Ummm, scratch that...

I've been lazy. I am now going to try to do this half marathon on Thanksgiving day and depending on how busy German is with schoolwork, I may or may not be able to do the full marathon in March.

Oh and those Zoot shoes weren't made for long distances, so I returned them and they finally got the Asics kayano 17 that I originally wanted in stock. Hoorray for easy exchanges! Now I just need some cooler weather, so I can run outside.

New goals

This half marathon on Oct 1st and this full marathon on March 3rd...better get to work. Just got these shoes. They aren't very girly or cute, but I think they'll be pretty awesome after I'm done with this long distance running thing and I take a stab at a tri.

Almost three years later...

I started running back in July 2008 and I just can't get enough! I really want to do a marathon next year. Last week Sadie and I did the Blue Bell 5K with all you can eat ice cream bars at the end. I was planning on doing the 10K, but I just wimped out because I hadn't run more than 2 miles for weeks (and decided Sadie needed me to run with her...she just had a baby 7 weeks ago, she's awesome!) So, 34:15 isn't my best, but there were hills and it was lots of fun. I am going to make a training schedule and get ready for maybe a half this fall. I love it!

New Year's Day 5K

It was really cold and German ended up staying with the girls, so I was all alone, but I had fun. My time was 31:24...not quite my goal of finishing under 30 minutes, but I'm getting closer. Now, if I could just tell my mind to NEVER want sugar again, my health would be exactly where I'd like it to be.

Sick 5K

But I did finish around 32:15, so wasn't too awful. I may do another 5K on New Years in Dallas to see if I can get under 30 mins. Man, I really like running. Now if only I didn't really like chocolate and ice cream!

Feeling sick and fat...

I've been going running consistently for awhile now and signed up for a Turkey Trot 5K on Thanksgiving. I was hoping to be able to train well and try to do it under 30 minutes, I even did one mile in 8:43! But of course I caught some bug on Tuesday and have felt like junk all week. Oh, AND I have been eating lots of junk, too. I'm lucky I haven't been sick very often as a mother because I do not handle it well at all. I am a mess all around. I am hoping to at least go run on Monday or Tuesday of next week, but not sure if I'll finish the 5K under my goal time. Oh well...they'll be more races to do. Bleh.

oh food...

What is it about the fall and cooler weather that just makes me want to eat bread and cookies too much? I'm still running 3 times a week, but I have been awful with my eating habits again. Tonight I had a salad with dinner and realized how I hadn't eaten a salad in FOREVER! So that is why I have this blog. I am going to try to post my food again as often as possible--starting tomorrow.

I signed up for a 5k Turkey trot on Thanksgiving day and have talked my running buddies into doing it with me. Also, German's mom will be here visiting so we'll get to run it together. I'd really love to try a mini-triathlon so I can mix things up and work out different parts of my body, too. I mean will I ever be rid of my upper thigh jiggliness? I want toned legs dangit! I may join a gym, so I can lift weights and also have some freedom from the girls, too.

Any other ideas for keeping the weight off over the holidays? Because I am so looking forward to Thanksgiving food!