Imagination Rocks!

Searching for a new game to play inside in order to escape the heat of the day, Holt and Ridge devised this way to play marbles. I thought it was quite clever! They really get a lot of use out of their pieces of play silk.

Fundraising Update

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http://pages.teamintraining.org/stx/rnrsa08/mfelker

Training Photo

Here's the lastest training photo from our six-mile run last Saturday. I'm going to have to practice posing better whenever I see the photographer. I promise I'm having way more fun than it looks! This Saturday will be 8 miles. I'm actually looking forward to it. We've been running at the Mission Park, which is a beautiful place to run. When the sun starts to rise over the mission, it looks just like a post card.

On a non-training note, we took the boys to Schlitterbahn today (a waterpark in nearby New Braunfels, for those out-of-town readers). It was the first time in over three years since we've been. Needless to say, the LOVED it. We even braved a few of the rides. Holt was okay with it so long as I kept ahold of his kiddie tube (they have handles). After the first few drops and splashes, he got over his initial fear. From that point on, his face was plastered with a huge grin and he kept telling me that this was FUN!!!

Training Update

Here's a photo from last week's marathon training practice. We did five miles. It was the furthest anyone in my little "group" shown here had ever run. Since we are doing intervals, I have to say it was the easiest five miles I've done. The group I'm in basically runs for four minutes then walks for one. We do this 4 - 1 thing the whole way. It was actually good, because we ended up running an average of an 11-minute mile. Usually when I've run five miles, I've been slower. I'm curious to see how much faster I am this week since we'll be running on a flatter course.

Ever since the first day of practice (we practice at 6 a.m. every Saturday), I found myself running with Veronica, the girl right in front of me. She's in her early twenties and is a high school teacher. Next to me is Carla, who thought she would only run the half-marathon, but Veronica and I changed her mind. The gentleman in the photo is Tom. He's a hoot. He told us last week that he had some major health issues, so he lost 50 pounds, ditched his blood pressure medication, and exercises like crazy. In addition to running, he does a Boot Camp exercise program several times weekly. Apparently, after turning 65 this year, he decided he should run a marathon. We have a great time running together and I'm looking forward to meeting even more folks!