See Diva Run

The days are flying by so fast I can hardly remember what might have happened since I dropped out of the “blogiverse”. The biggest news is the birth of our second grandson, Dominic. Jasmine is doing very well, despite the fact that the years are conspiring against her. We take lots of short walks and enjoy our time together. Recently she has decided that she does not wish to be carried down the stairs, which means that she also doesn’t get to walk up them. The result is a very unhappy and loud princess complaining from the lowest level of the house, and a Running Diva who spends 95% of her time downstairs to keep her happy and quiet.

The stress of work and confinement finally got to me a couple of weeks ago. I have been running slowly and for very short distances 2 or 3 times/week. I’ve had plans for the Iron Girl 5K since the beginning of th year, but recently my daughter-in-law Krista (does that make her Diva-In-Law?) decided to participate. This will be her first 5K. My niece and 2 great nieces will be joining us, and it will be their first 5K, too. My newphew’s wife is also joining the fun, as is my friend Gladys. It is going to be a great event. Tory, from Journey to Fitness has started an Iron Girl training group. Krista and I signed up, and have attended 2 sessions. We are having a lot of fun. It is extra exciting for me because this is the first time the two of us have done something together, that didn’t include the guys.

I’m also meeting up with my friend Gladys once/week. She has taken up race walking, and is pretty fast. We meet at a local track, and I jog while she zips around. I am not cross training. The Wii-Fit and the rowing machine have been put away so I can open the futon (did I mention that I’m also sleeping down here?). I’m trying to keep up with stretching, as I think it has a positive effect on my heel and ankle problems. Things don’t hurt as badly as they did a few months ago, unless I put in too much time on my feet. Long walks can be very painful, but short runs (3 miles or less) aren’t too bad.

If anyone is still reading this blog, I wish you well, and hope that some day I will have a little more time to spend visiting with you via blogs, message boards, etc.

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