Xavierism

My Friday Night Date

My Friday night date...My Little Man, Kylie!

Saturday's Pic On The Run!

Downtown Phoenix

I am proud to share that I ran 12.02 miles @ 11'13" pace. I kept my run and pace easy and didn't want to push it. My body and legs feel happy! I believe I'll be ready for my next half marathon race on June 2nd. Bring it on! Ready to relax and Enjoy Saturday!

*****CHEERS!*****

Current Music: The Script's If You Ever Come Back

Current Mood: Coffee Happy!

Downtown Phoenix Run

Along 1st Avenue of Downtown Phoenix at 5:30am

***Random Play

*John Mayer: Continuum

*Rosie Gaines: Closer Than Close

*Nadine Zahr: Underneath The Everyday

*Sade: Soldier of Love

*Jennifer Knapp: Lay It Down

*Edwin McCain: Scream & Whisper

It's so good to finally be home. It's been a long day. I woke up earlier than expected so I enjoyed a great session of meditation & coffee at 4am. I was ready to head out for my run at 4:45am.

My running has improved but I believe my left heel is getting worse. I am doing everything I am supposed to do and still having problems. I even changed shoes. The left foot feels good in new shoe but the right ankle aches a bit while I run. Frustrating because I've really kicked up a notch and I'm having issues. I spoke to a friend that I trust so I hope to have answers and suggestions soon.

When I first started running, I would drive over to a location to begin my walk. I would drive a quarter mile up the road so I could start my run along the canal. Now I just run past that corner of the canal often. I'm only about 4 miles from Downtown Phoenix and have never ran down the early morning streets of the local Metropolis. That all changed this morning. I decided to just run down and enjoy a great run. To avoid crossing a major intersection of IH-10, I decided to cross at 5th Avenue by the Tunnel. I had my music on low and I could hear the joyful sounds from the birds and the busy traffic from the freeway. I was actually running through downtown. I ran past the downtown YMCA. I could see those on the treadmills and steppers and reminded myself that I used those same machines just two years ago.

I am getting bolder and more comfortable with my running. Running has given me confidence. Confidence that has helped in all aspects of my Life. I'm am thankful I took up running again after 14 years.

*****CHEERS!****

Current Music: Nadine Zahr's Wait

Current Mood: Chill Chill!

Kylie & Ella: A True Love Story

Our Babies Kylie (a Male Umbrella Cockatoo) & Baby Ella Sharing a Tender Moment. Kylie Moves in for Some Love...

Just Run!

Recent Weekend Run at South Mountain

National Day of Prayer

I am proud to be a Catholic.

Nike+ Running Beta

This morning's results. *Yes, I do have small & dainty wrists!

I'm thrilled that I, along with 1,000 of other Nike+ runners & users were chosen to be part of the Nike+ Beta Team. We've been asked to run at least three times a week so that we use the new site and get a chance to use all the bells and whistles. There are a few changes and various adds. Overall, I love the new site. I'm certain that once Nike+ rolls out the new site, all the users will be very satisfied with the upgrades. Keep on Running!

*****CHEERS!*****

Snapshot from Saturday's Run @ South Mountain

Snapshot from Dobbins Lookout at South Mountain taken at 5:15am

Bon dia! It's early Monday morning and I'm up and alert. I meant to take a cat nap yesterday afternoon and it turned into a 9 hour delicious and glorious sleep. It's exactly what I needed.

I wanted to post a few pics from Saturday's morning run at South Mountain. Melissa and I decided to run down and along the mountain. We're training for The Fontana Days Run (Half Marathon) on June 2nd and it's all downhill. So Saturday's run was all about downhill running. We did quite well. My body and legs felt good after the 6 mile run. I made shure not to start off too quickly but ease into it and gradually picked up the pace once I was comfortable. We both did very well. We'll probably be training down South Mountain during the May weekends.

This is the last day of April 2012. I remember being a young 20 something and believed that Father Time was a close friend. Now I'm not so shure. What I do know for certain is that I'll need to continue my daily double dose of moisturizer! I may be getting older - but I plan to have beautiful youthful skin! Coffee is brewing. House is quiet + the Cockatoos are still asleep = Pure Joy!

*****CHEERS!*****