Cloud Snapple Half Marathon

Finished my first half marathon of the year! And it was soooo cold out there. My eyebrows and eyelashes were frozen. I am proud of myself for going out there and finishing it. My toes were killing me again on my right foot-am I curling them or what is going on. I have plenty of room in my shoes. That lasted for a couple of miles. Maybe I need to stretch better. I was never so happy to finish but it was 1/2 mile walk back to the car. The roads were horrible and going only about 10 mph. There were so many slide outs I couldn't believe it. I stopped in Frederick to wait for Tom because it was so bad. I probably should have taken my chances though. I was wet, cold and hungry. Went to lunch at Cracker Barrel than off to home when Tom got off. I was so happy to get in a hot shower!!!

1/21/2010

Worked out with the trainer on Tuesday-I am still sore and feeling it! I have another session tomorrow so I am hoping I can get through it. I have been pretty much walking on the treadmill and doing a slow jog. Not too much running with my quads screaming. I was hoping to lose 2 lbs this week but it is my week to retain water so maybe I will hope just to stay the same. I guess we will see what the scale has in store. I was glad not to have gained anything after the last 3 day weekend. Stress this week-walked Lexy on Monday when it was warm weather and the next day she was limping but this time it was her back right leg. Can't seem to ever win she seems to be doing better now but only time will tell. I guess it is better than being her same front leg because we know how much that will be-almost 5K but she is worth it. Also, it seems like money issues never cease. May not be able to spend the money to do all the races I want or I guess maybe I will have to travel on my own. That way we don't have to board Lexy which is an added expense!

Zumba

Went to Zumba today and it was great! I got to the gym about 1/2 hr early to ride the bike and of course all 3 expresso bikes are out of order. What the heck-pretty much what I go to the gym for. We will see how long it takes to fix until I start to send emails to the manager. I did the crossramp for about 30 min and than did the class. This week has gone really well with eating and working out. I did a training session on Thursday and felt it in my shoulder blades the next day. I am going to take advantage of it and do it twice a week since it is free. I really want to get about 10-15 lbs down by March and Shamrock! Maybe it will help take some minutes off my time.

Feeling Good!

Feeling good this week with my workouts. I see the scale moving in the right direction and that keeps me motivated to stay on track. I lknow what I have to do I just can't get sidetracked. I get stuck but have to keep pushing. I have a 30 min training session today we will see how that goes! I would like to be 179 by Feb 1st so we will see if I can achieve that goal.

Sunday

Well, I did 90 min on the treadmill. I alternated running/walking 3:1. Watched the Biggest Loser so the time seemed to go by faster and have a couple new songs on the Ipod to listen to. I would like to lose 6 more pounds in the next 3 weeks which is definitely doable as long as I don't get sidelined. I need to control the eating especially when I am stressed or bored and find something also to do. Also, the snacks at work are not helping either...

1/9/2010

So this week has begun with more pain again. Just waking up in the middle of the night with groin pain. Since I had the Mri back in September and the results coming back normal, I have just really been dealing with hip pain. The groin pain I had then just seemed to go fade away. I am starting to think maybe it is just in my head and it is driving me crazy. I am like what if they missed something and there really is a fracture. I just never thought it would last this long. Running has never been easy but I have never experienced pain just soreness. Now every little pain or twitch is driving me crazy. I have a 1/2 coming at the end of the month so we will see how that goes.

Happy 2010!

I hope that 2010 goes a lot more smoothly than 2009. I know there will be bumps in the road but I would like to be able to continue running and run my first (and maybe last) marathon in October. I do have a lot of 13.1s on my to do list also to try and move up levels in the Half Fanatics. Starting out the new year with a massage and need to get serious and get some of this weight off also.