A Lark in the Park
This past weekend was an overwhelming blast of fun. On Saturday, Chris, Ash and I headed up to Mesa to hang out with my family. Saturday night was my first of many birthday parties planned over the next month - this one with my family. Seven kids under six years old running around screaming their heads off, my sister and her husband, my step-brother and his wife along with my mom and step-dad eating cake, wading in the pool, and eating my mom's awesome tacos and burritos made for a fun time.
We stayed overnight, and the next morning, my mom, Chris, Ash and I headed to the Phoenix Zoo for "A Lark in the Park 5k". My mom is trying to get into shape, and likes power-walking (and running a little bit). We ran a 5k about 18 months ago, which was fun, and I was looking forward to this one. It was two loops through the zoo: we got stalked by a tiger, ignored by lions and flamingos, screeched at by parrots, dusted by rhinos and cheered on by Ash and Chris. We worked on jogging vs running (my mom laughed that she had two speeds only: fast or slow), talked up a storm, enjoyed some companionable silence, and worked our butts off to beat the girl in gray pants (which we did, go mom!). We finished in 43:38, a great time for my mom, and an enjoyable time for me (still recovering from last week's major mileage). (Photos to come)
Once we made it home, Ash went to his dad's, and Chris and I headed to a wedding, which was beautiful and a lot of fun.
Monday afternoon, I headed out for six miles around my neighborhood. Boy, let me tell you, an evening in heels does not make for a comfortable run the following day! Plus it was hot. But it felt really good to be out there. Plus - I got to run with my new Nathan pack! (My birthday present to myself.)
This morning, I headed out for an additional six miles with the pack again. Even though it was cooler than yesterday, it still was a tough run. (Those damn heels!) I'm looking forward to resting tomorrow, spinning or running on Thursday, running six miles on both Friday and Saturday mornings, and then heading out for 8-10 miles as my birthday run on Sunday!!! This is my final week before a two-week taper. Yay!
And finally - I'm in the March/April 2008 issue of Marathon & Beyond! The article is "Mountain Running: East vs West". They interviewed me a couple years ago, so they used my married name instead of my maiden name, which I'm currently using. If you are interested in reading it, e-mail me (I've got a PDF of the part I'm in).
Comments
The Zoo run sounds like fun with all the anumals and pleasure pacing! Good going to get out there for two 6M runs, girl.
Posted by: olga | April 8, 2008 11:40 AM
Thanks for posting about the Lark in the Park run. I actually planned on doing that run, but the rolling hills of the zoo always get me. Maybe next year. Good luck in your training and your race.
Posted by: Eileen | April 8, 2008 11:45 AM
that run and the whole weekend sounded like fun.
And i'm interested in the pdf. thanks. have a great week...:)
Posted by: Gabrielle | April 8, 2008 11:52 AM
That's very cool about being in M&B. I'd love to see the pdf.
Posted by: Sarah | April 8, 2008 05:18 PM
Hi there Angie! Great post! Everytime I visit my MIL we take the girls to that Zoo. Sounds like you had a great time.
I'd love to see that article! I'll email ya for it, plus the URL for the POSE method.
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Posted by: Tanya | April 9, 2008 08:50 AM
Sounds like a great weekend! How wonderful to run a race with your mother! Have a great birthday week!
Posted by: Carilyn | April 9, 2008 01:10 PM
I'd love it if you could send the pdf of that article please!
Posted by: Lisa | April 10, 2008 10:55 AM
Wish I could have been at that race! Sounds wonderful! I would love to see the PDF!
Posted by: Javamom | April 10, 2008 01:33 PM