Be you.
Ash was really sick on Saturday, so I did not go to the gym for cross-training. But I did push him in the stroller for almost three miles (damn that was hard!) as a lap around Reid Park. The next morning, Barb pushed him for a lap then I followed up with another. Again, that is hard! I remembered why I stopped pushing him in the stroller.
Monday I took as a rest day, and today I headed out for a beautiful four-mile run at lunch. Perfectly fueled and watered. I'm averaging 10:40 per mile for the entire four miles on a regular basis, which is awesome - just two months ago, I was averaging 11:40 for three miles. Yay for training!
I'm feeling a little intimidated by my scheduled Sunday run with my trail running group. It'll be about 21 miles and over 5200 vt ft of elevation gain. Yowza.
Flower season is starting in Tucson. A friend of mine traveled to Picacho Peak last weekend - it's so beautiful!
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I hope Ash is feeling better soon. Way to go on continuing the training. By the way, I just read an article in my most recent "Marathon and Beyond" with a few quotables interviewed from one Angie in Tucson...
Posted by: Steve Ansell | March 11, 2008 03:12 PM
Nice improvement Angie.
21 miles with 5,200' elevation gain! That's almost like running across the Grand Canyon without the quad thumping 5,000' decent in the beginning.
Hope Ash is feeling better. Having a sick child is always tough on the mom.
Posted by: Phil | March 11, 2008 05:00 PM
Wow! That is going to be a wonderful trail run! Imagine how great you will feel when you are done!
I love that "be you"! Very nice!
Posted by: Javamom | March 11, 2008 06:07 PM
Take it one mile and 250 feet at a time :)
Posted by: Rob | March 11, 2008 08:12 PM
The desert is so pretty when it blooms! You can do it, Angie! : )
Posted by: Sarah | March 12, 2008 05:48 AM
Really good training you got going on there.
Spring and flower season? You're so lucky. enjoy.
Posted by: benson | March 12, 2008 08:18 AM
Do not fear what you know you can do. That's it - no fear, just anticipation:)
Hope Ash is getting better, what's up with that?
Posted by: olga | March 12, 2008 10:40 AM
Do not fear what you know you can do. That's it - no fear, just anticipation:)
Hope Ash is getting better, what's up with that?
Posted by: olga | March 12, 2008 10:42 AM
A sick kid is no fun at all. That's a lot of extra weight to be pushing around. Good training, though.
Posted by: darrell | March 12, 2008 12:39 PM
Wishing you health! Having a sick child is harder than being sick - you feel so sorry for the guy.
Can't wait to hear more about the "Bliss" book. I've looked at it several times, but can't commit :)
Posted by: Carilyn | March 12, 2008 03:20 PM
Did I tell you I love your new picture on profile?
Posted by: olga | March 13, 2008 08:44 AM
Ugh, poor Ashe. Nadya is home sick today, so I have to wait 'till evening when then hubby comes home for my run. I know how you feel.
I love the artwork with this post. I'm definitely learning to "be me" more and more now. It can be hard.
Good luck on that long trail run! You can do it. If you did that 18 miler you can do the 21 miler. That 18 miler made you stronger...and now you're ready for more.
Posted by: Tanya | March 14, 2008 11:18 AM
This is so beautiful.
Posted by: Anne | March 17, 2008 06:29 PM