The Felger Post: August 2010

Monday, August 30, 2010

13.1 Half Marathon!

Sunday Tania and I got off to a early start waking up at 6am. The big day that I had been training for a little over two months, had finally arrived. We first headed to the hotel where our friends Jimmie, Lauren and their little girl Grace were staying. Tania stayed with Lauren and Grace and Jimmie and I headed for Tuttle mall where the 13.1 mile trek all began. The first mile from the mall wasn't to exciting, just getting us headed in the right direction, but then we got to Dublin Rd which had some very nice houses along the route, then we crossed a bridge over the Scioto River and then we were on Riverside Dr the rest of the way, with the exception of running in some of the parks right along the river. Our finally destination was North Bank Park which is just a block or two from the new Cooper Stadium.

me at 6 miles

      For the most part I really enjoyed the run. Tania, Lauren and Grace went into one of the parks along the run and first saw Jimmie, and me shortly after (I run about 2 or 3 mins slower per mile). It was fun and energizing to see them along the route! I first 4 miles were in the 10 min range, they got slower as the run continued. I saw Tania and everyone around 6 miles and she mentioned later I had a big smile on my face. I was still feeling good at that point.
     Beyond mile 9 and 10 was when it got difficult. I didn't want to quit, but my legs were tightening up and it was getting hotter out. At the water stations I realized how amazing a 4"x 1" x 1" rectangular sponge could be. I passed on the sponge a few of the earlier stations. They are so small I didn't think they could hold much of anything. Boy was I wrong! They also kept them ice cold so they defiantly helped me out!
     The last mile I wanted to walk so badly, but I made it the whole way without walking. The Lord gave me the strength I needed!! At the beginning of the race there were two runners who had Philippians 4:13 on their shirts and that was definitely something I keep repeating over and over again! I was so blessed that I felt good the whole race and just had a overall great experience. I finished a little over 2 hours and 30 mins.

Finish line (Tania was bored waiting for me)

last stretch

Jimmie and me!

feel'n sick

Grace playing in the water! (I'm still feel'n sick)

Tania and me afterwards!

Jimmie, Lauren and Grace

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Epps Wedding!

So on Friday Kevin and i got our schedules changed to 8-5 so we could get off in time for Joe and Tiffany's wedding at 6:30. Very excited all week i made sure to have everything ready for myself to get beautiful fast.

WELL.... we got out at 5 and no sooner than when we get on the freeway we are stopped in traffic... for an hour and a half! yeah we got home as the wedding ceremony began! There was 3 accidents along 270 and we waited thru each one. I was pretty upset but we made it in time to eat and dance!

Tiffany's dress was ivory and beautiful and Joe and the boys wore chucks and top hats. Jesse had a cool white suit he looked spiffy and Ashton was just adorable in his little suit too.

I dont know why i didnt get a pic of the bride and groom together but maybe Nette did?

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Dawes Arboretum

Kevin took the day off on Tuesday to hang out with me! He wanted to do something different and free and after some research he found the Dawes Arboretum about an hour from home. The weather was perfect a refreshing 76 degrees and sunny day! We packed some snacks and a jug of water and were off.

when we got there we took a map and picked the "Holly" trail.

First stop was the ceder swamp it said to leave the tadpoles and salamanders in the park and i would have if i saw any! i was greatly disappointed that the swamp was dried up but it was still pretty.

you can see the "knees" of the trees

where are the salamanders?

beautiful

Fter that we took a hike thru the woods to a cottage but it was locked then up the hill further to a cemetery where Johnny Appleseed's family is buried and a few Revolutionary War Vets were among them too.

one of the men who fought for America's Freedom from Great Britain

can you see the Frog?

the water Jug was a life saver it got pretty hot in the middle of the day

*love*

Then towards the end of the train was a Japanese Garden with a large pond I spotted a few koi.

It was very pretty,

A cute stone bridge

After we finished the trail we went on the auto trail up to the look out to see "dawes arboretum" spelled out in foliage.

Afterwards we went to Kevins running store to register for his half marathon and then to lunch at El Vaquero!

Yum! Then we realized it was rush hour so we went to Caribou Coffee for an hour or two reading the magazines we bought at the library for .25 cents each earlier that morning, to wait out the traffic.

That night we watched the movie "To Save a Life" and it was very good I recommend!

Love to all!

Saturday is a good day to be with Friends....

Kevin and I were both off last Saturday so we made plans to go see our dear friends Jimmie and Lauren and their daughter Grace in Dayton. The day at work dragged since i was egarly waiting for my endtime to draw near on Friday. Once 7:30pm came i was out the door and we enjoyed the sunset drive for about an hour to our destination!

When we got there Kevin and Jimmie planned out their route and eating times for the next morning on there 9 mile run. The two of them have been training for a half marathon they are running in together in 2 weeks (Spirit of Columbus). Jimmie found some "sport beans" that they can eat for extra energy boost on the run. They are pretty good too! :-)

She cracks me up!

So innocent

she loved her cool bus tent!

We went to bed at 10:30pm and I was not tired but the boys were getting up at 6 am so I tried.... lol!

I woke at about 8am did some devotions and waited for Lauren and Grace to finish their morning routine. Then we started on breakfast, I made turkey bacon and eggs and Lauren made homemade pancakes! Yum! Funny tho she wrote the recipe wrong in her book and she added baking soda instead of baking powder and she was wondering what the aftertaste was...poor Lauren didnt hear the end of it! We also accompanied our breakfast with cantaloupe and grapes. Poor Grace was not felling well and had a hard time keeping things down that morning but she was ok the rest of the day thank God.

Walking to the market which used to be an old Train Station!

We then played alot with Grace playing peekaboo and with her musical cookie jar. She is such a sweetheart!

Next they took us to a fun indoor market lined with interesting vendors. you could buy breads, cheeses, vegetables, jewelry, pottery,seafood, and fresh flowers which Kevin let me indulge in and we went later so they were a $1 per bushel. I got three and then they added 5 more for me at no cost since they were trying to get rid of them! so exciting Lauren and I shared them when we got home and divided them up into beautiful arrangements! We also bought a cheese that you scorch on a hot skillet on both sides and serve with tomato or whatever and eat as an appetizer very yummy! And we also got cranberry orange bread!

One of the bouquets!

A closer look of the lilies

We went home and they made us a delicious "mexican caviar" dip for a snak to hold us over till dinner, it was made of chick peas, salsa, black beans, cilantro, limes, and corn served with tortilla chips! mmmm!

then we played "Fireball Island" its an old game but super fun and i won! lol

Lauren and Jimmie then made a homemade pizza it was delicious alongside a hearty salad.

Later we went to River Scape in downtown Dayton for live music. It was a nice night and Gracie got her groove on with the music! The area was very nice and the water front was lined with porch swings which was a nice touch!