Back into the swing of things

These last two weeks have been a crazy combination of my youngest being really sick, crazy school schedules, me being sick, our internet not working, and a RRCA certification class!  For the last two weeks, I seriously felt like I had a newborn again.  With my youngest getting up 3-4 times a night, and then me not being able to sleep because of some stupid head cold, I have just been exhausted.  But, things seem to be coming back to normal and our family is slowly getting back into the swing of things.

I feel like I have so much to talk about, but the thing I'm the most excited about is the class I went to this weekend.  I decided to get my RRCA certification and they had a class in Denver-yay!  My husband got to spend 2 whole days with the boys by himself, which was quite a change for my boys.  I think it was good for them to have some "daddy" time, and I also think it was good for my husband to get some "son" time too without me around.

I really enjoyed the class, not only for the information that I learned, but for the contacts I made with other local runners.  It was nice to be in a class where everyone there was an athlete.  During the breaks we would share stories and get advice from each other.  It was great!

I also feel like I learned a lot about training and training plans.  Yes, some of it was basic and pretty self-explanatory, but there was some information that made me have some "ah-ha" moments.  When I was deciding which marathon training plan to follow, I looked at all of my options online and then picked the one that I thought would best fit into my life and schedule.  I didn't really research the plan to figure out why I was running certain things or doing runs at certain paces.  I know there are a lot of different philosophies on running, but what I learned from this class really made sense to me.

I still have to take a test and complete my CPR/First Aid class, but I am excited to become officially certified so I can use what I learned to help others become better runners.  My first victim client is going to be my husband.  We both signed up for the P.F. Chang's Rock-n-Roll marathon in January (it will be his first!) and I am designing a training plan for him.  I'm really excited about it, but I'm not sure how my husband really feels about it...ha ha!  I'll also be creating a training plan for myself, so it should be fun.

On a side note, it is AMAZING how many blog posts I have missed!  I am trying to get caught up, but some I'm just going to have to let go.  :(

I hope you are all having a good week!  I CANNOT believe that today is the last day of summer!  Where did the time go?