Susan the Slacker

So I haven't posted in awhile. I keep hearing about it from my lovely husband who continuously reminds me that I haven't posted since June the 10th. So, this one is for you Trevor. The kids had their last day of school on Friday the 19th, but lucky me did have me last official day till yesterday. Friday night the kids headed of to grandma and grandpa's for a 2 night sleep over and then to oma and opa's for a three night sleep over. They had some good quality time with everyone and they had a good time. Today my dad came over to help me (well he did the work and I helped him) take down our shed in preparation for our new garage, which we are having built this summer.

I can't believe that the Calgary half Ironman is quickly approaching and I am nervous. I feel under trained, but I am getting some workouts in, but not what I think I should be doing. I know I will finish, but both races (Calgary half and IM Canada) are going to be tough. We are going on vacation and leaving next Friday, July 3rd on a road trip with our main destination being Scottsdale, AZ. We have planned stops in Vegas for 3 nights, and a bunch of other little stops incl. New Mexico and Colorado (I have never been to either of those States, so that'll be fun). We are taking Trevor's mom along, so we shouldn't have any issues with going to the gym early as she will be able to make sure the kids are okay. I have been waiting for this holiday for awhile. Now that I have been working full-time I definitely appreciate the time off a lot more.

Anyways...there's a little update for you...I will try to update more often...

getting there

Had yet another weight in at weight watchers. The meeing was about exercise. At one point she asked us who exercises at least 5 days a week and out of a group of 25 or so only 2 of us raised our hands. There was a greater amount of hands raised when asked if you exercise less than twice a week. I guess I am not that surprised, but I know that exercise has made a huge difference in my life.

Slowly, but Surely

My 2nd week following WW and I am down 5.4 pounds...I am happy with that for sure :)

Tomorrow at work we are having a volunteer "Beach Party". Fortunately, Trevor and I put in enough hours to cover 7 or 8 families. I am looking forward to the program as all the kids have prepared fun songs and poems for us. It should be a really fun. I'll take a lot of pictures and make my typical "smilebox".

Well not much to report on right now...well...my legs are pretty darn sore today. I am thinking that I should have taken swimming off yesterday, but I decided to get some sort of workout in. Tomorrow I need to rise and shine early to get my stuff done. Kid's are off to gymnastics after school. Fun Times!!

Calgary 2009 Half Marathon Results

928/1722 Overall
171/290 Female 30-34
Gun Time 2:14:51
Chip Time 2:13:21

CLICK HERE FOR MARATHON RESULTS

I am actually happy with this time. It may not be my best, but I can honestly say that I worked hard. There were time that I felt like walking, but I kept going. Actually by the end of the half I could have gone further. A small part of me wishes that I didn't change my registration from full to half, but that's the way it is. The course was a really great course displaying Calgary's beauty as a city. The weather was perfect. My only complaint was at the end when I wasn't sure where to find food. I waited for 20 minutes to pick up my bag again and because I had to pick up Kamden and get her ready for her dance pictures I ran out of time to even go look for the food. Hopefully next year they put up some signage.

Congratulations to my wonderful hubby that got 3:41 (with a wrecked back---he has been visiting the chiropractor all week prior to the run). He's walking today, so that's good.