Plano Balloon Fest Half Marathon

As part of my marathon training program I ran the Plano Balloon Fest Half Marathon this morning.  I was supposed to run 14 training miles, so racing a Half seemed like a lot more fun to me.  The race was gorgeous, the course took us through some farmland, residential areas and a beautiful park.  It was fantastic to see the balloons lifting off during the race.  Beautiful!  But it was a very challenging hilly course.  I tried to hold my pace, but eventually it was too much.  I really slowed down in the last couple of miles, so ready for it to be over.  I was disappointed with my finish time, felt I was trained to run much faster, but I wasn't thinking about the impact of the hills.  Once results were posted, I realized I finished 1st in my age group! That is a first for me on a long race!

Post race margarita!!

Marathon Training

I am officially back into marathon training.  I just finished 4 weeks of a 20 week program in preparation for the Dallas Marathon in December.  I am using the Hanson's program and it looks to be the most challenging program that I have ever used.  When will the cooler weather be here??

Jackopierce!

What a fabulous night!  Becca, Dave, Scott and I went to see Jackopierce play at the Winspear Opera House!  Such a great venue to see an old favorite band.  We had a fun dinner beforehand and then settled in to enjoy some old tunes that brought back wonderful memories.

Creme Prep

First day of Creme Prep, the Pre-K class at school.  He is super excited to be in the big kid class!