robot, running & rain

many of you guessed right! it was a robot money bank :)

i'd love to reveal the rest of our fabulous Allen Designs summer line but you'll have to wait till July. boo! so sorry.

did you have a good weekend?

being here in the NW, we were blessed with one absolutely beautiful day, in which i went for a 7 mile run and took my kiddos on a 27 mile bike ride.

and one day of torrential downpour, soak you to the bones-RAIN! ( forgive me if this is bad grammer/punctuation, if you haven't noticed-not my strong point!)

pouring rain and all, my friend Ashley (thank you Ashley!!!) and i managed to run 20 miles.
i have never ran a "long run" in non-stop rain before.
admittedly, i was a bit nervous.
would i get blisters?
would i get cold?
could i handle over 3 hours of this?
would it just be downright miserable?
i really...REALLY didn't want to go.

pushing past things that are unpleasant or daunting, is challenging.
but can be so rewarding. the feeling of overcoming obstacles is empowering.
like i tell my kids, "if it was easy, everyone would do it!

be different.

amazingly, it turned out to be a great run.
fun, adventurous, mentally strengthening and definitely memorable.

what have you recently pushed through?
sometimes it's the smallest things, like emptying your Inbox! :)

Comments

[Bernie]

What a great post Michelle. Honestly, I love running in the rain. In high-school, some twenty years ago, we would make every effort to find a mud puddle to jump in and make our new shoes dirty. Therefore; we wouldn't have to worry if they got dirty or not because they were already at that point.

On that note, I've never ran 20 miles either. Great job!!!

[Lelainia Lloyd]

I am trying to mentally push through the idea of summer, which is approaching. I know I'm gonna sound like a total scrooge for saying this, but I find the summer hugely depressing. It's my least fav time of year. I dread it's arrival and then can't wait for it to be over. Seriously!

SO yeah, trying to figure out how I am going to push through it this year. Can we just skip it and move onto Autumn, which is by far, my FAV time of year?!?

[MEG DUERKSEN]

so true.
when i am dying tomorrow on the treadmill i am going to say "if it was easy then everyone would be doing it!" thanks!

i can't even imagine running in the rain!
that sounds crazy.
and kind of fun.
:)

[Shari Sherman]

Haha! It's so funny you mention this, because I JUST emptied my inbox. Not quite a 20-mile run in the rain, but feels good nonetheless! LOVE the ROBOT!!

[Lexie]

I am trying to push through these creative chains that I am putting myself in. I have joined two e-course to help me JUST sketch, just paint, just do something. I have been looking, reading and admiring all these wonderful blogs of artists and wishing I could be THAT but I am not giving myself the chance. Along with my training for the marathon which is giving me self-confidence that is what I am pushing through hoping to feel rewarded at the end.

[Spindelmaker]

what a fun robot! You´re making it fun to save for a whole new generation. Which might not be such a bad idea in itself.
Running for hours in the rain... I am sure you are much more viking than I´ll ever be! :-)

[Julie]

Love this post...love the picture!!! You rock, michelle!

[Christina]

20 miles, really?!! I struggle to run for one whole minute...

your robot is adorable! Someone mentioned in your other post that it looks like a 'dalek' from Doctor Who, and I gotta agree with her. I'm a nerd, I watch the show! :-)

[janette]

We ran a 5K in the rain this morning. Downpour even. Delayed 20 minutes for thunder and lightning! Never done it before...it was great! Didn't really need the extra 5 pounds from all the water my tshirt was carrying...but we finished it, and finished it in style!