Trumpet swans with silver notes
Moving through the zephyr's coat
Flies the glowing honeybee
Launching dandelion's glee
Gone the winter's grey and steel
Breaks the ground, comes grass and leal
Roses peeking through the brae
Reaching for sunshine's day
Through the clearing come they all
Frolic to the forest's hall
Dashing piper's gossamer wings
Carried to the new year's feast
Nighthawk sings through doe and faun
Red fox trots 'round golden pond
Purple sage decks laurel's queen
Dancing through the woods of green.
HAIL! Spring and season's time
Whirling through the days come nigh
Hasten not our side to leave
'Til comes to all Midsummer's Eve!
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
River Bank Run = Step 1
So... I've done it. What, exactly, is "it" though?
I signed up to run a 5K - the River Bank Run, to be more exact. It's on May 8. In preparation for this illustrious venture, I am working through the "Couch to 5K" training program. Me and my buddy Christy are tackling this together... and neither of us have ever run a 5K before. I'm supposed to start week 5 of the program this week, hopefully I'll kick this sinus infection/cough/virus business quickly.
Now, I've never been a serious runner. EVER. However, as I'm working through this training program (this will be my 2nd time completing it) I'm realizing that I don't actually hate running. I might actually be enjoying the pushing for new goals. It probably didn't help that the first time I completed the training program, it was on a treadmill... in a closed garage (hint, no A/C)... in Miami, Florida... in the dead of summer. I probably sweated more during those nine weeks than I've done the rest of my life combined. Needless to say, running outside in March has still been heat-inducing but MUCH more bearable and much more lovely on the scenery side as well.
All that being said, I'll let you in on a secret... I'm actually planning to train and complete GR's half marathon on October 17. Yes - Elizabeth, who has never run further than 3 miles in her life is deciding she will try and tackle 13.1 miles in about 7 months. An old friend asked Sarah Grace and I about running with her and her parents and possibly a few more friends... so hey, it's a good goal to have with some good friends and maybe I'll turn into a life-long runner (maybe...).
In the meantime, I'm thinking my regular skuzzy sneakers are no longer going to cut it for the whole running any kind of distances anymore. I need to go and buy running shoes. This is slightly terrifying to me... :) Possibly because I KNOW that I don't know what I'm doing. I'm thinking I'll find a friend that's bought them before and bribe them to come along. Haha...
So there you are. A new goal, one running step after another. Now, bring on the River Bank Run!
In other news, I saw this today and it REALLY made me want to play my ukelele well, instead of just dink around... Sara Watkins is one of my musical heroes!
I signed up to run a 5K - the River Bank Run, to be more exact. It's on May 8. In preparation for this illustrious venture, I am working through the "Couch to 5K" training program. Me and my buddy Christy are tackling this together... and neither of us have ever run a 5K before. I'm supposed to start week 5 of the program this week, hopefully I'll kick this sinus infection/cough/virus business quickly.
Now, I've never been a serious runner. EVER. However, as I'm working through this training program (this will be my 2nd time completing it) I'm realizing that I don't actually hate running. I might actually be enjoying the pushing for new goals. It probably didn't help that the first time I completed the training program, it was on a treadmill... in a closed garage (hint, no A/C)... in Miami, Florida... in the dead of summer. I probably sweated more during those nine weeks than I've done the rest of my life combined. Needless to say, running outside in March has still been heat-inducing but MUCH more bearable and much more lovely on the scenery side as well.
All that being said, I'll let you in on a secret... I'm actually planning to train and complete GR's half marathon on October 17. Yes - Elizabeth, who has never run further than 3 miles in her life is deciding she will try and tackle 13.1 miles in about 7 months. An old friend asked Sarah Grace and I about running with her and her parents and possibly a few more friends... so hey, it's a good goal to have with some good friends and maybe I'll turn into a life-long runner (maybe...).
In the meantime, I'm thinking my regular skuzzy sneakers are no longer going to cut it for the whole running any kind of distances anymore. I need to go and buy running shoes. This is slightly terrifying to me... :) Possibly because I KNOW that I don't know what I'm doing. I'm thinking I'll find a friend that's bought them before and bribe them to come along. Haha...
So there you are. A new goal, one running step after another. Now, bring on the River Bank Run!
In other news, I saw this today and it REALLY made me want to play my ukelele well, instead of just dink around... Sara Watkins is one of my musical heroes!
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