Running Liv's Life

Workout: 3 miles easy That start line is totally for realz!!!!!  And that would explain the $15 entry fee for the Mahomet 5K.  And even though there wasn't fancy pants timing this turned out to be an amazing race!!  I went old school as well and decided to run with just an old fashioned stop watch.  I didn't want to focus on pace or mile splits.  I just wanted to run hard and not be bothered by numbers. There were just under 400 runners so I got a great start.  The course ran through town and there were people out everywhere.  For such a small race I was surprised with the amount of spectators that turned out.  There was even a drum line out on the course which was fun, and made me feel kinda cool for some reason.  Mile 1 was just a long steep slope, and although it made for a great first mile (7:16) I just kept thinking, "What goes down must go up, up, up!!"  Every hill I went up I just kept thinking about my poor hubby who had never run hills.  I knew he was

Workout: None There is so much from the summer that I never got around to blogging about - boo!!!  My plan was to blog once a week this summer but that clearly never happened.  So I decided to make one big end of the summer "life stuff" post. Orlando's 3rd birthday.  What type of mother puts her baby's birthday into the category of general "life stuff"??  Oh goodness.  It was a really boring birthday which is probably why I never blogged about it. But, he did get this awesome bike from his grandma and grandpa.  And much to our surprise he could actually ride it!! This is at the July 4th parade.  I LOVE this parade!!!  It just yells small town America.  Which means only those readers from small towns know how much awesome I'm talking about!;) Not the best picture, but this is a picture of the 8 cutest kids on the planet!!  All of the cousins got together for the day, and they had a blast!  Bowling was a lot of work for the moms.  A LOT of

Workout:  None Here are two facts about my husband - 1) He used to HATE running.  Totally hate!  2) He graduated from Indiana University.  He is one of the biggest Hoosier fans I know!  Matt started the couch to 5K running program this spring, and lucky for me he caught the running bug!!  In our search for his first 5K we came across the perfect race to be his first; the BTN Big 10K....except we ran the 5K;) Sweatshirt in July....WHAT!!! The race was in Chicago which was another plus.  Having lived in the city for 7 years we always enjoy going back to visit.  The race was held right along the shore line which made for a beautiful course! So here we are, looking so adorable and happy, just before the start!  Matt didn't really have any expectations for his run, this being his first race and all.  I on the other hand was hoping to run well.  And by run well, I was looking to run around a 7:40 pace.  That was my goal for last months race which I totally tanked.  I had