M.O.R.E.: The Mom Treadmill

Thursday, May 13, 2010

The Mom Treadmill

Lately it has felt like I've been on a non-stop treadmill of just running around getting things done around the house, for the kids, work, school, etc. Patty and I ran today for a quick run because we were off to a track banquet for our kids and we decided to run on the "shadier" side of the river trail. Well. . . we discovered that at 4:30 in the afternoon there is no shade on the "shadier" side. Even with the heat, we decided to try to run a faster pace since we were running only 3 miles. We managed a 9.19 pace, which wasn't too bad considering the heat and the fact that we haven't been doing any tempo runs for a while. After the run, it was off to home to shower and get ready for the banquet and also to check on the food we had to bring to the banquet. I really wanted to take a nap before the banquet and never really had a chance to since I had to go out and buy gifts for the coaches for the banquet. It is almost 10 p.m. and I just got home from the banquet. Somehow Patty managed to sneak away at 9:15 p.m. due an "emergency". Something about a fruit pizza that was burning. Well I'm off to bed now so I can do it all over again tomorrow. No wonder why we wake up so grumpy!

4 comments:

Patty said...: Good thing I did leave, I was not only making fruit pizza, but cleaning up the kitchen till late. Today's run was hard, and I knew as soon as I told you that I wanted to run faster today, that I would regret it for sure. The heat really took a toll, and I couldn't breathe the whole time.; May 13, 2010 at 11:05 PM
justme said...: yes i too feel like i am on the mom treadmill. i have been getting house ready to put on market and that is a major undertaking....; May 14, 2010 at 6:13 AM
marathon mom said...: There was more on my mind last night, but I was too tired to write about it. At this point in our lives (40+), it's hard to tell if we're grumpy because we're just too busy or if it's because of the hormones. I remember when my kids were little and I used to treat them to a happy meal every once in a while. Sometimes I think we moms need a happy meal (or pill)every once in a while too. I know I definitely need a vacation away from everyone in my family. I know the running is helping with the stress and anxiety, but for it to completely go away, I think I would have to be running 24/7!; May 14, 2010 at 1:44 PM
Patty said...: The only problem with getting away, is that you have to come back, and it just picks up where you left off. As long as you know what to expect it is OK to try and get away for a bit. In fact I will be ready in a couple of weeks when graduation is over and before the summer stuff kicks in. Any ideas?; May 14, 2010 at 9:41 PM

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Favorite Trails

South Fork 3.1: Start from dirt parking lot on Magic Mtn Pkway and run to the loop at Wiley Bridge and return the same way.

Tesoro 3.25: Start in Albertson parking lot and take sidewalk/trail until it ends and then enter the water tower road to the top two towers where the ends. Return the same way.

Chesebrough 3.25/4.60: From Chesebrough Park, N. to Copperhill, So. on Bike Trail, turn around at Decoro, back up trail to power lines to bridge at park. Turn around at Heritage will give you 4.6 miles.

Chesebrough 3.5: Chesebrough Park down to McBean, south to Northpark Dr., the paseo trailhead. Take the paseo to Helmers and back. Very hilly.

Bridgeport 4.0: Fairly flat, run toward Lowes and under Bouquet bridge to RiverPark community until you reach the closed gates and return. For a hilly run, go north into Helmers and run up the paseo switchbacks into Northpark where the paseo ends and return the same way.

Chesebrough 4.0: N. to Copperhill to west side of river trail, run S. on Bike Trail past Decoro bridge, across Decoro to the east side of river trail, up back to power lines trail, back to park.

Chesebrough 4.0: From park down power line trail to Heritage Park and back same way.

Bridgeport 4.0: From School, cross McBean via bridge or street and head into industrial center on Ave. Scott Bridge and enter bike trail going south toward the train bridge. Turn around at train bridge and return same way or cross the bridge and head toward Peet's after crossing train bridge and back onto the Lowes Trail.

Heritage 4.0: From park, run up bike trail to Decoro, over McBean Bridge into Helmers, and into Bridgeport through lake trail back to park. Can be done in reverse. Moderately hilly.

Chesebrough 4.25: Chesebrough north to Copperhill, left to Albertson side of bike trail. Run south on trail to Decoro and cross over bridge and head north all the way to Copperhill on east side of river trail and back to the park the same way as started.

Cheese/Decoro/Helmers 4.25: From the park, down dirt trail to bike path, south to Decoro. Leave bike path at Decoro and cross paseo bridge at McBean. Stay on paseo up hill towards Helmers. Run up water tower trail once then continue on to switchbacks and paseos back to park.

Heritage/Bridgeport 3.3: Heritage Park south to McBean Bridge @ Panera. Cross and head toward Lowes bike trail and head east toward Bridgeport Park. Halfway mark is at park bathroom, head back by entering trail along the lake and back onto the bridge.

Lowes 4.25: Lowe's parking lot to McBean, cross the bridge and to South Fork. At Valencia Bridge, enter trail behind Hart Baseball diamonds. Continue on trail to Bouquet and across the bridge on the east side and back under the bridge again towards Lowes.

Peet's & Decoro 5.2: Peet's Coffee to train bridge path; to Decoro and across bridge; back down McBean side of bike trail back to Peete's.

Peet's & Wiley 6.0: Start at Peet's Coffee and head east toward South Fork trail and past the Wiley Bridge. Keep running another 200 yards to where the trail forks left and right. Turn back same way.

Peet's & Copperhill 6.0: From Peet's to bike trail heading north to Copperhill and back.

Albertson 7.0: From the Albertson parking lot on Copperhill, enter the westside bike trail and head south until the train bridge. Return the same way.

Peet's 8.5: Run to Copperhill on east side of river trail and return via train bridge on other side.

Lowes 10: Start in the Lowes parking lot. Enter the bike trail heading west. At McBean, cross the bridge and head east toward SouthFork trail. Continue on trail until you come to the Wiley bridge and head back the same way.

McBean 14: This route can be done from anywhere along the trail route. Starting from McDonald's across the post office, run to the end of the South Fork trail and return the same way, cross the McBean bridge and run on the Lowes trail until you hit Bridgeport Elementary and then cross Newhall Ranch via the bridge or street and run back towards McBean. Continue north on McBean until you hit Copperhill. At Copperhill, cross McBean and enter San Francisquito bike trail and run south on the trail until you are back at McDonalds.