Texas Heat

Just finished a quick run after work :-)
3.25miles, 10min/mile pace, pushing the stroller up and down the hills around here. 100F and 35% humidity! I'll take it! Also, got ahold of Les Smith from the Portland Marathon. They're going to put an article in their upcoming August newsletter about Krissy and I running the 13.1 for charity. So awesome, I can't wait!

Epic morning

Wow! Almost decided not to get up and run this morning, but I needed a longer run. Yesterday, I only managed a 2 mile walk/run with my 10-yr-old son because his knee was bothering him.

So, I dragged myself out of bed anyway and hit the road.

7.5 miles with the stroller this morning! The temperature was a lovely 78F, but the 94% humidity was a bit rough. This was my longest run yet, and the longest run with the stroller by over 2 miles.

I can't wait to run in the nice cool Portland weather without the wonderful hills of south Texas.

 

Okay, so after a long week and not nearly enough working out, I'm ready to buckle back down on my running. Between work, football practice, and trying to set up the new aquarium, I just don't know where the days went. 30 mile bike ride on Tuesday....then nothing :(
Hoping for a short run after church tomorrow, then I work tomorrow night. The upside??? I have Monday and Tuesday off....soooo long run (with the stroller) and long ride here I come.
Here's hoping for a more workout focused week!

Wow...well apparently this writing a blog is going to be more difficult than I originally anticipated. I just can't seem to remember to log on and write an update...lol
So, here we go. It has been very busy around the Wheat household with football season starting and getting the homeschool year going again. Despite this, I've managed to maintain at least some of my training/running time.
The San Antonio, TX heat and humidity (especially in the morning) has been wreaking havoc...but we stride on and persevere.

Some training updates: I'm up to 6 mile long-run days the last couple of weeks, with a few 3-4 mile runs sprinkled in each week when time allows (usually quickly after work and before football practice).
This week, 7 mile run most likely tomorrow morning (my day off). I'm also managing to get some cross-training cardio in on my work days. About once a week or so I'm riding my bicycle to work - a 30 mile round trip :-) I rode this morning in fact!
I've also been practicing running with a stroller part of the time...although it is definitely different running with it empty.
Assuming I don't actually injure myself, I should be good to go for the run with Krissy in October. I can't wait! I chatted with Terre not long ago, and she was going to have Krissy's brothers run with her occasionally too to help her become more used to the stroller idea.
I'm really looking forward to completing the Portland Half Marathon with Krissy. This will be a new accomplishment for me physically...but also much more. This will be an opportunity to raise awareness for SOFT and for A Butterfly's Touch.
As it turns out, the weekend after the run is A Butterfly's Touch's Walk to Remember and fundraising auction. (probably more of a stumble to remember for me...lol).
I hope to see many of you there at the Walk to Remember.
If you can, please help our fundraising cause for this run by visiting:
http://www.crowdrise.com/runningwithkrissy/
Anything you can do will help!

More to come (hopefully soon)

This is the beginning of a new blog to follow the progress of training, fundraising, and preparation for an upcoming fundraiser I've entitled "Running with Krissy".
As pretty much any one reading this blog already knows, I will be running (and hopefully completing!) the Portland, OR half-marathon (13.1 miles) in October. Not a big deal to most...it's just a half-marathon.
But, being me, that just wouldn't do. So, I decided to make a fundraiser out of this event. After contacting the leadership for the Portland Marathon, I've been able to compete as an "unofficial charity" and collect donations (as well as the nonprofit portion of my entry fee) to split between A Butterfly's Touch and SOFT.
What makes this different than any other half-marathon? I'm glad you asked :-)
I'm actually going to run the half-marathon with Krissy - a 13-year-old girl who has full Trisomy 18. Many of you know that Trisomy 18 is what affected Abigail Renee Wheat (our first daughter who was stillborn). Amazingly, Krissy has made it to age 13! She is such a sweet, happy girl, and I will be blessed to run pushing her for 13.1 miles.
Ok, there you have it. Blog entry #1 from Texas. I plan to update this blog as things progress for about the next 10 weeks until the run.
If you would like any more info about the charities that I'm fundraising for, please click the links below:
http://www.abutterflystouch.org
http://trisomy.org/

If you would be willing to help out with a donation, please click here:
http://www.crowdrise.com/runningwithkrissy/

Thank you so much for your support!