New Hope

Sorry it's been so long. Like I said, I kind of flopped big time a while back.

BUT

I figured out how I need to run! How to do it without hating it, which is really good news for someone who hates running.

My mom thought it would be a 'fun' idea to run a 5K for mother's day/celebrate-the-fact-that-Jessi's-here. Not exactly my idea of fun...

But I ended up running a very large portion of it! (Think 80-90% of the time!) I shocked my family and myself especially, but I learned a few things about how I need to make this a habit.

First of all, no more looking at my watch. Looking at my watch has me thinking about how tired I am and how much longer I have to run. Not fun.

Second of all, no more music. I end up running in time with the music and end up running faster than I should and wearing myself out more. Not fun either.

During the race, mom and Jessi talked almost the entire way, so they were a great distraction. I listened to them which kept my mind off of what my body was doing and I ended up running further than I thought possible.

So other than really sore knees, I'm beginning to enjoy running! I've been getting up at 6 when it's starting to get daylight and the air is still cool - it's surprisingly refreshing and something i wouldn't mind getting in the habit of doing more regularly!

And speaking of regularly.... My friend just bought P90X and invited me to join her at 5:30 every morning, beginning when she receives the dvds. Yikes... I agreed, because the time works for me, but I'm also kind of dreading it. 5 o'clock mornings? I am not a pleasant person that early!! But I'd really like to lose the weight I've put on, and this might be the thing to kick my butt in gear. Fingers crossed!