9 Mile Training Run

Wow, what a day today started out to be. Here is the background. I worked Wednesday night, came home Thursday morning and was able to sleep from about 830-1030. Thursday night I went back to work and came home on Friday morning and was able to sleep from 1030-1145 or so. So that is 3.5 hours of sleep I was running on and trying to get through Friday. Friday afternoon was great. Mike's sister Chrissy was in town for a visit and Cora adored her. We had a great lunch together and spent part of the afternoon visiting. Later in the afternoon I went for an excellent hike in the foothills with a friend and her baby girl. This all was making eating out for dinner more and more appealing. Mike and I met up with a couple of friends for a nice dinner outside, enjoying the fall weather. After dinner and a quick stop at Costco we all came home to relax. Around 930 I was pooped and Cora and I headed for bed. Cora decided that it would be fun to wake me up every hour almost on the hour screaming. I tried everything. She wasn't hungry and her diaper was fine. I felt so badly for Mike who had to get up and go to work today, but then again I know he is probably napping in the recliner or watching TV as I type.

Needless to say I was VERY tired this morning and really didn't feel like running for 9 miles. I looked outside and I didn't see the rain that was in the forecast so I decided to get everyone ready for our run. Everyone was ready, the dogs were pumped, and then I opened the back door only to hear the rain pounding against the patio cover. So now, I had to try and calm two VERY excited dogs and get a tired baby to sleep (she usually naps on these runs). Well, I got Cora to sleep for a whole 30 minutes and then tried the whole thing again. Here she is all bundled up in Cougie (our Chariot, I name everything).

Cora all tucked in for the run

My running entourage

The run started out beautifully. Nice crisp fall weather and beautiful trees to view along the way. About mile 4 it started to rain. Thankfully I had a lightweight jacket in the back of Cougie and Cougie has a cover to keep Cora dry. So we kept trotting along. It rained on and off for the rest of the run. About mile 7.5 Cassius started to limp. I was thinking oh great, now I am going to have to carry a 60+ pound dog for a mile and a half while trying to push a jogging stroller. Actually, I didn't want to have to walk the 1.5 miles home in the rain. I examined his foot and he had a split in one of his pads. Poor guy, but I discovered that if we ran on the sidewalk where it was smooth he could run just fine. Apparently, the asphalt/chip seal stuff bothered his foot.

We made it home and things have been a bit better since. I was able to clean the bathroom and get a shower which is always a bonus when you are home with a baby. Cora took another 30 minute nap, and now I am hoping to run some errands. Hopefully things go ok.
The adventures of being a mom......