Jun 1, 2013

Hello June and what I am looking forward to this month..

May came and went so quickly! I think I kind of lost track of May since I had my big race at the end of the month and was really focused. I love the summer months because my son will be on summer vacation in a couple of weeks and we may take some fun trips but June is not a good month for running. That is the part that I do not like. The summer heat is brutal here in California and makes training and running races a pain in the butt!
May was a low mileage month for me since I was tapering for my marathon and for the last week of the month I did not run to allow my body to rest and recover. I know that recovery is an important part of the whole running a marathon process and I don't want to risk an injury either. 

So what else am I looking forward to in June? 

1. I am looking forward to my graduation ceremony on June 16th. Getting my Master's degree is quite an accomplishment for me since I never ever thought I would even go back to school let alone do it while working a full-time job. The graduation ceremony falls on Father's Day this year so I am also looking forward to seeing my Dad and spending the day with him.
2. My niece will be visiting from South Carolina and will be arriving in California on June 11th. We have some fun stuff planned for her. We really want to take her to Disneyland since she has not been to Cars Land yet. By the way, Disneyland is raising their prices again tomorrow!
3. I am also looking forward to getting back to running and maybe picking things up a little bit. As I have unexpectedly gotten closer to that BQ, it makes me want to work for it that much harder. I am also itching to run another marathon but I am not sure when or where. I want to keep my body and mind familiar with the distance and I might just run another as a training run. I have never done that before but I am glad that I am feeling more gutsy when it comes to 26.2 miles! Prior to this last one, I was scared to death to take it on again.


Tell me about your month of May? Any big plans for June?

6 comments:

  1. Wow, graduation, that's awesome. Such an achievement worthy of huge celebrations! I hope you do something wonderful! Sounds like June will be a great month xx

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    1. Thank you Rachel. I am hoping to keep my training up so that I can attempt one more marathon this year. Have a great month of June!

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  2. You had a most magnificent May (man, I like alliteration!).

    My June starts off with a weekend in California - meeting you, Disneyland, and a wedding! WOO! Other than that, it's far from exciting, bt I'm looking forward to another super mellow month. Hooray summer!

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    1. We have Disneyland annual passes and we hardly use them. I work about 10 minutes away from Disneyland so sometimes we have lunch at Downtown Disney. There are lots of new attractions so have a good time!

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  3. What a great accomplishment on your master's degree. Way to go!

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    1. Thank you Christy! I am done with school! No more for me..

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