Our Duathlon together

Texas Motor Speedway Duathlon February 21, 2010: 2mile run, 15mile bike, 2mile run what a great way to spend a race on the TX nascar race track than with the husband.
here he comes....

what a finish Jesse.... I'm so glad that I was able to take these photo's of you!

what a great race and weekend together. We drove up the day before and the joys of my race started to unfold as Jesse's stayed glued together. See on my end this is what happened...(1) The bike I was using to race on turned out to be two small but hey the race wasn't that long, I could deal with it. (2) picked up race packet and they didn't have a sm t-shirt for me they ran out-now we all know that I do the race for the t-shirt so that bumbed me out. they said they would order me one and mail it to me-still waiting- (3) the front tire on the bike had a small hole in it so I decided to use fast zipp tubular tires-which are known to never flat and if they do u have to replace everything which I didn't have-but I didn't want to flat with that other tire. (4) race morning our camper got stuck in the mud but luckily 15mis later and lots of flying mud we got unstuck. (5) at the race site it started to pour-delay of race by 30mins and my cycle shoes full of water. (6) right before the race started my race bib ripped off of my race belt- luckily I switched race belts with Jesse. (7) Jesse and Blake were in the wave before me so I didn't get to start with them. (8) on my way to T1 and my race bid tore off again and I stuffed it into my shirt. (9) lap one of three the seat of the bike started to slide around. (10) Lap 3 my back tubular that was to never flat flatted- so the last of the bike loop I was ridding very slow just to get into T2. (11) in T2 my race bib was gone.....

I finished the race with enough time to get my camera to take photo's of Jesse. So over all it was a great race.... I didn't get my t-shirt but I did a first place in my age group.

this will be a race to remember!!!

Snow AGAIN

Texas got hit again with SNOW- this time it was during the school week so the kids got a early release day and a late start day to enjoy the snow. Jon Cole built a snowman but he called it his Christmas tree:)

Tyeann built this snowman and she did call it a snowman.

Snow Ball Fight...

Family Marathon

January 30 and 31st Me and the kids completed our first ever Marathon 26.2miles.

For two months the kids were allowed to run miles and add them together so on the morning of January 30, 2010 they would only have to run 1 mile to equal a full Marathon. And boy what a morning- it was soooo cold and Jon Cole's exact words were "do we have to swim or just run today"? love him. Tyeann took off running on her own and I promised that I would be at her finish line to take photo's and cheer. She looks like me all bundled up! She never stopped! so proud!!

Jon Cole had daddy running with him and as soon as he saw the finish line he took off! He never stopped during the mile run! what a big accomplishment for a Five yr old.

So here I am finishing my first full Marathon....so let me tell you what! My long runs are usually only 6-8miles and I have only run 15miles and 18miles once! but I had to support Waco and get it into my head that I could run and finish 26.2miles. I really think I should of thought this whole thing through. Everyone said this was the hardest Marathon in TX, the last 15miles were all hills, it was 24degrees at the start, mile 19 it started to snow and what was I thinking.....maybe I am a mental patient. I crossed the finish line in 4.04hours feeling good but very frozen!!!! I may have to run another one in a flat and warm climate to see how fast I can run- hum maybe not:) LOL