HALF!

Goose In.

Today I ran 3 miles in what will now be known as my first day of training for my half marathon on March 18. I am officially obsessed and excited. It is my "before I turn 40" goal and I have just one year left to make it happen!

Grand plans were made earlier today with Iceman to put ourselves in the lottery (with Maverick and cousin J????) for the Grandma's 1/2 marathon in Duluth, MN next summer when we trip up there. But I got myself all excited and started looking around GA and remembered the popular Publix half marathon in March.

This is exactly 11 weeks and 4 days away and I have become quite the couch potato in the past 10 months since I began working, so I wasn't sure if I had enough time to train, but I found a totally doable 12 week training schedule and since i inadvertantly just happened to run 3 miles today which is on the 2nd week training schedule, I have decided to jump in!

So, Iceman, get that ticker ready for my March 18th half marathon! While you are at it, get the ticker going for the Iron Girl Sprint Tri that Viper and I are doing May 20th.

Let's get some unfinished business out of the way first, though. Where have we all been anyway?? Well, we are all growing in girth and mushing up, I think that is for sure. Lots of excuses, top being Mav and I going back to work after 17 and 12 years at home, and Iceman-well, she just can't stop having babies! But I think we have all officially had our "come to Jesus" meetings in front of the mirror and I hope I am not the only one you will be hearing from more frequently on here from now on.

i have decided that i will forever be gaining and losing the same 10 (ok, fine, 15) lbs. There is no secret how it happened here. It is easier to chose not to work out and eat well. Working at a computer for the first part of the day and then tumbling home to a thousand activites for my 4 gems makes it a good excuse to just not find the time to make it happen. I want to find some excuse for the gain and the mush, but the only real excuse is I stopped moving and started shoving cheesy nachos and wine in my face every night! :) maybe you can relate. or not. then you are Viper. She is a freak of nature. We just won't discuss her right now. (love you Viper).

So, Iceman and Maverick, I am calling you out. What is your truth to reveal here? Bring it on. Let's resurrect Wewawo! Looking forward the health and fitness challenges we will tackle in 2012!

Goose Out
(ICEMAN--get my tickers going!)