Mom's Gotta Run: Better Late Than Never

Monday, September 17, 2012

Better Late Than Never

I originally tried to send this post out over the weekend, however I was literally unplugged. I spent the weekend without wifi. I was dying to let you know that I succeeded in the face of adversity. Okay, it wasn't that serious but it was a big deal to me.

We decided to head to Mom's lake house for the weekend, aka the land of no wifi. Thursday night I packed up everyone's clothes before bed. I left out the things that we needed Friday morning. In this category were my Asics which I brought to work for my lunchtime tempo run. So, after work Friday I grabbed everything and we headed out. As you probably figured out, I forgot my sneakers. Hubby tried to stop in NJ on the way to get me to a Foot Locker. We wound up in a less than desirable neighbor and past a Foot Locker that was already closed. #Fail

There was no run to be had on Saturday morning unless I wanted to try 17 miles on my flip flops. Instead I indulged in breakfast (hey, how often is mom cooking for me) and then we went to Space Farms. It was my first time there and I was impressed. I like animals as much as the next person, but I'm one to skip the drive-thru safari if given the opportunity. So when I realized how much history this place had, I was pleasantly surprised. We saw old carriages, sleds, cars, toys and tools just to name a few. It was so cool to see so many artifacts. I recommend a trip there if you find yourself in the Sussex, NJ area.

I leave the animal feeding to them. :)

I may have found a new daycare option.

Afterwards, we were exhausted. Yet Hubby was sweet enough to take me to the closest Modells, which not surprisingly, did not carry Asics Kayanos. After trying on a few random pairs of running sneakers and talking to the staff, I opted for Reebok SmoothFlex Run. I had gotten a similar pair of these minimalist type Reebok at the Healthy Living Summit in August and liked them. I figured why not try it out. and the $59 sale price helped since my Kayanos go for $150. Then hubby paid for them. #Winning!

Mini Me woke me all night and I was exhausted. Part of me just wanted to sleep, but now hubby had made an investment in my long run. I headed out the door at 6:45 a.m. and left the kids (yes, of course they were already up) with a banana and some cartoons. The best part (read: sarcasm) was my route. The road around the lake house is a 2.5 mile loop. That meant nearly 8 trips around the lake. It was almost comical as I saw the same people each time around as they mowed their lawns or walked their dogs. On my last loop, I almost got attacked by a pair of chihuahuas that clearly would have killed me had them been bigger than 3 pounds each.

The verdict was 17.2 in 2:53:50.

Way too fast according to my training plan, but I think that after all the obstacles, I was just ready to get it over with. And the new sneakers, they held up fine.

Thank you Reebok and Hubby! And Pheobe for hanging out on the boat with me.

I'm still running the marathon in Kayanos, but at least I know there's a world outside of Asics. Go figure.

Then I sat back and enjoyed some Eppa sangria (more on that later this week) and a boat ride around the lake.