Wrapping Up Another Great Week

So many wonderful things have been happening.  Please check out this week's newsletter to stay up to date!

1/3 of the way through 2018

It's the 3rd day of May and I cannot believe it.  Today I had to write the date in numerical form and it just seemed surreal to write 5/3/18.  The year is flying by at a speed that I just cannot keep up with.

Let's do a quick recap of how things are going with some of my goals, shall we?

With 3 half marathons in April and the running miles I was able to end the first third of the year with 500 miles.   I'm happy with that number and confident that I can up my mileage game in the months to come. 

I ran 3 half marathons this month:
Parkinson's Half (April 7)
Naperville Women's Half (April 22)
St. Jude Rock n Roll Nashville (April 28)

My St. Jude Nashville race was my biggie.  It was my fundraising debut.

I am pleased with how it went and hope to run as a St. Jude Hero again next year for the DC race.

I have tons of pictures from the event but will just share a few of my favorites.

 It was great to get away for a couple of days of running and fun but now I'm ready to finish the school year strong.  With just 20 school days to go, we are working hard and having tons of fun!

Tomorrow is tree planting day at Baus Park!

Wrapping up the Week

Here is the newsletter that will be in folders on Friday.

This week's Newsletter

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Conference Schedule

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We are 1/4 of the way through 2018!!!

March Wrap Up/ April Planning

This is my, "How can March be over?" face.  

This is my, "YAY, It's APRIL!" face.

Can you believe that?  1/4 of 2018 is DONE!

Let's check in on those goals, shall we?  Mileage check--
March running miles - 160  (most in a month so far this year...)
Miles Year to Date - 376   (averaging about 4.15 miles per day)

March was a big fail with the ab workouts...Back at it in April.  In fact, we've already done 8 Minute Abs today!  I got outside for many of my runs but it seemed like the double digit runs were always on the treadmill.  This crazy Wisconsin weather has not been ideal for anything outside (IMO).

March had a fun 5k on St. Patrick's Day but April has 3 half marathons!!!   It could become challenging but I am super excited to see what will happen.

April 7 - Parkinson's Half in Cottage Grove
April 22 - Naperville Women's Half
and my BIG RACE of the month
***  April 28 - St. Jude Rock n Roll Nashiville Half Marathon  ***

I'm super excited to be running in Nashville as a St. Jude Hero.  You can help me with my fundraising efforts, if you'd like, by donating HERE!

As I was planning out the month ahead I realized that each of my races this month are in a different state!   That's pretty exciting to me!  Stay tuned for how things go.

FORWARD testing is complete in our classroom.  #sothankful

In the meantime I am also looking forward to welcoming our student teacher on Tuesday and talking to families at conferences on Thursday and Friday!

It's birthday week for these 2 kiddos---14 and 12....where has the time gone?

Last thing---If you are interested in signing up for HER Madison 5k of Half, (June 22 - 24), use coupon code MARGARET for a discounted rate.  The discount is BIG through the end of April 1 (15% off).  It goes back to $5 off tomorrow.  Sign up TODAY!