Let's just clear the air and admit what we're both thinking. It's been a really long time since I've updated. This kind of self referential thought is kind of boring so let's not give it any more thought than that. I'll start writing more. You'll start seeing more. It'll work out, don't worry.
So without much thought a whole month has gone by. The kids are back in school, Brianna is now in 4th grade and Andrew began 6th grade. They both have plenty of extracurriculars to keep themselves entertained. Andrew is in fencing once a week, is playing the saxophone in band still, is taking piano lessons, and is taking an after-school spanish class. Winter swimming starts in a couple of weeks for both of our kids. Brianna is participating in a program at school through SUN where they visit a nursing home once a week to visit their adoptive grandparents. Brianna is still participating in the I Have a Dream program, which she will continue to do up through her graduation from High School.
With school starting for Jen this fall I'm now working earlier shifts at work on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Jen and I are also training for the Christmas marathon in Olympia Washington on December 21st. This means that Wednesday and Thursday nights Brianna accompanies me on my runs - last week she did six miles and three miles. This week we'll do 7 miles on Wednesday and 3 miles on Thursday.
My longest run so far was on Saturday, when I ran 13 miles. It took me two hours and fifty minutes. Definitely this will just be a marathon where I'm trying to finish. I'll worry about increasing my speed after the beginning of the year. The biggest thing I've noticed about training for the marathon is the gigantic time commitment. Between the running and riding my bike to work I'm also hungry all the time, but in a good way.
Anyhow, that's the scatter-shot for now. I'll be doing more specific updates as they come up.
