Tuesday's (almost) gone with the wind

I do hope all my fellow East coasters stayed safe these past few days!!!! We survived Sandy with minimal damage and no power loss,thank goodness!
Heres hoping the rest of the East coast and those North East can recover fast!

In other news,a lot has been going on here-
* sickness-the girls were both down with nasty ear infections for almost a week. 3 days of school were missed,5 days of gym were missed.

*grandparents made a brief,but wonderful visit. first time to meet Elijah!

at the bus stop with great grandparents!

*still running and had some really good workouts.
tempo and 6x400's last week and over the weekend.
the repeats were faster than last week but not by much

1-7:18 mile pace 
2- 6:55 
3-6:40 
4-6:20 
5-6:10 
6-6:00min mile pace

averaged 3 miles in 21:32, about a 7:10 pace

*my son had his first workout with me on Saturday!!!!!i was beyond excited to have him as my workout partner. what we got in:
3x10
seated dips
pec dec
bicep curls
upright rows
squats on BOSU ball
wall squat hold
mountain climbers
planks (2x 30 seconds)
crunches with med ball
back to back med ball pass
he did 35 minutes of elliptical wile i did 35 minutes of running/repeats.
i was so happy!!!!!!!


*HALF MARATHON is in a little more than 5 weeks. it is the same one i ran just 16weeks after i delivered M!
training is going OK,much more time manageable!
hill repeats and long runs are on schedule for this week!



* 15 more weeks until CONTEST PREP begins!!!!!!!!
as i was browsing the latest contest winners,i have noticed that i will have some new competition to be on stage with this spring.
in order for me to be competitive i have to get more thickness to my back. i do great getting all the detail work to come out,i just need more mass.....i know this,i have known this,its just getting over that mental block!!!! 

so that about sums things up.
since the town is pretty much closed(postal service,schools,most stores,even the gym!!!!!) it will be a lazy pajama day spent playing rainy day games with the kids and making ricekrispy treats!

happy Tuesday!!!

5 minute break

yep- 2 sick kiddos. and 1 fussy baby at home.
training has been sparse
but i did manage a good tempo run on Saturday
5.3 miles in 45 minutes
mile 1-9:40ish
miles 2,3,4 were 8:30/8/7:30 pace
mile 5 cool down at around 9ish

felt good! cant wait to get speed back though.
felt bad for skipping out on my long run yesterday,but truth be told,i was and still am exhausted.
and i know my husband is as well. he was up most the night with the girls,and i was up with the baby.
he still doesn't sleep through the night and is up about every hour and a half to eat.
oh the fun!

but the good news is that grandparents are coming to visit tomorrow for a day-this will be their first time to meet baby Elijah!
and the older kids are excited as well.
now its off to get the house clean.....

happy Monday!

G-O-A-L!!!!

yeeeeeee!
my son's soccer game last night was awesome.
i have never been more nervous in my life watching a game!
tied 0-0.
double overtime.
sudden death shoot out.
and my awesome son scored the winning goal!!!!!!!
on his 9th birthday--talk about a sweet day!
i have never been more proud.
not only of him,but his whole team. they worked really hard this season and was finally able to win the championships!
yeeeee!

i still cant believe my first baby is 9.
it seems like it was just yesterday,i was holding him for the first time----simply amazed,scared to to death,but so in love with the amazing gift god chose to give to me....

i watched him grow big and strong..and big!!!

i loved to watch him play in the pots and pans...

 and smile almost all the time

even when he became a big brother for the first time....

and second time..........

and 3rd time.....

9 years old

picture day with little sister

i have been so blessed to have such an amazing young man as my son. he is a loving,caring soul with such a big heart.
from the moment he was born,i knew there was something special about him.something beyond a mothers love. i felt it,and still do to this day.

and other people,even complete strangers,have told me there is just something about him,his aura,his countenance.....

so heres to great things,Bailey....
because YOU are great,and i love you!!!!!

7x400 repeats

im gonna break my rusty cage........
and run.
thanks Cash,
that song was playing as i finished up my last 400,lol!

first time to do 400's since i was preggo
they were so slow,but it felt SO good to be running!!!

first 400-7:30 min mile pace (1:52)
2nd-7:18
3rd- 7:08
4th-6:58
5th-6:47
6th-6:38
7th-6:18 (1:38)
jogged 400's inbetween at an 8:34pace
3.25 miles of 400's-average about a 7:35 pace
(2 miles of warm up/cooldown)
a far cry from  THIS WORKOUT

but hey,i know the base line now and i can only get faster from here!!
: D

tomorrow is just an easy 5...
and also my sons 9th birthday!!!!!
AND his championship soccer game!
they won the playoffs this weekend and won after overtime and shoot out.
my son was one of the 5 chosen to kick and he scored the game point!!!!
talk about an exciting, nerve wracking game!!!
i think all the parents were more nervous than the kids,lol!!!!

hopefully it will be another great game tomorrow and my son will have some birthday luck to help his team win the title!!!

happy Tuesday yall!

get tough or die,kid.....and change of plans

the pictures say it all!
(life with 2 older sisters!)

in other news
there has been a change in plans with training....

im doing a half marathon and not the full....
the half marathon training plan is much more time manageable,especially now with 4 small kids!
i did defer my marathon entry to next year---so its already paid for,and now i feel i have the time to train properly and train well in order to BQ. i have faced the fact that i am tangible,and human(humbling to say the least)....and me trying to BQ a little less than 5 months after having my 4th child,just really isn't realistic.

*sigh*
 although i feel this was the right choice to make,i still cant help but feel a little bit defeated because i am not going to challenge that big goal i had set forth in 2012.
but on the other hand,when i do run next year,i want to run it fast,and run it well.
i want to BQ.
and i will........
next year.

in the mean time,i can now proceed to jump in on some 5k's and 10k races...i can focus more on speed work,and oh yeah....contest prep will start up in about 16 weeks!!!
yeeeee!
my next show is in April,and prep will start at the end of January.
i have a feeling this will be my comeback show,and my time for redemption!

cant wait to be back in black!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2Av9SSPuzE&feature=related

four

just for you EMZ...
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4------ months old today! he thinks he is so big--rolling all over the place now and boycotting naps!but he is soooooooooooooo sweet and cute and kissable and has such a wonderful aura/countenance about him...who couldn't love a little bald headed baby face like this??

4---- more inches to drop until im back to my normal pre-preggo size.that should be gone in 2 weeks.
which,i am down another 2.5 inches btw!


4---- -abs that are showing. my goal is having that 6 pack back by Halloween. 23 days and counting!



will do a more in detail post later.....
hope all have a great weekend!!!!