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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Just to start....

Ok...so I've decided to blog.  Most of my entries will probably be randomness so bare with me.  I'm kinda a random kinda girl;)  Hopefully my entries will either a) make you laugh b) encourage you or c) possibly make you think a little.  Either way, I hope you like it! This one will probably make you laugh;)
It's the beginning of a new year so like most of the world I decided to make some resolutions.  I'm kinda funny about sharing them because you really have to stick to them then, right? (haha)  Anyway, a few weeks ago if you would've asked me my resolutions I would not have said what I'm about to admit to you.  I want to run a 5K this year.  I know if my sister is reading this she is laughing her tail off, but it's true.  I've never been much of a runner or athlete for that matter.  Yea, I cheered but I was mostly a choir/orchestra geek as kid.  Oddly enough I married someone who is pretty athletic (lol).  It's actually pretty great! He really encourages me to go for it and knows what he's talking about.  I appreciate him so much!  Anyway, I got kinda into trying to run last year, but it ended shortly after it got to be 900 degrees!  I'm not so blessed to have a treadmill....yet.  I really did enjoy it!  Plus I lost 20 lbs!  That's enough to get me back out there if nothing else!  So, a friend of mine asked me to join her and some other girls for a 5K in February.  I was like, "What?! I haven't ran since June!" lol  It got me thinking and now I'm on a journey to accomplish this goal.  I'm hoping to do it in April and I think I have some friends to do it with me.  I may do the one in February, but I know I won't be able to run the whole thing;)
Day 1: I downloaded the Couch to 5K app...which I LOVE!  It's basically interval training and it builds weekly.  There's even a "trainer" that tells you when to run and when to walk.  It's great! All while I listen to my music!  Can you tell I like it? ;)  The run went well.  This weeks interval is 5 min warm up- 1 min jog - 2 min walk (repeat for 20 min) and 5 min cool down.  It felt great to get at it again!  I'm really looking forward to conquering my giant!
Day 2: Is coming soon.... hopefully tomorrow;)