The one with bobcats, eagles, and scares…oh my!

Fresh off our trip to follow the hubby while he played for Team USA…We took the kiddos to see “OZ- the great and powerful” yesterday and it got me thinking about my “yellow brick road” to the marathon…. in my time down in Florida we have been incredibly busy but somehow I have been able to increase my mileage up to 18 miles… my longest run so far. We have been to Fort Myers, AZ, Miami, and back again and along the way I have had a few interesting things happen…. in Fort Myers while on my first mileage increase to 14…. running with my bestie we had a bobcat cross our path…. gotta be honest… we sped up for the next mile or so constantly looking back… that definitely does not happen in MN. Next while increasing to 16 miles while on a treadmill in AZ I learned to love the “blonde bond”… I have to admit- I am not a “shoot ’em up, crazy car chase” movie kind of gal but I do love me some Bond… I loved Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan but when they said the new bond would be blonde… I was not on board- so I boycotted the movies…. but out of curiosity and a need to kill 2 hours while I ran I gave in and watched “Skyfall”, which then lead me to watch “Casino Royale”… and I have to admit- while he may not be as suave as Pierce- he is a good bond and I am hooked again. Finally while on my most recent increase (and farthest distance ever) to 18 miles- my mom was kind enough to bike along next to me when I was not engrossed in listening to R.A. Dickeys book on my ipod… when out of no where we spot a bald eagle in a tree… a rare site in Florida. So I have to admit- the few few mileageincreases have been interesting…. I only have 2 more increases…. 20 miles… and 22 miles before the full marathon and I am excited to see what they bring. As far as how its going…. I still have all my toenails (though I do have a few new calluses) and so far it has been challenging but not gut-wrenching so I think that it is as good as it gets when training to push your body to its limits.

Distance: 7 miles- 59 mins

Song: Been listening to R.A. Dickeys book- “Where ever I wind up“- AMAZING read!

Quote: “You can do anything… but not everything”