Mason turned 7 this week. I think I'm finally getting used to birthdays - a day to celebrate, reflect - not a day for dread or panic. We had a LEGO NINJAGO party last Saturday at our church and on Mason's birthday, Merritt and I took cupcakes to his class at lunchtime. Birthday dinner at Mason's choice: McDonald's (they give you toys with your food) and presents and cupcakes at home. I think he felt celebrated - Miles had a tough time of it - wanting his birthday to be first.
Mason (such a good sport) wearing the My First Birthday crown!
Trying out the new birthday bike
In other news, C25K is moving right along. I'd heard scary things about Week Five - so I approached it hesitantly. There were three different podcasts for this week - usually there's one podcast per week and you listen to it three times before moving on to the next week - so I knew something was up. Day One had me running for 8 minutes at a time and Day Two was 10 minutes a stretch, but Day Three was the kicker - 20 solid minutes of running. Up until Week Five Day Three, there has been periods of recovery - times where you walk - even for just 90 seconds - to recover before your next run begins. I love those times! But yesterday was the end of recovery - 5 minutes of warm-up walking, 20 minutes of running and 5 minutes of warm down walking. And I did it. I didn't struggle or even want to quit - I just did it and I was so proud of myself. In five short weeks I've gone from 60 second runs that almost made me vomit to a 20 minute run. I'm almost there!
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Happy birthday to Mason! And congrats on making it to 20 minutes!! There used to be a time I could do that, but now I am winded just walking to the top of the parking garage at school.
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