Motivation

So time is going by and in 6 weeks the dogs and I will be in Maui.


Six weeks.

To occupy my time (uh, the time I'm not working, packing, or doing moving related stuff) I've been focusing a lot on eating healthy and working out hard. I've set a pretty big goal and I know in order to achieve it, I need to be in awesome shape. The goal?

It's the:

I plan to run the full marathon. It is on September 18th 2011 so I figure I will have 2 months to acclimate to running in Maui's heat and humidity, and then 4 months to train. When I get there in March, I plan on joining the Valley Isle Road Runners - its a running club and I hope to meet some new friends there. And hopefully some of them are doing the Maui Marathon too!

So in the 6 weeks until I get to Maui, I hope to concentrate on building my base mileage and core work. Since early last November I have been going regularly to Body Pump classes at my gym and have definitely built more muscle (um, now I'm hoping the body fat will start melting away). But my gym membership is canceled at the end of January, so that leaves me the full month of February to amp up my runs. I don't want to lose any of the fitness I've built at the gym, so I'm really going to try to do a lot of core work, yoga, and strength training at home. I may have to lift suitcases instead of barbells, but so be it.

Anyway, that's my goal. I want to run the Maui Marathon.

And now, to go run.

A few lists to pass the time

Things I miss about my husband (now that he is in Maui and I am not)

• Smooches. (seriously, did you think I would NOT miss those?)
• Having a human heater in bed with me, keeping me warm when it is 11 degrees outside. (I tried letting the dogs sleep on the bed. It is not the same). 
• His handyman-ness. He knows all sorts of smart things, like how to attach the storm windows, or how to hang a mailbox on the metal siding. I do not know these smart things, and am now forced to figure them out. Lame.
• His furry face.
• His funny/shocking comments.
• Our CSI ritual.
• Sundays.

Things I will miss about Boise

• hmmm.........................................???
• Ok. Just kidding. 
• My girlfriends. Those ladies know who they are and I am going to miss them more than anything else here!! They also know they best be coming to visit!!
• Easy access to gluten-free food. 
• P.F. Changs
• Anthropology
• How it stays light till almost 10pm in summertime.
• Memories of my family when they all lived here. 
• Thinking of my grandma every time I walk into the deli at the Co-op.

Things I will NOT miss about Boise

• Winter.
• Spring (except I will say that the gardening is pretty sweet when you've been dreaming of it all winter and then the ground finally thaws.....but, you know, whatever).
• Winter. 
• Winter
• Inversions
• Being land locked
• Winter and generally everything about WINTER.

Things I am looking forward to doing in Maui

• Smooching my husband.
• THE OCEAN
• Pineapples!
• Mangos!
• Ono and every other delicious fish I plan on eating.
• Running along the ocean! In the sun! Even in the winter!
• Cultivating that laid back island vibe even when working everyday.
• Making new friends. (I know, shocker! Me? Wanting to make friends?)
• Showing my family and friends around the island when they come to visit.
• Pineapples!!! Yes, again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Palm trees. Eucalyptus trees. Plumeria. Gardenia. 
• Oh man, the SMELL of Maui
• Learning how to garden in a completely different climate.
• Learning more about the ocean
• Learning to stand-up paddle
• Having a tan YEAR ROUND.
• No need for shoes other than slippahs (flip flops). Well, besides my running shoes that is. 
• Learning about a different culture.
• The Maui Marathon. It's in September yo. Plenty of time to train.
• Coconut flavor at Starbucks.
• More pineapples!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!