Running Update

Thought I would post a little update on my marathon training....after my run in NY i missed almost 2 weeks. The first week I was just back from NY and Terry left so I really didn't feel like running on Saturday since I just ran on Tuesday (and I didn't have a sitter to watch Kendall-it's tough to get someone to come babysit at 5:30 in the morning). The following Saturday I was in Atlanta and had planned to do my 7 mile run, but yeah,that didn't happen. I did make it the next weekend I was back home. It was a 5 mile run, went OK,not good, not bad, just glad to get it over with. Last weekend was a big one, 9 miles! I completely slept through my alarm on Saturday so I missed the group run. I did manage to get myself up and run on Sunday however. I ran about 8.7 miles, just shy of the 9, but I did it all by myself. I was pretty proud of myself too. I ran the neighborhood and it was super HOT but I got it done. I haven't been very good about running during the week however. I am going to have to step that up this week since I really to get the total mileage up to help build my endurance.

Today I was able to wrangle myself out of bed and join the group run at 6am. We only did 6 miles and made great time (avg pace was 11 mi mile). Never thought I would say "only ran 6 miles"! The temps are a little cooler in the morning now so that really helps too.

I did go and get fitted for some new shoes this week, so maybe that helped.

So the training continues and I continue to suprise myself (nearly) every week that I can actually get it done. 10 weeks down, another 20 till the marathon!

Partridge Family we are NOT

I think it is safe to say that the Hinson Family will NOT be going to tour anytime soon.....but it's still cute nonetheless.
Lead singer on guitar: Kendall
Backup singers: Keyan and Zander

itsy bitsy with family from Karen Hinson on Vimeo.

Feeling OLD

Today I'm headed to Atlanta for a girls weekend (minus Kendall-this is big girls only) to celebrate my niece's 13th birthday (it was actually Wednesday but the celebration is this weekend)....I'm feeling pretty OLD today-but not nearly as OLD as my sister (haha)...I remember getting the call when I was down at school in Gvill that she was born and racing back to Jax after my last lab class that night...seems like yesterday.

Now here we are 13 years later and I have my own little one that will be 3 next month.

Anyone figured out how to stop time yet?

Kendallism

Last night we were giving Kendall her bath. It was time to wrap it up and here is the conversation:

Terry asks:
"Okay Chicky (one of her many nicknames) are you ready to get out?"

Kendall's reply:
"I'm NOT a Chicky, I'm a WO MAN!"

and she continued to repeat over and over:
"I'm a WO MAN!"

we should really walk around with a video recorder to get all her crazy antics on record....

Naked Baby

Kendall has never liked being naked, she never liked to run around in her diaper and she never liked to be shirtless...so imagine my surprise when I woke up this morning to find her completely naked asleep and her clothes in a pile on the floor! When she got up I asked her what happened. She said she had to go potty so she took her clothes off to go potty on the big potty (um okay another surprise, she has never woken up from sleep to go potty) and didn't want to put them back on. I was proud of her for getting up to go potty but puzzled why she didn't want to get dressed. She continued to lay around with no clothes on for about an hour or so. She was under a blanket so I guess it wasn't too bad, right?

Run and Sighting

I finally got out before the sun set today! So I took advantage of the lovely afternoon and decided I REALLY needed to do my run this week that I was supposed to do on Saturday but didn't have time to. I decided since I was in NY what better than to run in Central Park. I stated out down 5th Ave and there was a mass of people crowded around so of course I had to find out what was going on....and what did I see....



the filming of the next Sex in the City movie! It was pretty cool but crowded and i was on a mission to complete these 6 miles before dark so I didn't have time to gawk too long.

At first there were not many people running, just a handful, then once I really got into the park as opposed to running along the street bordering the park HOLY COW it was like runners world with a side of bike nascar. The bikes were out of control and going super fast. Almost got taken down a few times. Then the runners were crazy, felt like I was already running a marathon with all those folks out there. Let me tell you there were some super fast runners, like they were doing the 50 yard dash speed. It was crazy. Then all of the sudden it was running group world. There were at least 5 groups of at least 20 people running at super speeds. I was pretty intimidated...here is little me going at a 12 min mile pace with super marathoner whizzing by. I was hurting. Didn't realize there were so many hills in Central Park. A few times I was distracted by the scenery and so wanted to go check it out but decided I had to stick to task at hand. Towards the end I was starting to get confused as to where I was and though I was lost and started to panic a bit, but I figured out where I was and headed back to the hotel. It was starting to get dark so there was no time to dawdle. I called my sister on the way back to the hotel to let her know that I was still alive and was so into the conversation and kinda not paying attention that I almost missed my hotel.

So glad I got the run in, but dang I'm going to be hurting tomorrow!

Opening Night-Flushing Meadows

OMG I finally made it out of the hotel today and out the the site. I've been crazy working all weekend. I didn't even go outside for two days straight! Talk about dedication....I never knew I could be so committed to my job.
It was so worth it though when we finally made it to Flushing Meadows at 7 and picked up our credentials. I'm feeling pretty official now. Of course the Suite was on the opposite side of the stadium from where we entered. We rushed over to the other side so that we could catch the opening ceremony. There were honoring previous athletes who are giving back-Doug Flutie (he really is short), David Robinson (he really is tall), Mia Hamm (another shorty) and Andre (he is really bald).

It was a moving opening finally the match began. Got to see Venus and some other girl. The other girl started out pretty well and gave a good fight but after 2 hours and 45 mins Venus FINALLY won.
The mens match didn't even begin till almost 10:45! I was exhausted but so wanted to see Roddick play! We were able to stay for a bit but decided to head back at 11:30.
It was pretty awesome. Better than I expected and I'm totally hooked! I hope to escape again today and go again tonight.

Here is a picture of me and Ruth, my predecessor. She is officially leaving today and passing the torch to me. She has been a great mentor and I'll miss her dearly!