Day 43 --276 days till the marathon

I didn't run on Friday night. I went home and acted like I had been all week... LAZY as all hell and it was nice.

I didn't run on Saturday either... but Sunday I managed to drag my bedraggled butt out of bed and did 5 miles...in an hour, but I finished it, which is all I count. I did this while Joey napped (aka my only down time) when all I felt like doing was sleeping too.

I have to say, when I run during his nap instead of sleeping like I want to I feel better and more able to manage him when he wakes up. My temper is not as easily roused when I excercise consistantly...when I don't I feel like a fire breathing dragon mommy monster.

Running on my lunch breaks at work also helps me beat the 2--3pm crash. Some days when I don't run I have to prop my eyes open with tooth picks at my desk, its horrible. I have even tried slapping myself in the face, embarrassing if caught doing it but somewhat effective.

Just trying to be consistent right now, still not a very fast runner, but I am working on distance right now.

Day 39--280 days till the marathon

So.. I ran 5 miles last saturday, but this week I have been an utter blob.

For example: Today is Friday and to celebrate the weekend I stopped at this little donut shop that has HAND MADE FRESH donuts. Let me just tell you... these are better than anything you have ever had and I have to drive by this place every day on my way to work.

Today I gave in (because its Friday). I bought a half dozen to share with the ladies at work and I ended up eating 2 and a half of them. I justified it with a salad and water for lunch.

Its all about balance right?!

Plus I havent run at ALL since saturday. I have to say I have seen a difference in my energy and attitude when I run.

The days I dont run I have less energy in the afternoon and if I go more then two days without exercising I feel SUPER CRABBY. Like everything is annoying.

Guess I have be come addicted to running already! except I need to be better at carving out the time to do it. That is my biggest challenge.

Well... planning to do at least 5 miles tomorrow and hopefully 2 miles tonight.

Ugh. Where are the bon bons and the couch when you need them?

Have a great weekend all!

Day 35--283 days to the Marathon

I did it! I made it 5 miles. Honestly, I didn't think that I could make it more than the 3 I have been doing.



No.. I didn't run the entire 5 miles straight. I am working on that. I walked some, but I did it in an hour. So about 10 minutes per mile, which isn't too bad in my book. Once I get my stamina up I hope to run it without stopping.. should be soon. Will be working on that this week.

Going running today with my co-worker/trainer Ben. Hopefully we will be able to push 4 miles today. I have to try and squeeze in as much as I can on my lunch breaks. Its easier to run on my lunch hour than it is to try and find time after work (with the little man running around).

I have been feeling better when I run. Not as short of breath as I was in the beginning and I have really cut back on smoking.

This weekend I would say I had 2 cigarettes total.. which is GREAT! I think I will be able to kick it all together soon.

I am excited about the coming week. My sister is coming to visit with a friend, which should be really fun, hopefully I can squeeze in another 5 miles this weekend.

The goal is to get up to 10 miles by August so we can prepare for the Roanoke half marathon in November. After that it will be all about the marathon.

Its really not easy to start running and the first few times I wanted to give up and never do it again...part of me still wants to just be jaba the hud on the couch, but something says, You can do it Allie! everytime I get close to giving up.

It's a long road but I know crossing the finish line at a half marathon and then a full marathon will be worth every minute of training!

I can't wait!! :)

Day 31--287 Days till the Marathon

Alright... I have come to some great realizations in my 25 years on this planet but recently the clarity, or rather, sweat induced low blood-sugar coma's have given me some piece of mind to think about the past few years.

So memorial day weekend I didn't run at all. I ate a ridiculous amount of food and acted like a total bum.

My mom, Joey and I did walk so we had some exercise but not as much as I would have liked. I am finding it difficult to get out on the weekends for the long runs that I should be doing.
I don't want to take Joey with me because his stroller is super damn heavy and a bi!$h to push up and down hills.

Since Joey is away for the weekend I am going to attempt to run a loop around my neighborhood that calculates out to (4.9 miles to be exact) but I will cheat and tell people 5 miles.

Not sure how well (fast) I will do, but that doesn't matter to me right now. I just want to say I got my butt out of bed and ran 5 miles on a Saturday morning.... that will be a feat in it self.

I will be sure to tell my mom to give me a little over an hour then to bring the car around the loop and look for me. I may be sprawled across one of the dirt, back roads we live on.

Wish me luck.

Anyone hate the scales at the gym? The one out our gym is right in the middle of the hallway.... awesome.

the old one in the locker room is 5 lbs off and so I choose to use that one, (A) because it makes me feel great about myself and (B) because I can weigh myself without an audience.

All I am really looking forward to tomorrow morning is sleeping in past 7am on a Saturday and drinking a cup of coffee in the morning with out having to chase around a child.... damn it will be nice to enjoy the sunny morning without having to clean up poop or deal with tantrums.