Pretty Muddy Dallas Review

 A few weeks ago, my friends and I participated in Pretty Muddy 5k.  It was my first mud run, and Grania's first 5k.  Pretty Muddy had everything prepared.  Registration was quick and easy.  They even had a bag check to hold on to your stuff.  Not only did we a Pretty Muddy tshirt, we got a free Old Navy shirt, bag, and flip flops.  You should check to see if there is a Pretty Muddy event coming to a city near you, because you don't want to miss it!   http://prettymuddywomensrun.com/

Alexa, Grania, and I pre-race.

Running up a huge hill toward the end.

Having a ball!

I lost my hat and had to go back for it.

We walked a little, okay, a lot.

Jumping hay bales.

The end is in sight!

One of my favorite pictures.

The truly muddy part.

Grania got a little stuck.

We are finished!

Admiring our mudwork!

Run like the Wind

In preparation for my Pretty Muddy Run on June 1st, hubs and I have signed up for a few races between now and then. This was his first 5k, and he did awesome.  In fact, we both had our personal bests.  I guess part of my wanted to impress my hubby.  I am so glad we did this together.  We need to get back out to running though because we are scheduled to do the DATCU Dash in two weeks.  Eek!  

Sometimes toward the end of the race when I really want to quit, I try to find someone going the same pace and tag along.  Sometimes I will even tell them that I need there help to pace me, so I can finish.  

I only walked once this time.  It was so close to the end, I should have just finished.  That is my goal for the next race--no walking.

Finishing faster is always my motivation to run faster.  

Day after I got bangs, trying to figure out what to do with them.  

If you are a beginner runner, like me, just get out there and go after it.  My legs look ridiculous when I run.  No one is looking.  I think my greatest fear is always finishing last, but if that is improvement, then who cares.  You are going a lot faster than the person on the couch!  

One down...

I survived the first round of testing.  It is difficult for someone who is not a teacher to understand how mentally taxing it is to do absolutely nothing while students try (or don't try) to remember everything I have taught them.  I have some really great (sarcasm) stories about what some students chose to do during the test.  I am not really allowed to share...maybe in a few years.

Today my husband and I went for our first run in 6 weeks.  The anticipation was more brutal than the actual run.  I have been really working on lengthening my stride.  My husband noticed improvement today, but he said I was still doing my kick out to the side with my legs.  I don't notice while I am doing it, so it is super hard to fix.  Do you run weird?  We should be friends.  You should also join me in running my first mud run in Dallas on June 1st.  I have always struggled with running consistently.  I quit things in my personal life constantly which is super annoying.  Usually I sign up for a race, train, and then quit running afterwards.  To not fall in this trap, I have signed up for a race every month until this race.  After I run a race, I will sign up for another one.  That way I can't quit, right?!?!?

Even though the writing test is over this year, I still cringe inside when I hear grammar rules being broken.  For me, it is more annoying to hear bad grammar over reading it.  But I am sure there is someone out there who just cringed over the way I put together that last sentence.  

We talked about homophones last week.  Today I want to talk about double negatives.  Don't run off just yet!!  This is a super easy fix!

When you have two negative words (No, not, never, none, nothing, no-one, nobody, nowhere, neither, don’t, can’t, cannot, won’t,  wouldn’t, shouldn’t, couldn’t, isn’t, wasn’t) in a sentence, they cancel each other out and make a positive.  

These are just a sample of things that are not appropriate to say:

I didn't do nothing.

I don't have to listen to nobody.

There wasn't nowhere to go.

We can't just do nothing.  

Seriously, check yourself!  If this is still confusing or if you love grammar as much as I do, check out the Superheroes of Grammar.  My friend already bought me their book.  Nerd alert!  

Full Speed Ahead!

I am sitting by my open window in the living room, and the breeze from outside feels A-mazing!  I am so excited that fall has come.  I have even hung my fall decorations on the door.  Holiday decorations are one little thing in life that give me great joy. Especially since I buy them on sale!

I have been training preparing not to die in a 5k called the Jack-O-Latern Jog for a few weeks now.  I have just been running at the gym on the treadmill.  First, I was running 4 minutes, walking 1 minute.  But the other day, I tried to run a minute, walk 30 seconds and so on.  I went so much faster and so much longer.  Hopefully, it is all just building up my endurance, so I can do my best in the race.  I think that is important to remember and not compare myself to others.  Their journey is not the same as mine, and I shouldn't expect the same results.