Ultra Life: Running and Family

When you have seven kids and a husband that works seven days a week, finding time to train is nearly impossible.  Before I went back to work, I was trying to get back on a schedule of treadmill in the morning.  Sammy did not always cooperate with this one, since he wakes when I do and of course wants to nurse.  By the time I was finished with him and he was asleep, the whole clan was up and ready for breakfast.  Sometimes, I could run out two miles while they got dressed.  Another one or two while breakfast baked.  Then, naptime some more miles could get pounded out if Sammy slept too.  I've seen a lot of the treadmill these last few weeks. A couple weeks ago, I started working again.  Finally, I was back into 4am wake up, nurse Sammy, and running by 5-6am before work.  At work, I take an hour lunch so I can go nurse baby at daycare.  Since it is only a mile there, I run it.  No matter how long the morning run was, I can get two m...

Better late then never. June 3, my Mom and I got up, took care of the kids (and ourselves) in preparation for the days fun in the Teanaway Community Forest.  We waited for my husband to get off from working grave.  He was exhausted, but planned to meet me at the finish with Sammy, the baby so I could nurse him.  Once things were settled and Mom and I had everything, we headed for the Start. It's so nice to go to a race that's a mere 30 minutes or less from my house!  That's practically my backyard!  We watched the full marathon runners start.  I was, to say the least, somewhat jealous.  We loitered.  Then it was time to go!  The turn out for the half was much larger then the full.  The 5k and 10k starts would begin in another hour.  After Sun Mountain, where I am pretty sure I started towards the front and was passed nonstop the first leg of the race, I began this one in the back.  With Mom.  We ran together a short wh...