"Now if you are going to win any battle you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up. It is always tired in the morning, noon, and night. But the body is never tired if the mind is not tired." - George S. Patton

Monday, March 12, 2012

2012 Running Season

Well, allow me to welcome myself back to the wonderful world of blogging. I've left you guys hanging. I'm sure you are all on the edge of your seats wondering what has happened to me, right? No? Oh. Well I'll fill you in anyhoo.

The running. Gracious. I started running in 2010 and have found that in the fall and winter, somehow my brain and my body decide to boycott moving around more than necessary. I mean, I haven't been dormant or anything. I still do a little treadmill running about once a week. Not anymore than 3.5 miles at a time though. I don't feel bad about it. I have 3 kids and a husband who, if we are being honest, is a little bit like a kid. But alas, it is March and time to get out there and beat some pavement. I'll kick it off (like always) with Tacoma's annual St.Paddy's day 5k run. If I'm being honest, I'm not expecting to break any world records on speed here. If I can bust it out with an average mile at around 10 minutes, I'll be pleased with myself. As of late, I don't have any life threatening illnesses (like the last two years around this time) so it should be doable and a fabulous time. I'll keep you guys posted on the events that ensue, naturally.

I promise to be a better blogger. I need some new and interesting topics. Any ideas? Is there anything running related that you would like me to investigate (and by investigate, I mean read a little bit about and form my humble opinion on)? I suppose it's the time of year to focus less on Angry Birds, and more on sweating.

Here's to the return of my mammoth calf muscles!