today is......wednesday.

the days are flying by....can't believe its wednesday.

ran 4 on the treadmill.
and intervals....1 minute run at 8.0mph....1 minute walk...repeat 7 times.
could have gone a few more, but had to get the kids from school :P

38 days....

39 days left....

today its only gonna be 78 degrees!! yahoo!!

that means i'm gonna run tonight :)

busy with bible study and working in the kids classrooms today.

yesterday ran 8 mi on the treadmill in 1:32:13...not bad...felt pretty good...started getting a second wind after 6.

this past weekend a friend of mine invited me to an exercise bootcamp. there is a gal at our church who does these and they are super fun. it was a great time for fellowship and exercise!

last friday i ran 6 miles on the treadmill in little over an hour. (gotta remember to blog when done exercising. lol)

46 days left....

and the clock is ticking. i'm already starting to get nervous.

ran last night.

an easy 3 miles,

then some interval sprints.

i'm off to help in ryne's room today

so i'm gonna do my workout later.

off to eat my breakfast of champions :)

monday morning.

ran an easy 4 miles on the treadmill 44:32. then did some situps/pushups.

listened to the new david crowder band single...shadows. awesome song. their new album comes out tmr....can't wait.

talking about music.... wanted to write the lyrics to a song that i absolutely love and listened to it over and over when i first started to run on the treadmill. its by addison road.

Run

Stoplights, breakdown, we cry, last try
Worlds collide, time to decide
Where you want to go in this great big world
Where you want to go in this great big world
Stuck here too long in this sad song
Lost in a street, everyone has
Vanished and you're all alone
But you don't know where to go
Yeah you're all alone
And you want to go home
(CHORUS)
Run just as fast as you can
Run, 'til you reach the end
Where the fallen finally land
And your world starts over again
Run
Next page, new day, finding my way
Stumble upon the strength to move on
I am not alone in this great big world
And you are not alone in this great big world
(CHORUS)
Run just as fast as you can
Run, 'til you reach the end
Where the fallen finally land
And your world starts over again
Run
Run now don't you look back
Run towards the light straight ahead
Where the lost souls make a beautiful sound
And new life is finally found
Run
Your free, free falling
A new beginning
This is our time
(CHORUS)
Run just as fast as you can
Run, 'til you reach the end
Where the fallen finally land
And your world starts over again
Run now don't you look back
Run towards the light straight ahead
Where the lost souls make a beautiful sound
And new life is finally found
Run

10 mi run that was really 9

went out for a ten mile run this morning. my buddy, portia, went along with me on her bike. she's the best. came to cheer me on and keep me company. the trail was busy this morning with lots of friendly faces. at one point we look up and see hot air balloons. i forgot the hot air ballonfest was this weekend in clovis. so great to run on the trail with balloons all around. on our way back, one of the balloons had landed in a mini storage facility and one was getting ready to land and bumped into a tree. so funny. i felt great the whole run and even had a little at the end for a little kick. i felt i was making good time, but couldn't really tell because i didn't have mileage markers. my goal was to make it under 2:03:00. a month ago i ran 10 miles and that was my time. so if i could beat that ...i would be happy. i made it home in 1:38:34. so i was stoked. i mapped the run and it turned out only to be a little over 9 miles...not the ten i thought. oh well...i have another ten miler next weekend. but i felt great. loaded up on jellybelly energy beans about half-way through the run and chewed my gum, so i was set.all in all ... a good run. can't wait for next weeks.

start over again.

yep...that is my intention.

starting over in alot of aspects of my life. like this blog...thought it would be a great idea to keep track of my training for my half marathon in november.
yes..i said half marathon.

never have i been a runner, but about 5 months ago i began a journey.

a journey to be the best person that God made me to be, and that meant losing the 65 pounds that i had added over the past ten years. started weight watchers at the end of april and have been going strong since. i am down 42 pounds total. i now weigh 163 pounds. but along my journey of exercise and eating better i became a runner. it didn't start out like that though. i started on the treadmill, and could barely walk a mile. but little by little, i started to run, and soon i was running a mile. then two. and now i am up to ten. and run about 25 miles a week.

i have 51 days of training left and i thought it would be fun to document that journey.