Snow 2010

Noah got his wish! It snowed!!! He was up at 7:30 ready to go get in it. I talked him into staying inside till about 10:00, then we went out for about an hour. His Daddy was out there with him most of the time. I just don't like it. He loved sledding down our driveway to the end of the street. Kids just don't care how wet, cold, or red their faces are! We came in and got showered and went to a Birthday party that was not canceled because of the snow. It was at a church in York and the roads getting there were not bad, because they were main roads. It was good to get out of the house and let Noah see some of his school friends. He had a good time and so did Mommy and Daddy! We got home around 6 and he went to his room and feel asleep watching A Bug's Life with cars all over his belly. It's 8:30 now so I am hoping he sleeps all night and doesn't wake up at 5:00 a.m.! Stevie and I are now relaxing watching this Miss American Pageant! He doesn't really want to watch up, but we are!

Other update I know I originally set up this blog to talk about health and running, but now I am working on this for class I am just going to be talking about everyday life. I ran a half marathon Dec 12, 2009 in 1:42 and that has been my last major run. I ran one 7 mile run, one 4 mile, one 3 mile and one 2 mile run between then and now. I am slowing down a bit from running because it has been really hard on my body, so I am just taking a break till my season starts back in March. I did win 2nd overall in the Run For Your Life Series and I will be running on their team this coming year. In the mean time I have been doing the elliptical for about 90 minutes everyday to keep my endurance for when I start doing long runs again, since your body doesn't really recognize the type of cardio you are doing. So that's where I am right now with running, but I will get back in it and hopefully be better than the last time!

While I was away I took Noah to get his three year old portraits done. These were done on the campus of University of South Carolina. I have none of daddy because he was working.My cousin's wife took these portraits. She has her own company. You can view her site here:http://www.brooketurnerphotography.com/index2.php?v=v1">.

I'm back

I am going to start posting on here regularly again! I have been learning a lot in my master's program about technology, so I thought it would be fun to work on some of those things here and get this blog up and moving again! So follow me again on the journey of Running Mama!

Camera Broke

Here are some pictures from the beach over Noah's three years!

Running History

I find it appropriate to talk a little bit about how I started running, since the title of my blog is Running Mama. I have always worked out. When I was young I played almost every sport. I tried basketball, soccer, swimming, dance, volleyball and track. I just loved competing and being a part of a team. In high school I started working out with a personal trainer and learned the importance of strength training. I was pencil thin then and was trying to build a little bit of muscle. After high school I went off to college, first at the University of South Carolina, then tried Clemson University and finally found myself back in my hometown at Winthrop University majoring in nutrition. I worked out here and there between those years doing the elliptical and strength training and for a while I went to a boxing class, but my love for running came after I had Noah. I wanted to loose the baby weight, tone up and build some endurance. I also found it very stress relieving and my time for me when I was hitting the pavement. I started slow though. I would try fifteen minutes on the treadmill at the gym every other day to get my body ready. After I got used to that I started to run at a local park and would try for two laps, which is about 3 miles. I then just wanted to push myself further and harder, not for anyone but myself. I truly get the runner's high. I started running 4, 5, 6 7 and 8 miles. Now I run 10 and 12 miles at times. My dad suggested that I start to do some races, so I agreed. Last summer I did my first official 5 k ( I did a 5 K in high school, and the Charleston Bridge Run in college), but this was to see where I stood. I was actually having surgery the next day to remove a Baker's cyst from my knee, but I ran and got 1st in my age group, and 4th overall out of the women. The next Monday I had surgery, and had to wait a bit to race again, but within a month and a half I was doing it again, this time I got third overall, and my time was right at 20:56, or something like that. Then I did a 10K later in the year and ran it in a little over 44 minutes. I really started to like racing, so at the start of this year I signed up for Run for Your Life's Grand Prix Series. It is a total of 9 races, and you get points each race based on the winner's time. So far we have had 5 races. Here are the times for my races:

Shamrock 4 miler: 27:23
CCPC Skyline Run 5 K: 20:46
Moves for Twilight 5 K: 20:58
King Tiger 5 K: 20:24
Run For Your Life 4 miler: 27:14

Each race I was first in my age group, and as of now I am number two in the series overall out of the women.

There are 4 races left. Two 5 K's, one 10K, and one 15K.

It's exciting to try and do better each race, but each race has a different challenge because all the courses are different, which is why my 5 K times vary, as well as injuries. I ran with my IT band giving my trouble in two of those races. Running isn't easy, it takes your mind, body and soul to be able to do it. This is how I got started and where I am right now. Next post I will go over some injuries and things I have learned through my running experiences.

Hayley

My First Post

So, I read probably 20 blogs everyday and I thought it would be a good idea to start my own. I am no expert on anything, but I do know a lot about nutrition and health as well as being a mom, wife and runner. It can be a struggle to balance it all, but through this blog I am going to start publishing how I try to achieve and find a balance. To start here is some background information about me. I am married to a wonderful man named Stephen. We got married in December of 2005, in May of 2006 we had our first child Noah Lyle. In these years I finished school with a Degree from Winthrop University in Human Nutrition and am now working on my application for their dietetic internship and hoping I get in, so I can be on my way to become a registered dietitian. In my spare time I clean and exercise. I know it doesn't sound glamorous, but I love it. I am an avid runner and am competing in a series in Charlotte, NC. Right now I am number 2 out of the women so I am doing pretty good I would say. That is a little information for now, but

please join me as I blog day to day about my food, life, and activities. Sorry this is not too creative yet. I am new to all this and it's too late for me to figure it out right now. I will get better I promise.

Hayley