Train Harder

One of my friends here in town gave me this shirt last night. (Did you catch that? I have a friend! And we're friendsy enough to get stuff for each other!!) She is my running buddy, and we follow each other's training and share all our running nerdiness together. And she was also witness to my first ever pull up! And 15 minutes later, my second pull up. I could only get two done, but I'd say that's still progress :D

As I have 6 weeks until my 1/2 marathon, I'm feeling unsure about my abilities during most of my runs. But this was a big boost in confidence. She mentioned that she saw it, and immediately thought of all the strength training, running and c.rossfit I'd been doing, and she had to get it for me. So, now when I question myself, I have this shirt to look on and remember that I can get it done, and that I have people who believe in me. And throw in the all inspirational people in this community (both non-runners and runners alike), and I should have no problem flying through those miles (right???). 

Hoping this week is going well with gentle moments, bright memories, and lots of love. 

Activity

Today was filled with much activity. Simon is always active, moving and bouncing and running and laughing or squealing. He has more teeth coming in finally...though it means he's uncomfortable and sometimes has unpleasant moments.

Our local fitness center had their grand opening, and we went in support. It's been open since the first of February, and I've been a consistent member...attending classes and using the equipment. I helped demonstrate (with others) some elements of the kickboxing class to those who were interested or didn't know what it was like. Physical fitness has become a huge element of health and sanity for me lately. One person joked, "You are skinny and you chase after him (Simon) all day, you don't need to be working out here!" I inwardly cringed, because I don't believe it's about size, but about my ability to climb the stairs or chase after my son or push the mower without feeling like I'm about to pass out. That gives me more self confidence than a particular size that we are supposed to try for. Plus, there's enough against our human bodies in this world - if this is one area that I can try and prolong and elevate my quality of life to see my son grow up and to grow old with L, then I'm going to do it.

We got rain the last few days. And sun and warmth yesterday and today. Which makes the grass grow tall. So I mowed today while Simon napped. L dug up some stuff and took care of a few things on his to-do list. And we took a long walk around town later, to get Simon out in the fresh air. It's amazing how much good it does him to get outside each day.

It was a good, full day. What activity did you see or participate in this weekend?