The Cat's Meow: 02.11

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Race Me

I ran my first race this weekend! Some friends and I ran the Cupid's Chase 5K in Manhattan on Saturday morning. It was a brisk 30 degrees, there was ice on the course, and I was super nervous. But I survived, and although I didn't quite reach my ultimate goal, I set a personal record and had a really great time!

Now that my first race is out of the way, I can focus on the bigger running events in my near future. Such as running the half-marathon in Washington D.C. at the end of March!!! I've been training for a few weeks now, and although at times it still seems very daunting, I'm feeling good about it and I'm really excited! I've got some great friends to run with, some fabulous new running shoes, and the incredible race course to keep me motivated. It is going to be awesome, if I don't die first.... :)

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Hello February, Hello Running Shoes

• We put up some heart decorations (idea from here) to celebrate the new month. We have had a crazy winter so far, with multiple storms leaving more than 15 inches of snow each time. Today we got freezing rain that left a coat of ice over everything. I don't think the 6-foot pile of snow in our front yard is ever going to melt.
• Thanks to my awesome friend upstairs, I started running. I'm not a "runner" yet, but I have been going running quite a bit and I really like it. I've set some ~~crazy~~ lofty goals for myself in the next two months, so I'll keep you updated...
• Anna is 18 months old now! She doesn't talk much, she doesn't love nursery much, and she is still pretty small. But she is funny and opinionated and loves to be cuddled and copies everything that Matthew does, down to the way he holds his markers when they are coloring.