Where does the time go? It seems like only a few days ago I was looking forward to Christmas vacation and now we are ready to turn the calendar to 2020 at midnight. For those of you ready to "party like it's 1999", enjoy and be safe! On New Year's Eve 1999, I was eight months pregnant with baby #3 and had a 4-year-old and a 2 1/2-year-old. You can imagine what a wild evening that was not. LOL! At my house, we aren't doing anything wild and crazy to ring in the new year, but we are looking forward to an exciting 2020 with two weddings. Here is our family Christmas card complete with the in-laws to be. According to my Garmin, I ran 1456 miles in 2019, which I believe does not count any of my treadmill running. That's a lot of steps to average 28 miles per week. No wonder I need new running shoes so often. I do try to replace them often as the "worn out" pair become my dog walking shoes and still require some cushioning. The extra walks are good for both Charlie and me. So what is the plan for 2020? I've got two half marathons on my calendar. In fact, I've paid the entry fees for those already. Earth Day Half Marathon will be first on April 25 and then the Garry Bjorklund (Grandma's Marathon event) on June 20. I registered for the Train Like A Mother, 13.1 Crush the Distance training plan/group. Training starts January 13 for the April 25 race. There is a combo of distance, speed and strength in this program. If not a fabulous finish time, I'm hoping to be free of the little aches and pains that signal muscle weakness and getting older. Deb is also running Earth Day, so we will be ready to go on race day! Speaking of Deb, we have made two more trips to the holiday lights since my last post. The lure of the light show has made it easier to get those long runs in while the conditions are not the best. We really can't complain too much about cold and wind the past few weeks, but there has been a fair amount of snow and ice which deters us at times. Well, this year, they added a snowman train at the light show. We thought it was so darn cute that I brought my camera along to snap some pics in it. Here is Deb... Then I took a turn, too. Clearly this train is child sized, and fun for a couple of grown-ups to climb on for a pic at 6:00am before anyone else could see or judge. From what is visible of the lights behind the train, doesn't it feel magical for a child to ride a snowman train through this winter wonderland? It's my job to check on the light show schedule to see if we can get there one more time before it is done for the season. Fingers crossed!
I've commented many times that I am thankful that Elf on the Shelf wasn't yet a thing when my kids were little. Still, I do enjoy seeing some of the creative things other people's elves are doing on Facebook. While talking about said elves, my husband said that Dog in My Blog sounded more fun. This year I'll try to stick Charlie or something about a dog in somewhere just so you can find the dog in the blog besides the other exciting things I write about :-) . Did you find him today? I think one of my favorite dog stories of 2019 is about Louie, a friendly golden lab who decided to run with me back last summer. What are your goals or resolutions for 2020? Do any of them involve your running plan? Share in the comments section! Happy running--Missee
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AuthorMissee and Stephanie are two Minnesota sisters and moms who love to run. We are not experts in running, parenting or anything else, but we do have years of experiences that may be helpful or entertaining to others. Archives
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