Changes....

Hi everyone.  It's been a while since I checked in... sorry about that.

Life has a way of getting extremely busy sometimes.  I am really looking forward to summer, when the kids are out of school and things slow down some around our house. 

I was planning on running a half marathon in March, but they cancelled it and made it just a 10K, but I am thinking that it was probably a blessing, since my training had gotten extremely slack, and there is no way I would have been ready to run it.  So, I am planning on doing one in September... Labor Day weekend to be exact.  My training is going to start today.  It will be running 3-4 days a week, cross-training with the FIRM, and 1 rest day a week.  I'm looking forward to it.  I am hoping to even reach my goal weight by August.  That's the plan right now anyway.  It is going to really take some dedication on my part... especially where my eating in concerned.

I find that food is my biggest struggle.  I just love to eat!  And I love all of the stuff that is BAD for me.  How frustrating. Now, don't get me wrong, I could eat good stuff all day long, too... but it never seems to take away the cravings for the bad stuff.  I try not to deprive myself.  Moderation is key, I know...

I have a few 5K's planned... One, possibly two, in May... Two in June, and one in August.  I don't know that I will do them all, but I am thinking about it.  My son and my step-daughter want to start running with me some, and my youngest daughter wants to try a 1 mile fun-run.  The 14 year old says she has no desire to join in the "fun". 

I ran a 5K on Saturday.  It went well.  I didn't place in my age group, but I wasn't far from the 3rd place age group finisher.  She was actually in my line of sight at the finish.  I can happily report, however, that I did set a personal best 5K time on Saturday.  My last 5K time was 28:34.  This one was 28:03.  I am hoping to get my time down under 28:00 in my 5K on May 5th.  It's a flatter course, so I'm hopeful.  The course Saturday was pretty hilly.

My daughter (14 year old) will be moving up to high school next year (9th grade) and tried out for the high school JV cheerleading squad.  I am happy to report that she DID make the squad.  That will be the busiest part of my summer, I'm sure.. getting her back and forth to cheerleading practices.

The Phoneix Suns won Game 1 of the First Round of the NBA Playoffs yesterday against the LA Lakers.  And the Dallas Mavericks lost to the Golden State Warriors.  It was a good basketball day!!!  GO SUNS!!

I suppose I should get some work done now.  Have a great day everyone.  I'll try to make it a point to check in more often

Becki