Here's my baby on his 2nd birthday!
Monday, November 1, 2010
Pol's 2nd Birthday!
A few pics of Pol's birthday celebration! He loved his "Elmo", what a success. He takes it all over! Paula and Jan were so happy and proud of their brother... priceless! The photos were taken in the am, just upon waking up, thus their faces and hair-do's, LOL!
32 Cros de Sants
I managed to get another run in on Wednesday before a meeting we had (a family course I'm taking). It was great... I relax so much when I can run... I love it! When I finished, my foot was very sore. I looked the blister with pus was filled with blood too... went to the ER after the meeting and the nice (NOT) doctor told me that was no emergency to go home and have my doc see me the next day. I could NOT put my foot on the floor, it was sooooooooooo painful, it was 1am too... I don't go to the ER at 1am (or ever) because I like going... grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Anyway, had a chyropodist (sp?) appt on Thursday and she was great. She popped that blister plus another big one I had and I could walk no problem. She said to go to the skin doc as I have flesh under the blisters and not skin as I should have. She gave me a cream with antibiotic, cortisone and anti-fungic (I might have invented that word in English...) and so far it's working great!
And then... we went to Port Aventura on Friday and had a blast. So nice! And... it was Pol's birthday on Saturday! My baby's 2 already! We had lunch with a bunch of friends from Jan's daycare. We still meet 3 years after "graduating" from daycare! We had a surprise cake and candles for Pol, it was very nice!
And yesterday... I run the 32 Cros de Sants in Barcelona! A tough race as it had lots of hills, but nice, very nice! It poured down on us, only for a minute, but POURING, before the start. I was soaked through, so I run in wet shoes and socks and everything else!!!! Objective was finishing under 1:20 as I had been stopped for so long with the dyshidrosis. I finished in 1:09:55 so happy with it, but all in all, happy to be able to run the full race and finish!
Over to Figueres in the afternoon for a chestnut party at a friend's house. It was a lovely afternoon. A little hectic with so many kids but they had lots of fun and to me, that's a 100% success!!!!
Hoping to just stay home today and relax after all these wild days. Back to work tomorrow!
And then... we went to Port Aventura on Friday and had a blast. So nice! And... it was Pol's birthday on Saturday! My baby's 2 already! We had lunch with a bunch of friends from Jan's daycare. We still meet 3 years after "graduating" from daycare! We had a surprise cake and candles for Pol, it was very nice!
And yesterday... I run the 32 Cros de Sants in Barcelona! A tough race as it had lots of hills, but nice, very nice! It poured down on us, only for a minute, but POURING, before the start. I was soaked through, so I run in wet shoes and socks and everything else!!!! Objective was finishing under 1:20 as I had been stopped for so long with the dyshidrosis. I finished in 1:09:55 so happy with it, but all in all, happy to be able to run the full race and finish!
Over to Figueres in the afternoon for a chestnut party at a friend's house. It was a lovely afternoon. A little hectic with so many kids but they had lots of fun and to me, that's a 100% success!!!!
Hoping to just stay home today and relax after all these wild days. Back to work tomorrow!
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Perfect weather for running
Went out for a short easy run. Plan called for 30 easy minutes and that's what I did. Loved every minute of it. Feeling good now. Ready for a shower too! Did over 2.5k of warmup and cooldown and run 4.2k... not bad. It was "only" 13ºC out there, but it was just perfect with a short sleeve and a windbreaker!
My dyshidrosis is bad and my foot's really bothering me but I ain't stopping unless extremely necessary. Running keeps me sane! Seing the doc on Thursday. Hopefully she's got some answers for me!
My dyshidrosis is bad and my foot's really bothering me but I ain't stopping unless extremely necessary. Running keeps me sane! Seing the doc on Thursday. Hopefully she's got some answers for me!
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Cursa de la Dona de Barcelona (Run for the Cure)
So, after having gone for a run on Weds and Fri after such a long time, I decided to back out on the 10K I had for today and signed up for the Run for the Cure in Barcelona, a 5K wich was doable, compared to the 10K.
I have to say, I finally was able to use my new toy, my Garmin 305 on Friday and that I loved it! Still figuring out how it works but I love it!
So, got up at 7:30 am, got dressed and headed for Barcelona. Picked up a coffee and a sandwich on the way. Got to Barcelona and then I couldn't find any parking -help- I finally found where to park (paying) and headed to the race grounds. Picked up my timing chip, went porta-potty and headed for the start (there was time for nothing else :P not even warm up...). Crossed the start line 9 minutes after the gun had gone. Lots of walkers, let's not forget this is more a party than anything else. I wasn't able to run for the first 500m because of the amount of ladies out there, 10,300 total today, woohoo! Also, I was zig-zagging all the time (all the 5k's) passing walkers and others so it wasn't easy! Running up the Ramblas in Barcelona was great... all the tourists were watching in awe, LOL! A beautiful and perfect morning. Wish I had someone to run with, meaning I had known someone there. Still it was great. Spoke to lots of women and had a great time!
Finish time for me was 34:13, a PB for me. I was going at 6:20/km for a while and at the end at 5:50, OMG! Fastest was 4:28 which is amazing but avg pace was 6:57 wich is ok with me. Loved the run, would have gone more but it'll have to wait! I've just come back, gotta take it slowly! Sunday next week... Cros de Sants, a 10K... I'm going no matter what! And my brother will be there too!
So... hoping to report more runs! I had pus on my foot last night. It was terribly painful but I'm sorry... I ain't stopping again, can't afford it!
Medium term goal: half marathon (signed up for Feb. 6th and looking at the Feb. 13th one which is nice and flat, might not be able to do Feb. 6th as Paula might be competing that day...)
Long term goal: marathon. I am looking into Barcelona 2012 held the firs Sunday of March. Time will tell!
I have to say, I finally was able to use my new toy, my Garmin 305 on Friday and that I loved it! Still figuring out how it works but I love it!
So, got up at 7:30 am, got dressed and headed for Barcelona. Picked up a coffee and a sandwich on the way. Got to Barcelona and then I couldn't find any parking -help- I finally found where to park (paying) and headed to the race grounds. Picked up my timing chip, went porta-potty and headed for the start (there was time for nothing else :P not even warm up...). Crossed the start line 9 minutes after the gun had gone. Lots of walkers, let's not forget this is more a party than anything else. I wasn't able to run for the first 500m because of the amount of ladies out there, 10,300 total today, woohoo! Also, I was zig-zagging all the time (all the 5k's) passing walkers and others so it wasn't easy! Running up the Ramblas in Barcelona was great... all the tourists were watching in awe, LOL! A beautiful and perfect morning. Wish I had someone to run with, meaning I had known someone there. Still it was great. Spoke to lots of women and had a great time!
Finish time for me was 34:13, a PB for me. I was going at 6:20/km for a while and at the end at 5:50, OMG! Fastest was 4:28 which is amazing but avg pace was 6:57 wich is ok with me. Loved the run, would have gone more but it'll have to wait! I've just come back, gotta take it slowly! Sunday next week... Cros de Sants, a 10K... I'm going no matter what! And my brother will be there too!
So... hoping to report more runs! I had pus on my foot last night. It was terribly painful but I'm sorry... I ain't stopping again, can't afford it!
Medium term goal: half marathon (signed up for Feb. 6th and looking at the Feb. 13th one which is nice and flat, might not be able to do Feb. 6th as Paula might be competing that day...)
Long term goal: marathon. I am looking into Barcelona 2012 held the firs Sunday of March. Time will tell!
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Yes! I went for a run! Woohoo!
So, I did! I finally managed to get out there and boy did it feel good!!! I loved every minute of it although I can sort of tell I'll be sore tomorrow but, who cares?
Headed out at around 8:20pm, walked to starting point as usual and then started. Did my usual route and did about the same time... not bad for not having run for a month and a day and having put weight on. Guess the amount of rest on the body had something to do with it too!
Feeling happy, free and alive. Hope I can keep going now!
Had a 10K on Sunday but decided I won't be ready and have changed it for a 5K Race for the Cure in Barcelona. I'll be in a race and it will be doable!
I did notice a new "batch" of blisters "sprouting" on the same foot, further down and smaller but still there, itchy like crazy. So far it's all under control and hope it stays that way!
So, I'm back at it... my Garmin had no battery, I did not find my other GPS and my MP3 run out of battery (although it was almost at the end of the run). Still, I went out... nothing could stop me!
Headed out at around 8:20pm, walked to starting point as usual and then started. Did my usual route and did about the same time... not bad for not having run for a month and a day and having put weight on. Guess the amount of rest on the body had something to do with it too!
Feeling happy, free and alive. Hope I can keep going now!
Had a 10K on Sunday but decided I won't be ready and have changed it for a 5K Race for the Cure in Barcelona. I'll be in a race and it will be doable!
I did notice a new "batch" of blisters "sprouting" on the same foot, further down and smaller but still there, itchy like crazy. So far it's all under control and hope it stays that way!
So, I'm back at it... my Garmin had no battery, I did not find my other GPS and my MP3 run out of battery (although it was almost at the end of the run). Still, I went out... nothing could stop me!
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Trying to take control
Ok, so after a very busy week with meetings and lots to do I want to try yet once again to control my life, basically, control my eating.
My foot's better. Not 100% but definitely better. I am hoping to start doing something on Saturday (have a dinner tomorrow night and can't fit it in). I have signed up for a hal on Feb. 6th. Don't know if I'll be able to do it since Paula might be competing the same day at the same time, but there are lots more going on around those days. I still hope I can do it, we'll have to wait to see when her competition is. Wouldn't miss it for the world :D
So, the plan is (and I hope I can sort of stick to it) to start running again and controling my food intake to gradually lose weight and feel better. Will need as much help as I can get, after all I do have an eating disorder... won't be easy but it's worth the try, that half's waiting for me!
Can I do it? Yes I can!
My foot's better. Not 100% but definitely better. I am hoping to start doing something on Saturday (have a dinner tomorrow night and can't fit it in). I have signed up for a hal on Feb. 6th. Don't know if I'll be able to do it since Paula might be competing the same day at the same time, but there are lots more going on around those days. I still hope I can do it, we'll have to wait to see when her competition is. Wouldn't miss it for the world :D
So, the plan is (and I hope I can sort of stick to it) to start running again and controling my food intake to gradually lose weight and feel better. Will need as much help as I can get, after all I do have an eating disorder... won't be easy but it's worth the try, that half's waiting for me!
Can I do it? Yes I can!
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