vollyball vs. running which hurts less

So friday night we (being me and Cecily) went to the church to
Play vollyball with some of the people. Now this was a blast but the question
Is why did I hurt so bad the next day? I had joked so much about who needs to
Run 3miles this would be enough workout! Oh what I didnt know! A 9 hour shift
Before the games fallowed by 4 hours of play then another 9hours, well let's
Just say 2 days latter I still hurt! But I will run tonight regardless if my calf hurts
Any hints on getting that streched out good other than the foot on the wall?


I think Razorlight will be the music of choice!

My Saturday morning run

We were down in Brookhaven this weekend at my inlaws, and they live way out in the middle of nowhere. I decided to run Saturday morning, and Mike and my brother-in-law's dog Cooper joined me! We ran down their driveway to the main road and back again, and it was right at 1.5 miles. We didn't go until almost 9, so it was SO hot and humid outside. I wimped out when we reached the house and decided to go back in and get a shower instead of doing another 1.5 miles. It was nice to have Mike and Cooper as a distraction, and it was so pretty running along their gravel driveway in the trees (and seeing deer!) instead of seeing and hearing all the cars at my house. I also discovered that Mike is in much better shape than I am. However, Sunday morning I felt fine, but he said his legs were killing him. He's decided that no, he doesn't want to keep doing this, and I doubt I'll have company for awhile!

Running Recap:
Time: 20:27
Distance: 1.54 miles
Pace: 13:16 per mile
Weather: SO humid and very sunny
Song Highlights: Ice Ice Baby, It's Tricky, I'm Too Sexy, Dani California

I'll get back eventually

I had big plans to get up and run this morning (since, you know, I haven't ran but one day this week) and Amelia decided to get up 15 minutes after I laid down, and didn't go to sleep until 3:45 am. I decided that I needed more than 2 hours of sleep to function today. Maybe tomorrow? I'm hoping after this surgery that she'll sleep better and I can get up and run again.

Oh, and next week Cadence will be back home, so we'll test out if she's really serious about running with me or not. I'm curious to see how this goes.

How do moms do this?

I'm still trying to figure out how anyone with kids can exercise on a regular basis. My options are limited - I can't exercise in the afternoons because of life and motherly obligations, and I refuse to go run at night when it's dark and only getting darker. That leaves first thing in the morning, hopefully when at least one of the two kiddos is still asleep. To do that, it means getting up at 5:30 when Mike gets up so that I can get finished before he has to leave for work. I'm definitely not a morning person, but when the little one still gets up multiple times a night and I'm not in bed until at least midnight, 5:30 comes REALLY early. And that's on a good day.

Then you have mornings like this morning. The big one is at grandma's, but the little one decided last night that we had to be up every hour and a half. Then, of course, at 5:30 this morning when I'm trying to sneak out of the room without waking her (the one downside of her being in my room), she wakes up and refuses to go back to sleep. Most of the time, I would get up, deal with her, and postpone the run. But not this morning! I was running, and I left her there for Mike to deal with. Dang it, I need time for myself without a kid hanging on me!!

I only got in 2.2 miles before I had to come in, but averaged 12:37 a mile. I'm going to have to get up a little earlier to get in 3.1 miles before having to come back in. It was also drizzly this morning, which I liked. It helps cool me off when it's raining.

Running Recap:
Time: 27:40
Distance: 2.2 miles
Pace: 12'37" per mile
Weather: drizzly and humid
Song Highlights: Blister in the Sun, Ice Ice Baby, Mickey, Magic Carpet Ride and Wannabe

We can run?? Are you sure?

Sarah and I decided we were going to go to Disney and run, and decided that the Expedition Everest Challenge was our first race of choice. Our two person weekend getaway has blossomed into at least six of us going - at least 4 running. This will be our place to vent, encourage and chronicle our running journey to our first race at Disney.

And like the website says: "We can run! We can run! We can run!!"