Weigh-In the New Year

Well, as the month of January is mostly finished, I decided I can't put off my resolutions any longer. So, to keep me accountable to the world wide web, I'm going to record my exploits...

Captain's Log
Star Date: 01-24-2011
Weigh-In: 176 lbs
 Mood: Tired, Slightly Discouraged, but Optimistic

Today is the first day of my personal challenge. No Chocolate. More Activity. Less Junk. More Healthy Choices.

Last year, I managed to lose 25 lbs. I have not been "dieting" since June and the holiday were... yeah... so I am back up about 6 lbs but I know I can do it again. I just need to stick with it.

I have separated my resolutions into categories. Here is the first group:
Health and Activity Goals:
-Reach 160 lbs before June
-Run 10k on May 1st
-Sleep more (go to bed before 10:30pm week nights)

So here we go, world. I up. I'm moving. I'm ready to take you on. I hope...

I DID IT!!!

I finished my first 5K run this weekend. I ran in the Detroit Free Press 5K run. There were 2200 runners in my race and more than 16000 runners that morning in the various runs. It was completely overwhelming!
I completed in my best time ever. Here are my stats:

Distance 5K
Clock Time 40:48
Chip Time 39:08
Overall Place 1026 / 1919
Gender Place 582 / 1239
Division Place 92 / 148
City Dresden
State ON
Oallplace 1026
Divtotal 148
Sextotal 1239
Pace 12:36

Not terrible for my first try! 

Bought my Running Shoes

These are the first running shoes I have ever owned. They are the Nike Vomero+ 5. I also bought the Nike Plus Sensor for my shoe. It connects remotely with my IPod and clocks my runs (time, distance, pace, etc) and then I can connect it to the computer and track my runs. I am so excited to start with it tomorrow!

Picking Up Hubby

Well, the house clean out took until about 2am. I slept for two hours and was up at 4am. I got all primped up, wearing my hot new sundress, and headed out on the road. It took an hour to get to the airport and he was coming off the plane as I walked in. He walked over to me and put his arms around me. I tried really hard not to cry, but I was teary. We gathered his things, drove the hour home and both CRASHED from 8 am until 2pm. IT was great! We managed to make it into town after that. Took my new car for a test drive! Scott bought some new speakers for our Entertainment system. And I still managed to work in my run. Great day!

Another Great Run

I need to post about my good runs every time to encourage myself to keep going. So here I am. I went for another run tonight. We set the date for our 5K run. It is the Detroit Free Press Race. I am working my butt off for this, hoping to accomplish something physical for once in my life. All of my achievements have been either in the arts (music, drama) or academics. So, I keep running...

A Great Run

I've been working through the 5K training schedule for three weeks. I had a rough time last week, not completing all my run times. I had been trying to run in the mornings since it isn't too hot yet. My legs were trudging through soup. Today though, I decided to wait and go at sunset (around 8:30pm). It was starting to cool down, but wasn't yet dark. I also brought a new album on my IPod. And it worked! MY attitude and energy level were better because it wasn't first thing in the morning. The songs also had a great beat to run to, making me much happier to run! I listened to Hillsong Kids Ultimate Collection Album. My favourite song from the album is also the best one to run to: One Way Jesus. I have included the video here. The actions are really fun. I can't wait to teach them to my kids at school.
So I has a great run, with energy to walk up my steps. After a nice hot shower, I am actually feeling really good about myself and how I did tonight. I might be able to do that 5K eventually...