Oops.

Friday I walked 2.8 miles. I didn't run.

Saturday morning we woke up at 5:30am and went to the Daytona International Speedway where I ran a 5k. I clocked in at 24:15 which put me in the third place for my age category. I think that's probably my best time for a 5k. Fitting that I got my best time on the race track. Henry ran his first organized race on Saturday as well. It was ridiculously cute to watch all the little kids stretch all together and then run then 100 or so yards to the finish line.

Sunday is my dedicated day off from running.

I didn't walk this morning. Amelia is getting a bit sick and I wanted to let her nap in her bed. I always feel like sleep is the magic cure to overcoming minor illnesses. I think I have convinced Henry to ride his Jeep while I jog this afternoon. It's a beautiful day, it's probably 75 outside right now. It would be absolutely ridiculous for me to skip running today.

Dolphins on the Bridge

Today I walked 2.8 miles. I might run later.

I walk daily with my friend Susie. I strap Amelia into my purple jogging stroller that my old neighbor gave to me and she straps her son Elliott into a stroller and we walk. Our route is the same every day; we start walking at her house, walk up the Granada street bridge, over the Halifax river, around the parks and back to her house. 

Today while we were on top of the bridge we saw dolphins in the river! The Halifax river is brackish water so salt water creatures play there as well as fresh water creatures. My best guess is that some of the dolphins were babies, they were so small.

I'm motivated to do something more for myself than just take care of kids. I love my children and I love that I get to care for them and nourish them, but I also yearn for something more than children's activities and cleaning. Since I'm so into running lately, I've been thinking maybe I should organize a local race.

In Utah, where I used to live, there are races all the time. For the past four or maybe five years on Thanksgiving day I have run the Turkey Trot 6k in City Creek Canyon, in Salt Lake City. This year, Joe and I couldn't find a race, so we ran our own 6k. We plotted a trail on GoogleMaps and ran it with our kids in a stroller. It would be cool if I could replace that independent run with a race that I plan and execute... a big one that is timed. That would be awesome. When I was in college I planned way bigger events with ease, perhaps my motivation to run regularly will also motivate me to do something else for myself.