September 11 today

Can anyone believe that 8 years have gone by?

Wow.

I remember turning the tv on that morning and getting ready for work and watching things unfold. I went to work and someone brought a tv in (this before CNN live...) and we watched the whole day huddled in one of the offices. I remember being very scared. There was so much mis-information that was coming and of course we did not know what was happening. But when those towers fell...omg...

The very worst part?

I had tickets to go see Madonna in LA that weekend....and of course all of the planes were grounded and the show was cancelled...that was maybe the only chance I was ever going to have!! Shitty.

Off to Regina this weekend for a half marathon! Girls trip. Ya HOOOO!!! This is always alot of fun, the course is a great one, the weather has always been perfect, the race is crazy well organized, I love this race!! Coach Justin sent me an e-mail with some goals to consider...

1. Have fun!

2. Negative split. This is ALWAYS a goal but I have yet to do this...

3. Average pace 5:25/km...this would put me at a 1:54 half marathon and I would be very excited with that!! And Gary Garmin came back from the dead...my tinkering husband seems to have fixed Gary all up for this run...stay with me Gary!!

Will have a full report for you all next week!

Have a fantastic weekend.

busy...busy...busy...

Hello September!

I am overwhelmed every September as activities are getting started, work starts to get busy and life is hectic.

Friday was a good run and Matthew passed his latest belt test in TKD!! He is so proud and so happy and he really does well at it. One more belt and he will be with "the big kids" and possibly compete. Only if he wants to...I am SO not into pushing my kids in any direction when it comes to sports...WAY over sensitive when it comes to that...

Went for a loooong run on Saturday with some tri-buddies. It was loooong for a few reasons. Gary Garmin died. RIP Gary Garmin!! I could not get him to start up and had a mini panic attack before the run as I would have NO data to look at. Then realized, what was the big deal? Seriously. Recognizing I am addicted is the first step in kicking my addiction...right? Right.

I went out for the run, without Gary, and these gals are all WAY faster than me. I thought I could run with them but I was beat after about an hour...and we still had about 45 minutes to go...so I had to take a few walk breaks...RATS!!! They always came back for me but that is always so disheartening...I hate that!! But a looooong faster than normal run is good. I toughed it out and swallowed my pride and got the damn thing done.

The rest of Saturday, Sunday and Monday brought some very nice and relaxed days at the cabin. Reading, eating, sleeping, tubing, fishing, playing frisbee and catch and going for walks.

I love the cabin.

Super busy week with work stuff and Luke starts pre-school and Matthew starts hockey and I have a half marathon to run on Sunday in Regina...no problem because I am SuperMom!!!

what would you do...?

Through the vine (okay, it was my mom...) I heard that my cousin's new to grade one boy (just like Matthew) was beat up at school his very first day.

I am shocked.

Maybe I should not be shocked, but I am.

The bully was in grade 3. Punched and knocked him down and then kicked him silly. My cousin's kid (who I shall call SB.) apparently took it all until his buds ran for help. SB has never been taught to fight or wrestle or horse around. Not like our house where Shaun is constantly wrestling with our boys and being physical with them. HOWEVER...I think Matthew's reaction would be the very same...he would have just curled up and taken it. He is NOT a fighter.

But our advice has always been just that. Walk away. Tell them to stop. Tell an adult. I am rethinking my advice. My dad's always was...if something happens unprovoked, you wind up, and make sure they never do it again...but make sure it is OFF school property....this from a tough old hockey player!

Seriously...what do you tell your kids about this? You don't want them to be pounded and disrespected but you don't want them to be aggressive and mean...wow...this whole school thing is another ball game!!!

Training news...because I HAVE been working out...I did an hour run today with 3 x 8 minute intervals...ALL at 5 min/km...and my HR was at 160 for each...not over the top!! Cha Ching!!!

training peaks

The folks at CTS have decided to move their scheduling and workout calendars to Training Peaks. I got my updated schedule yesterday.

Wow.

What to you want to track? Cause now I can track everything AND graph it...

Do I need this? I don't know yet...I am finding it a bit overwhelming because before the program was just my workouts...if I did the workout, I clicked the tab "Done" and the day turned green. If I did not do the workout, I clicked "Missed" and the day turned red.

Now, I can move the workout, change it, track nearly everything...it has a spot for weekly goals and nutrition. I can add my picture if I want to!! I can enter my "daily metrics" to track my weight, sleep, HR, etc.

Wow.

Grade One has already seen some drama. Apparently the school mis-judged, did not account for all the new kids registered this year. This? Surprises me. My business mind can't understand how you could not have this type of information before opening the doors for the new year. Now, there are not enough classrooms and not enough teachers. In three days of Grade One, Matthew has had three different teachers...his class is in the library...they are scrambling to figure out what to do...I keep getting notes from the school trying to explain what is going on. And I keep wondering...you people have had the entire summer to figure this out!! But then I am on a huge learning curve with this whole education system thing.

some good workouts

Been getting my workouts in. After my Saturday bike ride, I did sprints across the park trying to beat my 6 year old. Could not do it!! I was gasping by about the 4th one and he was giggling as he kept beating me...little buggah puts on the jets when we have only a few meters to go...damn that kid can run. In my defense, I HAD just biked about 2 hours and I was in bare feet. But I was TRYING and that's what sucks...I was trying to beat him and could NOT!!!

Oh Well.

Sunday brought a long run. 15km in 90 minutes. And it felt awesome. Way better than the last time I did a "how far can you run in 90 minutes" kind of a workout. And I felt good the rest of the day whereas last time I remember feeling not so hot after running that hard for that long. The rest of Sunday was spent doing errands around the house and following IMC online. Texting Jenna people's splits and info and lots of nonsense. Was fun! In my air conditioned house thinking of all you in the heat in Penticton...GREAT JOB to ALL!!!

A P90X workout yesterday and a bike ride today. All is well in Kelly's workout world!

Today was the first day of Grade One. Matthew was excited as he gets his own desk. They put all of his buddies in his class...I wished the teacher luck with those little boys!!

And I cried.

Yes I did.

I just can't believe how fast the years have gone by. He helped me label all of his stuff last night...I had our receptionist make me professional type labels with a super cool font...I know, nerdy!! And he sharpened all of his pencils. The teacher looked old and grumpy...so we shall see how this pans out...