Back on the blog....finally!

Hi everyone,

As I was made rather painfully aware last weekend, there are actual people actually reading this who would like an actual update!

So here it is: training for the March half marathon (the Shamrock'n, in West Sac) is well under way. I, however, am planning on doing the 5K instead. What??? Why?!? After two half marathons and a triathlon last year? A wimpy 5K???

Well, it's all for a good reason. I am expecting a baby boy in June, so at the Shamrock'n, I will be about 6 months along. While my doctor is a runner and totally gets it, it will not be wise to put my body through that sort of extended punishment - oh wait, I meant exercise and personal achievement - while pregnant. I do, however, encourage anyone and everyone to join the Runnin' for Rhett training group and get out there!

One actual, real benefit of doing all that work/exercise/achievement of personal goals last year became very clear to me recently. When I was expecting our daughter, I had to do the icky glucose tolerance test for gestational diabetes. I did not "pass" it, and had to do a three-hour version of it twice afterwards. This time, I did that first, one-hour test, and the results were fine. No need to do the even ickier three-hour test. It was great to see a result right there before my eyes of the benefits of walking and pushing myself to do what I never thought possible.

Now, going to the pool and swimming tomorrow, in the rain and the cold? That might be actually more impossible than the half marathon....!