The inaugural Bob Run

First, I’m really proud of myself for spelling inaugural correct on the first try.  I hope that I did, but I guess my spell check could be broken. 

How do you like Evan’s hair in that picture.  He has this patch of hair that always sticks straight up in the air, a bit like Alfalfa.  So adorable!

Anyway…

Last weekend I took my first run with BOB and Evan.  And it was great.  I have been waiting and waiting until I felt like Evan was big enough to go on a BOB run and the day finally arrived.  I have been taking a lot of walks with BOB, but hadn’t tried a run yet.  So, last Saturday (I know, it took me a long time to get this post written and published), I told the hubs that I was going on a run that morning.

I said it out loud and with force so that I would actually do it.  It is tough getting out of bed early on Saturday when I feel like I am so sleep deprived all week.  And there just isn’t as much time in the afternoon/evening to run and it’s hard to organize with Evan’s erratic nap schedule.

I decided that I would combine my run with a visit to my sister.  Her house is a little over a mile away, so I figured I would run to her house, read her girls a few books, and then run back.  I love reading her kids books.  I love reading books to whoever will listen actually.  So, I put a few books in the bottom of the BOB and headed out.

I forgot that her house is pretty much all uphill.  And the BOB is a bit heavy.  It was tough!  And the day before I had done some strength training.  I decided to break out my workouts from Tina and try to lift a few weights again.  Her workouts are great and the next day my arms, abs, and legs were sore.  And then I went on an uphill run with BOB and Evan.  I thought my arms might fall off – they sure wanted to.  I made it though.

Then I took a long break and read a bunch of books to my nieces.  We read Little Blue Truck Leads the Way, Llama Llama Misses Mama, and I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More.  They were all great books.  We took the Llama Llama book home to borrow for a while.

Then it was time to head back.  I convinced my sister to change into her running clothes and run 3/4 of the way back with me.  I don’t think I’ve ever run with my sister.  She isn’t really a runner, but she’s determined to start and has already signed up for a 5k race in May.  We have plans to run together every Saturday.  I am much slower with the BOB and I haven’t been running much so we are fairly evenly matched.  Her ultimate goal is to run Disney’s Princess Half Marathon in February 2014.  I kinda said I would do it with her.  I am not worried about the half marathon – but I am a bit worried about the cost of the entire event.

When I got home and dragged the stroller up four flights of stairs, this is what I saw:

Apparently running in the BOB really tuckered him out.  He actually slept like this for 2.5 hours.  One of his longest naps ever.  I thought for sure he’d wake up sweaty and hot, but nope, he was nice a comfy.  I was a bit worried that I had given him a concussion or something, but he was totally fine.

Then my husband fell asleep waiting for Evan to wake up.

I was the one who woke up early, ran 2.5 miles pushing a heavy stroller with a baby inside and I was making shopping lists and doing laundry while everyone else was sleeping.

Figures!