New Kicks!

Hey-O!
Thank you so much to Kate from Big Peach Running Co.! I was outfitted with these (expensive) beauties with the assurance that I can, "Take 'em for a couple runs and bring them back if they aren't right." That makes the $130 price tag seem much more worth it. They are the Mizuno Wave Nirvana 6.

So while I have other things to update I am going to take this sunny Atlanta opportunity to take these pups out for a stroll around chastain park. After all I will have lots of time during the Steelers/ Falcons game to update more!

Happy Trotting to you all!

running.....

Well, this is the second day of my quest to complete a half trail marathon, and what have I accomplished? Well I did do a rather vigorous yoga class at Peachtree Yoga Center last night with Todd (a class I would highly recommended to anyone that likes to be challenged physically and mentally)...and... I planned to run the previously mentioned 4.5 mile loop around chastain park but then I looked at my sad old tennies...

These guys were my favorites, but are now about 2.5 years old and need to go! How can I commit myself to running in shoes that don't even support me any longer? I need support. In fact I need all the support I can get... so I have begun coveting these three pairs of shoes, and once I decide and receive these, then I will be ready to train.... or will I then need to find the perfect shorts??

My wish list from Roadrunner Sports:







The Asics Evolution 5...oooooooh










The Brooks Ariel 10...ahhhhhhhhh....














And the New Balance 1012....pow!


Now I just have to free up the substantial funds to purchase one of these beauties and I will be well on my way to fit....hmmm... good tennies are half the battle right??

OK, well what better way to start this thing off than with a personal fitness challenge. Those of you who are fortunate enough to know my husband, know that he is an insane person... Seriously when we first dated he was in the midst of training for both a marathon and a 100 mile mountain bike race. However, due to the intense schedule of new love, he wasn't actually doing any of the training. This was no issue for him though, he ran the grandfather mountain marathon and rode the wilderness 101 mountain bike race with little to no training (other than being an active insane person).


He was a hurting cowboy afterward but he completed both none the less.

So....for the past year he has focused his insaneness on his job but apparently this weekend he had a change of heart and decided he would run a train marathon NEXT month (most training schedules I see are about 16 week schedules!). What prompted this decision? He ran everyday this past labor day weekend, 4.5 miles a day with out six year old increasingly lazy beaglador (our name for our perfect little beagle/ lab mix pup, speed demon she is not).
This to me seems far fetched and crazy, but I also have no doubt that he will succeed. The catch is that he wants me to do the half marathon. While Sean thrives on physical challenge and pain, I prefer to whine about it, so this could be interesting... I am currently trying to wrangle friend and fellow blogger (and overall hot hard-body) Viva Cindy into doing it with me which shouldn't be hard, the hard part will be keeping up with her! Stay tuned!