Happiness in training

I've been training for my second half marathon for about 4 weeks now and I have only 1 week left!! I have been kicking my butt in gear. Normally I would take more time to train and get ready, but I wanted to do a cheap half marathon and wanted to do it in a city that wasn't out of my way. So I looked up the half marathons happening while I was still pregnant and found the best one for me! It starts and ends in my hometown and I invited my mom to do it with me. She accepted and has been doing fantastic!! 9 miles in an hour and 28 minutes is not easy at all.  I have had to listen to my body, not wanting to kill myself running, but needing to push just enough to change and adapt. I have been changing as I notice I can run longer without stopping and going farther distances. I also have been thankfully dropping the weight that I gained from my pregnancy. No fun when you don't fit in your normal or maternity clothes. Grr. Sucks to be in between sizes. But hopefully give it one more month and I'll be close to my old self . . . except stronger and more fit.

There has been another kind of training going on . . . POTTY TRAINING!! I'm happy to say Alyx is finally potty trained. Even lasting the entire night without an accident. It is such a relief not to have to worry about changing him anymore. A few days ago I had to buy more diapers and it made me happy to think about how long they will last without Alyx using them. My first kid successfully potty trained! :)

But whatever it is that training is for, it generally takes a lot of time and tons of patience and help from others. There are times when I have broken down crying from frustration and get mad at myself for not being better. Sometimes, all I really need is a break from whatever it is I'm working on. Just to give me a breather. Or with Alyx I waited for him to get a little older. Structure is important however. We not only need breaks, we need someone to support, encourage, and push us a little. Good thing we have family to help us out. :)