Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all moms and moms-to-be! I have had a great Mother's Day. My boys showered me with gifts (art projects made at school, lots of fabulous drawings and some fruit stripe gum). Best of all, I got to sleep in and run long - two of my favorite things! I literally did not get out of bed until almost 10:00 am. And I ran 18 miles this afternoon. It was hard to get motivated because it was SUPER windy (15-30 mph sustained!), but once I got out there I was glad I did.

Now I am contemplating what my upcoming taper should look like. It is hard to taper when you don't really train! But I know I need to... So I have revised my schedule to be around 30 miles next week. We'll see. I decided to run long again this weekend just so I could get more time on my feet. My long runs in prep for this have only been 15, 16, 20, 15 and 18 (in that order). My focus during the next 2 weeks is nutrition/hydration and getting more rest. I have gotten used to less sleep, but I think I need to start going to bed a little earlier if I want to see some decent running this summer.

Here was my week this week:

M - 3.74 recovery (9:25)
T - 5.68 (8:44)
W - rest
R - 5.65 (9:35)
F - rest
Sa - 8.11 (9:33)
Su - 18 (9:08 - last mile fastest again even though it was the hardest with the wind)

Total: 41.2

I was busy at work, but not nearly as crazy as the week before. Our big news was that my hubby was voted into the partnership of his firm. It was a bit nerve-racking because he knew that just over half of the people that were up for it were going to make it. But on Thursday he was told his bid was a "no-brainer" and they were happy to have him on board. I am so proud of him.

Thanks to everyone that did their memoirs - very entertaining.

Congrats to Salty on hearing Peanut's heart beat.

Congrats Greg on an excellent race last weekend.

Congrats Joe+ on schooling me in scrabble. Rematch?