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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!

Just Run!

Recent Weekend Run at South Mountain

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!*****

Summer State of Mind

David Homyk's Summer State of Mind

Along San Juan Road at South Mountain

Along San Juan Road at South Mountain

This past week and weekend were incredible. I enjoyed special moments with many old and new friends. Played tennis and ran with incredible people/friends that push me to be a better athlete. I decided not to run the Whiskey Row Half Marathon this year. I plan to concentrate on 57th Annual Fontana Days Run (Half Marathon). I really want to PR at this race.

One of the hardest courses for me to run is along San Juan Road at South Mountain. First two miles is an incline and my legs just feel worn out by Mile 3. Once I find my groove, I'm okay. This only means one thing: Gotta improve and do more Hill Training. Ugh. I look forward to becoming frirends with this course. The view along South Mountain is definitely one of Mother Nature's best.  Yesterday I ran this course and made the mistake of leaving my Sony MP3 player at home. ACK! I planned to run 8 miles but I'm happy with 7.5 miles. I plan to run this route at least once a week. 

I can hear the Neighbor Mockingbird proudly singing his song. House is quiet. Music is playing low. My Soul & Spirit are singing just as loud as the Mockingbird. Ready to make this week a great one.

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

Stop & Listen!

Along Neighborhood Canal

Early Friday Morning Run: Distance - 5.16 Miles / Pace: 10'52"

Love when my body and legs feel good from the get go. Did my best to keep the pace and just go along with the flow. I snapped this pic along the Canal in our neighborhood. There were a few runners along the Canal as well - good to know that I'm not the only one getting up at 5am for a run.

Have a full weekend of fun planned. Thanks for allowing me to share with you. Enjoy the weekend!

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

Sabino Canyon Sunset Run

Last night was a great evening. I ran The Sabino Canyon Sunset Run down in Tucson. This is a 7.4 mile evening run. First half is running up a mountain and second half is coming down. I beat last year's time by 3 minutes and 12 seconds. I know I need to improve on endurance and hill work. This year I talked Bere into running this race with me. My Chica did awesome. Afterwards, we stopped at In-N-Out Burger - my first time. I'm no longer an In-N-Out Burger virgin! I'm ready to enjoy the rest of Orthodox Easter Sunday.

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

There goes 1655!

Hollywood Half Marathon / April 7th, 2012

Truly felt blessed sharing Orthodox Good Friday during The Procession with The Epitaphios at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. After Mass, I attended Happy Hour with a few friends and enjoyed great conversations. I left such great company early because I had to return home and do a bit of house cleaning. I'm the Hazel of this house!

I haven't ran all that much this week. My legs have slowly come around and seem to be ready for tomorrow's Sabino Canyon Sunset Run. This was a rough run for me last year. My goal is to have fun and cross the finish line with a better time.

House and bird cages are clean. Tortilla Soup is ready to be placed into containers and stored in the freezer. I am ready to celebrate Orthodox Easter.

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

2012 Hollywood Half Marathon

This will be a quick update. I so wanted to set a PR for this race. I was on track to do just that until I hit the 2 mile uphill incline at Mile 11. I crashed and burned. I was so disappointed in myself. I will have to make friends with hills and just improve my endurance. My official time was 2:30:35.4. For the most part, I executed this race just as I hoped through the first 11 miles. Like Life and everything else, my running continues to be a 'work in progress'.

A huge Congratulations to the organizers of the Inaugural Hollywood Half Marathon, their staff, the Sponsors, the volunteers, and all those that came out to make this event so special. I loved this course - even the 2 mile hill at the end. I look forward to running this race next year. I will so be ready for that mega hill next time.

It was such a joy to meet up with friends in LA/Hollywood. I never thought that I would be running half marathon after half marathon. I began to be satitsfied with just crossing the Finish Line -- Now I want to improve my times. I'm ready to do just that!

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

Current Music: Edens Edge's Amen

Current Mood: Content