Week 39

5/12/13 - Jess's first Mother's Day!!!  We went out for a great breakfast at Figlio's, relaxed at home, and then got some Coldstone.  Baby girl is going to be here before we know it!!

SO do not feel like a run.  Ran 2 outside.

5/13/13 - I don't know what my deal is but I'm just not mentally up for running still.  It's rainy out so I'm stuck inside when I thought I'd be out.  Ran 3.33 on the treadmill, gave that up and ran 3 more on the track (which is kind of worse), then just stopped.  Hopefully tomorrow & Wed will be better.  Ugh.

5/14/13 - It hit 98 in the Twin Cities today, which is a record high for this time of year.  Two weeks ago Rochester had 18" of snow in May meaning there was a record snowfall and high temp within TWO WEEKS of each other!  Lifted and ran 4.33 outside.   It was a lot hard than 4.33 should be.

5/15/13 - Got up and was running by 6:35am.  It's high 50's and 7mph winds.  Ran around Lake Calhoun and back plus some for 10.3.  It went alright, 1:15:30 (about 7:20min/miles) but I'm still more tired than I feel I should be.  It's either just a tough week or I'm still adjusting to outside running.  Hopefully the former.

5/16/13 - Up early again and ran 4.25 before work, then lifted over lunch.  A little nicer to break it up.  SURPRISING amount of people out running before 7am.  Go team!

5/17/13 - Got up early and went in (this is becoming a habit) to the gym.  Watched Superman Unbound and at least Conner agrees with me that it's pretty boring.  Ran 9.5 because I was just tired and that's where I tapped out.  Jess and I went to see The Great Gatsby.  I just reread the book and it's almost exactly the same.  Kinda boring.  DiCaprio was, as expected, fantastic.

5/18/13 - Rain rain rain!  Brooke and Chloe came over and did our hair (cut mine, dyed Jess's) since we're having a baby and she's having a baby and no one expects to have time for this for the forseeable future.  We're all excited though.  4th of July is going to be crazy at the cabin though!
Also, Karen stopped by to visit before she leaves for a summer in Grand Rapids MI!  Yay internship!
Ran 4.

Week total: 40.71!

Week 38

5/5/13 - Jess and I relaxed in the morning, then I ran 6, and we raked and bagged all the leaves in the yard (fun).  Also, CINCO de MAYO!!  We tried for El Paraiso on Nicollet but it was PACKED so we went down to Chevy's, which was great!  Decorated excellently and the guac and margarita were awesome!

5/6/13 -  Ran 10.25 outside.  Glorious!

5/7/13 - Ran 4.5 outside after lifting, got caught by a train.  Considered running along side it, climbing up, and jumping through.  It was going slow and I know I could do it.  However I also know there's no room for error in something like that and considering the bike accident a month ago Jess would kill me if the train didn't.  So I went to run up and over a bridge, out of my way, and JUST as I cross the bridge the train ends meaning I saved no time at all.  Gah!

5/8/13 - Ran outside again, tiring, but nice.  10.25

5/9/13 - Came in to the gym early before work and I'm just tired.  Did 2/3 of the lifting and ran 3.25.

5/10/13 - In to the gym again early, feel pretty great though.  Ran 10.75 before work.

5/11/13 - It LOOKS so nice out but it's in the 40's with 25-35 mph winds!  Ran 5 in 34:20, last mile at 6:13 pace.

Week total 50!!

Week 37

4/28/13 - It's getting nice out!!  Ran 6 through Theodore Wirth Park

4/29/30 - First long run outside.  Ugh, I can tell I've been running on a treadmill all winter because my legs are a lot more tired than they normally are.  Run along the river and through the U was fantastic though.  Distance 10.25

4/30/13-  Ran 4.25 & lift.

5/1/13 - HAPPY 3 Year Anniversary to Jess & me!!! We are both super busy today but got each other cards (awww) and are having dinner out tomorrow.  Ran 10.25 on the treadmill at 6:30am cause work is SUPER busy.

5/2/13 - Ran 4.25 & lift.  Jess and I went out for dinner at Stella's Fish Cafe.  She's been dying for some crab and we were not disappointed.  We split the fresh crab bucket (Hot Tub) and lobster pasta.  Delicious!

5/3/13 - IRON MAN 3 Day!!  Got to wear my sweet arch reactor shirt today.  Went in early and ran, could only make it 8.5 though, super tired.

Iron Man 3 viewing with Derek, AJ, Reed, and Gjersvik!  Loved it!  Dealt with the fallout of The Avengers, (which makes the whole thing feel more like a real world), Tony Stark as Iron Man rather than the armor being Iron Man, and Don Cheadle, Guy Pierce, and Gwyneth Paltrow were all fantastic!

5/4/13 - Jess and I had our all day baby class today (BABY!) which went well.  We learned some interesting things:
- no lotion on baby
- no mirror or sun shade in back seat with baby
- we need a pediatrician clinic and doc picked out for baby, but don't need to necessarily contact them before. The hospital will do that after the baby is born.
- most products are marked "baby" therefore marked up in price and we don't need it: like baby shampoo and soap. We can use Dove on the baby and its just fine. Burts Bees, Johnson and Johnson? not needed and too expensive
- doing 2 situps with baby twice daily to gain neck strength and head control. C'mon baby!! Do those situps!
- bathing baby only every 3 days
- What to expect in the hospital and not have visitors if we can help it.
- let the nurses do their job and get rest in the hospital when we can and abide by the visiting hours
- that more than 60% of pregnancies go OVER the due date and you should in the beginning add 10 days to your due date, just in case
- 37 weeks is not considered full term: 40 is.  Jess = less than thrilled.  Get outta there baby!!

Afterwards I ran 4.8 while the pizza crust rose and then we had Pizza and Vampires night, yay!!

Week total 48.3!