60PxK/w300-h400/kitty.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We celebrated Ty's birthday, but I have no good pictures from the celebration so I thought this picture was a good subsitute.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0K0NeISz0N7uBBx6SwZvcMryEhTH2hYSognWQo0gt3r25WoXWUy8FaeKkQ3IjHkaPQdsOc-5e1Ybzkk6c7PMgSfvFvLaZOma9Wa47nUAXdnpncwmco_mZwYn4J1LCJMKQ0LxxtJkK2CCiYe-nFYf5BPRprNeTVpDKGRJJe1OflwvB_cMLpsNS-IKgN82/s4032/IMG_8487.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0K0NeISz0N7uBBx6SwZvcMryEhTH2hYSognWQo0gt3r25WoXWUy8FaeKkQ3IjHkaPQdsOc-5e1Ybzkk6c7PMgSfvFvLaZOma9Wa47nUAXdnpncwmco_mZwYn4J1LCJMKQ0LxxtJkK2CCiYe-nFYf5BPRprNeTVpDKGRJJe1OflwvB_cMLpsNS-IKgN82/w300-h400/IMG_8487.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I also went on a field trip with Carter to the aquarium.</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><b>June</b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNprn2DT4j0A84px3SF8BDqIiEi1Q7C55oZrO98o7As0NU3Daa7DUNp2wOFDFZz199Fw6fnXmijMfg6hblwO5XvpaF_-9EtQtxBgdziQLZTz2-ZWKV6PN9V979Q2YQzNNL0wnhIVyOmxGF6ST_or4qqTCunWam-iwfricW9EcN6Ip67pOEN19RKB_srEvH/s4032/IMG_3392.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNprn2DT4j0A84px3SF8BDqIiEi1Q7C55oZrO98o7As0NU3Daa7DUNp2wOFDFZz199Fw6fnXmijMfg6hblwO5XvpaF_-9EtQtxBgdziQLZTz2-ZWKV6PN9V979Q2YQzNNL0wnhIVyOmxGF6ST_or4qqTCunWam-iwfricW9EcN6Ip67pOEN19RKB_srEvH/w400-h300/IMG_3392.JPEG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My school district was the only district still in school and we went through June!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPG6g9KLP879M-7pFDtrfF-0T-EA1EBM50Ax_MyQIvHd3uxkv4IEVjbUSR7ZutCI6ESbryzGFFIMeCnvYSnI-HwIN0UwOE4cRNriuy-IeMmS26AQwXwIr211Uy5X5bggHbIx1Llv8npit1NA3oVywtodwxwfZ2Fb54_GmDjOe83Cj5nPswSCEJJd0mcGc/s4032/IMG_7695.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPG6g9KLP879M-7pFDtrfF-0T-EA1EBM50Ax_MyQIvHd3uxkv4IEVjbUSR7ZutCI6ESbryzGFFIMeCnvYSnI-HwIN0UwOE4cRNriuy-IeMmS26AQwXwIr211Uy5X5bggHbIx1Llv8npit1NA3oVywtodwxwfZ2Fb54_GmDjOe83Cj5nPswSCEJJd0mcGc/w300-h400/IMG_7695.JPEG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We did our 2nd year of Girl Scout Day Camp.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJEY_ny_x9QWOe4S93QjwYOkrpmzV-cdTIrexabACpoFPuP_-9xacdU92034inT3bHc-kSn7Eef3vRxPEdYdw-rtvuArUdR9niLAskqt8NPXppSTAt9r7miAVD3VO3b9dA90E4-ai_E3nKQmMVCtMt4AAC67Q9WOsoLlRy90FGO6N67Wd-tWphz2x0IUD/s4032/IMG_7739.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJEY_ny_x9QWOe4S93QjwYOkrpmzV-cdTIrexabACpoFPuP_-9xacdU92034inT3bHc-kSn7Eef3vRxPEdYdw-rtvuArUdR9niLAskqt8NPXppSTAt9r7miAVD3VO3b9dA90E4-ai_E3nKQmMVCtMt4AAC67Q9WOsoLlRy90FGO6N67Wd-tWphz2x0IUD/w300-h400/IMG_7739.JPEG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carter went to Girl Scout Day Camp as a Tagalong.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLuU1HkhBO0-M9vIUawioAta03pGCcgRHseJHWnE-GLN7R6mc2xMUwsZwTm5c6TZVipHZgu_yq4et_n2VL3pPalZrqPb-UFuBT4FJkdYoS4QI66elH95wwsOYSla3_PjaIetWWriz4uVqYIKnYdZqPvMQ1iKQJE_HmhEIXR3R41qhac0XAmoEIT3MYAzj/s4032/IMG_8835.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLuU1HkhBO0-M9vIUawioAta03pGCcgRHseJHWnE-GLN7R6mc2xMUwsZwTm5c6TZVipHZgu_yq4et_n2VL3pPalZrqPb-UFuBT4FJkdYoS4QI66elH95wwsOYSla3_PjaIetWWriz4uVqYIKnYdZqPvMQ1iKQJE_HmhEIXR3R41qhac0XAmoEIT3MYAzj/w300-h400/IMG_8835.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elise got to go to a water park as a perk of being in the 600 Club (selling 600 boxes of Girl Scout cookies). There were a few tickets for tagalongs so Carter went too.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZZLCEF791216EIcHg85XSe1aSz6k-nInv2P1LnTIh_dd-3APcX5HrjCKk1bVupH1-s6gItYNNrAnnEtIhFv7kH7kCcCO2U5UHya1OtoPT_TZuOHV-p3He8k8jYbLFpzfy0OI-SDBG-XiueMHJ4kpTSl4bC8Z7BNCtvHWV0B8skhbthWwWK53jBbknZ_-/s4032/IMG_9070.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZZLCEF791216EIcHg85XSe1aSz6k-nInv2P1LnTIh_dd-3APcX5HrjCKk1bVupH1-s6gItYNNrAnnEtIhFv7kH7kCcCO2U5UHya1OtoPT_TZuOHV-p3He8k8jYbLFpzfy0OI-SDBG-XiueMHJ4kpTSl4bC8Z7BNCtvHWV0B8skhbthWwWK53jBbknZ_-/w300-h400/IMG_9070.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We went to a movie in the theaters for the first time since Covid.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJvKqOGhtGt3Ny6S0GRzK4U8QpQZwoMfYATeWX9r9b8_Y5H1VQSX8QiS0VgYopD9GOasiwyY9wsC-FVdCwakKSh7daoT4S-OTciaBF_yF3ZDitycpVYKj70xO8j5Eosn4hYnsLDRrb0cH5XQ-vGubSL-ILbKQbya1bygmMotoBHkH0NIr55c_dpa2K2eG/s4032/IMG_6427.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJvKqOGhtGt3Ny6S0GRzK4U8QpQZwoMfYATeWX9r9b8_Y5H1VQSX8QiS0VgYopD9GOasiwyY9wsC-FVdCwakKSh7daoT4S-OTciaBF_yF3ZDitycpVYKj70xO8j5Eosn4hYnsLDRrb0cH5XQ-vGubSL-ILbKQbya1bygmMotoBHkH0NIr55c_dpa2K2eG/w400-h300/IMG_6427.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We went on a family vacation to Minnesota for Grandma's Marathon.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6j4oiQia8Jym8Z5VjT_fwT0ViZ8Sf9HQRSEurlJZNiwh4-qWA3L7TwaC61ZoSovCvgbbXD_yNkyzB6E8Iu3QuefDce4M5a0yrQctbWfbw67vIi9JZ5TcTA4sJ02-TfqnV5cpPiuHCBbttOSxLRS2U73H1H_ltvvF50lhRFrEaQ5f_ZcekVtPE_4VhTSU8/s4032/IMG_9200.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6j4oiQia8Jym8Z5VjT_fwT0ViZ8Sf9HQRSEurlJZNiwh4-qWA3L7TwaC61ZoSovCvgbbXD_yNkyzB6E8Iu3QuefDce4M5a0yrQctbWfbw67vIi9JZ5TcTA4sJ02-TfqnV5cpPiuHCBbttOSxLRS2U73H1H_ltvvF50lhRFrEaQ5f_ZcekVtPE_4VhTSU8/w300-h400/IMG_9200.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We celebrated Father's Day in Minnesota.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioVhKegFK0037hvKV4dMnBYdO2LKa4HpUDhFGHqWTDDybCBoRmaY7gA37FLirvLG2M8Gew-Vt3etUfd8ZGgGd7IdKT2Fs1W55N3ea3454pVK6CVSujqN_blqKuxcui-Q4no0q-x5LEaXSWSVNTgGGSZ4PiJEYexYlgRuoeAvYFLosBQkrqp3zZuxwyaP_7/s2048/storm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioVhKegFK0037hvKV4dMnBYdO2LKa4HpUDhFGHqWTDDybCBoRmaY7gA37FLirvLG2M8Gew-Vt3etUfd8ZGgGd7IdKT2Fs1W55N3ea3454pVK6CVSujqN_blqKuxcui-Q4no0q-x5LEaXSWSVNTgGGSZ4PiJEYexYlgRuoeAvYFLosBQkrqp3zZuxwyaP_7/w400-h300/storm.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While we were in Minnesota a terrible storm went through our area. Part of a tree knocked out our gas meter and our house was without power for almost a week. We lucked out that we weren't at home and got back the day after power had been restored. We were also super lucky that my parents went to help my brothers with clean up and cleaned up our limbs so the gas company could cap the gas meter. They also cleaned out our fridge and freezers so we wouldn't come home to a stinky house.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1A75l0SPj-rN-Bs7aUXQ1h0vcB7yFMS91R2cGW_YTe8thx6WpFhlpe8q1EyZTyVvQFxv6ME0t7X0YldsRBMXwz82Zyqi5Tgg_VGdUgTlTb4McxH35sOk430qStWUuFhHkXC_fs2uYWbCnQQKT8MiJaVojsY992rgO4ewVVDgGlT3jH27DIzaMRKkk-OPY/s4032/IMG_9309.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1A75l0SPj-rN-Bs7aUXQ1h0vcB7yFMS91R2cGW_YTe8thx6WpFhlpe8q1EyZTyVvQFxv6ME0t7X0YldsRBMXwz82Zyqi5Tgg_VGdUgTlTb4McxH35sOk430qStWUuFhHkXC_fs2uYWbCnQQKT8MiJaVojsY992rgO4ewVVDgGlT3jH27DIzaMRKkk-OPY/w300-h400/IMG_9309.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We got to see our Florida fam when they made a summer trip to Topeka.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH-oSwYKqJ8Evn20NmCLiMR5DrprJlXcdzdBYq46QLJx5mZvvhaNaH-N2C7nZuEJrBiat0q-WNacUGCCICnT8szg8Rk4XvyvkWz0ohAYI6OqfCDAbs5mA6Kt7NGeuAL8uoNrSN3gDmdn_fTImax3ALXN17_8eU0KS6RBHsU0FiQmmYvKf5sxRx90v8053O/s4032/IMG_9403.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH-oSwYKqJ8Evn20NmCLiMR5DrprJlXcdzdBYq46QLJx5mZvvhaNaH-N2C7nZuEJrBiat0q-WNacUGCCICnT8szg8Rk4XvyvkWz0ohAYI6OqfCDAbs5mA6Kt7NGeuAL8uoNrSN3gDmdn_fTImax3ALXN17_8eU0KS6RBHsU0FiQmmYvKf5sxRx90v8053O/w300-h400/IMG_9403.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We completed the summer reading program, Elise's 9th and Carter's 11th.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5509iT_MKdQwjrTrx-2TW4UkQllP5dRRgKC0JGIAJbo1p94HLdF0KE5zoBYdbkBf7e5yiFaClHfI_P_fa2Z8JZsbpgVF9Exvv-umwGQVTqZZDoxwXayWElqYYQoSzZ8pwgs6dlkSATmihlO2S4467h3fa1L4cen1YR5-NgNy186RlJvuW-XAeBP_SSjRl/s4032/IMG_9452.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5509iT_MKdQwjrTrx-2TW4UkQllP5dRRgKC0JGIAJbo1p94HLdF0KE5zoBYdbkBf7e5yiFaClHfI_P_fa2Z8JZsbpgVF9Exvv-umwGQVTqZZDoxwXayWElqYYQoSzZ8pwgs6dlkSATmihlO2S4467h3fa1L4cen1YR5-NgNy186RlJvuW-XAeBP_SSjRl/w400-h300/IMG_9452.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My aunt, unle, cousins and their families visited from NJ/VA and we got to go see them.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymkmia-NewcWIzl34mlozhH6zEML8vmGoIA8NWBQrhVQKbFYEV84DSrEwdiNVOwY9ZAadEW8_vQdpUzu119-JvcTu2k6U312M5HbHmXcKa-r4iyLmJzNnGlltpYRAug45Qeep-urgFmVl8ofd0qtQNjC-IWibNqGo0vVxKUk_wDA6AOI2ZhWNRD2HWaoQ/s4032/IMG_9453.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymkmia-NewcWIzl34mlozhH6zEML8vmGoIA8NWBQrhVQKbFYEV84DSrEwdiNVOwY9ZAadEW8_vQdpUzu119-JvcTu2k6U312M5HbHmXcKa-r4iyLmJzNnGlltpYRAug45Qeep-urgFmVl8ofd0qtQNjC-IWibNqGo0vVxKUk_wDA6AOI2ZhWNRD2HWaoQ/w400-h300/IMG_9453.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>July</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7ACQcHGq8qSvwPUrnDZo_yUgfaAvxiAC2s_qM8lDYugX_h1t_HpzcCy5VgV1BQwqoP6IpBfKLlDRDNaGKOPw4yTN7yvnnI40ahti5ecxyfGNGZ4zFC3KvlCmN7neMoaFYO_e8Kv__3vhPruz5JACmkU5WLxKFbE0lOgEZkKZEULk5D9FuJgY9C6hGwKX/s4032/IMG_4072.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7ACQcHGq8qSvwPUrnDZo_yUgfaAvxiAC2s_qM8lDYugX_h1t_HpzcCy5VgV1BQwqoP6IpBfKLlDRDNaGKOPw4yTN7yvnnI40ahti5ecxyfGNGZ4zFC3KvlCmN7neMoaFYO_e8Kv__3vhPruz5JACmkU5WLxKFbE0lOgEZkKZEULk5D9FuJgY9C6hGwKX/w400-h300/IMG_4072.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We celebrated the 4th of July.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60oFy4yo5A9hQRm7nDHkwAHBTfWRIJyjswv9NNzsOxV86CbduNbmr8NV0ecTmGoBa4X061blYMMK2t7BYt_o98k3HeXl0wxzLjZ8W398svIUofCO0GzHjrAJbEP0ROzTwfyTYeIBexvGpdapS4kpaY0gGBd49CKNFxOjeH64F71_hM7WP2jMu7E_jjs3F/s2048/mtrushmore.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60oFy4yo5A9hQRm7nDHkwAHBTfWRIJyjswv9NNzsOxV86CbduNbmr8NV0ecTmGoBa4X061blYMMK2t7BYt_o98k3HeXl0wxzLjZ8W398svIUofCO0GzHjrAJbEP0ROzTwfyTYeIBexvGpdapS4kpaY0gGBd49CKNFxOjeH64F71_hM7WP2jMu7E_jjs3F/w300-h400/mtrushmore.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kids went on vacation with my parents and got to see Mt. Rushmore.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrvLDBuN2GhyphenhyphenqK657XIG7lCiicRzOcK0lEOk2dt_ketF-XfNH2n0gL0BAin83A8uN9WWNGDxWbRKE8_h9N3AcBLwhYCTXLmiK3rg47KLvcwK5rFf2qizeLiddIP_5UlXwfkVj28yBZu4wZ_RuVfBzGqKu713-2qbNKNwTXsfHQITTy-u04bvLwvJ9iqNDZ/s4032/IMG_9544.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrvLDBuN2GhyphenhyphenqK657XIG7lCiicRzOcK0lEOk2dt_ketF-XfNH2n0gL0BAin83A8uN9WWNGDxWbRKE8_h9N3AcBLwhYCTXLmiK3rg47KLvcwK5rFf2qizeLiddIP_5UlXwfkVj28yBZu4wZ_RuVfBzGqKu713-2qbNKNwTXsfHQITTy-u04bvLwvJ9iqNDZ/w400-h300/IMG_9544.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kids were gone so Ty and I celebrated our anniversary with a bike ride, brunch, and relaxing in a hammock.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="text-align: left;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGeTUDOq-xEUCeOhS2GZ1fglPpl8UEfpIPQmtpa5ySysWacjiWJ227yRyo4lbnJ3rtAX3c8ZoWmp0FD8HbuDPdRZiK852IuskQ96bpS-DpXIou64tTIRe_DJQdIHsNov_6U8L0ZS9Z6wmWSfVR198zfSI30-l6rgcRQKDr1P2-itq6erVIAEgNGhmebU-/s4032/IMG_6582.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGeTUDOq-xEUCeOhS2GZ1fglPpl8UEfpIPQmtpa5ySysWacjiWJ227yRyo4lbnJ3rtAX3c8ZoWmp0FD8HbuDPdRZiK852IuskQ96bpS-DpXIou64tTIRe_DJQdIHsNov_6U8L0ZS9Z6wmWSfVR198zfSI30-l6rgcRQKDr1P2-itq6erVIAEgNGhmebU-/w300-h400/IMG_6582.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ty and I celebrated 12 years of marriage.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEFJRbheCl-qJDz51_Ym7xwWmQIEhTqVhriLE5QBK2hK4B3ayByTjvUDzX9zIraSwLMCW-QZrhluUz7Hoib-kaYriR5j7xOfRRRpJX1P7g6e-WAEPJtGXeeb7V2PtJaSs4Y8tATvMlkK2Ag-A90vmAmZfPpl-ctQc0vOUFEJYEZhQJpYGkVFZXkHhdeGTI/s4032/IMG_6679.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEFJRbheCl-qJDz51_Ym7xwWmQIEhTqVhriLE5QBK2hK4B3ayByTjvUDzX9zIraSwLMCW-QZrhluUz7Hoib-kaYriR5j7xOfRRRpJX1P7g6e-WAEPJtGXeeb7V2PtJaSs4Y8tATvMlkK2Ag-A90vmAmZfPpl-ctQc0vOUFEJYEZhQJpYGkVFZXkHhdeGTI/w400-h300/IMG_6679.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We celebrated my birthday by spending the night at a cabin and having an elephant bring us breakfast.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9L01VXBgkifk1AszpoHwouipWwvS_7Nris16_QbuKORadLMKVP8ziMr1Ay1ra89FjcgMROJshISl4mjWV1ZOexnmdCBtdN4rM4gCcLJtJW_03Oi3MeDLw81y_PawmlghfS6NGkTluHBOhc5JqqDHJUtW2QuOz2GnZm6y5bR53qIJ35Z0U1TX7nxZQezo/s4032/IMG_E9767.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9L01VXBgkifk1AszpoHwouipWwvS_7Nris16_QbuKORadLMKVP8ziMr1Ay1ra89FjcgMROJshISl4mjWV1ZOexnmdCBtdN4rM4gCcLJtJW_03Oi3MeDLw81y_PawmlghfS6NGkTluHBOhc5JqqDHJUtW2QuOz2GnZm6y5bR53qIJ35Z0U1TX7nxZQezo/w400-h300/IMG_E9767.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We lost our sweet Skippy boy at age 17 and adopted brother kittens. We named them Milo and Otis.</td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b>August</b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmpQ6oMEYSYUhbA5BaTlj6YQG36yPGW3TtKEMt0nRMZAUF3L0s4MYx9b6ut7P7huwVR6LsIJnos3tJmHQHUkEM_NX6AqzJiagBH_3TT3Tvw33Xi5MEg-K6TZuYJvFH8oWE_7ixRsvxpZ0KKp0PFdR-1FLpBi8C_MSUSW8ay0OmY_Fzy7py63Er_T7cLxP/s3088/IMG_0132.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmpQ6oMEYSYUhbA5BaTlj6YQG36yPGW3TtKEMt0nRMZAUF3L0s4MYx9b6ut7P7huwVR6LsIJnos3tJmHQHUkEM_NX6AqzJiagBH_3TT3Tvw33Xi5MEg-K6TZuYJvFH8oWE_7ixRsvxpZ0KKp0PFdR-1FLpBi8C_MSUSW8ay0OmY_Fzy7py63Er_T7cLxP/w300-h400/IMG_0132.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I welcomed 26 new students to my classroom at Meet the Teacher.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdEKm9uRh9gDpgkeMjVPRxoofOCY5f_nlsEuyboJtGAkrm7Oh9z1Q2g-NUz_ey1ZQljVgkpd2XWG2WyaTnMCvjig5ASzKhQAqZ6XRouTQghKkYKHGlJV1K-z5enmTwlOVunATRNMu-RE9gtrMe91Ifnsm1unzCt4cRCpNeCDX1JejmRHmhwFNkGQpGdUj/s4032/IMG_0163.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdEKm9uRh9gDpgkeMjVPRxoofOCY5f_nlsEuyboJtGAkrm7Oh9z1Q2g-NUz_ey1ZQljVgkpd2XWG2WyaTnMCvjig5ASzKhQAqZ6XRouTQghKkYKHGlJV1K-z5enmTwlOVunATRNMu-RE9gtrMe91Ifnsm1unzCt4cRCpNeCDX1JejmRHmhwFNkGQpGdUj/w300-h400/IMG_0163.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kids had their first day of school.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYaFj9KOBQF1nkHt-B718heqYbNDHK7BktKN4q13_uLjQt4lcDxwX5KY9To08IX1w8_9Q2bp3kAnLDTg4cwuu_l62fSw7eb0hnYqkq9WkyigLabiGm_FN3WzXW9260zWxPKajWzX6tqRUyHLjkmlq7RtxE86ooR9vcCBJDmOFY-CEy3rqKVb-xgpr8_cw/s4032/IMG_4052.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz3oaPx9H51wzsXGIEQ80I6f_s1-gdKwp4ocgrqaJ9WG40bnqZsE2opV7RI6WVVzENGFkFHKbNHFke8MIMKNnOQ89CEJOZe1u_gqJ7g8ye24V_EmqqgUGUVoW77Y7ETW3YADkq_9WKte4WzZYOz4YJDyIkGdmlW0akjTcC4f27fi6MmWKJ7Vg5FmVVxo_M/s4032/IMG_0347.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz3oaPx9H51wzsXGIEQ80I6f_s1-gdKwp4ocgrqaJ9WG40bnqZsE2opV7RI6WVVzENGFkFHKbNHFke8MIMKNnOQ89CEJOZe1u_gqJ7g8ye24V_EmqqgUGUVoW77Y7ETW3YADkq_9WKte4WzZYOz4YJDyIkGdmlW0akjTcC4f27fi6MmWKJ7Vg5FmVVxo_M/w400-h300/IMG_0347.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kittens really started warming up to Tesla.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPKoGFDYUjvwm63jpEV8yqNSvOm-jF-SRre9reAJdXR3Xs6aMUsfjO_bAo6Ya5KEthdPjKZjpxR4va3oH1zrxtJVYQdKlFvlBusgh2Wi_c1htQ8E8AP9SXNC6IWIOv9WwW4nmO_6b7bEHjPuUBPMeHsPDZbTzh-znBPpczm7bvHIAvq5OuiIgQUJImxHx/s4032/IMG_0381.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPKoGFDYUjvwm63jpEV8yqNSvOm-jF-SRre9reAJdXR3Xs6aMUsfjO_bAo6Ya5KEthdPjKZjpxR4va3oH1zrxtJVYQdKlFvlBusgh2Wi_c1htQ8E8AP9SXNC6IWIOv9WwW4nmO_6b7bEHjPuUBPMeHsPDZbTzh-znBPpczm7bvHIAvq5OuiIgQUJImxHx/w300-h400/IMG_0381.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elise got her ears pierced.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsklJWK_ERgxLChbkczsb6n6Z_7e8rOuNxiOoUJmcqL7B07lMO85LQvJq03c1v9B_Mcz4RfryUCdtdeAY1VlYuRRFUgUXO5sJCCV3_u8W_XI5cs58k1fc3xe3SfYV-zyt1SyFTEiBoFDj501uKXV3l7c6cqXM6KS-jBEnHZaCeeqr5nJ_hSXV2ueyThLy9/s3088/IMG_0458.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsklJWK_ERgxLChbkczsb6n6Z_7e8rOuNxiOoUJmcqL7B07lMO85LQvJq03c1v9B_Mcz4RfryUCdtdeAY1VlYuRRFUgUXO5sJCCV3_u8W_XI5cs58k1fc3xe3SfYV-zyt1SyFTEiBoFDj501uKXV3l7c6cqXM6KS-jBEnHZaCeeqr5nJ_hSXV2ueyThLy9/w300-h400/IMG_0458.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carter's field trip to Woolaroc was cancelled so instead we walked to a nearby park. I had already taken the day off work to chaperone.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ch2ad5yx-xKz_Mvfk4hJwOInM9JabH9w3h720nC7XFMtEB7Noa9panwawFyw7VH7WVnWNlJ0E3w_wN4kCc9epYyu_7mOn7VQYup8wsS2eVB6ZChrzSdLXvXDnoo61_epKBThnLekpbFO8o8LoTPgsJoGPph8yTNDlftPR1EVAK18CC61_2vCVWex0mfM/s4032/IMG_0538.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ch2ad5yx-xKz_Mvfk4hJwOInM9JabH9w3h720nC7XFMtEB7Noa9panwawFyw7VH7WVnWNlJ0E3w_wN4kCc9epYyu_7mOn7VQYup8wsS2eVB6ZChrzSdLXvXDnoo61_epKBThnLekpbFO8o8LoTPgsJoGPph8yTNDlftPR1EVAK18CC61_2vCVWex0mfM/w400-h300/IMG_0538.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We went to Woolaroc that weekend since they didn't get to go on their field trip.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1asxHOb7FbKf14sUVQCzHrN9ULWr_lj9ulf0_uQ-OCqBRALsY94uNVvk5x1tgfgQAYg_iWdmGAaFgfPLA7w82Xn8HdE12Zc4LevhrXWKqWGmvWgVlg5HAA4kQt67TYYclFCeck37zKHP50Pd-S6ObfrojetmCR_lHFLZYDy2bViiLgl5Yz9M5N_k0Z8Pk/s4032/IMG_0603.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1asxHOb7FbKf14sUVQCzHrN9ULWr_lj9ulf0_uQ-OCqBRALsY94uNVvk5x1tgfgQAYg_iWdmGAaFgfPLA7w82Xn8HdE12Zc4LevhrXWKqWGmvWgVlg5HAA4kQt67TYYclFCeck37zKHP50Pd-S6ObfrojetmCR_lHFLZYDy2bViiLgl5Yz9M5N_k0Z8Pk/w400-h300/IMG_0603.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elise got sick and was home from school for 3 days!</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><b>October</b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3lP_4ubx_914yrp6_1mkaOhZLjei0ptu6ovP3KGbdSo_G6bwwcYr6J73jyfquvHsp3WSjkAClTGLnEKn4Aqh57nSoQHirBEgVjL7spqZyqQLkLqnFhXeoc911cbwts2bGb0UYjOa-J0MtcL1EDKMoQcea7BE7NYhtg4wPZtWl7_yfIyjAFAn-UHkOJ4vb/s4032/IMG_0633.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3lP_4ubx_914yrp6_1mkaOhZLjei0ptu6ovP3KGbdSo_G6bwwcYr6J73jyfquvHsp3WSjkAClTGLnEKn4Aqh57nSoQHirBEgVjL7spqZyqQLkLqnFhXeoc911cbwts2bGb0UYjOa-J0MtcL1EDKMoQcea7BE7NYhtg4wPZtWl7_yfIyjAFAn-UHkOJ4vb/w300-h400/IMG_0633.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kids got to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at school with a special assembly.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimtuMbCdUAgRq8ECu-ir_xM8K33sUvOPMdz2NF9TkJ9eS3G-FE2jTRaUSWPD3tycQaijUzDv7xl0X6Sn8eJQm6EIzMmoUkbPFFjy3z_v0cL2m0C8HIyPS-GjtWcrhFbVZGG4d4nbJ9MI6CXMI1ypWeirY3p-CKFfEpnLYYMknCORzLdfOwAbtoyPMmXvmD/s4032/IMG_0757.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimtuMbCdUAgRq8ECu-ir_xM8K33sUvOPMdz2NF9TkJ9eS3G-FE2jTRaUSWPD3tycQaijUzDv7xl0X6Sn8eJQm6EIzMmoUkbPFFjy3z_v0cL2m0C8HIyPS-GjtWcrhFbVZGG4d4nbJ9MI6CXMI1ypWeirY3p-CKFfEpnLYYMknCORzLdfOwAbtoyPMmXvmD/w300-h400/IMG_0757.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We carved pumpkins.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh372cOOl3l7o1wq5k6g1QgCO4IJzT_-_-Ts0en2YiaAzU1xjkAXgYPoWAIwdjDgCI1_ozdVCl_5LO3WrZXnjb-53g1MNPdWfNAZlEK-zZkCuwmYf7LOn300JtMpbz2fRc-vjSb0k215nLyd1BWpUbLYIaDx8URhnBhA-WcQ_Q6dfsPxGPdQ3ppV2-wwO8u/s4032/IMG_0759.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyVcOnPsA3o13w_pq9323rkcbZsZPOVAxJMyTAF5rTq_2SdB1lXJN3csGgeIYupcQGwSyD2uuMLdgVG2KFcQTgwllxbYLw_pV9ChDK5X55kEMuzpso6taKox1Wr0EvK2mkJ6hASWxCaz79OhnrjX3BIAfH0hSEouf2FOGdjFoTs78vap69APiZegoMMl_b/s4032/IMG_0844.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyVcOnPsA3o13w_pq9323rkcbZsZPOVAxJMyTAF5rTq_2SdB1lXJN3csGgeIYupcQGwSyD2uuMLdgVG2KFcQTgwllxbYLw_pV9ChDK5X55kEMuzpso6taKox1Wr0EvK2mkJ6hASWxCaz79OhnrjX3BIAfH0hSEouf2FOGdjFoTs78vap69APiZegoMMl_b/w400-h300/IMG_0844.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We went to the pumpkin patch with friends over fall break.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwgQKM71g8Azso6P9Iz49CAfEmO74EgPVmi-4EAQBFSJrw-XP3i3p2PRJ0Z4_LSn9RdWm36l2G7303PMFuBzSgek6Qm0z45MOwxxViY4vd7vqT-mGBgB-fp77dad0YoWthJXW-XCS1nGHyuaTk7KtkktmNurOUTjtlD80BdkAx2pYIAWqM9vkuK9aEmKUu/s4032/IMG_0893.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwgQKM71g8Azso6P9Iz49CAfEmO74EgPVmi-4EAQBFSJrw-XP3i3p2PRJ0Z4_LSn9RdWm36l2G7303PMFuBzSgek6Qm0z45MOwxxViY4vd7vqT-mGBgB-fp77dad0YoWthJXW-XCS1nGHyuaTk7KtkktmNurOUTjtlD80BdkAx2pYIAWqM9vkuK9aEmKUu/w300-h400/IMG_0893.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We went to the pumpkin patch at the Endangered Ark Foundation with mom and dad.</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><b>November </b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwCjdDpmDuGEoScA38XIy8EjhVdIqnrJEw081Va61x10OiGz8WyDndNgNgRMNjAYFlYL-XTsaHyKIT4kCN_Jq-q_zifWok5QM-rVnyPXW5MCvjRTFouco78wdl_anYZmmVqvwHq5ks_mm1oXK179PBztjtGj8jbYd861Spw73sXJdN9jUTXVj1-Oh_ptHY/s4032/IMG_1239.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwCjdDpmDuGEoScA38XIy8EjhVdIqnrJEw081Va61x10OiGz8WyDndNgNgRMNjAYFlYL-XTsaHyKIT4kCN_Jq-q_zifWok5QM-rVnyPXW5MCvjRTFouco78wdl_anYZmmVqvwHq5ks_mm1oXK179PBztjtGj8jbYd861Spw73sXJdN9jUTXVj1-Oh_ptHY/w300-h400/IMG_1239.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We got to meet Ben Clanton at the Books to Treasure event at the library.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1EdCCO3LCBJXabKSp7hSA-RuuAXBt4B1tvnC_s8flxVvUpLiDM5r-9BsqtCFHYL8hoyf4nL1ZndhbAlK9CoyxP9ca_EmvtWXRNMGD5WPI7zc1fJdyj-azKDqXCFsGq9eIlMxzM2oouZxxI2ecIo2oyAj78rFPKBajcPSFKIxyFI4dT2UNk7ywmBvyHxSU/s4032/IMG_1246.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1EdCCO3LCBJXabKSp7hSA-RuuAXBt4B1tvnC_s8flxVvUpLiDM5r-9BsqtCFHYL8hoyf4nL1ZndhbAlK9CoyxP9ca_EmvtWXRNMGD5WPI7zc1fJdyj-azKDqXCFsGq9eIlMxzM2oouZxxI2ecIo2oyAj78rFPKBajcPSFKIxyFI4dT2UNk7ywmBvyHxSU/w300-h400/IMG_1246.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We went to the Endangered Ark Foundation with Girl Scouts.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQn3FlsE5L2oYIG-XewVBz7ZLYq6OE18-U7PfM3GzT2Tzi7ySvfLjp-QKV3dYUqRpi8vy_6TvyLnEYcnhNvdA3USkDuk7fWZ8O_KkjhZDeK-9LKCkW8CTeyWeTc3vVfWN8ss1hyphenhyphen6XVg6xxhtIBpbS3w_3jm6eevR1H_2x8d4eDs5Zmizz1CJqL-m9FGEPM/s4032/IMG_1382.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQn3FlsE5L2oYIG-XewVBz7ZLYq6OE18-U7PfM3GzT2Tzi7ySvfLjp-QKV3dYUqRpi8vy_6TvyLnEYcnhNvdA3USkDuk7fWZ8O_KkjhZDeK-9LKCkW8CTeyWeTc3vVfWN8ss1hyphenhyphen6XVg6xxhtIBpbS3w_3jm6eevR1H_2x8d4eDs5Zmizz1CJqL-m9FGEPM/w300-h400/IMG_1382.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carter played in his first chess tournament.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4k17R-7Dn1JO4XzqcbjbB5T-OfEhFoicHIPj5HOCr-et_LOU9hkgDJZ537IVT4x2A1OKxRWXhN4dgHnd04oXXRP_AAXB20t9xJPgqOnQwPSsbxjd1QlzLNsC4r8m0KoY4J1enCg5ifcTC_Iif29Qe_htgk4xDY4uGqZvhgt8ivpmrMILKA8Ul6jhL1Dy8/s2048/thanksgiving.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4k17R-7Dn1JO4XzqcbjbB5T-OfEhFoicHIPj5HOCr-et_LOU9hkgDJZ537IVT4x2A1OKxRWXhN4dgHnd04oXXRP_AAXB20t9xJPgqOnQwPSsbxjd1QlzLNsC4r8m0KoY4J1enCg5ifcTC_Iif29Qe_htgk4xDY4uGqZvhgt8ivpmrMILKA8Ul6jhL1Dy8/w400-h300/thanksgiving.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We celebrated Thanksgiving. Ty wouldn't get in the picture since he didn't run the race and this is the only group picture I had.</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><b>December</b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnxRa8h9KSq8ls985I6U7Pd9d5Ipg8PMOtPrGha2fE2HHtrMy5hj835NydkMThKrY1UacKZQfLbPSn6WNiXNpvVBtQZVvyDux4P1b34beJddDHgx3gPN8NIEfxO3vjiPIgu-yzt5oQXRXwkpOpnfpjIQxNLXFoqJFG41YOWcxPHqEglX-XsPJZiO_lB0F/s4032/IMG_1600.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnxRa8h9KSq8ls985I6U7Pd9d5Ipg8PMOtPrGha2fE2HHtrMy5hj835NydkMThKrY1UacKZQfLbPSn6WNiXNpvVBtQZVvyDux4P1b34beJddDHgx3gPN8NIEfxO3vjiPIgu-yzt5oQXRXwkpOpnfpjIQxNLXFoqJFG41YOWcxPHqEglX-XsPJZiO_lB0F/w400-h300/IMG_1600.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We visited Christmas at the Ark.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBWXlWshnFlgamIPX9OONvdJD0_WlrnGnH2OOEw2U3_IoGq3zXM7104BJQdja03uSPVyzmSeHv7mkotKn9Tkl4e2aaswbckFhsVoHZcT2zxBFpAoZJWwgijn8zrd6i-ByZ4n5mpxq1uuGO47MnYb_7mub2riXutCQpwnPYnVvyOLeo-PZBLhDZSt8XxCy/s2902/IMG_E7172.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2322" data-original-width="2902" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBWXlWshnFlgamIPX9OONvdJD0_WlrnGnH2OOEw2U3_IoGq3zXM7104BJQdja03uSPVyzmSeHv7mkotKn9Tkl4e2aaswbckFhsVoHZcT2zxBFpAoZJWwgijn8zrd6i-ByZ4n5mpxq1uuGO47MnYb_7mub2riXutCQpwnPYnVvyOLeo-PZBLhDZSt8XxCy/w400-h320/IMG_E7172.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We visited Santa at Bass Pro.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHcCOvRkw_ITFQ11YiAIaYdShEapCrlNzH-MikqkRGvjpBxyfXAJ0PJo97_hu0KsTM0OSF7TJBcKJNVJUUhXemT_Z3vMELChsVHafSb6wETyfY4yeBVxAMhlyngsZp3C1x5HN6OfSS3L6P8NXfVlGaLmc4OdSXpX92VSdWZ8UACv32yMaPR9vj9EJZeNx/s2048/IMG_1675.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHcCOvRkw_ITFQ11YiAIaYdShEapCrlNzH-MikqkRGvjpBxyfXAJ0PJo97_hu0KsTM0OSF7TJBcKJNVJUUhXemT_Z3vMELChsVHafSb6wETyfY4yeBVxAMhlyngsZp3C1x5HN6OfSS3L6P8NXfVlGaLmc4OdSXpX92VSdWZ8UACv32yMaPR9vj9EJZeNx/w400-h300/IMG_1675.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had a surprise birthday party for my grandma's 90th birthday.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqB6gg1sM9A3v2j3Qswh0OjhMaoxXlihLCB6UPioTZ7bEYL_vXrt1XvzV0nSky_35pj5NppFGoe5fSMRH7lEsAyATG6_YMGlGokhY00B4Y0WOE1Ozjm4SkcxOdibmv7sDa1qocONRF2fubqaRpaeqTrKthn8MuULn9dWAgxdCXrD6EbSnCbpyw9O5raWfc/s1333/BPVU1740.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1333" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqB6gg1sM9A3v2j3Qswh0OjhMaoxXlihLCB6UPioTZ7bEYL_vXrt1XvzV0nSky_35pj5NppFGoe5fSMRH7lEsAyATG6_YMGlGokhY00B4Y0WOE1Ozjm4SkcxOdibmv7sDa1qocONRF2fubqaRpaeqTrKthn8MuULn9dWAgxdCXrD6EbSnCbpyw9O5raWfc/w400-h300/BPVU1740.JPEG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carter went on a field trip to the Van Gogh Immersive.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI1MqmLzOPAm0ohzBEgYz2iraks_XqOPSNTkBETdlH3-xR9DYRBKDs6G1_aG_sxb8_Db8fbXDzSW_48yenri6c_s1yh_vxNB0-QNsQFYO7-qfEQe3ZwcmkGmd6kQSXqyNEJOe_zfOUwINt4pNYYLCvC4EF0UmyLgG8M8px0IWD7HdpiBnW2HC8LymOBTYE/s4032/IMG_E1713.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI1MqmLzOPAm0ohzBEgYz2iraks_XqOPSNTkBETdlH3-xR9DYRBKDs6G1_aG_sxb8_Db8fbXDzSW_48yenri6c_s1yh_vxNB0-QNsQFYO7-qfEQe3ZwcmkGmd6kQSXqyNEJOe_zfOUwINt4pNYYLCvC4EF0UmyLgG8M8px0IWD7HdpiBnW2HC8LymOBTYE/w300-h400/IMG_E1713.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carter turned 11!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW8d0Im8nsxaN1EvEtDdWoESsRY8ltxtmNc688R238-XhbEJmqmpKbNnBDMv6HvO8ISQkIR3t-60PZgPUQOTNB2XWKWpc5eWueYo75wVkK0uKrE59deploleZSFbFe3CWtj8LQA9J23ylwCsnoCmLSZHOAVUfIhX9BhnMUZUpSynb7her5sUkeDpYblNuM/s4032/IMG_1725.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW8d0Im8nsxaN1EvEtDdWoESsRY8ltxtmNc688R238-XhbEJmqmpKbNnBDMv6HvO8ISQkIR3t-60PZgPUQOTNB2XWKWpc5eWueYo75wVkK0uKrE59deploleZSFbFe3CWtj8LQA9J23ylwCsnoCmLSZHOAVUfIhX9BhnMUZUpSynb7her5sUkeDpYblNuM/w300-h400/IMG_1725.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carter had his birthday party at the skate rink and invited his entire class.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhNUlgwIi2_Fz2RqMgvHF9X47fWyiH6RmAtQY93dNVUJ3nM6fsp8fEqNG3GiINHWJmw7s2xHBV-p5I1tz05NYssKvj3voKnoRzzSeAic6HiJv8Nwu64i0tS-cqI1MsQWVsDaODMgrdl7U17m7s7dhYRJQy2RGwnGKFhtvtrrwYYKY5xhL5ZEPd7iWnbD2/s4032/IMG_1907.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhNUlgwIi2_Fz2RqMgvHF9X47fWyiH6RmAtQY93dNVUJ3nM6fsp8fEqNG3GiINHWJmw7s2xHBV-p5I1tz05NYssKvj3voKnoRzzSeAic6HiJv8Nwu64i0tS-cqI1MsQWVsDaODMgrdl7U17m7s7dhYRJQy2RGwnGKFhtvtrrwYYKY5xhL5ZEPd7iWnbD2/w400-h300/IMG_1907.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We celebrated Christmas in Topeka. I didn't have a group pic, so I went with this group pic of us girls in matching shirts.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Liz Runningmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437872032928853655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941638341996581349.post-77674938499188304202023-12-30T17:56:00.000-08:002023-12-30T17:56:31.331-08:00What I Read: DecemberI always enjoy reading Christmas books once December rolls around. This year I had a large stack of Christmas books I had collected from Goodwill, Little Free Libraries, and after Christmas sales last year. I was so excited! This year we didn't find any books on sale after Christmas so I won't have as many next year. I finished 2 books today so I know I won't be finishing any other books before 2024 rolls around so I'm posting this early.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBr4h9_LsHEq-qnb65Uo4xB5h6UXUa2dEhQZ7xbUBGijQ7m40ihm7RWuzcmYI7JoLD6bnVt_WM6Qi3ggOOclt96v39E8JZP2oYpQIKS7zU8oxg55tSRTJg1raQro-apb3QjiYFJ16T35lYDWOg7hsL1ILogLcGVbNH9eZ-j0d-L0zc40Xv85BgQCvL-_t5/s4032/IMG_E1578.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBr4h9_LsHEq-qnb65Uo4xB5h6UXUa2dEhQZ7xbUBGijQ7m40ihm7RWuzcmYI7JoLD6bnVt_WM6Qi3ggOOclt96v39E8JZP2oYpQIKS7zU8oxg55tSRTJg1raQro-apb3QjiYFJ16T35lYDWOg7hsL1ILogLcGVbNH9eZ-j0d-L0zc40Xv85BgQCvL-_t5/w300-h400/IMG_E1578.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My stack of Christmas books I've collected over the year. I made a pretty big dent in the stack!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Books:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Wreck the Halls</i> by Tessa Bailey- This was my first Christmas book of the season and I loved it. I liked the storyline with the famous moms. They added a bit of humor that I really enjoyed.</li></ul><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1sCNK7GaVaG6AWMf2v0-jlZ9oSxYANNg0ItcriWk3HoOFqqHcROGB9mByr8Df9avvwQfN3042rLCdDOA4qSLc4SlzYEfJ-3rBO56essNnBRMF9rfZCsV5rFFywkesTs9wy65E6DFn0xvfGLxrvQoDrB4a3D40Seu7rn08vERrrWbBRTH57uvCGQV5FXO/s400/wreck.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="267" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1sCNK7GaVaG6AWMf2v0-jlZ9oSxYANNg0ItcriWk3HoOFqqHcROGB9mByr8Df9avvwQfN3042rLCdDOA4qSLc4SlzYEfJ-3rBO56essNnBRMF9rfZCsV5rFFywkesTs9wy65E6DFn0xvfGLxrvQoDrB4a3D40Seu7rn08vERrrWbBRTH57uvCGQV5FXO/w268-h400/wreck.jpg" width="268" /></a></div></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Tomie </i>by Junji Ito- A librarian recommended this book to me when she heard I really liked <i>Lore Olympus</i>. Not that the books were similar, but she loved this graphic novel and recommended it because I had enjoyed a graphic novel. I put it on hold to read in October because it was listed as a horror book. I didn't get it until November and wasn't in the right head space to read it. It took me forever to finish it and I didn't really like it.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>A Holly Jolly Ever After </i>by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone- This was another Christmas Notch book. I read <i>Merry Little Meet Cute</i> with a friend last year so we decided to read this one together this year. It was really cute and I enjoyed it.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Small Things Like These</i> by Claire Keegan- This is listed as a novel but it's short, maybe more of a novella. I really liked it, but was left wanting more since it was so short. It was really good.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk271NL5ThOtjUyeoXG-RtbrQfmpTDmGqn3Iyu5rseH7LwnEFh-XNHXOl5F-IDbHJLQEpm-Oie4SPY6AsG7cf2wYwtDXUaOylFuBvQg1q4vV2GCSJo_5BHJff7HBDUOM3wYTKQ2D78hnEgTJb2KDilpgTHswbuwcXUPK_lZnPI_VfOV5ecyFAoKJXkDlF2/s400/small.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="256" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk271NL5ThOtjUyeoXG-RtbrQfmpTDmGqn3Iyu5rseH7LwnEFh-XNHXOl5F-IDbHJLQEpm-Oie4SPY6AsG7cf2wYwtDXUaOylFuBvQg1q4vV2GCSJo_5BHJff7HBDUOM3wYTKQ2D78hnEgTJb2KDilpgTHswbuwcXUPK_lZnPI_VfOV5ecyFAoKJXkDlF2/w256-h400/small.jpeg" width="256" /></a></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>All I Want for Christmas</i> by Maggie Knox- I was so excited for this one after reading Holiday Swap last year which was so cute. This one was not. I was so annoyed with the characters and hated how they kept being so stubborn and annoying. The whole book was one running away from the other one and being an idiot. I loved the premise of the story and thought it would be cute, but this one was not for me.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>The Elephant's Girl </i>by Celesta Rimington- I read this aloud with the kids. Elise and I both loved it and gave it 5 stars. Carter was slow to warm to it and didn't want to read it for about the first half of the book. Then he started liking it and gave it 4 stars when we finished. I loved how Rimington included the different ways elephants communicate and I really loved how she imagined an elephant could communicate with a human. There were a lot of pieces with a ghost, a tornado, a girl without a family, being able to communicate with elephants, being able to communicate with the wind, and a mystery, but it all fit together and worked.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5JNINpf79W3yPPk2I-Ol3ruS5zFkrCWAOvbRT7kKfXrw0y0EICp6u2bi-9w63ZXkxgE1l2UnbLstZH9ShFs4qj1nUsGsaSt943SRg1duJJYLw3xqvybkt6tIy4mrMobiQGsZBBwWrbZj2nStgELABgf2fTTNDDkRUx1zt9biTSxX-HOAR7DvwF40eMZ-6/s500/elephant.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5JNINpf79W3yPPk2I-Ol3ruS5zFkrCWAOvbRT7kKfXrw0y0EICp6u2bi-9w63ZXkxgE1l2UnbLstZH9ShFs4qj1nUsGsaSt943SRg1duJJYLw3xqvybkt6tIy4mrMobiQGsZBBwWrbZj2nStgELABgf2fTTNDDkRUx1zt9biTSxX-HOAR7DvwF40eMZ-6/w264-h400/elephant.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>The Jolliest Bunch: Unhinged Holiday Stories</i> by Danny Pellegrino- I loved this book. A lot of times with comedic essays there are some really funny ones and then some really awful ones. The ones in this one that weren't as funny as the others were still good. I enjoyed this a lot!</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>This Winter</i> by Alice Oseman- Depending on where you look, this is either listed as <i>Solitaire</i> #0.5 or a <i>Nick and Charlie</i> story. It took place on Christmas and was told through Tori, Nick, and then Oliver's perspective. I enjoyed it and wished it was longer!</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Heartstopper: Volume 5 </i>by Alice Oseman- I was a little confused reading this because I felt like it was going over things that had already happened. When I looked at the timeline at the back of the book, I realized it was because I read <i>Nick and Charlie</i>, a novella which is set after all the Heartstopper books. I remembered trying to decide if I should read the novella when it came out or to wait until after I'd read all the Heartstopper books because I knew it took place after all the Heartstopper graphic novels. Once I placed when this one fit in, I was fine with it. At the end of the book, there's a page that says the 6th volume will be the last installment.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibOHkzyXo01wCHBrdtFwNilYeJiwh4MkAu8vm52NjM-eFvlFgjl0WsGR3MiaZZjZ3M2dcSmzI_VpJNNQ2m0p4RFcbT4RrKJZyKftp_9Uc42Yo-BWvRqeo8Z4CuWOYj7RWcN9QX7tdzhjPk8Z7bLcBsF_ooO2VLX4nF7gMObizj4smAzBRIsn6YDEPO_lvU/s300/heart.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="196" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibOHkzyXo01wCHBrdtFwNilYeJiwh4MkAu8vm52NjM-eFvlFgjl0WsGR3MiaZZjZ3M2dcSmzI_VpJNNQ2m0p4RFcbT4RrKJZyKftp_9Uc42Yo-BWvRqeo8Z4CuWOYj7RWcN9QX7tdzhjPk8Z7bLcBsF_ooO2VLX4nF7gMObizj4smAzBRIsn6YDEPO_lvU/w261-h400/heart.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>365 Days of Wonder: Mr. Browne's Book of Precepts</i> by R.J. Palacio- This book had a quote for each day. I kept it in the bathroom and read my quote for the day as I brushed my teeth each morning. I really enjoyed it. Each month had a little note from Mr. Browne's character which was cute and gave little glimpses into other characters from <i>Wonder</i>.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Evil Eye</i> by Etaf Rum- This was her 2nd book and I was really excited to read it. It was really sad at points, but ultimately uplifting to see her pull herself out of all the trauma she experienced throughout her life.</li></ul></div><div>eBooks:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>A Court of Frost and Starlight</i> by Sarah J. Maas- This was short and I still struggled to get through it. People keep insisting that I need to read the 4th book because I will really like it, but I've liked each book in the series less than the last. I liked the 1st one quite a bit and have struggled through each of following ones. I really didn't like this one. Her writing is just so blah to me and I don't enjoy the storyline enough to get past that. I thought part of it was she made the books so long and she could cut out a bunch of junk and make them better, but this was a novella and I still didn't like it. This is an unpopular opinion, but there you go.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Elektra </i>by Jennifer Saint- I started this one a while back and made it half-way through before giving up. I decided since it was December and almost the end of the year, I should finish it. I didn't like it all that much, but I powered through. I was hoping for something more like <i>Circe</i>. This felt too much like the exact same story I've heard over and over, just told again. She didn't add much or invent things to keep me interested.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_AoIY_QJDLWC7MWdXZ5xrLqbvK9ZIf3dRnsj7Yx_Fh7ZjWZSSMHamRZmbFBs_CHd-ncA1AoeeKl2SaukBFNoCKk5Pu3JZb_7ZEp_OkjK7334TsZIsXzEExCCWPggPlx-Y5kZx5gK51KDtw252ck0-aZ2vMPjPK_83CcwcCD1GrHCLmqvkp2DwBbvZZrF/s1000/elektra.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="652" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_AoIY_QJDLWC7MWdXZ5xrLqbvK9ZIf3dRnsj7Yx_Fh7ZjWZSSMHamRZmbFBs_CHd-ncA1AoeeKl2SaukBFNoCKk5Pu3JZb_7ZEp_OkjK7334TsZIsXzEExCCWPggPlx-Y5kZx5gK51KDtw252ck0-aZ2vMPjPK_83CcwcCD1GrHCLmqvkp2DwBbvZZrF/w261-h400/elektra.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Solitaire </i>by Alice Oseman- I struggled through this one and almost quit about halfway through because the main character always running away, literally running, was starting to get super annoying. I was going to take a break from it with something else and come back to it later, but then it got interesting and I couldn't put it down. It was obvious this was her first book and she wrote it when she was really young. The character development wasn't as good as her other books I've read.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Snow Place like LA</i> by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone- I didn't like this one as much as their other books, mostly just because it was short! It was still a sweet storyline, but my favorite part was the epilogue!</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>The Woman in Me </i>by Britney Spears- This was a book club pick. I went into it expecting not to like it so I was surprised to like it at first. It got a bit annoying and it was a good thing it was short. She definitely externalized all her problems and blamed everyone else for her mistakes. I was annoyed with her by the end, but it was so nice to see her get out of the conservatorship and take back her life. What she went through was terrible.</li></ul></div><div>Audiobooks:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>The Book Club Hotel</i> by Sarah Morgan- This was our December book club read. It was cute and I like how Morgan uses so many characters. It keeps her books I've read interesting because you have so many storylines to follow. This one was super predictable and just from the first few introductory chapters I was pretty sure what would be coming later in the story.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Eight Perfect Hours</i> by Lia Louis- I did not like this one. I don't know that I would have finished it if I was reading it as a book.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist</i> by Codi Hall- I wanted a Christmas audiobook, but nothing was coming in from the library because there were too many holds. I got on Audible and saw they had a bunch of Christmas audiobooks that were free so I got this one. It was cute.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB8B5PpvT4jKTiXd1GhZkw_BiT9QVeKN40YslR4d8xhlWKmC9-qDTaYgsPj7ACXPAQE6kzFsElxnWUD7N5sTfR3HVQ9kbEl0f18haXmwRfiEs_Lbv61kPhZBix90zKKVNQDJiVyopAp8p_cKx_NCnRULkQd-fr-EMQMf1TH_Ep9IC9juI9_0URXQCxKLhg/s500/noel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB8B5PpvT4jKTiXd1GhZkw_BiT9QVeKN40YslR4d8xhlWKmC9-qDTaYgsPj7ACXPAQE6kzFsElxnWUD7N5sTfR3HVQ9kbEl0f18haXmwRfiEs_Lbv61kPhZBix90zKKVNQDJiVyopAp8p_cKx_NCnRULkQd-fr-EMQMf1TH_Ep9IC9juI9_0URXQCxKLhg/w400-h400/noel.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>There's Something About Merry</i> by Codi Hall- I was excited to see there were 3 books in the Mistletoe Romance series, one for each sibling in the Winters family. They were all Audible Originals and I wanted to get through them all before my membership expired December 31st because after that I'm going to keep Libro and get rid of Audible so I can support our local book store with my subscription purchase.<i> Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist</i> was the first one and centered around the brother, Nick. This one was about the sister, Merry, I was a little disappointed because I got Holly and Merry mixed up and there were some scenes in the first book that had me excited to see what would happen with Holly and another character. I loved that in this book you got to see Nick and Noel from the first book continue their relationship as side characters. I enjoyed this one more than the first one. </li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Along Came Holly</i> by Codi Hall- This was my favorite of the Mistletoe Romance series. I normally don't care for the enemies to lovers trope, but when Holly and Declan were introduced in the first book, I was excited to hear their story. I loved that you got to see Nick and Noel's relationship and Merry and Clark's relationship continue in this book. My favorite part was at the end of the book. This was just so sweet and fun! I planned to finish it before my Audible membership expired on 12/31. I realized on the 28th when my membership ended that I had my dates mixed up and I had an hour left on the audiobook so I renewed my membership for a month so I could finish it. It was half price because they wanted me to re-up so I got to finish this book and download another for just $7.99.</li></ul></div>Liz Runningmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437872032928853655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941638341996581349.post-16989632757563570772023-12-27T20:22:00.000-08:002023-12-28T06:04:46.084-08:00Wordless WednesdayDecember was super busy and when I went to do this post, I realized I hadn't uploaded pictures since the end of November!<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaco1y5ckdasQkIQIHJiSSBhS63HsP9U0YYMYX5J8BBdx1S1D2saHwj8Q2-v0W0FqiU5ned9M_V2KXQW3BGIN6XqeoGnKBOzSRh1LoBblm17ZwCXOZpTLxMWqHxZXFet9SlK64e0IOpPALV4j4KVVSmLn6SMF67hCCC2cZSwrj-m_6J9PUHrJACDUA-n1m/s4032/IMG_7077.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaco1y5ckdasQkIQIHJiSSBhS63HsP9U0YYMYX5J8BBdx1S1D2saHwj8Q2-v0W0FqiU5ned9M_V2KXQW3BGIN6XqeoGnKBOzSRh1LoBblm17ZwCXOZpTLxMWqHxZXFet9SlK64e0IOpPALV4j4KVVSmLn6SMF67hCCC2cZSwrj-m_6J9PUHrJACDUA-n1m/w300-h400/IMG_7077.JPEG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of my past students is on the football team and they made it to state so they got to do a parade at the school.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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We planned to go to Target last so we wouldn't be carrying a bunch of stuff around. Then I found craft ornaments at Dollar Tree (the first store we went into) for half price and bought enough to do it with my class next year, so I was carrying this around the whole time.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nowDoZAj15jFplKW67QTzxNXPQGf6E6HdusYrwOIZuAlynkZPaXfRxX90wcaauSaHhOVI-_iEms5w-8QHtUOWIaMmvXmKgmfwsuYVB9qJI7NnCE_znYunf0sz5JCtgR9xYBiicXYv84Qywi_bX9iGFGGIRGiNrsSd3fbSYV6WduBBBipQK41tD3ZS5fW/s4032/IMG_1948.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nowDoZAj15jFplKW67QTzxNXPQGf6E6HdusYrwOIZuAlynkZPaXfRxX90wcaauSaHhOVI-_iEms5w-8QHtUOWIaMmvXmKgmfwsuYVB9qJI7NnCE_znYunf0sz5JCtgR9xYBiicXYv84Qywi_bX9iGFGGIRGiNrsSd3fbSYV6WduBBBipQK41tD3ZS5fW/w300-h400/IMG_1948.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60yRJtK5kdQmmI0IlQf0YiP8J6ARVG_SagOtoCTBPKn3cfsicYzxOMadTnx5VyNxYQH7moo6JeUXLkUadehjfbD_DdsskW2xTOldT69uYAQ8jY4hhe25Tn9mhI-wTx8GfSIOerr1SS-1cLF4KmBacJswCeWmanqOuVBKa6WzYSts62v3NqfZhGO8O4MdJ/s4032/IMG_1955.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60yRJtK5kdQmmI0IlQf0YiP8J6ARVG_SagOtoCTBPKn3cfsicYzxOMadTnx5VyNxYQH7moo6JeUXLkUadehjfbD_DdsskW2xTOldT69uYAQ8jY4hhe25Tn9mhI-wTx8GfSIOerr1SS-1cLF4KmBacJswCeWmanqOuVBKa6WzYSts62v3NqfZhGO8O4MdJ/w300-h400/IMG_1955.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Re-arranging books and Milo loved the opening.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-bcrxz7wyRrvorY_f9-im-eTECNYj8G1BOoR0Tv7L-pWLR2qfXqpaC55NM_yja1aZVMmgfH1hHWMmNQ3PpGrbQW8Rv1Dz-wzD1kJRP_UsPuC8uOHxilI_LPFCUdlTnMAvrDTfAzd-iCgZOL6I6ZQ1nVc9N9fMbJ4LUnVHvS7zXEM5ZDKP3hyphenhyphenfv1vhb3c/s4032/IMG_1957.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-bcrxz7wyRrvorY_f9-im-eTECNYj8G1BOoR0Tv7L-pWLR2qfXqpaC55NM_yja1aZVMmgfH1hHWMmNQ3PpGrbQW8Rv1Dz-wzD1kJRP_UsPuC8uOHxilI_LPFCUdlTnMAvrDTfAzd-iCgZOL6I6ZQ1nVc9N9fMbJ4LUnVHvS7zXEM5ZDKP3hyphenhyphenfv1vhb3c/w300-h400/IMG_1957.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Always getting into something!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0Hbkhue9ZAEopd4-76hyOX0jFeHj-OuApT3sql0LtJUrRTrelmpQImCJuLhfCBjuPJvRsQHXlz-aHB94JXZSKTsVq_KTKvk6edy55n1vBRt0od5ls_iKvlBNWoC0M45WgWQfMZ-D5OEPnX7ciap2dcr5sdTh09W-2XqGzptYQL3cvnTVyVADb-DV7bqz/s1936/IMG_1965.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1936" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0Hbkhue9ZAEopd4-76hyOX0jFeHj-OuApT3sql0LtJUrRTrelmpQImCJuLhfCBjuPJvRsQHXlz-aHB94JXZSKTsVq_KTKvk6edy55n1vBRt0od5ls_iKvlBNWoC0M45WgWQfMZ-D5OEPnX7ciap2dcr5sdTh09W-2XqGzptYQL3cvnTVyVADb-DV7bqz/w400-h400/IMG_1965.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had a paintball fight with throwable paintballs. Who do you think got hit the most?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjluG452mMBt-A2_0DjHp33dP91QJ1G55hYE9mVpQ6N8v7zQ4Mw5JV8EXrzlkx_qJKImaCUOX83q6oPleNbQgNF_iRAqkUqQRblIXRGWRX24JFu_UAz8srDRkw4MHv_gCY5yR5Gv481LQ6c3Ll-Q1QI1zXMZXIbMYtmy_WTfZI27mdpAFRHGQQ4QYcqAVvB/s1936/IMG_1966.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1936" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjluG452mMBt-A2_0DjHp33dP91QJ1G55hYE9mVpQ6N8v7zQ4Mw5JV8EXrzlkx_qJKImaCUOX83q6oPleNbQgNF_iRAqkUqQRblIXRGWRX24JFu_UAz8srDRkw4MHv_gCY5yR5Gv481LQ6c3Ll-Q1QI1zXMZXIbMYtmy_WTfZI27mdpAFRHGQQ4QYcqAVvB/w400-h400/IMG_1966.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlJsSKWs6BDLJ0aL-Dcyabefjb_brvB4KB9YOgharmQcDItvfH7haSxkTd61oB4reXCXlrXxFdlbYZFKIgvtw8QzwXVO0EKXnA7IovfN3WRhZqAKiC1cyEgffNE0D3XR_067M6jmtZNuvmYIGYdi_uRyOtYJLNjvdIRCDA12nvRJ0iqyZ6b9hrbCLa4k1/s1936/IMG_1967.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I initially planned to run the trail half at the Half N Half Marathon. We planned to visit Holiday at the Ark at the Endangered Ark Foundation to see the elephants and all the Christmas stuff. In order to arrive on time for the 1pm entry, we needed to leave the house around 10:30. I knew running this race would be pushing it to be showered and ready on time, but I could do it if I ran the paved half-marathon. I figured I'd finish the paved half in around 1:40, but the trail half would take me at least 2 hours. I was a little worried about how my bone spurs would feel after running back-to-back runs on pavement which I hadn't done in months and even more so, 2 paved races, but I knew I had a few weeks to run easy before training for Boston kicked off, so I should be able to recover. The race started at 7:30 and I needed to pick up my packet, but mom and dad said they'd drop me off so I wouldn't have to mess with parking and that saved me a lot of time! I wasn't able to eat before the race because my stomach had been off for days. I really needed Gu for the race since I wasn't able to eat anything and freaked out a bit when I realized I was out. Luckily Ty found 3 in his bike. I ate one before the race and 2 during the race.</p><p>It was a fun race atmosphere and April was running the trail half. We took off and a girl I knew would win was out in front. There was a girl who tried to go out with her, then someone I recognized from my Tulsa Run pictures, and me. We went downhill on 71st street to start and I focused on going out very conservatively since I had the 5k from the day before on my legs. I went through the first mile in 7:34. My goal was to stay around 7:30 pace so I could finish in under 1:40. This course is tough because it was really flat except for a mile long hill during mile 8 and then the last mile of the race is all uphill so I knew I wouldn't be able to pick up the pace in the last miles as much as I'd like. I had to plan on a slow last mile and try to build a cushion for that. It was so foggy, it was hard to see the people running in front of me! Mile 2 was 7:31 and I started really reeling in the girl who had gone out with the one in front. The lady in front of me passed her during the 3rd mile and I passed her shortly after. Mile 3 was 7:27 and I was closing in on the lady in 2nd. I went through mile 4 in 7:30 and caught up to her. As I was catching her, I decided it was worth it to slow down for a while so I could have someone to run with. The race was really spread out and I knew without her, I would be running totally alone. When I pulled up beside her, we started chatting. She was in the full paved marathon which was nice because we could run together without the need to race at the finish. I saw my mile split for mile 5 had slowed as I was running and chatting with her, we went through it in 7:40. It felt really easy and a bit too slow, but I really wanted someone to run with so I decided it was worth it. I knew with a 5k from the day before on my legs and the tough finish, I was better off running a bit too slow over running to fast early on in the race.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0VdPwsfehGK1R3Mic0f7yBaVnxL9Ni9hszan6Y76tnbPtA4CO2vt3d-N4B_8Ml1iTVVBFoEzBwo0LsPd6vE2_4BEQWIvpbcfUqLFkMlzq9UIMBray_TpOiJX9w8gYu7ZM_Ftze_HgudkK38c2mH169MdrVUXhS0rIws4NrpRf4zQGij8OyCcZ-FsK8p6/s4032/IMG_1581.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0VdPwsfehGK1R3Mic0f7yBaVnxL9Ni9hszan6Y76tnbPtA4CO2vt3d-N4B_8Ml1iTVVBFoEzBwo0LsPd6vE2_4BEQWIvpbcfUqLFkMlzq9UIMBray_TpOiJX9w8gYu7ZM_Ftze_HgudkK38c2mH169MdrVUXhS0rIws4NrpRf4zQGij8OyCcZ-FsK8p6/w300-h400/IMG_1581.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo courtesy of mom.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkLicpBmKGKnFhmG4AWr7B1xtBZ0km2xWkgIdKMeJR40Rz3uZLng1ndTbticK_AkDdTYfJJNkFTwkjPo780DcpwfC0yF_X4yj2ytxwCULCCWxYAiGrd4fQlf0gT0HuymhBuqNQ-a1bXWz7UHz-XQESJmFDwkbeF_Ka6-HiIr44GMUtb5xpHBvdRUH2yr6/s1592/IMG_E1646.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1592" data-original-width="898" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkLicpBmKGKnFhmG4AWr7B1xtBZ0km2xWkgIdKMeJR40Rz3uZLng1ndTbticK_AkDdTYfJJNkFTwkjPo780DcpwfC0yF_X4yj2ytxwCULCCWxYAiGrd4fQlf0gT0HuymhBuqNQ-a1bXWz7UHz-XQESJmFDwkbeF_Ka6-HiIr44GMUtb5xpHBvdRUH2yr6/w226-h400/IMG_E1646.JPG" width="226" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Official race photo<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuG1j1Ab7n5WhmJBWQRWqJW7DfJqTdhrmAutW0P_DkP-YT3d4CJYi48eTZr93nlssxrFKQ22JFwPxlQ7mnLKpntvjST-GhNxSJUtLXxaodvEpWiwoHmTlnypSXIFLcpMp70CYyy28HiS3CI9Aeiv51Xx_9BO-gnql0Pqzw3325dqdTSdHEZMpzWr4EAF8_/s1619/IMG_E1647.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1619" data-original-width="888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuG1j1Ab7n5WhmJBWQRWqJW7DfJqTdhrmAutW0P_DkP-YT3d4CJYi48eTZr93nlssxrFKQ22JFwPxlQ7mnLKpntvjST-GhNxSJUtLXxaodvEpWiwoHmTlnypSXIFLcpMp70CYyy28HiS3CI9Aeiv51Xx_9BO-gnql0Pqzw3325dqdTSdHEZMpzWr4EAF8_/w220-h400/IMG_E1647.JPG" width="220" /></a></div></div><p>We went through mile 6 in 7:49 and I panicked a bit because that was so slow and would make it hard for me to hit my goal time since the last mile is so tough with all the elevation gain going back up toward Turkey Mountain. I dropped the pace a little and she went with me. I was so glad because I wasn't ready to lose my running buddy yet! We went through mile 7 in 7:34. Then we had to run up 71st Street hill during mile 8 which we hit in 7:42 which is decent considering the elevation gain. Mom and dad were all over the place, driving to cheer us on which was so nice. As we were climbing the hill they drove along on the road there to cheer. While I was running the out and back on the westside with no spectating options, they went to McDonld's, picked up breakfast, dropped it off at home for the kids, and then made it back in time to watch me finish! I was so impressed. They did all that while I ran a little over 4 miles! When we hit Turkey Mountain and the out and back on the westside, it was go time. I knew with this course being long (it measures 13.22 miles), I was going to be cutting it close whether I'd come in under 1:40 or not. I took off and immediately started gapping the woman I was running with. The westside trail is lonely because the race is so spread out and there are no spectators, but knowing she was close behind me made me not feel as alone. </p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_7QHNWlBGo_t7jkTCiwIoltEmP52rsrOtUkXNmENVZV4p6SsBV8xARzaYMseYKWlmFUIEOqAMhUKue1CzJK109MbhAIHzuD4k-OjYDfs7eMsvdJpfuA83WG5roSthRE52sfFv4y-Fik-SI4lbPNf_77frZcCAsZ9E5zstzscYl2QQa1Sn-4Vc-Zxr_mQ/s4032/IMG_1580.JPG" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_7QHNWlBGo_t7jkTCiwIoltEmP52rsrOtUkXNmENVZV4p6SsBV8xARzaYMseYKWlmFUIEOqAMhUKue1CzJK109MbhAIHzuD4k-OjYDfs7eMsvdJpfuA83WG5roSthRE52sfFv4y-Fik-SI4lbPNf_77frZcCAsZ9E5zstzscYl2QQa1Sn-4Vc-Zxr_mQ/w300-h400/IMG_1580.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsAMcrjBUSQ4GXgMmeJV6XCdZz75EPdC_ZRpP7ff_RXLEAlephyphenhyphenlmntZusgDCSn7Nyw8i46AnYiupAwPdA6SD2pLSr3Q8raxTJ991pcGi-ZJwemsGRgpa9cNpwQILRUt2h9bKqyIwYbzGEuG7CKo2tM1flxsckt6eBgHVtEmL8PftI73ZLRE7O_LbCASFz/s1617/IMG_E1648.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1617" data-original-width="914" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsAMcrjBUSQ4GXgMmeJV6XCdZz75EPdC_ZRpP7ff_RXLEAlephyphenhyphenlmntZusgDCSn7Nyw8i46AnYiupAwPdA6SD2pLSr3Q8raxTJ991pcGi-ZJwemsGRgpa9cNpwQILRUt2h9bKqyIwYbzGEuG7CKo2tM1flxsckt6eBgHVtEmL8PftI73ZLRE7O_LbCASFz/w226-h400/IMG_E1648.JPG" width="226" /></a></div><p>Mile 9 was 7:26 and then mile 10 was 7:15. I knew I had a 5k to go and was excited, but it also felt so long to go alone. Running this race with a 5k from the day before on my legs was easier than last year running it with a 20 mile long run from the weekend before on my legs. Regardless of how fresh your legs are, that last mile is so tough! I knew I ran the last mile last year in 7:48 so it was my goal to beat my last mile from last year. I hit the turn around at 11 miles and my mile was 7:27. I was getting tired! Mile 12 was 7:32 and I was mentally preparing for what was ahead. Looking at my overall time, I knew I wasn't going to finish in under 1:40 as my official time. I focused on beating my last mile from last year and was able to do so with a 7:43 last mile! I pushed the lap button at 13.11 so I would know what my half marathon time was. I was at 1:39:11 at that point. Then I ran as hard as I could to the finish line and was bummed to see the finishing clock was over 1:40. My official finishing time was 1:40:09. I don't understand why with this race being 2 out and backs, they would make it a tenth of a mile long! I finished with an average of 7:34 pace. I was 5th overall, 2nd female, and 1st in my age group. As I finished I walked over to mom and dad and we immediately headed out so we could get back and I could shower before we needed to leave at 10:30. We left the race around 10 so it was a quick turnaround, but thanks to Ty making me breakfast, we did it!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNiJvg6h0QHjMZdvCLOfG5uYwIcoyF5a8EPlKj5LwVu67J4_q-fie44HWfWRbvi61zK8W11Lp60XYVmTwNLN_bwWfZreURwncg9SiKyIMbyMdrCoZQo6QPEje2Dyw4HvnIhRIOzZrFTJhGvfRi9fvazTRsEP2hIKLGrEBqjzfpvvKlS0f10P-kMN8qxc82/s1632/IMG_E1649.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="914" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNiJvg6h0QHjMZdvCLOfG5uYwIcoyF5a8EPlKj5LwVu67J4_q-fie44HWfWRbvi61zK8W11Lp60XYVmTwNLN_bwWfZreURwncg9SiKyIMbyMdrCoZQo6QPEje2Dyw4HvnIhRIOzZrFTJhGvfRi9fvazTRsEP2hIKLGrEBqjzfpvvKlS0f10P-kMN8qxc82/w224-h400/IMG_E1649.JPG" width="224" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These pictures are cool, but don't quite do that uphill finish justice!</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3Y3nPKV5So6hN4i0wLjbKDAQF8IlwEQ8olINvJDysL8j3dVtVGOwbTjkOfxRZGsP0XL93s2k2enKsUJiyztAdWJxmpWARgMDJpH980K_9kwyn-dtgYFzZTSDcMCIfMLOWiHP-g1b_z7wY18XXkqk2OEP0qSF6_tIvE4rbC43a9SUSjZ0xFXvKXj0NIgl/s1642/IMG_E1650.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1642" data-original-width="894" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3Y3nPKV5So6hN4i0wLjbKDAQF8IlwEQ8olINvJDysL8j3dVtVGOwbTjkOfxRZGsP0XL93s2k2enKsUJiyztAdWJxmpWARgMDJpH980K_9kwyn-dtgYFzZTSDcMCIfMLOWiHP-g1b_z7wY18XXkqk2OEP0qSF6_tIvE4rbC43a9SUSjZ0xFXvKXj0NIgl/w217-h400/IMG_E1650.JPG" width="217" /></a></div>Liz Runningmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437872032928853655noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941638341996581349.post-75784127237217444702023-12-04T12:03:00.000-08:002023-12-27T13:07:47.298-08:00Jingle Bell 5kI found out in November I get free entry into some races since I'm on the Runners World Racing Team. I figured, why not add a half-marathon in December since I would get free entry? It would mean I'd be running it off the training I put in for the Tulsa Run which I then stretched out into easy running to make it through the Route 66 Half Marathon. It was only 2 weeks after Route 66 so it would mean just recovering from one race and then easy running going into the next. After the Turkey Trot, Thomas wanted to run another 5k to run a better time because he didn't have the best race there. My parents were already interested in the Jingle Bell 5k so they decided they'd come and we'd all run it. With how well my 5k went at the Turkey Trot, I felt like I could run a sub-21 in the 5k and decided to run the 5k as well. I planned to race the 5k on Saturday and then give the half-marathon whatever I had left on Sunday. My goal was to go out at 6:40 pace and see if I could come in under 21 minutes. My friend, April, came out to cheer which was a fun surprise. The race didn't start until 10am which was nice because I slept in and had time to eat breakfast before the race.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCdh7XKxm-nJ6TCP6ffiqDSlQVMjWOv5QEhSTDBNJ4ig-GESAZl3dLPz3v0ssjF-X9jh5t4DMZZCOlWMDOWLB9pqQe9ig82bPSLqQtyzMBlY-k5UpWVCSGMniUySLJCjXA6FTrgw2trEjvfTFdc57XwMcsBX_RcwI-K3ATkO6fYlpucShEp4PGrqVtPoL/s1600/GZFQ5524.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCdh7XKxm-nJ6TCP6ffiqDSlQVMjWOv5QEhSTDBNJ4ig-GESAZl3dLPz3v0ssjF-X9jh5t4DMZZCOlWMDOWLB9pqQe9ig82bPSLqQtyzMBlY-k5UpWVCSGMniUySLJCjXA6FTrgw2trEjvfTFdc57XwMcsBX_RcwI-K3ATkO6fYlpucShEp4PGrqVtPoL/w300-h400/GZFQ5524.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With April before the race.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkXhJqJBUr4FxiYxkdbUNbMnXHzwQbqumARQeG3OPHC-eGkgg84qJGr2-3QV5a1PvK_GKIk9DxWJFF5ePnTg0rlHnajNe-OsDK5-Uap02Hmz7jc5G8FFFiL0FCldBpgu7bJA7e6JE26MNc7MFpb4EQg6dDOjiGjLe5lqzEeQ9eDevuORwGj1iv4M5tYkq/s1600/KWNI2578.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkXhJqJBUr4FxiYxkdbUNbMnXHzwQbqumARQeG3OPHC-eGkgg84qJGr2-3QV5a1PvK_GKIk9DxWJFF5ePnTg0rlHnajNe-OsDK5-Uap02Hmz7jc5G8FFFiL0FCldBpgu7bJA7e6JE26MNc7MFpb4EQg6dDOjiGjLe5lqzEeQ9eDevuORwGj1iv4M5tYkq/w300-h400/KWNI2578.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With Thomas before the race.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Thomas and I ran a half-mile warm up before the race and went to the restroom really quickly beforehand. We made it to the start line with moments to spare. The race took off pretty fast with quite a few females ahead of me. Within the first half-mile I had moved into the top female position. We went out and back, going over the bridge to the east side of the river from River West Festival Park. I went through the first mile in 6:41 and wasn't feeling great. In retrospect, I think it was a little too cold for me to wear shorts. When it's in the 30's for a 5k, I don't race well when I wear shorts. I probably should have worn capri tights. My legs felt super off and I think it was due to them being really cold. At that point the closest person in front of me was Thomas with about a 30 second lead. In the back of my mind, the half marathon the next day was looming large. Knowing I would be running that race, I didn't want to push too hard in the 5k if I wasn't feeling it. When we hit the turn around, I saw I had a huge lead on the closest person behind me and the nearest woman was even further back. I knew I had the top female spot in the bag. I decided if I wasn't going to be able to come in under 21 minutes, I would coast in the last mile instead of racing it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Mile 2 was 6:53. I was feeling a bit rough and I calculated I needed to run the last mile in 6:30 to come in under 21 minutes, so I started coasting down and dropped down to finish the race in more like tempo effort. It was fun to watch Thomas ahead of me battling for place with the people around him. He passed quite a few at the end of the race. Even coasting into the finish, I didn't get passed by anyone. I saw the clock at the finish line was just over 21:30 as I approached. I ran the last mile in 7:06. I took off on a cool down to jog back in with mom. I thought about it and realized I needed more like a 6:40 last mile to finish in under 21 minutes and was bummed with myself that I hadn't gone for it. I felt like I could have finished in under 21, but I also knew I would have been frustrated if I all out raced and wore myself out for the following day and finished in just over 21 minutes. My finishing time was 21:38. I was 8th out of 154 overall and 1st out of 81 females. Thomas finished in 20:36, putting him 5th overall and 1st in his age group. Jeremy finished in 24:40, good for 16th overall and 2nd in his age group. Jeremy and dad ran part of the race together. Dad finished in 26:10 which was 24th overall and 2nd in his age group. Mom finished in 43:54, 105th overall and 3rd in her age group. We stayed for awards and all picked water bottles as our awards which were awesome!</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMshPse2I8IM6x7oN3Yybf0Bjo2XVCP8mAubrUshM_OTtHLlV2Fft6OLpUFJlYkGa9AkMf6qFkgyX-HN6Lbr8ZtE20FxBcwFWxAnenMKjyVZ0MxI2zWHRAuTe5jOKSR5lTn0CWi5s0szwODVaqM0iB_7sD_FHuHKrMnfjQbKq4KDWycj-6iWkeFyNxcyVX/s2048/Jingle%20Bell.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMshPse2I8IM6x7oN3Yybf0Bjo2XVCP8mAubrUshM_OTtHLlV2Fft6OLpUFJlYkGa9AkMf6qFkgyX-HN6Lbr8ZtE20FxBcwFWxAnenMKjyVZ0MxI2zWHRAuTe5jOKSR5lTn0CWi5s0szwODVaqM0iB_7sD_FHuHKrMnfjQbKq4KDWycj-6iWkeFyNxcyVX/w300-h400/Jingle%20Bell.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Running in to the finish with mom for my cool down.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJuRGVcyYmGT_Fe00JCGAjbadAGcFaP1P1-oMoOfpmR1Zrzv-NaTp29WoS4sAotfaUsFwS-bwx9n-_dp4ZD0K1AyGSPtN6Lmm3_4pLoT3u4Hx28qAKOjUOy4natvE1-m3Ebp5fPLTKI4EYBA2CPPPUZq5lLul96sqwSJzKxzBbYdprSG9yYgLYaq03kixV/s2048/Jingle%20Bell2.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJuRGVcyYmGT_Fe00JCGAjbadAGcFaP1P1-oMoOfpmR1Zrzv-NaTp29WoS4sAotfaUsFwS-bwx9n-_dp4ZD0K1AyGSPtN6Lmm3_4pLoT3u4Hx28qAKOjUOy4natvE1-m3Ebp5fPLTKI4EYBA2CPPPUZq5lLul96sqwSJzKxzBbYdprSG9yYgLYaq03kixV/w400-h300/Jingle%20Bell2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Liz Runningmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437872032928853655noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941638341996581349.post-86123647709725916042023-12-01T04:30:00.000-08:002023-12-01T04:30:00.142-08:00What I Read: November<div>November was a great month for reading. I read quite a few books by native authors for Native American Heritage Month. I tend to read quite a few native authors because the library by our house is the Native American Resource Center so I always see great books displayed there. I made an extra effort to check out more of them this month.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIP9Ht8VC_iqGYfXLuDfGNwKVJDHLQPJIK3abyV2KcBImw-0Mdbh2kOewtws03GtbM-HyjzELgTcW3mZyx-3wa3b1yiXlmxwqOR9HuWHiGh15T84lI_CJoatZt3QWQRCm4s6VLMvr7DP6_2ZWPPquZVdlLiR52sd9HieLG10gI-jeb8WVmE08eOBoYe-GV/s4032/IMG_1402.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIP9Ht8VC_iqGYfXLuDfGNwKVJDHLQPJIK3abyV2KcBImw-0Mdbh2kOewtws03GtbM-HyjzELgTcW3mZyx-3wa3b1yiXlmxwqOR9HuWHiGh15T84lI_CJoatZt3QWQRCm4s6VLMvr7DP6_2ZWPPquZVdlLiR52sd9HieLG10gI-jeb8WVmE08eOBoYe-GV/w400-h300/IMG_1402.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thanksgiving break reading and cuddles, I had a squishmellow under the blanket with me, in case you were wondering why I look pregnant, haha!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY35zfCLZ_F7m7ZgqaajFQf96sw2CUscYkjxRAkay12gjLB3V44aWsSx-6tRP6FVXSk6cKaIeFf8O0NXcuwHyY31HqikssVgnCYR8CcQ-LrBuzQoR1soY-Wm_QkKlkR2UIZlCMzNihsQIcYBMA_fqTPAZ-ZLbSbgRbew3lwL9mxx_ptFYM0JAZ7rtgHTnl/s4032/IMG_1447.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY35zfCLZ_F7m7ZgqaajFQf96sw2CUscYkjxRAkay12gjLB3V44aWsSx-6tRP6FVXSk6cKaIeFf8O0NXcuwHyY31HqikssVgnCYR8CcQ-LrBuzQoR1soY-Wm_QkKlkR2UIZlCMzNihsQIcYBMA_fqTPAZ-ZLbSbgRbew3lwL9mxx_ptFYM0JAZ7rtgHTnl/w300-h400/IMG_1447.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoying a book under my new Thanksgiving blanket from the Turkey Trot.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Books:<div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>The Book Eaters </i>by Sunyi Dean- I started this as an ebook, but I just couldn't make it through it so I switched to a regular book. I still struggled a bit but liked it more as a regular book. The mind eaters just grossed me out and upset me enough that I had a hard time reading the book.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Smile </i>by Raina Telgemeier- My students all love Telgemeier and Carter always wants to read her new books when they come out. I had to know what the talk is all about so I read this one. I wasn't sure what the hype was all about. I don't know if it's because she writes about thoughts and feelings that so many kids have or what. I didn't think this was better than other graphic novels I've read. I'm going to read some of her other graphic novels to see if I like those more. It may also be reading it as an adult because she came across as a whiner to me.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>The Sentence</i> by Louise Erdrich- This book had so many pieces and they all fit together perfectly. It was not what I was expecting and I loved it. Bonus was that I came across it in the bargain section at Books a Million. Erdrich is a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians.</li></ul><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDaHHOT7Jlb9aj_CwIeptTgUnOSgPq-ydCRzIrsC9s-vpOOO24Guy0kzaMhEQk9AKzvYQ4GqnQ6tXg7RDMgGNxS5G3hU7xAqWryxIFSOTG4gaolQxPPJ1l-yWPg3t9LGSAO4-ohfQ9kNBiJFIjP0SE6-uP4-rXKadfDMS8NsmytgschvV8fMhdTYvuk7fW" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="500" data-original-width="331" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDaHHOT7Jlb9aj_CwIeptTgUnOSgPq-ydCRzIrsC9s-vpOOO24Guy0kzaMhEQk9AKzvYQ4GqnQ6tXg7RDMgGNxS5G3hU7xAqWryxIFSOTG4gaolQxPPJ1l-yWPg3t9LGSAO4-ohfQ9kNBiJFIjP0SE6-uP4-rXKadfDMS8NsmytgschvV8fMhdTYvuk7fW=w265-h400" width="265" /></a></div></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>The Chicken Sisters</i> by K.J. Dell'Antonia- I kept seeing this book so when I came across it at Goodwill, I picked it up. I read the back cover and realized it was based on the story of the 2 competing fried chicken restaurants in my home town so I was excited to read it. I really liked it and it was fun to picture it as Chicken Annie's and Chicken Mary's.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Blood Sisters </i>by Vanessa Lillie- My mom got me this book at an author event she went to. I really wanted to go, but wasn't able to, so I was thrilled to still get a signed copy! It came with a lovely bookmark I enjoyed using as I read it. This was one that was hard to put down and there were multiple twists in the book that I didn't see coming. Lillie is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma.</li></ul><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2Yta8uZjGJ-IW-z95yEYQnzkS4MuojnZybVcbBZMlHhfV87AkCB806RtXz-BkiuBvjRQoR-3mR-YShgIOsmsInPdby0kR_CZxNpuGmIpZpAhm1s5WnWilM9PwTcGBM35ynWLu1LFmm5tltPNZKlnftoXD1ncnEEtQXxUBHBFIJu5HCX-vaCNi0I0xQKgI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="664" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2Yta8uZjGJ-IW-z95yEYQnzkS4MuojnZybVcbBZMlHhfV87AkCB806RtXz-BkiuBvjRQoR-3mR-YShgIOsmsInPdby0kR_CZxNpuGmIpZpAhm1s5WnWilM9PwTcGBM35ynWLu1LFmm5tltPNZKlnftoXD1ncnEEtQXxUBHBFIJu5HCX-vaCNi0I0xQKgI=w265-h400" width="265" /></a></div></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Tokyo Dreaming</i> by Emiko Jean- This was the sequel to <i>Tokyo Ever After</i>. It was just as cute as the first one and I really enjoyed it.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Remember Us </i>by Jacqueline Woodson- Every time she writes a book, I'm so excited to read it whether it's a picture book, middle grade novel, young adult, or adult book. She never disappoints. She is absolutely incredible. I loved this one.</li></ul><div>eBooks:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>On Air with Zoe Washington</i> by Janae Marks- This was the sequel to <i>From the Desk of Zoe Washington</i>. I was really excited about it because Carter read the first one and loved it so much, he insisted I read it. I read it and loved it. We started reading it aloud together in the evenings, but Carter lost interest and Elise wanted to read something else, so I ended up reading it by myself. I enjoyed it quite a bit. There was no comparison to the first one, but I did like getting to find out what happened next in her story.</li></ul><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjh84pZWX1DlMNmzEu3uaTuTL4sKkzPm7Jk4WgcVS2DQYgDoQcDYsk-otvnYTIB60-d7pRE0I6sGT_bC4jzCHFzfvxIbk9JPgzWu13h1vVQR3HsDFme6gAojroUuFe2d9jf3dEh0qeQkyPEvIwYmWDk2SrX32hZvgFOgpV8xavI6zIDRzU0aZTq_8Bs7UML" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="500" data-original-width="330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjh84pZWX1DlMNmzEu3uaTuTL4sKkzPm7Jk4WgcVS2DQYgDoQcDYsk-otvnYTIB60-d7pRE0I6sGT_bC4jzCHFzfvxIbk9JPgzWu13h1vVQR3HsDFme6gAojroUuFe2d9jf3dEh0qeQkyPEvIwYmWDk2SrX32hZvgFOgpV8xavI6zIDRzU0aZTq_8Bs7UML=w263-h400" width="263" /></a></div></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>This Indian Kid: A Native American Memoir</i> by Eddie Chuculate- I saw this book at our indie bookstore and I was super excited about it. It was okay. Chuculate is enrolled int he Muscogee Nation and is of Cherokee descent.</li></ul></div><div>Audiobooks:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>In the Woods</i> by Tana French- This one was a little slow but was really good toward the end. I ended the book still wanting to know about the unsolved mystery from years before. I'm hoping there are answers in the following books in the series.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Young and Restless: The Girls Who Sparked America's Revolutions</i> by Mattie Kahn- This one started out so good and fizzled for me. I really enjoyed learning about girls I had never heard of before.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Yellow Bird: Oil, Murder, and a Woman's Search for Justice in Indian Country</i> by Sierra Crane Murdoch- This was really interesting and I was surprised to find out at the end of the book that Lissa helped lead search parties for Savanna whose disappearance I read about in <i>Searching for Savanna</i>.</li></ul><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJZdJCHIm_ijLgiRa-oWZW2zLyL9PXg2PyBGl-9Fvmyci5LfodVXk_2FS59J8ABButWgssSR8QghmzqT47EnMiBg_zI9dp_vimdMhyDgbHaiKlTAYSz5d2G6-9aGhfsbIQ4QDw7-AxYJgR4bZzuKbmOL336l-bUxBPT8rE016yZvVnTLgS6HCqskINEAGt" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="2850" data-original-width="1868" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJZdJCHIm_ijLgiRa-oWZW2zLyL9PXg2PyBGl-9Fvmyci5LfodVXk_2FS59J8ABButWgssSR8QghmzqT47EnMiBg_zI9dp_vimdMhyDgbHaiKlTAYSz5d2G6-9aGhfsbIQ4QDw7-AxYJgR4bZzuKbmOL336l-bUxBPT8rE016yZvVnTLgS6HCqskINEAGt=w262-h400" width="262" /></a></div></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Dog Flowers: A Memoir </i>by Danielle Geller- I was listening to this at the same time as I was reading <i>This Indian Kid</i>. There were aspects of their life that were very similar so it got confusing and made me enjoy both books less than I think I would have if I'd read them at separate times. Geller is a member of the Navajo Nation.</li></ul></div></div>Liz Runningmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437872032928853655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941638341996581349.post-83805067220302010052023-11-29T19:22:00.000-08:002023-11-29T19:22:06.025-08:00Wordless Wednesday<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS6zHc-08iHHxEoonRkviJK8As95vOsmAu4KjeV7h2GHMcx1b7pH2vYuCdaf9oVFNsq82s-yDAKjAsYXpS4lWzQZeyI5BGD7S7R4cxOVq-Pg-loypd3mvk-dcQ3x2BHmTNrrJMZPTlogRZq8SVBY3JFilF8sTwtQzDHlasDkpqEYFDoKX-iY-heRMaI-2L/s4032/IMG_1446.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS6zHc-08iHHxEoonRkviJK8As95vOsmAu4KjeV7h2GHMcx1b7pH2vYuCdaf9oVFNsq82s-yDAKjAsYXpS4lWzQZeyI5BGD7S7R4cxOVq-Pg-loypd3mvk-dcQ3x2BHmTNrrJMZPTlogRZq8SVBY3JFilF8sTwtQzDHlasDkpqEYFDoKX-iY-heRMaI-2L/w300-h400/IMG_1446.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elise helping with the turkey on Thanksgiving.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8cuM7TfLXXE-kkXV4O0nzn9uoeZ8lRRsmwTyEPofB6MuMYXcJJNUycLwo2mqDSQLPg1NqkgarcHWVwwMSGAX4xBDshJir62qJsplISUJSIs-WLY6dQUkDnTfT51n7QKRoJtUR7IDNJjDpA_j8TTw22R7S7VoWljUeAAz6b46cr0X_MhJgyTLV7hhnbzxW/s4032/IMG_1468.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8cuM7TfLXXE-kkXV4O0nzn9uoeZ8lRRsmwTyEPofB6MuMYXcJJNUycLwo2mqDSQLPg1NqkgarcHWVwwMSGAX4xBDshJir62qJsplISUJSIs-WLY6dQUkDnTfT51n7QKRoJtUR7IDNJjDpA_j8TTw22R7S7VoWljUeAAz6b46cr0X_MhJgyTLV7hhnbzxW/w400-h300/IMG_1468.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_PXtfTHj0yzyrHjMa7TfB9p6XSNNNV9YSQt500bz7rTexyf68BGmaczg2oRP2VzsvrbsYnkyE3kvIv404aDNUi5bILUcfaNfRxjOr6hU4fjlPvN1rPFFtFeSmgX8G2vlDfylCblv5FXA_gYKKQobG7v91pJVHSG3ZcNQL6Qu1DNMat7f-BRAYYcXpwFH/s4032/IMG_1467.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_PXtfTHj0yzyrHjMa7TfB9p6XSNNNV9YSQt500bz7rTexyf68BGmaczg2oRP2VzsvrbsYnkyE3kvIv404aDNUi5bILUcfaNfRxjOr6hU4fjlPvN1rPFFtFeSmgX8G2vlDfylCblv5FXA_gYKKQobG7v91pJVHSG3ZcNQL6Qu1DNMat7f-BRAYYcXpwFH/w400-h300/IMG_1467.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dad, Jeremy, Thomas, and I did a Holiday Lights Run on Black Friday. 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text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4jP6tRW25kY" width="320" youtube-src-id="4jP6tRW25kY"></iframe></div>Liz Runningmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437872032928853655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941638341996581349.post-90365715599560699392023-11-28T19:29:00.000-08:002023-11-28T20:09:18.259-08:00Pitt Turkey Trot<p>Everyone in my family (minus Ty) wanted to run the Turkey Trot 5k in Pittsburg. It would be the Thursday after my Sunday half-marathon so I planned to just run it with Elise. The race directors posted these really cute blankets and said they would go to the top 3 overall male and female finishers as well as the top finisher in each age group. I wanted one of those blankets so I decided if I felt recovered enough from the half, I would go ahead and race the 5k. I had communicated everything to Ty, but I guess not really with the rest of the family. I felt a little fatigued on my run the day before the race, but no pain in my bone spurs, so I decided it was a go! We looked at the race course and it was open to traffic with some traffic barriers on the main street. I wasn't comfortable with Elise running the race without an adult with her so my dad said he would run with her so I could race. Carter didn't want to run so he spectated with Ty.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcz0GMb8WKvfCIoDQLM-MEv5GOsxg60MyUo49FjEpSCOQRasA7UH7IHNE47PgGw7lYuKC1zBnrMF7HggMF0meH1D6UM3kYHryjQ_EXyMei1rT3-QcbrS71-19B2i-4dXM-ca1Qyccb5Xa1yzVPt9lT9s14or_rnTFih2c8JtBMdbuCf28HuLep7khyIzRR/s1600/IMG_7057.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcz0GMb8WKvfCIoDQLM-MEv5GOsxg60MyUo49FjEpSCOQRasA7UH7IHNE47PgGw7lYuKC1zBnrMF7HggMF0meH1D6UM3kYHryjQ_EXyMei1rT3-QcbrS71-19B2i-4dXM-ca1Qyccb5Xa1yzVPt9lT9s14or_rnTFih2c8JtBMdbuCf28HuLep7khyIzRR/w400-h300/IMG_7057.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ty didn't want to be in the picture since he didn't run the race so he took it for us.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The race stared at 8am, less than a mile from my parents' house so I planned to run to the race start as my warm up. We weren't sure how parking would be because they had over 400 people signed up for the race and Pittsburg is a small town so Thomas decided he'd drive over to my parents' house (he lives in Pittsburg now) and run over with me. I knew the race started at 8, but planned everything like it started at 7:30 by mistake so I got up 30 minutes earlier than I needed to. I made sure to do yoga before the race to help with my tired legs. I had some kind of weird tummy bug the Tuesday/Wednesday before the race and my stomach was still hurting a bit. I ended up dry heaving a little on the warm up which wasn't reassuring, but I felt totally fine during the race. I guess the warm up got that all out of my system.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLuPGc3ZI4mlIq-ZNWZ9EzJpi5AQzSdcwMja1CFQenB5grrEz7h9BHbpAVtfPmQVs9pkVzI03FdhEmUU2olXEfWQRzQV6ZHDz1I39_yvyBJU1V6_sNNjSF1bik6Dqif8kOqjJZZxbY1To8zfiIv6XXPE2myk4Vx1845XJCJsH52AUr_IjQ_MnDydqTY5C/s1280/IMG_4474.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLuPGc3ZI4mlIq-ZNWZ9EzJpi5AQzSdcwMja1CFQenB5grrEz7h9BHbpAVtfPmQVs9pkVzI03FdhEmUU2olXEfWQRzQV6ZHDz1I39_yvyBJU1V6_sNNjSF1bik6Dqif8kOqjJZZxbY1To8zfiIv6XXPE2myk4Vx1845XJCJsH52AUr_IjQ_MnDydqTY5C/w300-h400/IMG_4474.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and Thomas ready for our warm up to the race start.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I always get a little worried looking at other runners before a race when I have my sights set on an overall finisher place, so I was glad we didn't arrive at the race start with much time to spare. Thomas and I went up in the corral together and I saw Julie, a girl I ran against in high school, and we said hello. Then the race was off. There were quite a few women ahead of me but I knew I had plenty of time to pick them all off. By the half-mile mark I was in 4th overall female, as far as I could tell. I wasn't positive there weren't other women ahead that I couldn't see. There was a woman way out in front, a younger looking girl, Julie, and then me. I was confident Julie would catch the girl in 2nd and I was hopeful I would be able to as well. Usually younger runners go out a bit faster than what they are capable of in the first mile, so I was hopeful. I was a little discouraged that if they didn't take the overall finishers out of the age group results, Julie was in my age group so I wouldn't win my age group to get a blanket either. I knew I had to get in the top 3 if I want to ensure I would win a blanket. That blanket was a big motivator for me! I went through the first mile in 6:49 and I was shocked! I did not feel like I was running that fast! </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOjSVNRzL67neTAcdutLIhPe38PSeZioduxC20xoQzj6tqBaK7vqPdWlvxLLDVA9RNB5fSORWCMG2h6kBv_XZxqZhPVKsC-r-44qB2-XAgLbycoQoaCML_6z7fRXzLdUNCBSRDDe4HVF0JU0wkGaAMOV_lWcGRr9gKuhyphenhyphendFaBNLxE6rEjVDNULVw8V_EjJ/s2048/IMG_1516.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOjSVNRzL67neTAcdutLIhPe38PSeZioduxC20xoQzj6tqBaK7vqPdWlvxLLDVA9RNB5fSORWCMG2h6kBv_XZxqZhPVKsC-r-44qB2-XAgLbycoQoaCML_6z7fRXzLdUNCBSRDDe4HVF0JU0wkGaAMOV_lWcGRr9gKuhyphenhyphendFaBNLxE6rEjVDNULVw8V_EjJ/w400-h266/IMG_1516.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taking off at the start of the race.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><p>I knew from running a Turkey Trot after the Route 66 Half that I usually fade a bit in the 2nd mile when my legs are tired from a previous race, but am able to rally really well the last mile. Luckily for me, the females ahead of me were also fading in the 2nd mile. We hit the halfway point of the race on the Watco trail and all the sudden the woman who had been way out in front was right next to the girl who was in 2nd and Julie was right with them. It didn't take them long to overtake her and I knew by how much she was fading, that it was a matter of time before I caught her too. I went through the 2nd mile in 7:08 which was more the pace I expected to run for the whole race so I wasn't discouraged it was slower and I don't remember if I even saw it during the race. With a half mile left in the race I caught the lady in 3rd place and she started to go with me which I didn't expect since she was fading so much. I wondered if she slowed enough during the 2nd mile, she'd have a lot left and make me really work for it. I encouraged her to come with me, but after a few steps she fell back behind me. I was really gaining on the girl in 2nd place and felt confident I would likely catch her as well. I didn't want to leave it to a sprint at the finish because younger girls usually have a pretty strong kick! I passed her with a quarter-mile to go and encouraged her to go with me, but she didn't even attempt to. I went through mile 3 in 6:51! Then I took off sprinting as fast as I could. I told myself that girl would be sprinting behind me and I may have missed a woman in front of Julie so I had to go! I ran the last portion of the race in 5:53 pace!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUwwEDsVsXbalp6MieGYDBWdzbcRZT6eK6qr2GTwcX5Do2mbrPrCa5j3eJceiKG5o-XgNgfejvYG4DRFI9KhJ2W3q7HgC4eFgWloYlWpcis-g4Q6VK7x2RZXPhyphenhyphen6DwgwD6z7R_dAaj8DWKCBodrkCKb8lTUPVTMnjVu4OzQSOhncE97jfCG8SP-5FftBKN/s1736/IMG_E1521.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1736" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUwwEDsVsXbalp6MieGYDBWdzbcRZT6eK6qr2GTwcX5Do2mbrPrCa5j3eJceiKG5o-XgNgfejvYG4DRFI9KhJ2W3q7HgC4eFgWloYlWpcis-g4Q6VK7x2RZXPhyphenhyphen6DwgwD6z7R_dAaj8DWKCBodrkCKb8lTUPVTMnjVu4OzQSOhncE97jfCG8SP-5FftBKN/w270-h400/IMG_E1521.JPG" width="270" /></a></div><p>As I walked over to Carter and Ty they told me I was 2nd overall female, I got my blanket! I cheered on the girl in 3rd and talked to her after the race, she was 13 years old! I drank some water and then ran back out on the course to find dad and Elise so I could run it in with them. I saw Jeremy with his dog, Moneypenny, and cheered for him. When I found dad and Elise they were way further up in the race than I expected! Dad said Elise only walked 3 times during the race! She wanted to walk with about a tenth of a mile to go and he encouraged her to keep going because once they turned the corner she would be done. She did such a great job! After they finished, I ran out to mom and ran/walked to the finish with her. I was thrilled about how my race went and it was fun to tell her about it. We all wore our turkey hats and I told her I had 3-4 people compliment my hat as I was running. There was one family that came out onto their porch to cheer and said they liked my hat. Mom said no one had complimented her hat and a race volunteer heard her so she complimented mom on her hat!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKw2LUHBn7BRFbtsFZ6MuCbb6YJi6R5wcG6aY7Fl3aL4MBYZlPRANepk0roxSG_cKaavQMin79ivDwt5WTkMTfjg-zznvEtnXvDfGgoPgMk7FoFOWDFyklP2FThB5mKztYrmJcc_JC2Us6dm1lSjz0LIBpYnzsSopsP8CS1ISVp-nKU3SMknavm_XahaX2/s2048/IMG_7055.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKw2LUHBn7BRFbtsFZ6MuCbb6YJi6R5wcG6aY7Fl3aL4MBYZlPRANepk0roxSG_cKaavQMin79ivDwt5WTkMTfjg-zznvEtnXvDfGgoPgMk7FoFOWDFyklP2FThB5mKztYrmJcc_JC2Us6dm1lSjz0LIBpYnzsSopsP8CS1ISVp-nKU3SMknavm_XahaX2/w300-h400/IMG_7055.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63yf23RwDsT6RMiS7rVSqtC9JSmPbreTDxhAQFVQEB9ljjzKn-vJvnU7CL_WZIiWVAx4tHS8SU9wKm65hadSJrSy_g0Y4NSGqqC5GLEMvGALRqGX27ccMLVAWXoiRCPklrQfsfdv32PVcxDYp4j-7jkUk0vt4KS_yLji0NOZyKF9vOT5KxwsEUVrcnjio/s1716/IMG_E1524.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1716" data-original-width="1163" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63yf23RwDsT6RMiS7rVSqtC9JSmPbreTDxhAQFVQEB9ljjzKn-vJvnU7CL_WZIiWVAx4tHS8SU9wKm65hadSJrSy_g0Y4NSGqqC5GLEMvGALRqGX27ccMLVAWXoiRCPklrQfsfdv32PVcxDYp4j-7jkUk0vt4KS_yLji0NOZyKF9vOT5KxwsEUVrcnjio/w271-h400/IMG_E1524.JPG" width="271" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQfkmSglIPIzxnW4wHSGT-ArH4RP4uf7bHGN5CSTYbeGGmXOVi0TpKPwIKf0ZfZ93s74jGxmqSl0AhVuFAmHRwdDTKs3_QwzrH4m3L9jjkvSEnsqw50EJEUUZ9Js1eBreo0-oTUhN2A46tch5N-LaNXvvrQTTX2nK5gM3AsF9WKeYQi_cFP0s0anNAVO-m/s1710/IMG_E1525.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1710" data-original-width="1169" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQfkmSglIPIzxnW4wHSGT-ArH4RP4uf7bHGN5CSTYbeGGmXOVi0TpKPwIKf0ZfZ93s74jGxmqSl0AhVuFAmHRwdDTKs3_QwzrH4m3L9jjkvSEnsqw50EJEUUZ9Js1eBreo0-oTUhN2A46tch5N-LaNXvvrQTTX2nK5gM3AsF9WKeYQi_cFP0s0anNAVO-m/w274-h400/IMG_E1525.JPG" width="274" /></a></div><p>Elise was cold and wanted to go sit in the car to wait on the awards ceremony. Dad took Elise to the van to warm up. I went to the truck to change out of sweaty clothes and Carter went with me to show me where Ty had parked. When we got back Thomas, Jeremy, and Ty thought it would be fun to check Toast, a restaurant that opened just to serve Turkey Trot participants after the race, to see if they had coffee. There was a long line so we turned back. While we were walking back over from checking out the restaurant, they started the awards early so I missed getting my overall award and picture. Elise didn't get out of the car fast enough and missed her award and picture as well. I was most excited about her getting her award, so I was really bummed about that! </p><p>Thomas finished in 20:53 and knew there were quite a few guys around his age ahead of him so he wasn't sure if he placed in his age group. When they didn't call him for his age group, he assumed he hadn't placed. When we got home and I looked at the results to see what he would have needed to run to place in his age group, I saw 24:12 had won his age group and he wasn't listed in the results. If you typed in Thomas' bib number, he had a time but for some reason wasn't included in the overall results. We've never had that happen so had no idea to check to make sure he was in the results, we were bummed he didn't get his award. He was 16th out of 386 overall and 1st out of 14 in his age group. I was thrilled with my time of 21:31 which was only 11 seconds slower than the 5k I ran in September, even with a half-marathon on my legs! I averaged 6:54 pace! I was 20th overall, 2nd out of 220 women, and 2nd out of 24 in my age group. Jeremy finished in 27:08 which put him 82nd overall, 58th male, and 5th in his age group. Elise finished in 29:33, 9:30 pace! She was 125th overall, 46th female, and 3rd in the 12 and under age group. Both the girls ahead of her were older, 11 and 12. If the age group had been 10 and under, she would have been first! Mom registered her under the name Elise Hurford on accident. Dad finished right with her in 29:32. He was 124th overall, 79th man, and 2nd in his age group! Mom ran/walked, but mostly walked. She finished in 49:08. She was 312th overall, 167th female, and 2nd in her age group. It was a great way to start our day and we are planning on doing the Jingle Bell 5k as a family next weekend.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhExMC0x1JI7m_LE4AXDF2Teg8nLTGve1Sc4OW8oXOAy9Fu4GrEijVNRQdkdwDzEMMA1lvzs_XW9AnNknq23rv92d6Qb6p3udIGRsUjhqMI76_u5MIGP64XE4PogBDw_jv19AX_37dOvhkA8BLVXnW1v67STjQsPnYcceGbuQySA0OKzaj9tPn7ZOn12u/s1280/IMG_7062.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhExMC0x1JI7m_LE4AXDF2Teg8nLTGve1Sc4OW8oXOAy9Fu4GrEijVNRQdkdwDzEMMA1lvzs_XW9AnNknq23rv92d6Qb6p3udIGRsUjhqMI76_u5MIGP64XE4PogBDw_jv19AX_37dOvhkA8BLVXnW1v67STjQsPnYcceGbuQySA0OKzaj9tPn7ZOn12u/w400-h300/IMG_7062.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><p>This race was exactly what I needed after the half-marathon. I was a little bummed with that race and felt like I didn't run as well as I was capable of running. Then I ran this 5k and ran so much faster than I expected. I was absolutely thrilled! I figured I'd be able to run under 23 minutes, but definitely didn't think I'd be under 22 minutes, let alone so close to my most recent 5k time. It was the spark of excitement I needed to make me feel really positive about my running again! It was worth the hype/obsession with winning one.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWpd676xIBHejWiG_TUOtPk56WXFGv9VJESsiXzz5kQkXC7GyB4uhLmxXvqnR_YZ1k1DIe7uiSvuHL60m4guuWEEod3ACeljxUbXfNjPf1KAECkmMSwd2RMVyRPPhtyXOVKgSi-w9jee4XMk_tf436JWSvCjbBDajXrUwJSSid-4NtkNiIUsNm5jI7e9qY/s4032/ECXU7327.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWpd676xIBHejWiG_TUOtPk56WXFGv9VJESsiXzz5kQkXC7GyB4uhLmxXvqnR_YZ1k1DIe7uiSvuHL60m4guuWEEod3ACeljxUbXfNjPf1KAECkmMSwd2RMVyRPPhtyXOVKgSi-w9jee4XMk_tf436JWSvCjbBDajXrUwJSSid-4NtkNiIUsNm5jI7e9qY/w300-h400/ECXU7327.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I absolutely LOVE my blanket!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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When all went well with the Tulsa Run, I toyed with tacking the Route 66 Half-Marathon onto the end of my training cycle. My priority was recovering from the Tulsa Run and ensuring I didn't have a flare up of heel/foot pain related to my bone spurs, so it would mean just easy running between the races. I decided to go for it and signed up for the half-marathon tapering my expectations. As I've entered this era of slower race times, seeing my half-marathon times slide has been the hardest for me. I would love to run sub-1:35 again but I haven't been able to get back there and I knew this one wasn't going to be it. In the past when I was training for the half as my goal race and did the Tulsa Run in training without a taper, I was able to run the same pace or a smidge faster in the half than what I had run at the Tulsa Run. I knew with a taper before the Tulsa Run and just easy running between the races, that wouldn't be the case this year. I was thinking realistically I could expect to go from a 7:20 pace at the Tulsa run to a 7:30 pace for the half. I really wanted to run a 1:37 half, but figured I'd start at 7:30 pace and then try to work my way down from there. My friend April thought that sounded like a good plan so we decided to meet in the corral by the 1:40 pacer and start the race together. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3p94fVwMgHJPLgWp5Ys0dq0UlYGNNQYmdfwXyPUBMMzDnoWuPuKqN_gYmbVFOW5r4RK0goQcZ2Fz1BqXL3QdEH5h25EbOykvbpmQKfbkGsNDKyGKg918WUGI6kWj4nI3At0XjvqM2ygLjCwyl-Vi36qRzxmuXgYU2NwTrnsC6wiSeDSpxO7qcT47mSqPH/s4032/IMG_1387.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3p94fVwMgHJPLgWp5Ys0dq0UlYGNNQYmdfwXyPUBMMzDnoWuPuKqN_gYmbVFOW5r4RK0goQcZ2Fz1BqXL3QdEH5h25EbOykvbpmQKfbkGsNDKyGKg918WUGI6kWj4nI3At0XjvqM2ygLjCwyl-Vi36qRzxmuXgYU2NwTrnsC6wiSeDSpxO7qcT47mSqPH/w400-h300/IMG_1387.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picture taken by Elise at the expo.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I got up at 6:15, ate overnight oats, did yoga, and stressed about the rain. It was upper 40's and raining and at the last minute I grabbed my rain jacket as we walked out the door. On the drive to the race I moved my bib from my tank to my shorts since I wasn't sure how long I would race in my rain jacket. Ty dropped me right at the start area, I took a last minute porta potty break, and stood under trees to stay a bit drier. Normally we park and walk to the start so I was there much earlier than usual. I waited a while to enter the corral and then found the pacer to stand with so April and I could find each other. I was very calm, but enjoying the quiet. Then came April with her crazy energy and I was excited to see her. There was a native drum circle before the start of the wheelchair race which was awesome and then the National Anthem was played by a guy on saxophone. My favorite part of the start is always the confetti that rains down when they shoot the gun. We were off and I wasn't feeling awesome from the start. The pace didn't feel fluid, but I wanted to stay with April so I kept chugging along. There's a lot of downhill during the first mile so I think some of feeling off was all that pounding on my legs as we went down. We went through the first mile in 7:21. April was concerned, but I told her that was likely right where we wanted to be with all the downhill.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zelrS5GNiYBnHOPQtmebJlQeENqnxUiH3-gm_sFKOlQvWzhJkr2At-nqUzMAVZdyVgsVjMzPnJNLKPehV8eZAD-5tl7AsUQiISFYr3huhTNQfBxwKumakBoUt-kJlfuh9a5gR7lAuzt7n9DZuBx7tjgFybYAPhj1fUPiuMa89kfAogsimZsRuHbY9LZq/s960/IMG_1424.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zelrS5GNiYBnHOPQtmebJlQeENqnxUiH3-gm_sFKOlQvWzhJkr2At-nqUzMAVZdyVgsVjMzPnJNLKPehV8eZAD-5tl7AsUQiISFYr3huhTNQfBxwKumakBoUt-kJlfuh9a5gR7lAuzt7n9DZuBx7tjgFybYAPhj1fUPiuMa89kfAogsimZsRuHbY9LZq/w400-h266/IMG_1424.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taking off at the start in my rain jacket. You can see half of April!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>It didn't feel like the pace slowed at all and we went through mile 2 in 7:37. During mile 3 April moved over so I could grab water at a water stop and when I looked back, she had fallen off pace. She had made a comment during the first couple miles that she didn't think she'd be able to hang so I decided not to pull back to run with her. After the race, seeing that she was only 30 seconds behind me, I wish I'd pulled back with her so we could run together for longer. I thought she would be falling significantly off pace, but she didn't at all! I had already taken my jacket off during the 2nd mile and tied it around my waist. It had been full on raining before the race but for the first few miles it slowed to a drizzle and I was optimistic it would stop all together. I saw Ty and the kids during the 4th mile and was able to toss them my jacket. I was so excited to see them because Ty wasn't planning on seeing me until mile 8 so I was resigned to running with my jacket for that long. It was very exciting to toss it off earlier! I went through the 4th mile in 7:10 and figured my watch was struggling with mile splits due to the rain because I definitely didn't feel like I had run a 7:10 mile.</div><div><br /></div><div>Mile 5 went through Woodward Park. I spent most of the race around the 3:15 marathon pacer and assumed that meant I was on pace for a 1:37:30 which I was excited about. I was calculating my time at the race clocks at the mile marks and was right on pace to run around that time. Mile 5 has some decent hills and my split was 7:32. I was exciting to still be hitting 7:30 miles on the hillier parts of the course. I never felt fluid and effortless, but I didn't feel rough by any means. We went down Peoria during mile 6 and I was excited to be nearing Runner's World on Peoria since Ty was planning on being there with the kids and I always get a ton of cheers as I go past the running store since I'm on the race team. Mile 6 was 7:09 and I again felt like that wasn't accurate. I went through the 10k in 46:26, which was only 26 seconds slower than I went through the 10k at the Tulsa Run. I was really excited about that, but also didn't feel as strong as I had at the 10k point in the Tulsa Run and I had further to go. My original plan had been to push the pace on the 2nd half of the race, but based on how I was feeling I decided to see how I was feeling at the 10 mile mark and try to pick it up there. I saw Ty and the kids and was so excited to high five them. I was bummed I missed Elise's hand, but I got Ty and Carter.</div><div><br /></div><div>I went through mile 7 in 7:16 and I started feeling a little bit rough. I wasn't hurting per se, but I was struggling a bit. It also started raining harder once we made it to Riverside which reminded me of the Tulsa Run because it rained the most during our stretch on Riverside during that race as well. I started feeling a little bit cold as it started raining harder. My headband was soaked, so I had shoved it in my back pocket miles ago. I tossed my jacket at mile 3 and had shoved my gloves in the pockets of my jacket while it was tied around my waist. I focused on trying to catch up to the people running in front of me. I'm listing my mile splits here, but I don't remember seeing most of them. I was focusing more on the clocks at the mile markers and calculating my estimated finish time. Mile 8 was 7:20 and then we had a couple miles down Riverside. I was so bumped to see my friend, Alicia, and her husband, Joey, at 33rd street and that was a HUGE pick me up! I felt like I was pushing the pace, but I wasn't gaining any ground on the runners ahead of me which was discouraging. Mile 9 was 7:26 and mile 10 was 7:29. I saw the clock at the 10 mile mark was at 1:14 and I told myself if I could run a sub-23 minute 5k, I could run under 1:37. I was super excited about that because I did not expect to be under 1:37 at this race. I felt like I could definitely do that. During the later miles on Riverside I could see the top marathon runners running on the trail going the opposite direction and I was really confused. They shouldn't have even been on the trail system. When I quickly looked at the course map that morning, it looked like the same course I've run so many times and I didn't look closely and notice that change. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1_mkiC3BdAPjp0roGivU8jbKKDTr1fedys3hToWqLx_oHv5N9F14vxLBeHwhTOLEx70hjYJQwd-PVtp8pw1m2fS8DZCtKCW-tuMJC4XX9QlfczF8YLN5mGJbSXBFSUXSimLKiL0upAYZNQJLKgYhpvqRwacvkuvGVuehO-weblqH2kxqSwq-v0RYorrs/s960/IMG_1414.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1_mkiC3BdAPjp0roGivU8jbKKDTr1fedys3hToWqLx_oHv5N9F14vxLBeHwhTOLEx70hjYJQwd-PVtp8pw1m2fS8DZCtKCW-tuMJC4XX9QlfczF8YLN5mGJbSXBFSUXSimLKiL0upAYZNQJLKgYhpvqRwacvkuvGVuehO-weblqH2kxqSwq-v0RYorrs/w400-h266/IMG_1414.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvDVx6j_syXSL5Q6tKHPYZ1MX7pD4Xam2T1sO79NeveKjPM9xnAE_OgooaWgO_zJ9oRJ-ZlEbfDdWVNEF_TgccJAxU0KWG2JRfNTGYNcZsL0qt-BkOu10adJwPY4JLEF_rdXK-p_jnwqKTCA7WAPhV4jaJGlRu3hYa6U_3orctSO0RBtdIT6DzqcB56Mh/s960/IMG_1415.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvDVx6j_syXSL5Q6tKHPYZ1MX7pD4Xam2T1sO79NeveKjPM9xnAE_OgooaWgO_zJ9oRJ-ZlEbfDdWVNEF_TgccJAxU0KWG2JRfNTGYNcZsL0qt-BkOu10adJwPY4JLEF_rdXK-p_jnwqKTCA7WAPhV4jaJGlRu3hYa6U_3orctSO0RBtdIT6DzqcB56Mh/w400-h266/IMG_1415.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQihyphenhyphenBzByLpSGx98KsithlBksBUUtjzpDmCo1RppTz-4fo5h3BnDV7urW8l7lk4BVomCh9S-EuGxlCx3tcG8JKwojpSncTyK8VzWeKau_88rZDS4wC8zURJESoWtpXUixJNwZftjeoYlFXqfWnf_WQfKLDIz5_LNJRqNGwFxT2yvDparoOKpKXy8HRu9B/s960/IMG_1417.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQihyphenhyphenBzByLpSGx98KsithlBksBUUtjzpDmCo1RppTz-4fo5h3BnDV7urW8l7lk4BVomCh9S-EuGxlCx3tcG8JKwojpSncTyK8VzWeKau_88rZDS4wC8zURJESoWtpXUixJNwZftjeoYlFXqfWnf_WQfKLDIz5_LNJRqNGwFxT2yvDparoOKpKXy8HRu9B/w400-h266/IMG_1417.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There's an out and back on Southwest Boulevard and getting onto it from Riverside you go up a little hill. In years I've had really good finishes, I felt great going up that hill. On years with rough finishes, I struggled going up the hill. This year I felt fine going up the hill and passed a few runners. I like the out and back because it's nice to get a chance to see the people ahead of you and behind you and cheer for each other. I cheered for friends as we crossed paths and I saw April and realized she hadn't fallen that much off pace. I was excited for her. Her PR is a 1:37 or 1:38 so I knew she was having a good day! At the end of Southwest Boulevard the marathon went under the road and followed the trail so they split off from the half earlier than normal which I was bummed about. As we neared downtown we went up a big hill and I started really struggling. I was also confused about where we were because this portion of the course had changed, I'm guessing due to construction. My main goal was to run around 7:30 for the final miles, but I was shocked when my mile 12 split popped up as 7:52. I didn't feel like I had slowed that much. I was really proud of how much I rallied in the last mile and pulled it back down to a 7:33 mile. That whole mile was a struggle and I was hurting a lot. It wasn't my legs hurting, it was my head going fuzzy and I was feeling really weird. I pulled out a 7:16 pace for the last 0.25 miles of the race. When I ran past the 26 mile mark for the marathon I knew I had 0.2 to go and I was already at 13 miles. At that point I knew a sub-1:37 for sure wasn't happening. I didn't have a great idea of what my time would be, but I looked at my watch and realized I wouldn't be able to finish fast enough to be under 1:38 either. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif7lyLQhPLQp8DWxzERId_7Pa0zM8XK-6kbDOgJOXyPb_-t6FlRw0CNh53AYagtYoxi7RS66YwXW6yF5wBdRGwP_DJmR4al0PemlscJdgMzDvPxvlrkpeVlNX8Lu1JfJKOz5s_0mRVCc4L3noMaWJFY6M70AzUZna-YS7e2lJ6vhREbq7b1746kDeiYhDU/s960/IMG_1408.JPG"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif7lyLQhPLQp8DWxzERId_7Pa0zM8XK-6kbDOgJOXyPb_-t6FlRw0CNh53AYagtYoxi7RS66YwXW6yF5wBdRGwP_DJmR4al0PemlscJdgMzDvPxvlrkpeVlNX8Lu1JfJKOz5s_0mRVCc4L3noMaWJFY6M70AzUZna-YS7e2lJ6vhREbq7b1746kDeiYhDU/w266-h400/IMG_1408.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I was hurting enough toward the end of the race, that I was telling myself things like "10 minutes to go, you can do anything for 10 minutes." Then sub that for 5 minutes and 2 minutes, etc. I saw the clock click over to 1:38 as I was sprinting to the finish line and I remember thinking in my head, there will be cameras at the finish line, smile, but as you can see from my finish line photos, that absolutely did not happen. I crossed the finish line and walked a little bit before stopping my watch. Then I kept walking and looked down in confusion, realizing my time was still running. I had hit the lap button instead of the stop button on my watch which I have never done in a race ever. I was so out of it, my eyelids kept flickering shut and I started feeling like I was going to pass out. It was the weirdest feeling and it was more what I've experienced after finishing a rough marathon rather than finishing a half-marathon. A few volunteers recommended I go to the med tent, but I just wanted to get out of there and get to Ty. One of them actually chased me down and tried to direct me there and I just thanked her and kept walking. She kept following me and directing me to the med tent, but I didn't go. Ty said maybe I should have gone, but what were they going to do, make me eat pretzels? I guess my one experience with the med tent tainted my view of going there and I felt like if I was with it enough to walk and decline the med tent, I was with it enough to not need to go. The kids were at the end of the chute and super excited to see me. I told them it was a rough one and they went running to tell Ty, he told them he knew just from looking at me.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhMkBLhPSwNXIOu5Fp7Rgfy3cva8ULaOHPAkzmNhz2IR0D5NJ2Wo8X83hl7ZbIJgQ3fAIfWO6C4pgVL7dOb6Hff4lk2DC-fUi1AtVi8wrgmEGogIIKebuyDP1RcVEParcZ-ncAJW9rhGLL2rMymrYiCwEA4RCtZCVaGAg1_d-No7QbpRsyWMni3Ml8DSM/s960/IMG_1426.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhMkBLhPSwNXIOu5Fp7Rgfy3cva8ULaOHPAkzmNhz2IR0D5NJ2Wo8X83hl7ZbIJgQ3fAIfWO6C4pgVL7dOb6Hff4lk2DC-fUi1AtVi8wrgmEGogIIKebuyDP1RcVEParcZ-ncAJW9rhGLL2rMymrYiCwEA4RCtZCVaGAg1_d-No7QbpRsyWMni3Ml8DSM/w266-h400/IMG_1426.JPG" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm cracking up over this series of finish line photos. I swear I look worse than I did finishing Grandma's Marathon!</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZ9AGkiC7iiywv89mjEFI6jbD_bTsmpJ0HwnNsxT_n3-000Rmdgx1IMW7S09sFx1sLKEOL9TRCICyHUxCu6_8jQU6pgU7W8rNj7oWDXGYiw3ViapuNQK2HAU0UMdsZW7SU-Ch_Ls2WTTXnQh_VAMTGIiiIFyj_YMXXQOgYlnDWdhx4J-GhPRQB9wb1hTA/s960/IMG_1425.JPG" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZ9AGkiC7iiywv89mjEFI6jbD_bTsmpJ0HwnNsxT_n3-000Rmdgx1IMW7S09sFx1sLKEOL9TRCICyHUxCu6_8jQU6pgU7W8rNj7oWDXGYiw3ViapuNQK2HAU0UMdsZW7SU-Ch_Ls2WTTXnQh_VAMTGIiiIFyj_YMXXQOgYlnDWdhx4J-GhPRQB9wb1hTA/w266-h400/IMG_1425.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaNjCPOttR5GuICbI9wAdWhNbdDoNv9s0pq91hWpRf4WtR7B4ZSzlR47mVCcD6rs1fbJcP4irzq7inS1FQFZXuvnrivyRBmh9xN139NIHdC-FmevsPFncHMsmnJtRL5PRfr63MtD8frDzfj4M3bBjVXh3Kcrwyyx81n7L2R9XL9k43pIQRG6oZxqK-n3x/s960/IMG_1418.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaNjCPOttR5GuICbI9wAdWhNbdDoNv9s0pq91hWpRf4WtR7B4ZSzlR47mVCcD6rs1fbJcP4irzq7inS1FQFZXuvnrivyRBmh9xN139NIHdC-FmevsPFncHMsmnJtRL5PRfr63MtD8frDzfj4M3bBjVXh3Kcrwyyx81n7L2R9XL9k43pIQRG6oZxqK-n3x/w266-h400/IMG_1418.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvsqPlGv39mN21LWaYUqYInXRk1ZL76pbrYJxLI8uBSoBz3jJ8DG_JS1NBVNrBqSlRb8X-JNOqEXhKMD_UmkuKBVp47E2Q37gcwgeSB_pEcCQAp9bqrxgtmXO6jhtIARCFLxQ8PfY5q4JTm3P1lgofl79NZVgn_K2fR1IAwNZOaTctE1DC_9T0dU1-tLit/s960/IMG_1427.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvsqPlGv39mN21LWaYUqYInXRk1ZL76pbrYJxLI8uBSoBz3jJ8DG_JS1NBVNrBqSlRb8X-JNOqEXhKMD_UmkuKBVp47E2Q37gcwgeSB_pEcCQAp9bqrxgtmXO6jhtIARCFLxQ8PfY5q4JTm3P1lgofl79NZVgn_K2fR1IAwNZOaTctE1DC_9T0dU1-tLit/w266-h400/IMG_1427.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8urPdEk_JWQCtATZB-ShTdSPO8_WMtIxuL02LddqPpSm5Nu0fjacWIsoO3GIrdwGz-uJT2TMn5wbERmG9XtHwI6k18vIpiGqYWcXWqVGlFZGVlYzvYDXLWgUrooctieFosrLLtU4Wjii2WWoVnweG1dX5OpRDSbv8oA6co3ztOyGw9KJWtm_Pa8ce4J0D/s960/IMG_1428.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8urPdEk_JWQCtATZB-ShTdSPO8_WMtIxuL02LddqPpSm5Nu0fjacWIsoO3GIrdwGz-uJT2TMn5wbERmG9XtHwI6k18vIpiGqYWcXWqVGlFZGVlYzvYDXLWgUrooctieFosrLLtU4Wjii2WWoVnweG1dX5OpRDSbv8oA6co3ztOyGw9KJWtm_Pa8ce4J0D/w266-h400/IMG_1428.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOS8rqS1g9WScGPJQt3IqlD8V8R0fGI6F2F0cxVXHE9LKp2yyEcC-tB6_rvaGyPYBsXzE2jrUY6UiSS85sJ2_UG1gdQyvEt4rVClU_Wzc4dgps2UO9TEGmhWtM1G7PbnBoKAfwXtAf7zUY8Nt1jtltkhvWFrjHB1MKMRWPQALn9uGrBo3JRnNWkLZmLkQQ/s960/IMG_1429.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOS8rqS1g9WScGPJQt3IqlD8V8R0fGI6F2F0cxVXHE9LKp2yyEcC-tB6_rvaGyPYBsXzE2jrUY6UiSS85sJ2_UG1gdQyvEt4rVClU_Wzc4dgps2UO9TEGmhWtM1G7PbnBoKAfwXtAf7zUY8Nt1jtltkhvWFrjHB1MKMRWPQALn9uGrBo3JRnNWkLZmLkQQ/w266-h400/IMG_1429.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My finishing time was 1:38:20 which I was initially disappointed with. I really thought I was in shape to run a 1:37 something. Then I looked at my average pace which was 7:26 per mile. I was excited about that because I was only 6 seconds per mile slower than I had been at the Tulsa Run! Normally my watch reads 13.18 for this race, but this year it read 13.25. I think the changes to the course, they had to make due to construction, caused the course to be a bit longer than in the past. Had the race been 13.18 like it usually is, I would have been just under 1:38! So I decided it was silly to get too focused on my time. I was 114th out of 2,899 overall, 19th out of 1,682 women, and 6th out of 236 in my age group! Last year 3rd female ran just under 1:33 and this year 3rd female was 1:24! My time would have put me 2nd in my age group last year, so this year there were just a lot of fast runners who showed up! The weather was even better last year than this year, along with the course being a smidge shorter. I'm not a huge fan of cold rain, but I was thankful I wasn't in the marathon because I for sure would have ended up with some kind of chaffing or blisters and I didn't end up with either since I ran the half! Now that I've had more time to process my race, I'm really proud of what I was able to do after a summer of super low mileage and lots of cross training dealing with my bone spurs. I think this spring I can get my half-marathon time closer to where I'd like to be. All things considered, being under 1:40 was a great time for me right now! I may run another half-marathon in December because I get free entry with my race team, but it will depend on my recovery. Next up is a Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving which I will either race or run easy with the kids, I'm leaning toward racing it!</div><div><br /></div><div>Route 66 Race History, post <a href="http://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2016/11/race-day-is-almost-here.html">here</a>:</div><div>1:32:39 Half in 2007</div><div>3:40:05 Marathon in 2008</div><div>3:58:04 Marathon in 2009</div><div>1:51:40 Half in 2011</div><div>2:19:57 Half in 2012 (32 weeks pregnant)</div><div>1:35:43 Half in <a href="http://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2015/11/route-66-half-marathon.html">2015</a></div><div>1:31:49 Half in <a href="http://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2016/11/route-66-half-marathon.html">2016</a></div><div>3:38:58 Marathon in <a href="http://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2017/11/route-66-marathon.html">2017</a></div><div>3:25:27 Marathon in <a href="http://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2018/11/route-66-marathon.html">2018</a></div><div>1:32:32 Half in <a href="http://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2019/11/route-66-half-marathon.html">2019</a></div><div>3:52:57 Virtual Marathon Relay in <a href="https://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2020/11/route-66-virtual-marathon-relay.html">2020 </a>with mom, dad, Ty, and Thomas</div><div>1:38:20 Half in <a href="https://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2023/11/route-66-half-marathon.html">2023</a></div>Liz Runningmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437872032928853655noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941638341996581349.post-43437583098304785672023-11-17T19:49:00.000-08:002023-11-17T19:49:58.308-08:00Wordless Friday<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynqW_Pm_53dFzwyw3ibk_TktipRwCsmeDjccEwjju2dVRt7mMhXULdboqID2qKypkpS_WsHZ3C8nu7JG0nMOk8BbzH2j4_YGQBmlHBK7g8PSGRrkMAbH2Ro6Mooj826EG0wvJ6gvK4gHkp5S3_vi1iof_NtdliHCoddvOtt3szQDbRiRWphrwyEf2nUv-/s4032/IMG_1239.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynqW_Pm_53dFzwyw3ibk_TktipRwCsmeDjccEwjju2dVRt7mMhXULdboqID2qKypkpS_WsHZ3C8nu7JG0nMOk8BbzH2j4_YGQBmlHBK7g8PSGRrkMAbH2Ro6Mooj826EG0wvJ6gvK4gHkp5S3_vi1iof_NtdliHCoddvOtt3szQDbRiRWphrwyEf2nUv-/w300-h400/IMG_1239.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kids got to meet Ben Clanton!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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She really wanted me to run it with her, but I was a bit hesitant because it was the week after the Tulsa Run and I was worried about overdoing things with my injury issues going on. I recovered really well after the Tulsa Run and was leaning toward running with her. Then on Halloween I decided to run around jumping in my costume, landed wrong jumping over a curb, and irritated my hip. It hurt for 3 days and even woke me up multiple times in the middle of the night throbbing with pain. I found out I got free entry into the race with the race team I'm on, so I decided to go for it when I did strides on Friday and everything felt fine during and after. I told April I'd take off with her, but if things were feeling off, I'd back off so not to worry about me if that happened. I got up at 6:30 which was really like 7:30 with the time change, did yoga, and ate a little something. I didn't run this race last year, but I ran it the year before that (read about that race <a href="https://arunningmomma.blogspot.com/2021/11/backyard-bonanza-125k.html">here</a>). I finished in 1:05:13 when I ran it in 2021. I wanted to beat my time from that year. The day before the race they posted that when they went out to mark the course, there was trail construction going through part of the course so they had to change the course. It would add a bit of distance and AllTrails showed it would be 8 miles instead of 7.5 like when I ran it before. I figured with the added distance, I wouldn't be able to beat my time from before. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBXK6FeW4EE7uNP1ldzp3Cw7EUCa3y3tqDxYTBuk-D_Y8bhi5z1VzCKS8Lrpk3SW6GIY3_gxqmFkSRVXh9BMIf1jwzLJ7ASyDounlHZ23AF8AOVBq0doM06cjpLcACykgKHDvyLS1fRtxwDCQ6TpyMa0anri7xolLcU7Q_8ALT29zH5NcpT9R8U1ThsNp/s4032/IMG_1135.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBXK6FeW4EE7uNP1ldzp3Cw7EUCa3y3tqDxYTBuk-D_Y8bhi5z1VzCKS8Lrpk3SW6GIY3_gxqmFkSRVXh9BMIf1jwzLJ7ASyDounlHZ23AF8AOVBq0doM06cjpLcACykgKHDvyLS1fRtxwDCQ6TpyMa0anri7xolLcU7Q_8ALT29zH5NcpT9R8U1ThsNp/w300-h400/IMG_1135.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and April after the race.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I did a half mile warm up and then walked to the start with April. I forgot she takes off really fast. Usually I can hang and then eventually pull away in the second half, but I couldn't keep up and she pulled away pretty quickly. In the first half mile of the race, she kept going straight instead of taking a slight turn and ended up off trail. She ran through a briar patch and cut up her legs. I followed her off trail but realized it pretty quickly and yelled at those behind us not to follow us. We got back on trail pretty easily and it didn't cause any problems other than the cuts on April's legs. I could see April for most of the first mile. As we got into sections of the course with more turns and weaving, I couldn't see her anymore. I figured I'd catch back up to her around the halfway point and we could run together. My first mile split was 8:56 and mile 2 was 8:49. We went through an aid station, but I didn't take anything. I wore my spandex shorts and stashed a water bottle in my pocket. I made sure to drink every mile. There was a guy running along behind me and I could hear him. He followed me even when I went around parts of the trail to avoid something. Mile 3 was 8:40 and mile 4 was 8:27. I had decided I would pick it up at the halfway point and go pretty hard. That's exactly what I did. Once I started dropping the pace, I couldn't hear the guy behind me anymore. It got a little bit lonely, but when we went through an aid station, one of the workers told me April wasn't too far ahead. I focused on picking up the pace so I could catch up to her and run with her.<p>I wasn't looking at my mile splits on my watch, but I knew I was rocking it. It was exciting after the race to see how I dropped the pace every mile of the race. I went through mile 5 in 8:13 and I could finally see April again. I could tell I was pretty quickly narrowing the gap and I figured by the time I caught her, I'd be running enough faster than her, that we likely wouldn't run together. By 5.5 miles I caught up to her and we chatted a bit. When I passed her, she didn't go with me. I figured she was hurting a bit and that's why she didn't go with me. Mile 6 was 8:05. Then I passed my friend Daniel who was running with his dog. He told me the guy winning the race wasn't far ahead and I might be able to catch him but I could see him on switchbacks and knew he had a sizeable lead. Mile 7 was 7:38 and I'm pretty sure it was the first time I've ever run a sub-8 mile on Turkey Mountain trails! The last portion of the race I averaged 7:29 pace. I finished the 7.83 mile race in 1:05:03, beating my previous time even though the race was 0.38 miles longer than before! My average pace was 8:19. I was thrilled with it! I was 2nd overall and 1st female. I stayed around for awards and then headed home. It was so much fun!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi37Gv-D1jfUR8GpuG3TDobwRAjw1umoREFeGmsvlHLUALMJ9CXbkiSsEAOYXOZCLIvfy-j1APMY2K7VHQtT7noPz2dLUnJaGje4R_SO3gej1qQdRjTo9GPGQANz3iFUMzwhVh9NkSGHtXWu2o0RUIPK0aBjZUscTA4GTxoa3z5EDhZ8inUWlj8cPisi1gA/s1920/IMG_1143.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi37Gv-D1jfUR8GpuG3TDobwRAjw1umoREFeGmsvlHLUALMJ9CXbkiSsEAOYXOZCLIvfy-j1APMY2K7VHQtT7noPz2dLUnJaGje4R_SO3gej1qQdRjTo9GPGQANz3iFUMzwhVh9NkSGHtXWu2o0RUIPK0aBjZUscTA4GTxoa3z5EDhZ8inUWlj8cPisi1gA/w400-h225/IMG_1143.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRCngcvfvhIIVRsLCGpXZvNOAVSSh8PkDjjViQx-dKVVD2X2m7-6ySfgk7mGz38i28wJ9SGwKNKyAAPJRGgvEO8h5hwFRUEXgpMNoZNrdeUd7vQYAECeNQ0unYdyPTx34jxDsBvzxteSIiGhgMeFXFmbliIX0cksP65SL21UMcxtzilqrXX1UhhZzxPdg/s1920/IMG_1144.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRCngcvfvhIIVRsLCGpXZvNOAVSSh8PkDjjViQx-dKVVD2X2m7-6ySfgk7mGz38i28wJ9SGwKNKyAAPJRGgvEO8h5hwFRUEXgpMNoZNrdeUd7vQYAECeNQ0unYdyPTx34jxDsBvzxteSIiGhgMeFXFmbliIX0cksP65SL21UMcxtzilqrXX1UhhZzxPdg/w400-h225/IMG_1144.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div>Liz Runningmommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437872032928853655noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8941638341996581349.post-80782079417999749712023-11-02T05:00:00.002-07:002023-11-06T19:38:23.464-08:00Tulsa Run<p>When I found out I had bone spurs back in July, my main goal was to be healthy and ready to train for Boston this winter. My secondary, big dream goal, was to be able to race the Tulsa Run and earn my 7th 60/70 mug. I wasn't able to work my way back up to a 30 mile week until the end of August and my base for July and August was very low mileage as we worked on getting the inflammation and pain under control. I had 10 weeks to train once my pain was under control which seems like a lot, but with the limited base going into it, it wasn't much. I spent a lot of that time just working up to a 40 mile week. Once I got into training I had to do a back off week every other week because everything would get really inflamed and painful after a week of 35-40 miles. I knew from the get go that trail running made for less pain and seemed to agree more with my injury. After a week with amped up pain, I realized that my limit was 2 runs on pavement a week so I was running speedwork and long runs on pavement and all other runs were on trails, even strides much of the time. Once I found that magic formula, I was able to put in 40 miles 2 weeks in a row! Going forward I plan to try to add more pavement runs into my weekly mileage to see if my bone spurs handle it. I successfully ran 3 pavement runs in a week going into my taper, so there is hope! I knew I wasn't in as good of shape this year as I was last year for the Tulsa Run because my weekly mileage had been so minimal. I thought with more speed work under my belt (10 weeks of speedwork this year vs. 5 weeks last year, even though I started super small with 6x400 repeats and only added one rep per week) and a taper, I might be able to beat my time of 1:08:28 from last year. Last year I was really nervous about the race and was unsure about whether I'd be able to get my mug. This year I was super confident and VERY excited for the race. </p><p>Thomas decided he wanted to come visit for the race. I felt like based on his runs, he and I were in very similar shape for the first time in a very long time. I suggested we run together. My plan was to go out at 7:30 for the first 5k for sure and possibly the first 10k, depending on how I was feeling. Thomas said that was too fast for him and he was planning to start out at 8:15 pace. I couldn't afford to go out over 7:30 pace so we planned to run separate races. I looked back at last year's race post and decided to get up at 6:30 and leave the house at 7:15 again like last year. I did yoga and ate a light breakfast and then we were off. We had a cold front come through for the race so the temperature was projected at 48 degrees at the start with a chance of rain. By race morning the chance of rain had decreased so I decided to dress like it wasn't going to rain. I wore shorts, my race singlet, gloves, and a headband. It didn't feel all that chilly when we walked outside. Then when we got downtown we realized how windy it was. I looked it up after the race and the wind was gusting 20 mph. </p><p>Carter and Elise were signed up for the 2k so I ran the 2k with Elise as a warm up before my race. I wore my sweats for that race. Last year I ran with Elise and then had to wait for Ty to finish with Carter so I could pass her off with him and head to the start of the 15k. The 2k starts at 8 and the 15k is 8:30. Ty decided to spectate so I could pass Elise off with him and then head to the race start before Carter finished. Carter was fine with that and I figured he'd probably have some Zarrow friends to run with. Elise ran the 1.5 mile race in 15:17 which was 10:21 pace. She walked a lot more than she normally does. She started the race wearing her coat and then took it off and I ran holding it for a while and then I stuffed it in my sweatshirt pocket. I made sure not to cross the start or finish line with Elise so it wouldn't pick up my bib. I'm not sure it would have mattered since the 2k wasn't timed, but I wanted to play it safe. I met Elise at the end of the chute and we walked to Ty. The 2k has the same finish as the 15k and I was bummed to realize we were going to finish the 15k not just uphill, but also into the wind! I planned to stop off at the porta potties but the lines were super long, so I headed back to find Thomas. The start chute was already super packed. I got Thomas and we made it into the chute by sneaking through a crack in the fence right by the 1:10 pacers which was perfect! The wheelchair start went off as we were getting into the chute and then it was a short wait before the start. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWJkoKrkBe4xaWTrXzEzYyD7KiNvjShypeAqrHxuTW2J8m1-CD-auOrBoCk-Xnolvzpqo5RNogKrUps1BpmOpIwCxz1QtIZwq-uQvUALfbFBLidUwwifv4J04CC5T6UZHVfRL__36KOZuTQj5F1xMVgHBWLJshyphenhyphennNc4tfxS4U6alX3GWBgpTx6I5Z_InsY/s4032/IMG_6994.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWJkoKrkBe4xaWTrXzEzYyD7KiNvjShypeAqrHxuTW2J8m1-CD-auOrBoCk-Xnolvzpqo5RNogKrUps1BpmOpIwCxz1QtIZwq-uQvUALfbFBLidUwwifv4J04CC5T6UZHVfRL__36KOZuTQj5F1xMVgHBWLJshyphenhyphennNc4tfxS4U6alX3GWBgpTx6I5Z_InsY/w300-h400/IMG_6994.HEIC" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elise at the start.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsffLP4khBw9qPF-NyjHOTOa-tbf1KeYK8x4oNAZQArUwdPjkTdLb9J-Zaf1MXRgYlNUXallKZLBYxzB1VJhyeYrHhgr4Mngl0OhaWurdMMohKsAq8BfG8QVle9-ivUYlWvB5gc9h8jFCvuMAXN3B9azpAhVp3kFJzH5-WP5NlIITRYjD3Rnf9RCTGZaOA/s1266/IMG_6995.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1266" data-original-width="585" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsffLP4khBw9qPF-NyjHOTOa-tbf1KeYK8x4oNAZQArUwdPjkTdLb9J-Zaf1MXRgYlNUXallKZLBYxzB1VJhyeYrHhgr4Mngl0OhaWurdMMohKsAq8BfG8QVle9-ivUYlWvB5gc9h8jFCvuMAXN3B9azpAhVp3kFJzH5-WP5NlIITRYjD3Rnf9RCTGZaOA/w185-h400/IMG_6995.JPEG" width="185" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carter at the start.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMLEsJbmRuejtwdCZ3RAjiNb797cfuliYrF5NnYesmNCt85oGxICP9NMJ00oAaVMk0kLCQ7I3ySYW3xvSdFSieIUecNtaGVKm7eXkWnNiZPXx7Q9yNsgXTmaLL-JUAoS47dbZL-slBNLfm-suSUNC4fgY3D5hToZF7bjk6RnXvX2aRhuLdAEf7K7B3kGw/s960/IMG_1096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMLEsJbmRuejtwdCZ3RAjiNb797cfuliYrF5NnYesmNCt85oGxICP9NMJ00oAaVMk0kLCQ7I3ySYW3xvSdFSieIUecNtaGVKm7eXkWnNiZPXx7Q9yNsgXTmaLL-JUAoS47dbZL-slBNLfm-suSUNC4fgY3D5hToZF7bjk6RnXvX2aRhuLdAEf7K7B3kGw/w400-h266/IMG_1096.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and Elise at around the halfway point.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9YHmYn1RvMkMPpzIZ2OmHhSfGeg-MlIJlQaG6GalbPqRbBLmqInHb2VUL1VApTHroUutH6hdkwm_K0ij820n1jDBZjO3-irbYss2fcIzyTHLdeMHkZuP5V1IuywdYEunHCR1MHsDE6-x2KFkoAbs0bErOlWW8XSozT1nWCjy4Jmqfu1jwcep4gLN_sxQ5/s960/IMG_1115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9YHmYn1RvMkMPpzIZ2OmHhSfGeg-MlIJlQaG6GalbPqRbBLmqInHb2VUL1VApTHroUutH6hdkwm_K0ij820n1jDBZjO3-irbYss2fcIzyTHLdeMHkZuP5V1IuywdYEunHCR1MHsDE6-x2KFkoAbs0bErOlWW8XSozT1nWCjy4Jmqfu1jwcep4gLN_sxQ5/w400-h266/IMG_1115.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carter around the halfway point.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZcZFo04foVLrYzE3MrNM5npWiCAfzXY7fTFwdvx4KdUnWwrO2TH0Qm8SEFeWvEd7I4Xan6gmw3qkKjvMJAckAq4MTf2w7lm5_4WCUG8hvxaWtzBSMXMeO42I3BYIzONFgP9RvES4aDUavnFwGXxEQd26SC2kyhB5UAwHc7dUyjeM_PXrqLxKYGxUdzha/s960/IMG_1097.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZcZFo04foVLrYzE3MrNM5npWiCAfzXY7fTFwdvx4KdUnWwrO2TH0Qm8SEFeWvEd7I4Xan6gmw3qkKjvMJAckAq4MTf2w7lm5_4WCUG8hvxaWtzBSMXMeO42I3BYIzONFgP9RvES4aDUavnFwGXxEQd26SC2kyhB5UAwHc7dUyjeM_PXrqLxKYGxUdzha/w400-h266/IMG_1097.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elise at the finish.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLZUiXcQqrnY3EIG3b-oYyi13142mbQLvJJ3kRNf9KqXFl6dMYH9GPwpgWpZT2TAQId8kbSPTPw39fPQ3NSbncZrMWjxa266P3Aqg-ctRy2VcRch2Xg04pfyKR2TybQ0xRxS7pjAtjRVY1pl56zD5NA8Ziv-1fqwO0-NgmQ3CWBBsl5eYgzT-8fJ5dPLE/s960/IMG_1099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLZUiXcQqrnY3EIG3b-oYyi13142mbQLvJJ3kRNf9KqXFl6dMYH9GPwpgWpZT2TAQId8kbSPTPw39fPQ3NSbncZrMWjxa266P3Aqg-ctRy2VcRch2Xg04pfyKR2TybQ0xRxS7pjAtjRVY1pl56zD5NA8Ziv-1fqwO0-NgmQ3CWBBsl5eYgzT-8fJ5dPLE/w400-h266/IMG_1099.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carter at the finish.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>One of the 1:10 pacers was one of my friends and he told me their plan was to run 7:30 pace for the whole race. I planned to run with them for the first 5k and then go from there. The race took off and I was so focused on the pacers, I lost track of Thomas and just assumed he was behind me since he planned to go out in 8:15 pace. The pace felt a little fast so I pulled back and ran what felt right. I went through the first mile in 7:15 so I'm glad I backed off when it felt fast. The first mile has a lot of downhill so it goes out fast, but I needed to run my own race. I was nice and warmed up from running the 2k in sweats, but about a mile into the race my legs started feeling really cold. During the 2nd mile as we turned on to Riverside, it started raining, and rained for the next 5 miles. My legs were so cold! I ran mile 2 in 7:27 and mile 3 in 7:28. I looked at my watch as I ran by the 5k sign on the course and saw my split was 23:09. My goal was to run 23, 46, 69 but I ultimately hoped to run my last 5k faster so I could beat my time from last year. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wenZ7roZ3pTQI8_FIQetfqHglwEGyEIINv312OGthExb7OY4Igxvsu0sIDK1sm4YrLUHDK-vW8r4G88Un2ThF5rHvBNj9CCwNXtUB0k2dx54gRf9AjvKDKQftWBfvHabiBv-RcagXzX4Qo_KD86Ib0QYFV6IyJdmNWCoaAqpyKSvW0NUHEwSUs0oR66q/s960/IMG_1019.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wenZ7roZ3pTQI8_FIQetfqHglwEGyEIINv312OGthExb7OY4Igxvsu0sIDK1sm4YrLUHDK-vW8r4G88Un2ThF5rHvBNj9CCwNXtUB0k2dx54gRf9AjvKDKQftWBfvHabiBv-RcagXzX4Qo_KD86Ib0QYFV6IyJdmNWCoaAqpyKSvW0NUHEwSUs0oR66q/w266-h400/IMG_1019.JPG" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I always look serious in pictures taken early in races, haha!</td></tr></tbody></table><p>My initial plan was to pick it up for the 2nd 5k of the race if I was feeling it, but that wasn't happening. I went through mile 4 in 7:28 and then at the halfway point I ate a Gu. I felt like I got a bit of a surge of energy after the Gu. Mile 5 was 7:30 and mile 6 was 7:14. I looked at my watch as I crossed the 10k sign in the race and I was at 46:00. I got excited thinking if I could run the last 5k of the race in under 22 minutes, I could break 1:08. Mile 7 has more downhill than the other miles and that combined with my excitement to be in the last 5k made for a fast mile! I could see I was gaining on the 1:10 pacers. My friend looked back, saw me, and started encouraging me to catch up with them. I think he thought I was struggling and wanted to help me catch up with them and get in under 1:10. I heard him say something to the other pacer about helping me and he fell back with me. It didn't take him long to realize I wasn't struggling. I told him I was going balls to the wall for the last 5k. I flew past the pace group and came up on my friend April who was running with Ainsley's Angels. Mile 7 was 6:55! I started thinking about what pace I actually needed to run to finish the last 5k in under 22:00. I knew that was a little bit crazy to shoot for since I raced a 5k in 21:40 back in September, so running that fast for a 5k at the end of a 15k was likely a bit unrealistic. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglvyRjfER_GG-GGtmpUpWy9z2B8JBSJn3qvAlQKa-yyUpcGr34fUhyGIYb8_w6WkL9AujKtxzkt5PV-Q0U6EI_629th2DxkPT0-Ss2mpUWt19A6I2MQ07XrZ8e5xrVjMnCtXAdZqw0CJ_zJL8Sp_MBxQCvIzIg9eQnmeaHyVXSyKlu-qbR23WN6e2hWae/s960/IMG_1021.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglvyRjfER_GG-GGtmpUpWy9z2B8JBSJn3qvAlQKa-yyUpcGr34fUhyGIYb8_w6WkL9AujKtxzkt5PV-Q0U6EI_629th2DxkPT0-Ss2mpUWt19A6I2MQ07XrZ8e5xrVjMnCtXAdZqw0CJ_zJL8Sp_MBxQCvIzIg9eQnmeaHyVXSyKlu-qbR23WN6e2hWae/w400-h266/IMG_1021.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I took my gloves off and tucked them in my shorts. I really thought they'd fall out and I'd lose them, but they were still there when I finished, they'd just fallen down into the built in underwear.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Around mile 8 going through Woodward Park I caught up to and passed my friend Alicia's husband, Joey. It was fun to see him. I ran mile 8 in 7:10. I still felt really strong during the last mile and I was passing a lot of runners! I focused on passing as many women as I could. I looked up and was shocked to see Thomas running ahead of me. The whole time I assumed he was behind me, but he had been running ahead of me the whole race! I laughed when I read the back of his shirt which said "Running with my Peeps" because it was an Easter shirt. I caught up to him going up a hill and we ran side by side for a while. I felt like I was having a stronger last mile than last year, but the last mile was into the wind, so my split doesn't reflect how hard I was running. Even running into 20 mph winds while going uphill, my last mile was 7:28. I am very proud of that! My finishing kick was 7:24 pace. I could see the clock was already at 1:08 as I neared the finish line, but I already knew my last 5k wasn't on pace for sub-1:08. My finishing time was 1:08:35, just 7 seconds slower than last year! I was so tired and out of it, I wasn't really sure where Thomas was. He came up from in front of me so I thought he outkicked me at the end and I didn't see him. It turned out he finished 5 seconds behind me. I was bummed later when I saw people post pictures with a photo op in the finishing chute that Thomas and I didn't get a picture together. We picked up our goodies in the finishing chute and then I stopped off at the awards tent to pick up my 60/70 mug. It turned out they were mailing them instead of letting you pick them up. They checked my bib number and said I was 23rd female and 7th in my age group so I didn't get an award and we headed out. When we got home I looked at the awards and I had actually finished 13th female and 2nd of 191 in my age group. I was 119th of 2,310 overall. Thomas finished right behind me in 120th overall. He was 107th male and 22nd of 148 in his age group. 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