Running: My New Baby.

I <3 running.  Like, A LOT.  Call it crazy, call it a passion, call it whatever you want, but it's mine.  Me, my shoes, my cute running skirts, my water bottle filled with the latest electrolyte drink and the open road... pure bliss!

But that's the awesome thing about running.  ANYone can be a runner.  You don't have to be fast, you don't have to run super far,  you don't even have to do a million races, you just have to do it.  And for some reason, I do it. I wondered for awhile if I would stick with it.  Thanks to my crazy husband who has always had a love of running, he pushed me past the days where it was a chore, and somewhere created in me a habit.   One that I now wake up for all on my own, get dressed, get the kids ready, and run out the door.  Actually it started with a conversation like this:

TJ "I'm going for a run"
Me (in my usual sarcasm)"Again?  I'm glad you get all this time to work out while I stay home with the kids..."
TJ "Fine. Then come with me."
Me "I can't keep up with you"
TJ "I'll run with you, promise.  It would be more fun with you anyway."

Isn't he sweet?  And he has stuck to that.  It's been about 6 months, and if we run together, he has yet to leave my side, even though I know for a fact he could run about 2 mintues per mile faster than me.  I love my stinker of a husband. =)

How do you go on regular run when you have 4 children at home though?  Well, that's a silly question!!! While pushing a double stroller for the two little kids while the two big kids follow along on their bikes!  =)  Actually, we really are quite the scene on the trails.  We get lots of smiles and confused looks.  Nothing out of the normal though, right?

I tried to find something to wear to a wedding this weekend, I realized I had nothing.  I've spent all my extra money these days on buying running gear, and in the meantime all my clothes in my closet no longer fit me.  I know, boo-hoo me, right?  Can I just say once again, I love running.  <3

So if you wonder how this crazy momma of 4 handles the days of chaos and craziness, know she does it by lacing up, pounding some pavement, then coming home to wrap my kids in a sweaty hug. 

Want to know how to get started?  Ask me! Or look at 99.9% of the blogs I follow.  They are all running blogs.  It helps me feel like part of the "in" crowd, not to mention they are full of knowledge, and TONS of cool giveaways for free running gear. 

Have a great one!  TJ and I are going to be out spending our 5th anniversary hiking, and going to Silverwood the next few days!

Jamie