Mother, Run, Hike

Happy Friday!! How was your week? I'm super late for the link up! My week has been very busy, I've been busy and away for a conference, and it feels like I have been away forever! I will get back and read of your blogs ! I promise!  I'm joining the Friday 5 Link up with    Running on Happy  &  Fairytales and Fitness . Today's Theme is Running Moms... there is many awesome running Moms out there, check out the link up and some of my favorite bloggers. Today I will talk about my Mom and 5 things she taught me.  1. The desire to always keep learning - From a very young age, my mom told us that material things were not important, that those could be taken away, but that the things that we learned, those would stay with us forever. She bought us books and encouraged us to stay in school. This sounds like something all Moms should do, but back in the time I was a child in Mexico, this was seen by other mothers, and relatives, as something that was st...

Out of all the memories in my head from buying gifts for my mom for Mother's Day, this one stands out to me the most. My Dad picked us from school, and took us to pick out something for my mom from a stand by the church in the center of town. I picked a musical card with flowers inside, and presented it to my mom with so much pride and joy. My mom accepted it and then said to my Dad, while we were still in the room "I would have rather have you give me the money you spent on those gifts, I don't need cards and flowers, but we do need diapers for the babies." I think since that year, I have not given my mom another card for any other holiday. All my life, my Mom has taught us that celebrations, holidays and gifts are not important to her. That she would rather have us all get along, do what she says and take care of each other. Those all sound pretty simple, but are in reality, very challenging for 6 siblings to comply. Even as we are all adults. I learned to ...

Happy Monday! How was your week? I'm   linking up with  Holly  and  Tricia  this week for the weekly wrap. Workouts Monday - Zumba with Cat, and weights Saturday - Girls On The Run 5K Sunday- 8 easy miles This week was a slow one. Between work, baseball, rain and graduation, I was not able to get more miles in, but that's life. On Monday the weather was calling for severe thunderstorms and wind. So I made it out to Zumba instead. The rain never came, but I still got at least something done. On Thursday , I went out to dinner with my co-workers. I had only planned to be there for 30 minutes, and still squeeze in a quick run, but the service at this place is notoriously slow. I should have known better. Baseball took the rest of my night, and packing for the Graduation trip. My little brother graduated from Penn State on Friday ! We made the trip out to State College PA, and enjoyed some good quality family time... that's partially a lie!...

Happy Friday! How was your week? I'm joining the Friday 5 Link up with    Running on Happy  &  Fairytales and Fitness . Today's prompt is Themed Races. I love themed races! I love when race organizers encourage runners to race in costumes. I have participated in a few Fun theme races in my time, and today I want to share with you my rules for choosing a costume for a fun race. ** This are rules that I apply to myself, I do not mean to come across as judgmental of anybody else's outfits. ** 1. It Has to be Comfortable When I run, sometimes my own soul feels as heavy as a kettle bell, so any costume has to be comfortable, light and stay out of the way of the running. I can't run while carrying something, it messes up my entire balance and my run. This was a Drenched run, in which my sisters carried a water gun with them for the entire race This is not a criticism of anybody who has worn a tutu, only my own experience. I once made a tutu ...

A few years ago at my job, the CEO made us take a personality test . From what I remember, it was 2 Questions. From this test, we got a Personality Index, or what they called PI. The PI had four "channels", the first aspect of my personality said that I like things my own way best, the second said that I think a lot before making decisions, and to process my ideas, the third said that I need proof to believe something, and the fourth was that I like to work on multiple projects at the same time.  It took a couple of years for somebody to sit down and explain all of those "channels" to me. And the first time somebody explained to me that I think too much.  The thoughts.... get it... the thoughts kept spinning in my head, sometimes I feel I don't need to talk, because things are logical , things don't have to be explained to others, things don't have to be said out loud ALL THE TIME!   And then the realization came to me...   not everybody is me...

Happy May!! How was your April? Mine was busy and rushed! I'm   linking up with  Holly  and  Tricia  this week for the weekly wrap. Workouts Tuesday- Cardio Funk and 3 easy miles Wednesday- Zumba with Deb and 5 miles- Sprint intervals Thursday- 2 miles tempo Friday- 9 miles long run Saturday - 2 mile hike This was busy, and there was no time to add weights to my routine. I will have to make time for it in the next few days.  Baseball has not been off to a great start, of the last 4 games, 3 have been cancelled. After getting word on the Tuesday cancellation, I headed to Cardio Funk.  To prepare myself for the days that there might be rain, and a cancelled game, I pack 2 changes of clothes. 1 for Baseball and one for running / zumba.  This past week has been very warm, abnormally warm for April.  On Friday during my long run, an older gentleman approached me as I went to finish the last 4 miles of my run. ...

Hello! It has been a while since I last Runfessed, but this month, I've gathered a few stories of this runner gone mad from my side of the world. I'm joining the Friday 5 Link up with    Running on Happy  &  Fairytales and Fitness  and Marcia for Runfessions. 1. I didn't feel like racing! A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned wanting to do a 5 mile race in Valley Forge. I was super excited for it on the weeks leading up to it, but come sign up day and I couldn't bring myself to sing up for it. I runfess that I had no desire to do this race when it came time to sing up! this is not normal for me. Instead, we enjoyed a 10 mile run that was slow and easy. 2. Challenge Me- 98% of my job is sitting at my desk reviewing files. If I don't make it a point to get up, I can go 3-4 hours without moving from my chair. In January, my Fitbit fell apart, and it felt dumb to keep wearing it, so I took it off. I've been tracking my steps with my Garmin 230, wh...

Race Details Cost: $40 Goodies : Super soft Cotton shirt, post race light snacks, beer and bunny medal. Weather: 55 F (12.77C ), cloudy and ocean breezy. What I wore I told myself to wear a tank top, but my head kept refusing to deal with the light chill. I wore a tanktop, layered with a long sleeve tech shirt, light capri leggings, my running cap and short socks. I regretted the long sleeve before mile 1. We ran the 5K version of this race in 2015, and since then, I have wanted that Bunny Palooza 10K medal! I was supposed to run this race last year , but came down with the flu the night before and could barely get out of bed on race day. The race The course is two loops of the 5K route, and I found it to me mentally challenging. The race is also mostly flat, this time I'm attaching a picture of the elevation, so there are no doubts that I do KNOW what a flat course feels like! The race was small, about 2o0 for the 10K and 300 for the 5K. The 10K started prom...

Happy Sunday! how was your weekend? mine was busy and rainy, but very accomplished. I'm   linking up with  Holly  and  Tricia  this week for the weekly wrap.  Baseball for my Love Nugget has started, and this makes our entire schedule revolve around his games and his practices.  Workouts  Monday- 3 easy miles and weights Thursday- Zumba with Cat Friday- 2.5 miles of hill repeats Saturday - Zumba with Deb and weights Sunday- 10 easy miles long run Monday was rough! The weather was a bit warm and humid, it was an easy 3 miler, and my calves were in pain! I already know that when I don't drink enough water through the day, my calves with hurt during the run. I just keep forgetting to drink more water!  On Thursday, I typically run with the Fleet Feet group, but was at practice with my son instead. He is learning a lot this time at baseball, and I'm super excited for him to play this ...