Well, I finally did it. A back handspring. By myself!
I did it on a mat that is built into the floor at my gymnastics class; it's basically like a mattress.
I can do it on the spring floor, but since I still fear the whole breaking my neck thing, I still have a spotter until I feel there is no way I will fall on my head. That could take a while.
65 degrees.
Six o'clock in the evening.
January 7.
These were the ingredients for an exceptional 3 mile run. Okay, it got pretty dark midway through, but tonight's run was enjoyable from the moment I opened the front door. Each inhale was the smell of wet earth, melting snow and dinner on the grill. I thought I even smelled a campfire. It is a beautiful spring evening in the middle of winter.
As I finished the last half mile I swore I heard the chirping of birds, but it was just the whistling of my jacket as my arms brushed back and forth.
Never underestimate the power of taking the time to clean something and making it shine. This is the old hardware on my parents' kitchen cabinets, and with a toothbrush and some cleaner, my mom has given it new life. The drawer pull on the right is what they all looked like when she started.
Wow, have I been a slacker this year. At the end of each calendar year I add up all my running mileage and this year was 156.25 miles. This may seem not bad, but I have a record of usually averaging 400 miles per year which to "serious" runners isn't a ton, but it's enough for me. You know what that means? No new shoes for me! Running shoes last for 300-400 miles; guess I better hit the road.
On a positive note, I've made it to the gym every day since we got back home from the holidays except yesterday. I took the day off 'cause I had my weekly gymnastics class in there so figured I got an extra workout, hehe. B and plan to get there today. He hasn't missed a day!
We are downloading Podcasts to make our workouts more fun. What are your favorite audio Podcasts? I like Escape Pod (free Sci-Fi short stories) and Grammer Girl, but am looking for some new ones.
