Catch Up Post & Almost There

I've realized I was behind on posting blogs.  And then I realized how behind I've gotten when one of my loyal readers (that would be 1 of all 3 of my readers) wondered when I'd post something again.  Aaaaah, I feel so flattered and important to have such a loyal following.  And before I build up my ego too much, here's what's happened in the past few weeks.

Last time I wrote, I was deciding to go gluten-free and sugar free in an attempt to slim down a bit.  And I'm still going strong.  Yep, I've taken my kids out for ice cream, made them s'mores camping last week, bought them candy at the movie theater, and eaten out at a really elegant restaurant (including watching my husband eat his amazing dessert)- all without sugar and bread.  Admittedly, I've had a few more diet cokes than I normally would considering I gave up soda a couple years ago.  But I gotta have something, right?  And did I slim down the first week?  Nope- not a bit.  Because someone can eat the best quality foods and if it's still more calories in than out, not much will improve.

So I'm still working on it....but since I don't need to ramble about the saga of my waistline, let's get back to the race.

Two days til the first race.  Last week I called Brett in a panic b/c I was sure I wasn't ready and 10 days before the race I was already incredibly nervous.  Also- through this blog and conversations w/ friends, I've made my goals rather public.  And who wants to fail and have everyone know about it?  Not me.  Fortunately, Brett doesn't beat around the bush and gave me the pep talk I needed.  And now two days to go and I'm pretty relaxed.  The butterflies are there, but it's a quiet flutter.

We planned on camping two nights at the state park where the race is in order to avoid a crazy-early drive w/ two young kids.  After camping last week and realizing I felt like s--t Sunday morning, I realized that wasn't the smartest choice.  So now we're camping one night w/ an air mattress.....luxury camping w/ an air mattress.  Especially since I don't even take a pillow when I camp.

So I'm feeling pretty good about the race.  I will be fast- how fast, I have no idea.  But regardless of how I do, I will learn a great deal about how to do it better the next time.

The next time?  Yeah, that's only three weeks away, the course is longer and harder, and Brett and Tam will be there for it.  Even better, Tam's in the same race.  Nothing like a challenge- right?  Right.