Get Going

Friday was LIVESTRONG Day, which seemed like a pretty good reason to kick off my training and fundraising for the Marathon Relay. The event will be happening over my birthday weekend again, in just 4 short months. Honestly, I haven't ran at all since last year's relay and haven't had much motivation to get started. So, on Friday I decided to commit to one mile for each $10 donation, and ended up running/walking 7 miles this weekend! Of course, it's really hard to get out without the kids so I decided to make it a family effort. I did a 2-mile run on my own Friday night, then Saturday we took a trip to McKinney Falls State Park for a 2.5 mile hike.

It was our first time to this (very nearby) state park, and it was beautiful. Aurora loved collecting seashells by the water (we had to take a rest at the halfway point!). I carried Clark most of the way, which I'm considering a full body workout. Afterwards we took a 1/2 mile neighborhood walk to play with friends, and this morning we headed out bright and early for a 2-mile walk/jog around Lady Bird Lake. I actually got Clark to run! All in all, a very active weekend. I feel like I never stopped moving, and yes - I'm a little sore today. Thanks to those who donated, for giving me the motivation to get going! Now I just need to keep it up...