I realized after running the Wasatch Back with my family in June that if I was going to keep up my level of fitness, I needed something to motivate me. Not that I don't love to run because I do! But somehow there is just always a long list of things that I need to do and for some reason, taking care of myself easily gets bumped. But with a race looming it didn't matter if it was raining, or if I was tired, or I needed to spend time on my calling, or if the laundry was piled up, or if Tyler wanted me to watch The Office with him...I had to make time to run! So I signed up for another race. This one was a 16K (10 miles) that began at the Eiffel Tower and ended in front of the Palace of Versailles. I can't say I broke any records, but I finished and I had a lot of fun! Plus...I always love Paris! The downside was that Tyler got lost trying to drive through Paris to Versailles without me there to navigate and got lost. He did get to Versailles eventually, but missed the end of the race and so I finished with no one there to cheer for me! We'll have it down next year though, so if anyone wants to come and run with me...
After the race, we toured the gardens and then the palace at Versailles. It was fairly painful to walk around after the race, but they were really beautiful and the weather was perfect.
This is where I decided we were done touring for the day! I had hoped to get to the Eiffel Tower again in the evening so that the kids could see the lights, but it was obvious that they were done! They were probably lucky that I had run my race earlier because I was tired too and really wasn't up to it either!
Our second day in Paris we went back to the Eiffel Tower so that the kids could go up inside, then we visited the Musee d'Orsay - which was unfortunately closed that day - and then the Sacre Coeur...which we hadn't been to before. It would have been fun to fit in more, but it is amazing how slow you travel with four kids when you are walking and taking the metro!
I realized after running the Wasatch Back with my family in June that if I was going to keep up my level of fitness, I needed something to motivate me. Not that I don't love to run because I do! But somehow there is just always a long list of things that I need to do and for some reason, taking care of myself easily gets bumped. But with a race looming it didn't matter if it was raining, or if I was tired, or I needed to spend time on my calling, or if the laundry was piled up, or if Tyler wanted me to watch The Office with him...I had to make time to run! So I signed up for another race. This one was a 16K (10 miles) that began at the Eiffel Tower and ended in front of the Palace of Versailles. I can't say I broke any records, but I finished and I had a lot of fun! Plus...I always love Paris! The downside was that Tyler got lost trying to drive through Paris to Versailles without me there to navigate and got lost. He did get to Versailles eventually, but missed the end of the race and so I finished with no one there to cheer for me! We'll have it down next year though, so if anyone wants to come and run with me...
After the race, we toured the gardens and then the palace at Versailles. It was fairly painful to walk around after the race, but they were really beautiful and the weather was perfect.
This is where I decided we were done touring for the day! I had hoped to get to the Eiffel Tower again in the evening so that the kids could see the lights, but it was obvious that they were done! They were probably lucky that I had run my race earlier because I was tired too and really wasn't up to it either!
Our second day in Paris we went back to the Eiffel Tower so that the kids could go up inside, then we visited the Musee d'Orsay - which was unfortunately closed that day - and then the Sacre Coeur...which we hadn't been to before. It would have been fun to fit in more, but it is amazing how slow you travel with four kids when you are walking and taking the metro!
8 comments:
You are so adventurous. As always, I'm jealous. I want to come visit... for like a year! hahaha
Wow...what a great race to participate in. I'm so impressed. So, where's your next one?! And, so fun that your kids get to be so cultured. It's wonderful. I'm so happy for you.
so awesome! and i REALLY love the pic of the boys crashed in the steps. love it.
*i mean "on the steps". oops :)
I didn't get any of the running drive blood in me like most of the cousins, so I am always impressed when someone runs in a race! Paris looks beautiful, how fun for your family!
What a fun get-away! Congrats on the race, I'm sure you did great. Bummer no one was at the finish to cheer you on. I love all the pics as usual. Glad you had fun and thanks for posting!!!
It really does seem a little too glamorous of a place to run! Congrats!
Well- regardless of how fast or slow you ran it- you look great!!!
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