I freaking ran a 5k this am!!

Me, after only 2 weeks back in the saddle..I ran a 29: 03!!!

My foot was feeling some pain...discomfort, but I stomped it out and just rode the wave. It was fairly windy but the breeze was feeling nice. Hocked some loogies out and ran with no ipod..just me and my breathing and easy footfalls. I just ran it out enjoying my Rez and my "D" by myside. He Rocked!!

We both ran it in together..and ran together almost the whole way. I felt so good about my time, I thought for sure I was gonna suck. I thought I'd run at best a 32:00...I pleasantly surprised myself.

More to write about today..

ill see what I feel like revealing tonite..

Peace ..

goot times..

This past weekend was the best.

The best because I spent it with my Family.

Friday nite we watched our ghost stories and ate bologna sandwiches and chips and salsa.

Saturday had us on the run at A Mountain in Tempe. Myself, "D", and Victorio hiked up that hill at full throttle. Lil Man is not even 2 years old..and there he was gunning it up the mountain, looking at momma like "hurry Moms..geez your old and slow..". We walked all the way to the top with a perfect view of the Pat Tillman run and the last 100 yards into the stadium. "D" carried our bundle of joy on his shoulders as I followed with my heart bumping outta my chest for fear of them falling. "D" is like a goat..sure-footed but fast. Me..I never watch where I walk and am always stumbling over things..so I was glad it was he who gripped our 33 lbs. Took in the beauty of the lay of the land and made or way back down. Took a stroll to Tempe Town Lake and its water park for the wee ones...Babeeboy had a blast. We must have played and splashed for like an hour..after I saw that we were all sporting big bad black arms..we hung back and jetted home.

good times..with my lil family fo sho!!

TV STAR

My homey let me know this A.M. through several texts..that I was on Channel 10 morning news..lol.

I guess they were doing a piece on the 2nd annual Pat Tillman run that is this upcoming Saturday morning, April 15th. Last year, I and hundreds of others were there for the first annual run. It consits of a 4.2 mile run that begins near lot 59 of the ASU parking lot, and winds through the area of Tempe town lake, finishing on the 42 yard line inside the ASU football stadium. Anywho..I guess I ran by on the screen. Or is that flew by?...STNAAAA...(sticks out tongue and bobs head..its a O'odham thang..).

My narcisistic booty just wanted you all to know ....

HEH.

PIMA CORRIDOR

Last nite there was a meeting about the "PIMA CORRIDOR" here in Salt RIver. Sadly only about 30 peeps showed up, and there were only 2 of us in the 30 and under crowd. The rest were peeps from the community who were 50+.

This meeting was regarding the guidelines that were to be used by the Tribal Council in order to define where commercial building could and would take place. In essence, where on the Salt River Rez that commerical building ( i.e. outside companies that were non-Native ) would be allowed to build.

THis was all brought about by a referendum by the people of Salt River to raise the guidelines from a mandatory building limitation from 3 stories high to 6 stories in the "Pima Corridor." However, the Tribal Council had never mandated where exactly the Pima Corridor is. This referendum was supposed to be, according to my understanding, pertaining to the Casinos in Salt River, with special regard for the proposed Resort.

Still with me?

My concern is with the seemingly inevitable encroaching of the "city", on our tribal land. The land that I make my home on, and that my family has lived on since its inception as a reservation, seems to be one that is being circled by the vultures..rubbing their hands together...and dangling money to those of us who see only the value of the green.

I understand that being a tribe that has prime real estate in an ever growing city, encroachments on our land would be a reality one day. IT just seems as though that day has come much to fast.

With the 101 snaking through our land, I knew it was only a matter of time before the enticement of money allowed some of us to sell out far under its worth.

The 101 was built on m grandmothers land, and they had to leave. No discussion, no deliberation, just you have to be out by this certain day, but we will compensate you with some cash and brand new houses.

So now my family lives of of Chapparrel..far from where our land originally was.

At the meeting, there was final comment by a community member. An older woman in a wheel chair, though she spoke softly and her comments were directed to the council...all I could hear was " We are not supposed to sell our land."

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More to come peepz..

Peace.

run dre run

Saturday I ran for the first time in 2 mos. 8 days.

We hit up LA Fitness before taking the trip home to my Motherland. 8 AM. had me contemplating making a move on the treadmill. I eyeballed it while stretching my legs, evaluating the strength left. Placed my ears in..got the RUNDRERUN playlist going..and stepped up with my trusty purple asics.

I walked for 6 minutes..warming up. Stretched out my arms, back, and neck.

Filled my lungs with air and blew out. Gunned up the speed to 5.7 and felt the familiar rhythm pound beneath my feet. AWWW...Relief and Sweet RELEASE!

I was back in my world..I felt like I could fly. No pain in my toe, a little squeeze in my foot however, and my knee felt like a 18 year olds. Running running running running...I felt so free and so HAPPY!!

The sweat started to pour..and it felt like rain. Sweating while running is totally diffent from sweating from anything else..to me that is. I ran and ran goin nowhere in my little LA FITNESS world...jamming to tunes, and smiling at "D" my "IM DOING IT YA SEE ME"..gaze.

I gunned it running for 24 minutes in which I did 10:40 miles..and ran 3 miles (counting the 6 minute walk warmup.)

Sunday..I was home. I contemplated running at GODS COUNTRY, but after my first day back and swimming at Warm Springs, I took a day of rest. Sides, I was feeling some soreness in my thighs. Miraculously, I was feeling no pain in my toe.

Today honeyboo is not feeling up to par. So I may not run again tonite..but hopefully I can sneak away for at least 30 minutes to run my little heart out. Geez, I read that back and it sounds so selfish. But Im finally free ...and dammit I NEED TO RUN!!!

I already feel so back to LIFE! I feel so happy and so so so...words cannot describe. I know the road back to where I was with my running will be long and grueling, but I am so grateful that I have the abilty to run again. I will forever appreciate the ability to be healthy and to push my body to places I never knew I could.

Thank you to the "MAN UPSTAIRS."

babee wipes

Baby wipes are the bomb. They can clean you up, wipe you down, clean up a mess, take off your makeup, keep you babyfresh.

I realized how useful they are when my Son decided to eat his Nurti-grain bar with his entire face. He then proceeded to snuggle in my newly pressed button down crisp white work shirt. Babywipes can clean up anything yo.

END COMMERCIAL.

countdown..

All is right with the Universe.

I am on the road back to recovery. Though I still cannot run..I am moving. I am doing the elliptical, the rowing machine, walking on the treadmill, lifting, working the abs aka "the pack"..lol.

The countdown to run is on..

Its funny, you never appreciate how strong you make your body until something derails your strength.

The road to recovery is a long hard battle...but I am going to freaking win dammit.