2.2 miles - Friday 8/23/13

Since week 4 starts Monday, I've been having a few doubts as to whether or not I can reach my goal.  It's been really tough getting out the door to log the miles.  When I do log the miles, it's stop and go, some walking.  I don't really know what to think.  I should be running 6 or more miles already, but I can barely do 3 and feel extremely sore after 4.

Eating hasn't been much of a challenge.  I've been doing well.  That includes buying my veggies at the farmer's market and not eating out other than the occasional date with my pretty lady.  I haven't yet eliminated everything that I need to, but it's a work in progress. 

If anything gets me through this training, it's going to be the love and support from friends and family and being held accountable by my running mates.  I sooooo did not want to run this morning.  But I made a date with one of my running friends because I knew it was going to be hard for me to get out the door.  It worked!  Although, he pushed me this morning.  We ran a lot faster than I had expected.. it was still a good run.  The fact that I ran also made it worth it.  I'm supposed to run again on Sunday, and I'm wondering if I should make myself do it, or make it a group run.  I'm pretty confident that I'll be getting out the door Sunday to log the miles.

After Sunday's run, I'm moving to a run/rest schedule.  Run a day, rest a day until I can get in my groove.  December is really close.  I start feeling a little anxious when I think about it.  I realize it's 14 weeks away, but that time will fly.

3 Miles - Monday 8/19/13

I've been back and forth on whether I want to blog about my training or not.  So, after today's run... I decided that if one person takes something away from my screw ups then it's totally worth it.

I'm on the verge of getting out of this funk that I've been stuck in for the last 8 months.  Vacation has been nice to me, the scale has not.  I can't really remember my thinking behind deciding to take a small break from running.  Life gets in the way.  I've been logging more miles recently.  That's progress.  I just feel like it's going to take a lot of work to get back to where I used to be.  Baby steps is my goal for now.  My body is adjusting and my endurance is growing.

This is the beginning of week 3 of my training schedule.  For now, most of my runs during the week will be 3-5 miles.  I'll slowly add miles on the weekends and just hope that I can do what I set out to do a long time ago.  A full marathon is NOT out of the question.  I don't care if I have to walk a mile/run a mile... that St. Jude Marathon medal is MINE come December!