Smell Of Spring

The weather is really keeping me from excusing myself from a run...ha! For the first time in years, I am looking forward to nice weather to be more active.  I normally love the winter and fall, but this year I am OVER IT!  Bring on the sun, the beach, all the good stuff!  Now, the other side of that coin is that I won't be showing any of this flesh until it's in shape...hence the running, the weights, the moderate attempt at diet changes...

Back to the running... I had to re-add Journey's "Chain Reaction" to the playlist.  I'm not sure there is a better song EVER to run to...awesome!  I seem to have hit a wall at the 3-mile point for now, maybe the next run I'll push myself to run to the half-way point across the Williamsburg Bridge and back...that would be 3.5 miles, I think.  Anyway, it's time for a change in path!  That website is a big help in finding the right route or the actual distance (www.runningmap.com).  Thanks for that!

Hope Spring is finding you two, as well...

Alright, ladies...

Well, I'm back to some semblance of regular running.  Three times a week for the past two weeks and I'm back to 3 miles!  The better weather is certainly helping, but really the motivation was a few photographs I've seen of me where I look downright FAT! Unacceptable!!!! 

Like last time, a new music set is helping a lot.  I especially recommend Kelly Clarkson's "My Life Would Suck Without You"...it's fun and fast.  Journey remains a favorite, but I needed a change...

My goal is simply to be presentable for the summer... I may actually want to get in the sun this year! LOL!!  Despite the weight not dropping yet, I feel more energetic and it appears things are tightening up (I added some light weights this week).  

I'd love you guys to rejoin this!!!

It Hurts!

It's been WAAAAY too long since I've run, but this week, despite a cold, I have gone twice.  Only two miles each time, but it's nice to be back.  To help motivate me, I have made a friendly wager with a co-worker: he has to gain 10 lbs. muscle (bastard) and I have to lose 10 lbs. of anything in one month.  Totally doable, right?

So, come on, sisters!  Spring is knocking on the door!

Finally...I'm back!

So after an unfortunate incident a couple of weeks ago which resulted in a painfully sprained ankle, I have returned to running this week full-force!

Patty, thanks for the website about measuring your distances.  It turns out I have been running more than I had thought, though not by much...

I also found some new, very inspiring music with which to run (The Presets' "A New Sky").  I've also almost completed THREE MONTHS of not smoking, so I'm feeling so much better about this!  On top of those two things, I'm in the middle/end of my yearly forced detox (i.e. no drinking...it's been almost three weeks) and I don't think I've felt this cleansed since I was a teenager! 

So I'm finding I can run faster for longer, though it still seems so difficult to surpass that 3 1/2 mile mark... anyway, it feels good to be back!

Barb, what's your new neighborhood like for running?  Keep up the good work, everyone!!

Measure your Distance

try runningmap.com... it lets you map out your route!

so I officially ran a mile, then walked a mile today.... will improve next time...

Today is the day

Ok, so I'm in my running clothes and headed out the door...hoping to not get stopped by the kids and Greg on the way out. It would be way too easy to find an excuse to do something else. I have one cigerette in a stash in the garage...does this mean I'm not ready?!? I'm holding on to it "IN CASE" I get this great urge...the question is, after that one is gone will I go buy another pack "IN CASE"!???
I'll let you know how it goes!
B

broke a sweat

yah, I did... really.

I played two games last night, ran my ass off around the bases a few times, and felt some strange liquid running down my face. I freaked out, wiped it off really quick, but it kept coming!

The shock has finally worn off, but my muscles are still yelling at me.

Could I be ready to take the next step and actually venture down the driveway with my new bright white running shoes (size 10 wide thank you very much) on???

I'll let you know if it actually happens.