WENT is the key word here, not RAN :)

They had a pretty nice one with 1500 participants, 2 of which I knew. So I decided to make a day of it since those things usually last about  6 hours. I have a few thoughts on the subject:

1. Wow, I am so impressed. I drove the course to see what it was like and, though I have driven that area many times while shopping and whatnot., I never thought abotu running it. It’s crazy!

2. At first I felt bad about the people who were tailing the race…the people who were mostly walking, but then I thought, hey, they had the balls to get out there and do it and that’s what counts. They will be able to say “I finished a marathon”

3. I am surprised at the number of women who run without a lot of bra support. With my humongous  girls, I can’t imagine running 1 mile while jiggling about, but there were many out there who were…I guess they were comfy though or they wouldn’t do it.

4. There was a guy dressed like Elvis and a guy wearing a pink tutu. Yes, reread that sentence. A TUTU. ELVIS. I guess people get bored running 26.2 miles and have to spice it up a bit?

5. A big shout out to D, a old co worker who ran the event. She is 50 +, started running last year and this was her first marathon. How is awesome is she?

6. I saw one of the fittest women I have ever seen leading the pack. I could see her 6 pack from the car. OMG if I could look anything like her, I would die!

7. It really motivated me to get out there and re-commit myself. I’ve been trying to pinpoint what exactly the reasons have been for why I keep missing my planned runs. I think it’s because I wait to late in the day, when I am really tired from chasing around a 1 year old and cleaning the house. I need to keep to morning runs. Even today when DH was home to watch the baby, I waited to long and just dind’t do it. Tomorrow DH has agreed to get up earlier so I can go running by myself. Yay! :) Also yay to DH for buying my a new iPod because my old one is broken. I am still going to try to get the old one fixed or give it away to someone who can and needs it.

Eating was ok today. Baby and I had fun. Started out the day with a bowl of shredded wheat and banana. Then, We went to the park…a really big one outside of a museum. He loved it and I could see the marathon runners from where were were. We then went to lunch and ate. I had a sub w/a side salad and he had a pita pizza w/ veggies. It was fun, it was like having a little lunch buddy :) Then we went back to watch the finish line for awhile and then home.  I had a sweet potato and grilled cheese sandwhich for dinner.

Time for a bubble bath and bed. Tomorrow’s goals:

Do not weigh in

Eat more fruits

Drink more water

Run *gulp* 4.5 miles!