140's....yeah!!!

Yeay!! I hit the 140's today!! It was very nice to see a 4 following the 1!! It has been a looooong time sine I've seen that, and it feels good!!

I went for a run yesterday and it felt so good. I had run 0.8 out and walked back home last time and felt like it pretty much kicked my butt. DH told me I should walk out and run back, so I thought I'd try it, but I also wanted to add on to my distance since I'm feeling the pressure of the turkey trot creeping up fast! I walked 0.4 out, and ran 1.6 back. Felt great! Nice and slow and steady the whole way, real relaxed....wish I could feel like that every run....I'd probably enjoy doing it more often.

I have to admit though, I turned my babysitter away today. :( It was so gorgeous out, I decided I'd take a walk with my kids instead to let them enjoy the nice weather too, but low and behold, shit happend which inevidably led to me getting no exercise at all..big surprise. Next time, I will get my run in either way, and go for a walk with my kids after, or just let my daughter run circles in the yard while I do my streches and abs after. No more neglecting me!!!!! I want my 1/2 hour a day....I'm entitled and I will not excues it away anymore! (Whew)

Running

I started running overseas on a treadmill and I was so bored that I couldn't even make it a mile.  I bought an ipod and loaded it with marine cadences and slowly I started increasing my mileage. 

I run hard because it feels good to break my previous records.  I run 6.2 miles every day or at least 6 times a week.  I also run sprints to mix it up...so I will fun hard for 500 meters and then slow back down to my regular pace.  I also started spinning to give my knees a break but found that it only increased my endurance and I could run faster so thats what I do.

Most of the time I don't think about what I am doing.  I run because I feel better and I need an hour a day to myself and my thoughts.

I think that you are doing really well on your weight loss and good luck on your 1/2 marathon.  You'll do great!