Kids in School ~ Lets RUN!!

Kids are back in school. This officially begins the New Year! Hubby took them to the bus stop because it's FREEZING cold today and I am a spoiled princess who wouldn't be happy standing at the bus stop.

So, the second they walk their little bus, bound, booties out the door, I decide to change into my running clothes and get started on this whole Boulder Boulder goal. 6 miles, (actually, a little more than 6, but my friend waited until I'd had a couple of martinis to tell me that little tidbit) in under 60 minutes. Yep, that's the goal...

Today however, it wasn't pretty...

The first mile, listening to a little Katy Perry ~ I kissed a girl, great song, a little Pink! the new Funhouse CD. Totally great running music, really getting into it now. I think, "I love running, how come I haven't been doing this everyday?"

Mile two rolls around a little slowly. I'm at 30 minutes already. This is when I usually stop. "But I'm motivated today, I'm doing at least 4 miles." I have a cold so the coughing was a little distracting. About 2 and 1/2 miles and the dog needed to be let in, so I jumped off and jogged to the door. "Wow, my legs are a little sore."

Gwen Stephani comes on, Wind it Up! I love this one, I can keep going. I start out at a good pace. "hmmm... my legs really are tired already, maybe I'll fast walk... Why am I doing this?"

Mile 3 comes up. "I think I may need to throw up. Okay, it's taken me longer than I wanted but I only have one mile left, right? Lets try Queen that always gets me going..." Bicycle Race is my ultimate running song. When they get to the part, "On your marks, get set, GO." I run like there is a boogie man chasing me. I'm gonna win this damn race if it kills me. But, not today...

I barely get through the, "You say Black, I say White. You say Bark, I say Bite." Nope, this isn't gonna work today. Let's switch to a Salt-N-Peppa, Push it. Not even that could get me going in that last mile.

As 3 1/2 miles slowly turned up on the display, I had to grab onto the bars on both sides to avoid spilling off the back side of the treadmill and landing in a heap. I ended the 4 miles listening to SpongeBob, The Best Day Ever, because I couldn't let go of the bars to change the song. I'll have to thank my son for adding that to my running music later.

The New Year has begun. If I wasn't such a Pollyanna, look at the bright side, kinda person, today would have been the last day for that little resolution, but I am Pollyanna, and I think by May she will be able to run 6.25 miles in 60 minutes, even if it kills her.