Spring into Training

Now that it is officially Spring. I figure I should get in gear and start training. My last two races I barely, if at all, trained. I decided the Disneyland Half Marathon this September was going to be different. I set a training program up. I am going to work up towards the 13.1 miles in smaller manageable steps. In May I am going to run a 5k, in July I am going to run a 10K and in September, I am going to run the half marathon.

I just got new shoes. The shoes I ran the Tinkerbell in were to big. They were not my size and they were quite heavy. So I got new ones. They are New Balance Minimus Road shoes. I love them. They are light, yet give me the support I need. My shins don’t kill me from having to pick them up time and time again too. I added some bling I got from BeecauseCharms.com at the Tinkerbell Expo. I got the crown for the princess in me, and the 13.1 as my inspiration.

I also found at the Tinkerbell Half Marathon that I loved compression socks. It was the first time I had run in them, and my feet loved me. Unlike my first half, which I took me 45 minutes to walk back to my hotel from the finish line. I actually was able to go walk around the park and get pictures with Mickey Mouse and Tinkerbell when I finished the Tinkerbell Half Marathon. I think it was the socks. Today I got new compression socks. And they ROCK! They are black and white diamond pattern. I am thinking of putting together a Marie costume to run in, not quite sure yet. There is plenty of time to come up with something amazing. For now, I get to just rock the socks.

Surprises

I am running in the Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend again this year. This year will be special though, because I am taking the boys. I have run twice now at Disneyland. Each time was an amazing experience. Only something felt like it was missing. I figure it was my family. I had no one there to cheer me on, or hug at the finish line.

So I decided next time I would have my kids there. And because of my determination, they will be. The only catch, they don’t know it yet. I have decided to surprise them. It’s a big deal because my littlest man loves Mickey Mouse with a capital L. Last time we were there as a family was four years ago. He was not even two yet. It was a very different time in our lives.

The catch with the surprise is that they will not know where we are going until we are on our way to the airport where we are going. I am so excited about this. The hard part is going to be keeping it a secret until the 27th of August. Especially as we get closer and finalization of plans come through.

While we are there my son Jami will be turning 11. So I have to plan something supercalifragilisticespialidocious for him. So far I am thinking dinner in the park, but i want to do something for the day too. I wish they had something like the Bibbity Bobbity Boutique for boys to make him a knight, prince or pirate. I will figure it out I am sure. I have plenty of time.

I look forward to the planning process. Only 170 days to go!