5 for 50

My 5 half-marathons in my 50th year was a great success! It is a success because I finished them all and I am not hurt. As the racing season comes to a close I find myself cranky and thinking what next??

The weather is cold, all I can think of is eating, it seems every year ends the same. My running becomes non-existent, I half heartily do some exercise videos, blah, blah, blah. So beginning tomorrow I am going to write out a plan. I joined up  Holiday Bootie Buster Challenge that should help me through the holidays and then hopefully there will be snow and I can ski and snow shoe my way through a northern Wisconsin winter!

Check out the challenge and if you do decide to join tell them I sent you!

Enough with the being such a downer, I got my 5 miles in today, though I can't seem to get a handle on my eating! I just downloaded Lose It on my IPhone and will start food journaling tomorrow. So there is alway tomorrow right, I really should not complain, I could be in the misery that is out east. Those poor people, hope it gets better for them soon!

Women's Magazine Half Marathon - Bloomington, MN

Well we all made the trip from Hayward, WI, to do this inaugural half marathon. The attraction? and all women's run for an all women's running/sking group. I have to say it was a well run tough course. The goodies included a somewhat dangerous medal of the state of Minnesota!

 

They have a nice removable charm in the center than you can put on a necklace. The technical shirt was nice. The course was very hilly and the humidity that morning has hell! 

Anyone else do the WMHM, I guess they are all over the country. 

My Review

Originally submitted at lucy

Novelty Propel Tank II

By vtimber from Hayward, WI on 8/2/2012

 

5out of 5

Sizing: Feels true to size

Pros: Lightweight, Stylish, Breathable, Comfortable, Dries Quickly

Best Uses: Running, Warm Weather

Describe Yourself: Avid Athlete

Was this a gift?: No

First experience with Lucy products, it was all good.

(legalese)

Mini-Triathlon

Well after spending the last 7 days trying to talk myself out of doing this annual fun event, I shoved my bike in the car and picked my best swimming/running clothes and got myself to the park on time. I am so glad I did what fun! Swimming is so hard when you are not used to it, just as running 2 miles is tough for a non-runner. Anyways this mini-tri consisted of a 100 yd swim, 6 mile bike and 2 mile run with 20 female participants. A beautiful 64 degree morning in the northwoods of Wisconsin.  To end a perfect morning a relaxing stop at the Moose Lips coffee shop for coffee and a warm scone with the wonderful Ski & Tea sisters.

Half Marathon

Love this photo from the Garry Bjorkland's half marathon that I completed this month. I really love that distance but feel compelled to complete a full marathon for various reasons. It seems daunting but after reading so many running blogs I know I can do it!

Fall beauty and the end of another season.

As the leaves fall and the fishing gets good, the kids have all gone home and the resort takes on a quiet, relaxed pace. Most visitors are couples or fishing groups that don't want anything more than to enjoy the quiet, wet a line and soak in the beauty of the fall colors.

This morning the trees glowed as the sun came up. I know I have seen that before but it never ceases to amaze me. As I finished up some e-mails and fooled around with a SLOW computer, I got ready for work. My boring, brain cell killing part-time job that thankfully will be over this month. I have let a lot of stuff slide at the resort and I am looking forward to getting back to it.

That is about it for today, as we say here at Virgin Timber Resort, stop and listen to the quiet...

Spring Training

At this point the winter is getting a little old up this way, I like it to get cold, stay cold and snow, snow, snow! This week was the dreaded spring thaw, the end to snowmobiling and an increase in stress at the Birkie office with just 10 days to get through until the big cross country ski race.

I signed up for a few races this week, trying to get a little motivation to run in this strange weather. I had to drive down my driveway to get to to the road to run, it was solid ice, but the road was good and I ran my regular 4 miler, it was only about 10 degrees and sunny.

The resort was quiet this weekend, we had two cabins full, some cross country skiers, and 2 ice fishermen. The fisherman I think mostly partied, did catch a few rock bass?? So the panfish were uncooperative.
Sunday is a chill day, stay in watch some of the Daytonna 500, there is a snowstorm coming so probably won't run until tomorrow.