Hanging with my baby!

Today was my day of rest! My knees still aching a little from yesterday's run, so glad the calendar says give it a rest today.

Went to Orlando and hung out with my eldest son Jacob. Had lunch at Bahama Breeze and then went and saw the movie "Looper". I miss having him around more. Days like these are really nice.

Now, back home and need to finish laundry. Tomorrow it's back to training.

Beautiful Morning Run!

Leisha and I started out early this morning - 6:30 am. But even starting that early didn't save us from the humidity. It was sticky from the start, but when we started over the bridge seeing the big full moon setting was pretty nice. Glad we started when we did by the time we were finishing up our 7 miles, the sun had come up and was already beating down hard. Surprisingly, there wasn't hardly any ocean breeze coming our way.

We did stop at the Sunrise Diner though and had a great breakfast after the run. Leisha - kudos for picking a great course to run this morning.

Weird how photos from my phone don't upload properly. They always look right on my computer, but when I load to my pages, they come out like this - upside down. Hmmm?

Best laid plans - ha

Well, I've been so busy answering emails and checking up on things my plan to do crafting all day went out the window. I have got to find me some time to get some crafts made. I have the Cocoa Village Craft Fair coming up and if I don't get going, I'm not going to have anything to sell. And, since all proceeds go the Leukemia & Lymphoma Soc. I need to get busy.

Birds!

So while out running my miles today, I went into the park and there they were. Birds - all lined up along the fence next to the playground. Normally, I wouldn't have noticed, but having just seen Alfred Hitchcock's "Birds" on the big screen last week, it was a little eerie!

Even spookier is the fact that I can't figure out why this loaded the picture upside down. It does display that way when I open on the computer, but when I loaded it here, upside down. Very strange

And the rain came down!

So, we had our group training this morning. And, then before we could even finish with our warm up, the rain started coming down. It actually felt pretty good - except for the squishy, wet shoes. I hate running with wet shoes and socks. But, about three miles into the run, the rain let up and by the 4th mile it had pretty much gone away. The last 3 miles felt pretty good actually because the rain cooled the air down and the humidity didn't feel too bad.

Hope we don't have too many of these kinds of runs though, as I do not like being soaked the entire run, especially when we get into our longer miles. Today's mileage was only 7. If it had been the 20 miler, it would have really sucked.

So, now it's time to relax, maybe grab a Bud Light. Sunday will be my day of rest.

Keep running folks:

Remember my mantra: Run with Purpose, Walk with Passion, Race for a cure!

Bridge Run!

Leisha and I got our miles in this morning. Up and over the bridge we go. The humidity was about to kill me, but we made it.

Met an Osceola County fireman that was also training for the Disney Marathon weekend. It's a small world! Sorry, couldn't resist that one.

Team is doing great with our fundraising. If you'd like to see us reach our goals, visit my website and make a donation. Go Team!! http://pages.teamintraining.org/ncfl/wdw13/RunDisney

Go Endeavor!

Out getting my short run in today and as I looked up, I witnessed the Shuttle flying overhead, catching it's piggy-back ride to its new home. It's an amazing sight for anyone who has never seen the shuttle up-close. Hope a lot of other people stopped and took a minute to be still. I hoped they also thought about where Endeavor has been and will go no more. Sure praying that we will continue a space program and explore "where no man has gone before". Corny I know, but so true.

Back to my current mission. Training for my race for a cure! That's right, remember, all of my training is for a purpose. Sure, I get the benefit of being healthy, but I want to help others enjoy better lives because of what I'm doing with Team In Training. Raising money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Their mission is simple: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS is the world's largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer. LLS funds lifesaving blood cancer research around the world and provides free information and support services. The key priorities are to help blood cancer patients live better and longer lived.

The LLS is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization as defined by the IRS and therefore your donation would be 100% tax deductible. Won't you please help by making a donation today? Visit my website at: http://pages.teamintraining.org/ncfl/wdw13/RunDisney