Minus?

What does that all mean. Well these days I'm sure everybody is getting hit with freezing temps and lots of snow.

So Chicago was no exception. It was around -7 when I left the house Sunday for our weekly triathlon club run. Did not expect alot of people to show up, but e-mailed my friend kickstandPam to see if she was still going.

"No matter how cold it is, I will be there!"

That was all the motivation I needed to get out of bed.

There was only 3 of us to brave the cold. We ran around the streets trying to get warm. But honestly after awhile it was not to bad.

So after 40 minutes the two of them headed home, and yeah my love of running made me decided to run a little more. But I was wondering what I was still doing out there?

But a fun time and a frozen face. Friends to run with and the holidays to spend family with. No matter how cold it is how can you not enjoy that.

So everybody out there, Merry Christmas and happy holidays!!!

It will be the last time in the Bubba household that there will be only the 3 of us. Because next year there will baby Bubba to watch over and an extra gift Santa Clause will have to bring when he stops over our house for some milk and cookies. But I always do tell my kid, Santa Clause really likes cheese danishes instead.

2009!!

I have had a little bit of hiatus from blogging, but I had the urge to blog. (Actually been fascinated with FaceBook, anybody else?)

I have taken it easier since my last race, pretty much from Ultra Runner to Ultra Lazy. Working out when I can and trying to run faster in the process. Which caused me to aggravate my chronic issues on my good foot. The dreaded plantar fasciitis, so that has sidelined me a little more and contributed more to the my fascination with junk food over the holidays as well.

But in a couple of weeks, the new year will be arriving and plans for 2009 have already been set in motion.

So for 2009 I have traded the cows for the horses and heading down to tackle Iron Man Louisville. Should be a great time with several people from the triathlon club racing as well. Time to go under 12:30 or at least try anyways. So that will be my focus for the 2009 racing season, and to hopefully still keep my Ultra Running card active, tackle a local 50 miler as well.

But before then, an epic endurance adventure will begin in February of 2009. A journey that will test my endurance, patience, produce some tense moments, and of course produce a range of emotions, as I will try to endure this great adventure once again with a little bit of sanity.

The stork will be arriving to drop off it's extra care package at the end of February. Yup another RUGRAT to add to the clan.

So busy times ahead, something I'm looking forward to but a little bit nervous to endure as well.

So two major adventures next year, one my "A" race in life and the other my "A" race in my endurence life.

Let the adventure begin and getting used to lack of sleep once again.

Now time to read what you other bloggers have been up to?