– Being away from my boys during Hood to Coast. Mr. T and I went to New Orleans last November and T Junior stayed with Grandma and Pappy in Florida. The hardest part was driving away from the house, but once we got on the road, we had a lot of fun, and knew T Junior was in good hands. This time, I’ll be on my own without either of my boys. I’m sure they’ll have lots of fun man time…you know, going to Hooter’s and Fry’s Electronics, eating pizza for every meal, playing Xbox and all that guy type stuff. Still scary to be away from them, though.
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| Childless in NOLA: November 2010 |
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| Sequim Lavender Festival in June. |
– Running in the dark. My second leg of Hood to Coast will be in the dark (1:30ish a.m.). What’s getting me through this? That it’s only four miles and I’ll be done in a little more than half an hour, and the awesome “RUN” glow-in-the-dark BondiBand I’ll be sporting (review and giveaway coming next week!). Oh, and the fact that there’ll be other people running at that time, too. Right? Right?
– Meeting new people. That’s right. I’m pretty outgoing, but there’s a certain unknown about meeting new people that scares me. Will they think I’m weird? Will I say something stupid? (Okay, it’s pretty much guaranteed I’ll do that, but will they forgive me?) All the women running on the Nuun team are pretty awesome, though, so I think I’ll be okay!
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| Look at all these awesome people I’ve met through running! |
– Stepping out of the box. This weekend’s Hood to Coast relay? Waaaaaaay out of the box. Like not even close to a box. Nope. No boxes around here. Hope you’ll follow me on this journey on Twitter: @momvsmarathon and @ministryofnuun. I’ll be updating Facebook, too, if I can figure out how to update my page from my phone HERE (http://www.facebook.com/momvsmarathon).
Okay, that’s all folks. Next update won’t be till Monday or Tuesday of next week. Tomorrow, after work, I will be packing and trying not to FREAK OUT!
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I LOVE YOU! And you betcha I will be checking in via text and twittah the *entire* time. 🙂
I ran a relay two weekends ago and my middle leg was at 2am and I was a little freaked by getting attacked by a bear. But it was so nice and cool and the moon was incredible…it ended up being my fastest, and most enjoyable leg. something pretty cool about running at that time of the night, I think you'll like it! :)Have a blast…very excited about your really fun team!
going to be fun…I am having the same feelings and I think you are way more outgoing than me! Yikes!
You are going to do awesome! I can't wait to hear all about it!
I have a feeling this is going to be one of those experiences of a lifetime. Take it all in and enjoy every minute!! 🙂
You'll do great and be sooooo glad you did it! Have fun!!!
I just did the Ragnar Relay for the first time last weekend (the Great River one) and I was petrified of the idea of running in the middle of the night. My run was 9.2 miles then…and it was hilly and on little farm roads that were surrounded by fields and trees. But, it was by far my best run and I loved the sights and sounds and just the entire atmosphere of running at night! And, there was not anyone around me when i was running. Have fun!
I hope you're weird …and I hope you say something stupid! Because then I won't be the only one :PSo looking forward to meeting you 🙂
You're going to have a blast! Have fun!!! Can't wait to read the updates…
You are going to have an amazing time, put the fears behind you and GO!
Have a great time Kerrie! You will be the fine and the boys will be really glad to see you when you get home. I think all the moms in your van will be having the same strange withdrawal (and relief?!). I will finally figure out how to use Twitter so I can follow y'all. PS – The night legs of HTC were my favorite – – maybe they'll be yours too? I think it was the element of danger & feeling of running FASTER that made them so great.
Your fears are normal, but as you know…everything will be great.1- the boys will be just fine without you. Whenever I have left my kids, it seems like I miss them more than they miss me. We will all be there to relate with you.2- at first I was scared of running in the dark. But everyone says how cool it is. I watched the HTC movie and the non-runner talked about how it was the coolest experience of her life. Now I am looking forward to it.3- I have been following your blog for a while and I guarantee that you will not have any troubles with the group. I have a severe case of foot-in-mouth syndrome, so I am pretty sure I will say something stupid before you do. You can count on me to overlook anything. It takes a LOT to offend me.4- box, what box? We are going to have so much fun. Since I have been following your blog for a while I have been really looking forward to meeting you. I can't wait.
You are a little weird (in a wonderful way) and will probably say something stupid (who won't??) and EVERYONE IS GOING TO LOVE YOU FOR IT! 😀
These are valid fears. But I'm sure you will be fine and the trip will be AWESOME! You might say something weird or stupid, but who wouldn't when you're spending that much time in a van together 🙂
Running in the dark is always great. Just relax and enjoy it. Have a super time, relays are always fantastic fun.
Congratulations in advance! Your gonna rock it and I cant wait to hear your how it goes. As for leaving the kiddos…I usually feel that way also..except this past time…when my 11 month old was screaming and my 21 month old was singing (which sounded an awful lot like my 11 month old)….I was happy to leave them for the night, Lol!!
Have a GREAT time!! It will be such a fantastic adventure — I am ultra-jealous!I hope to be on a team next year :)Can't wait to hear how it all goes down… you are going to do awesome! Good luck 🙂
I was worried about night running too for my relays, but you honestly don't even notice it when you are in the middle of all the excitement of being part of this team. Plus, Hood to Coast is pretty huge so the chances you'll be running with people and passing them are pretty high. I wouldn't recommend listening to music at night though…otherwise you might not hear the Sasquatch coming out of the woods to scare you…JUST KIDDING!
I think alot of people have the same fears, and I would think many doing HTC feel the same way.You will have a great time and be so caught up in the excitement to even think about any of those fears. You will do a great job. It will be exciting to follow and hear all about it.
Freak out and have fun doing it!
Your kids will be fine. It's actually good to let go the apron strings for a while and let them learn independence (or is it we Mums that need to learn independence?)Running in the dark can be fun and you seem to go faster because there's no visual clues.All runners are awesome so you won't have any problems meeting your newest best friends. Your starting with a huge friendship advantage – you all like to run.You'll probably wonder why you agreed to do the relay for the first day but by the end you'll be wishing that it wasn't over.Have a blast!
The idea of T Junior at Hooters made me laugh so hard I almost choked on my coffee!I think you'll have a great time and everything will go well. If you say or do anything stupid, the other runners will forgive you (and your blog followers will want to read about it)!Good luck! I'll be following along on FB!
Hope you get this before you leave.I am so excited for you I can hardly contain myself. I seriously want to go sign up for a relay race now. But you are so lucky, the thought of running alongside all these other running bloggers on a relay race, it's like a dream come true. It's a once-in-a-lifetime experience and I'm so excited that you get to undertake it because you deserve it. You worked hard to get to where you are, both with your running and in the blogosphere. honestly, if they had to whittle the group down to three or four, you'd be one of the chosen few.Relay races… well, the one I participated in, we really built up a great deal of camaraderie. That was the best part, everyone sticking up for and supporting everyone else, at least in your van because that's who you see the most. You will have some crazy adventures, sleeping on the side of wherever, running at crazy hours, leap-frogging your fellow van-mates and cheering them on wildly…. it's going to be grand.Congratulations on getting here and go and enjoy yourself, Kerrie. You deserve it!!
You're going to rock it I have no doubt!