70 More Days

I wonder if I could see these shoes at night?

Today was a busy day.  We spent 2 hours in the morning working in the garden, transplanting seedlings, planting new seeds and setting up a drip system.  Trainer said that was good enough for a workout today.

It's a good thing too! We broke the record high temperature with 98*

Positivity: 70 More Days!

71 More Days

Today, the Trainer says is a day to rest and not run.  Who am I to argue??  So as a reward for my first week of training, I am running to the theater to watch the newest Nicholas Sparks' film, The Lucky One. Yay!!

Temperatures are supposed to be in the 90s this weekend, our daily jogs are going to be in the morning before the heat wave comes in.   Early morning, and running. Blargh.   We'll see how that goes.

72 More Days

I hurt.  My feet hurt. My thighs hurt. My knees hurt. My butt hurts. My shoulders hurt. My back hurts.

Found out today that I have a running stalker.  She sits in her car, unsuspectingly, and then yells at me as I jog by. I don't know who it is, but there was an all too familiar patchouli smell emanating from her car...


Steps: 7033
Distance: 3.328 miles
Distance (jogging): .78 miles
Time: Approx 1 hour.  Maybe I should start carrying a watch.
Song playing in my head: "Think Good Thoughts" by Colbie Caillat

73 More Days

Yeah it's only the third day, but I'm still doing the happy dance as I make improvements.  We took a new route today through a really nice part of the neighborhood where we found some historical homes with some plaques from a tour.  I need to find this tour! I want to see these houses.  Plus I found some more inspiration for home improvements for Amelia. LOL  This race may wind up costing a lot more than the registration fee.  :)

Steps: 6668
Distance: 3.15 miles
Distance (jogging): .62 miles

Song playing in my head: "We Are Young" by Fun

74 More Days

I enlisted Nessa as my "trainer"  She loves running, so I signed us both up for the race. Her job is to get me in shape for this event, as my major goal is to be able to jog/run one consecutive mile during the 3.1 miles.  My job is to keep her mind on the positive aspects of this race (more about that later.)

I bought a pedometer today that counts my steps and my distance. We're going to use that as a guide to set small goals each week, working up to that one mile mark.

Each day, we'll walk/jog three miles. Here I'll record each day's measurements to see how much I'm (hopefully) progressing.

Steps: 5400
Distance: 2.556 miles
Distance (jogging): .35 miles