First 5K? Should I?

5k coming up in August, thinking about running it? Any opinions? If I stick to my training schedule I should be able to do it...could be good practice or humiliating?

Couch Potato

No run of any sort today. Took the day to do a whole lot of nothing! Have been thinking about my workouts a lot today. I need to set up a definite schedule. Wednesdays are a great day to run for me, but what day could be my second day? Sundays? That's date night.

Ok so here's what we're going for:
Monday ?
Tuesday - ?activity?
Wednesday - 3 mile Run
Thursday - Yoga (don't get excited next week will be my first class, not this week bc of work)
Friday - ?
Saturday - Walk if I don't work - church if I do
Sunday - Long walk (probably with Ben) & church if I don't go Saturday

I want to work tennis, golf, and horseback riding into my schedule. And of course yoga.

This morning it was so nice and cool that I am going to try to get up earlier to walk Mouf in the mornings.

I have been slipping on the sweets and the soft drinks...got to put my foot down!

Active in the Park

Yesterday was the company picnic. Didn't do laps but ran around in the sun all day! We had a massive scavenger hunt which involved LOTS of running...proud to say that I wasn't winded at all! And today when everyone was complaining about being sore, I could boast that I wasn't!

Drained from the sun though!

Should Have, Could Have

I realize today I should have posted the days I wasn't running. Wednesday I was in Nashville and had to hustle in fancy clothes up and down hills and a million staircases. I'm counting as a walk. My makeup was sweating off, my hair plummeted, and my calves were KILLING me! So it counts!

Thursday it stormed ALL day and night.

Tonight I went for my 3 mile run/walk. I just didn't make it. At first when I stepped out of my house I just wanted to start running that first step. I walked and added a new stretch of running.

My route just seemed more menacing. It was darker. This is all probably because it was Saturday night, not a week day. There were fewer people out and more cars on the road. It seemed that the people out were shadier and the cars en route party goers.

Then all these negative thoughts flooded my head. What if my time is LONGER then last time? Are these people passing me thinking how fat and sweaty I am? I hate these pants. What if I can't really do this? What if I don't follow through?

I only did 2 miles not the 3 I had set out to do. But, I am seriously reconsidering this plan. Not the running just the route that I have set up and my training. I am going to have to set up a firm schedule. I'm thinking doing the 3 mile runs twice a week. And I am going to have to start taking the girls up on working out. Mixing in some long walks.

TIME: 2 miles 34:03:32

Goals for tomorrow: to be outside and be active (its the company picnic)

Goals for this week: to set up a firm training schedule

Timed 3 Mile

Ok did the timed 3 mile last night. It started off rocky. I waited for Ben so we could run together (him walk slowly) and he showed up 30 minutes late wearing...wait for it....flip flops! So frustrated I went by myself even though it was like 11 o'clock at night. I did it though.

I have mapped out a 1.1 mile loop that starts at my front door and loops around Woodland Park. I did 3 loops last night. I speed walked most of it and ran the portions that are on the actual park. There is one long stretch and one short stretch. They are spaced enough apart that I can recoup between and they give me a visual distance to run.

It wasn't hard and it didn't hurt. I admit on the first loop by my house once I turned onto my street I was thinking, just go on in 1 mile is enough to judge right? But I kept going. I thought about all the people who said that I would never be able to do this marathon. I thought about how awesome its going to be to accomplish something like this. Honestly, I am not even focused on my body I just want to complete it. And I want to be able to be fast enough so that I can have one of those GPS trackers (which I will post online and ya'll can watch me bop on the little map).

I maybe ran 3/4 of a mile, but it was my first time out. So after much to do here is my time, my measurements, and GASP! my weight:

Weight: 208 lbs
Bust: 42
Waist: 38
Hips: 47
Thigh 24.5

Time: 49:56:03

Its projected that if I can do a 5k (3.1 miles) in 35:32:37 then I should be able to do the marathon in 5:23:37.

GOALS FOR TODAY: walk again tonight, pack a salad for work

GOALS FOR THIS WEEK: stay away from the sweets bc its that time period where all I do is crave them, buy a scale

I want to be able to do 3 miles nonstop running by my birthday, which is the begining of August

Oh So Far to Go

I created a mile loop not far from my house. Tuesday I took Mouf and Ben with me to do a timed walk. It roughly took 11 minutes. I say roughly because Mouf and Ben slowed me down immensely. Then Mouf got tired and I had to carry her. And we kind of took a wrong turn and had to back track.

Sounds like a lot of excuses right? Well, its what happened, if I'm not honest its not really worth recording. I also weighed and measured myself. I just don't feel exactly solid about posting them just yet.

Tonight no excuses taking Mouf for a walk which means Mouf will walk a couple of blocks then I carry her the rest.

The girls at work have decided to get on the marathon bandwagon. Tomorrow we do a timed 3 mile to see how much work I really need.

This is the begining...

There is so much begining that I thought I had to document it. This is the year that the five year plan MUST begin.

On New Year's Eve we wrote out our New Year's resolutions on posterboard then put them on my fridge. Ben's list, Mouf's list they have almost all been completed. My list is just a list of things I started or haven't started. Today is the begining. I bought new tennis shoes yesterday, running shoes to be exact. I took Mouf on a walk. I don't think that she will be to partake in the training because of her hurt shoulder.

For now I'm just going to focus on May 2nd...I don't care what anyone says I am going to run that marathon. My goal is to be able to run at least three miles by my birthday. That gives me 56 days. I guess if I'm going to do all this I should weigh myself to begin with, where do I find a scale? I certainly don't keep one in the house.

My goals for tomorrow are:

to get up earlier then usual

have breakfast, maybe that nasty yogurt to see if it kills me

pack a lunch

INSERT TIME AT WORK

finish stupid dishes

make dinner

walk again

Goals for this week:

get bicycle

walk a mile in a decent time (figure out what a good time is)

NO eating out NO soft drinks