Five Miles!

Yeah, that's right!  This chubby girl just ran five miles...at one time...without stopping!  It took me exactly 70 minutes to do it, but I cannot believe that five months ago I could barely run 30 seconds without feeling like I was going to drop dead.  I am amazing.

ME ME ME!!!

A good run!

So, because I did not run for a week I was thinking that I was going to have to start C25k week 3 all over again, well once I got to the gym I decided to just go with week 4 and slow down my running speed from 5.5 to 5.0 I am so thankful I decided to say to hell with it and go for it, because it turned out to be an incredible run, inspite of the fact that I had to pee the entire time that I was running, on my last 5 min run I accidently pushed stop on my program so I ended up running almost 2 min longer than I was supposed to, I am so thankful that I have incredible friends who have inspired me to start running again, I had forgotten how much I truly enjoy it.

Uphill...Both Ways!

This morning was a hard run.  It was sub-freezing temps, the wind was blowing in my face while going uphill, AND I forgot my gloves.  But I made it.  Week 5 Day 1 of Bridge to 10K is complete.

34:58

Yup, that's the time of my 5k this morning!  I'm still not convinced it was actually 3.1 miles or maybe the clock was wrong, but either way.  I'm owning this time.  Look long and hard, because you will never see it again ;)

I miss running!

This week has been a tough week, I have not been able to run at all, due to kids being sick and my car not working, I have come to realize that I really enjoy the 3 days a week that I get to put my headphones in my ears and tune the world out while I listen to the Black Eyed Peas and literally run my butt off (atleast that is what I am telling myself.) I am really hoping that Dale is able to fix my car by Saturday so I can sneak off to the gym and run.

You're Welcome

You know what I've noticed?  People are really friendly at 5:30 in the morning when I'm running.  Everyone says hi and smiles - some people even tell me good job as I run...very encouraging.

You know what I'm wondering?  Is everyone always that nice or are people especially nice to the chubbies running at 5:30 in the morning.  Either way, to all the people whose days I make a little brighter, you're welcome.

Playlist

I'm semi-obsessed with Florence + The Machine lately (and, FTR, I liked them way before the SNL appearance and Glee cover).

While I love every song on the album, "Dog Days" has been first on my running playlist for quite some time for this lyric alone:

"Run fast for your mother, run fast for your father, run for your children, all your sisters and your brothers. Leave all your love and your longing behind, you can't carry it with you if you want to survive."

So that's why I run. For all the people in my life who couldn't (or still can't) run - my dad who blew out both knees seeking NCAA glory on the college basketball court, for my brother who battled cancer at age 26, for my friend Kit who was wheelchair-bound way too early and succumbed to MS before his 40th birthday, for Hannah and Lily who run with angel's wings, and for my daughter who can't yet keep up but watches and learns and will soon leave me in the dust.