Wow

Time is flying by. Proof? My nephew is four weeks old already.

My cutie patootie just turned one on Thursday! WHere did the year go?

January: Trying to do a damn sit up three months post c section. Hah, finally got one in. Also cherishing remaining month of maternity leave.

February: I don't remember it. I went back to work, and it wasn't as bad as i thought it would be. I now normally cherish those three days a week where i am not talking coochie coo babbles with my son all day, craving for an adult conversation.

March: Yea i kinda don't remember it either.

April: Must have started running in march...did first 5k in a few years. Impressed myself despite not knowing about the hills in teh course. Got motivated.

May: mmmm second favorite month of the year. Did second 5k, set a PR. (at that point) and stopped running pretty much for next six weeks. (not sure why)

June: Ok, i think i did two races in may, but it was such a busy month it too flew by. I believe DS started crawling and our home life was a new adventure. DH did a half ironman and did pretty good.

July: Ran another 5k, despite having taken 6 weeks off. It went ok. But i got back on track and ran a lot of miles (for me).

August: Got like 34 miles in i think it was (highest ever for me). Saw DH do a DNF at his second half ironman race. I think I was getting burned out by all the workouts between teh two of us. Whoever says that one persons workouts/races don't affect anyone else is nuts. Its a team/family joint effort to get those workouts/races in.

September: Did another 5k, set an awesome PR of 30:53. Nice! can't wait to do this one again next year.  And my body also apparently had decided that was enough of running for awhile - my knee decided to get ticked off at every attempt to run thereafter. That was ok with me...a break here and there is nice.

October: Had the most beautiful fall weather and i couldnt' run because of my dumb knee. Wanted to but couldn't. Found out got a pinched miniscus that only acts up when i run (so far). Succombed to elliptical (hate it cause the feet placement is too wide for me - i got that gymnasts balance beam gait) and the bike (really - DH bought me a road bike for my birthday two years ago and i only rode it once). Decided to just go with the flow and growl every day its nice out and i want to run.

So here i am one year from the birth of my son and honestly...i still have 5lbs to go from pre preg weight, plus another 5-10 i'd like to lose. And some serious ab work needs to be done.

In November I am planning on signing up for pilates, figure i will focus on that and if i run along with (if i can) so be it. Also got the two mile turkey trot. Ok i guess i need to run a little, pain or not.

In december I still got pilates class and hopefully the angry knee will have healed and calmed itself completely and i can maybe get thirty miles in and cross that 200 mile mark for the year. If not...Hey i have run 162 miles this year! that is huge for someone who a year ago was not a runner at all.