My challenge for January was to run more. Simple, basic and easy to do right? Wrong. I ran. But not as much as I would have liked. I had a few setbacks including being sick a few times. No excuses though. I should have done better. There is always next month. I will classify this month as: Image borrowed from here.
Sunday the 20th I participated in my first Rock and Roll Marathon. Granted I only did the mini marathon (5.4 miles) but it is something I’ve wanted to do since I moved here. Although my first, it was the 10th anniversary. I felt like it was a great time to join in a tradition. Next year I plan to do the half marathon. If I fill out a survey I get $10 off my registration! Read more
I love to read. I love to read all kinds of genres. I typically will read something from one area (say non-fiction) followed by some genre of fiction. Most recently I finished Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, which requires some thinking and for the reader to pay attention. To follow, I wanted an easy, light read. I opted for Julie and Julia. (I will admit, I saw both the movies first. I usually try to do Read more
I had taken a three-week break from running. That was a mistake but I started running again on 12/30 because I had to get the lungs ready for my race on Sunday the 6th. I got in a few 5Ks and two 1.5 mile runs before the Resolution Run. I was feeling ok but not great heading into Sunday. The race was the smallest I had attended. Even though I didn’t really talk to anyone Read more
I have decided that each month I am going to challenge myself to something new, to do along with my running. Anyone is welcome to join me in these challenges. There really isn’t anything to hold you accountable, just you. 🙂 Of course you can always leave comments and let me know how you’re doing. This months challenge is simple. Since January has already started I decided to make it easy on me. The other Read more
Yesterday, after much back & forth, I participated in the Hot Chocolate 5K. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by the overall experience. I had originally signed up for the race about a month ago, forgot (or rather didn’t realize) that it was this past weekend. I ran once this week, on Tuesday, in preparation. I was having back aches and feeling all around crummy most of the week. I really wasn’t feeling Read more
This week I met a personal goal of mine. I ran my first, official 5K. I went home for Thanksgiving and I happened to be there when my college held its 5K. I never did it when I lived there. I was never confident enough in my running to sign up. I decided this would be a perfect first 5K. It’s fairly small and benefits a place I love. My dad decided to do it Read more
Sometimes I feel like just giving up. I don’t feel like I will ever lose all this weight. Does anyone else go through this? I see the success others have, losing much more than I need to, and I have a hard time believing that I will ever reach my goal. Don’t get me wrong, I think the people who have lost hundreds of pounds are amazing and I am extremely impressed by what they Read more
I have taken my training to the outdoors recently. I want to run 5ks and eventually half marathons (I don’t think I could ever run a full marathon) and to do so, I need to get used to running outdoors again. It’s October and I am already worried about what I am going to do come summer. I am at a loss. In Phoenix you have to either go early in the morning or way Read more
I have been seriously working on my weight for the past two months. I really started in May with just trying to get back into my healthier eating habits. In July I slowly worked in exercise. By mid-August I bought a scale and tape measure to really be able to track weight loss and body changes. I would like to share with you my changes in the past two months or so. Mid August Mid Read more