So this weekend was busy as we expected but fun! Saturday we had a wedding and Eli stayed at home with Adam's cousin Chelsea who babysat for him. The little guy had a great time with Chelsea, he ate well & went to bed no problem! We were thrilled this was a positive experience!
We got home from the wedding at 10:45 which was nice considering I had the Bristol Mumathon race the next morning. I got a pretty good amount of sleep before Eli woke up at 3am crying in a soaking wet crib. He has been peeing through his overnight diaper lately and it is driving us nuts. I am moving him up to size 4 overnight diaper, I don't even care if he looks all silly with a huge diaper on him. I just can't change his sheets and deal with a po'd 13 month old in the middle of the night anymore!!
I got back to sleep by 4am and woke up normal time - 6:30 but felt rested enough for the day's run. Sunday was the coldest morning we have had yet in this crisp fall season we just started. It was actually kind of nice because I love running with my long sleeve jacket on, it has the cut outs for my thumbs so when I am just starting out and still chilly it is almost like having gloves on.
The race took place minutes from my house which is even better. It started at 10:15 so I left at 9:45 and had time to park, jog around a bit and stretch, and hit the bathroom up for that last drop of pee. The race took off a bit later than 10:15 but the weather was gorgeous and the leaves are all changing now so the scenery was great. There was girl who was near me at the start with her jogging stroller and 19 1/2 month old in tow! I commended her before the race even started, the course is 60% hills and it is 5 miles, no easy task by far. I know because when I run with Eli in the stroller I keep those runs to about 3.5 miles max in our neighborhood where you can't avoid a climb anyway you look at it.
The girl with her son was so running so well, I actually didn't pass her until the 2 mile mark. I run negative splits when I race so my 1st mile is always my slowest. It is my mental prep time I guess you could say. I tell myself while I am running that I am running for my personal best and it doesn't matter who is passing me, just that I enjoy the run and feel great while doing it. So that is how I tackle any race I have done-5K, marathon, or triathlon.
Right about mile 2 was when I got in my groove and clicked it up a notch. I have to be careful because I am just about 4 1/2 months pregnant now so I had to run with a bottled water. I drink a sip of water every 5 mins or so, basically so that I am never actually thirsty. After mile 3 we had relief from our climb and the decent started. Right about 3.75 miles the course leveled out and it was two long straight aways. I used the lamp post as my way of keeping focused and my pace on track. This seemed to really help me into the home stretch. I finished the race in 44 mins. 31 seconds and learned today I came in second in my age group. And get this, the girl with the baby in tow finished just behind me in 3rd place for our age group. One day I will tackle a road race with Eli I think, but not while preggers that is for sure!
After the race we had a birthday party which was outdoors and Eli LOVED it. He was in the bouncy house, on the swing set, in the little tykes cars/wagon pull, basically everything. He was so happy to be outside at a party with all little kids! Then we had a family party where he enjoyed as well. He spent about 20 mins. jumping all over his Poppi (Adam's dad), poor John he was a human trampoline for Eli!
When we got home needless to say I crashed. I was in bed at 8pm! Woke up today feeling great so all that sleep recharged my batteries, and thankfully Eli didn't wet his bed until 6:30 this morning. That's an improvement from 3am...I'll take it! Tonight is the first night we are trying size 4 overnight diapers, lets hope this works for our little problem we have!
Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend :)
