Day to Day

shorter runs because on Saturday I have my first 10K! I have a 4 mile run this afternoon! Looking forward to it!

Tomorrow is my first 10K! So I did a nice 3.5 incline run, just to warm up and relax. If the weather clears up (at least the wind), then i will be off to do another 3-4 miles this afternoon. Afternoons are my de-stressing run! And with the kids being home all next week, I am going to need it!

Tomorrow's race is so important to me. Not just because it is my first 10k, but it marks the one year anniversary of me getting off my butt and exercising. April 9th (the actual day), I started off walking 3 miles in 1 hour every day. I worked my way up to speed walking 6 miles, then running 6 miles and by December, I was geared up for my first 5K. I have lost 50 pounds, gone from a dress size 18 (XL-2XL) down to a 1 (xs-s). Went from a 42-40-48 to a 32-27-35. I have more muscle mass, my legs and arms have definition and I can do sit ups and push ups and look like a normal person. I'm sure I could have lost more weight, faster, using diet pills and diets, but I re thought my life, and make a life change, not just a diet change. I quit smoking in October. My life is completely different. I feel amazing, look great, but most of all, I am happy.

Thank you to everyone on this site. Nothing but support and encouragment from everyone.

My first 10 K! I came in 11th out of 80 women in my age group, 208th out of 1000, and 61st out of the women! Not bad for a first 10K! So looking forward to my next one!

Took yesterday off to relax, and now back in training mode! I have a 5 mile trail race in two weeks, and the weekend after that a 10k.

Yes, (holding right hand up), My name is Jennifer and I am a running addict!

incline intervals this morning along with weights.

did 30 min of weights

did another 4.1 miles. The weather man said light breeze. I ran against 15 mph sustained winds with gusts up to 35 MPH. That ain't no breeze.

an hour of speed intervals

Today is my one year anniversary of working out!  I have lost 65 pounds!  Dropped from an 18 to a size one and I am now running races! I knew it would take some time, but a year later I can honestly say this was an amazing choice I made!  I am proud of myself!

Happy Easter!  I start my training and new diet tomorrow.  Not diet, as in "I'm losing weight".  Diet as in "I am in training for my half marathon and have to eat differently".

speed intervals, 7.0 to 7.5 at a constant .5 incline. have a dental appointment this afternoon, don't get to do an afternoon run, but I am doing an hour of weights this morning! Whoo!

incline intervals for an hour today. My butt hurts! LOL! I have a beach party to go to on June 6th. My goal is to firm up and lose about 10 more pounds so I can go in a bathing suit! My first one in 17 years! I am so stoked!

45 of kickboxing this morning

4.22 miles in the afternoon.  feels good!

4 miles of .25 mile sprints, 7.0 to 8.0 mph.  full body heavy weights.

did 45 minutes of kick boxing

did 4 miles in the afternoon. in wind! Oh man it was windy!

quick half hour of interval training, then light weights.

50 min full body weights

4.2 mile afternoon run

having a hard time with my breathing.  I keep forgetting to cut myself a bit of slack, I quit smoking 6 months ago, and my lungs are still in recovery.  But i like to push it! 

nice simple 5 mile run

nice relaxing seven mile run at an incline....felt good!

I was doing incline intervals, then realized I needed to do a short workout because this Saturday is my first 5 mile trail race. It's race week! YEAH! Can't wait! Supposed to be 75 and sunny! WHOOPEE!

three mile sprints. my cold is settling in my chest...not fun. I am going to try and flush this thing out of my system before the race. If there is no rain today, I am going to do another 4 miles this afternoon. I also have 5000 race packets to fill, staple and scan into the computer for RF. Love my life!

my cold has settled into my chest, thinking it will be an extended stay. I am trying to flush it out of my system with water and green tea. I took some cold meds last night, made me loopy. I have a 5 mile trail race on Saturday, I just hope my lungs will recover!

did a nice light run this morning. On the way to the gym, a guy jumped out on the highway and was trying to hitch a ride. scared me half to death!

My cold is almost gone. I'm making chicken soup to kick the butt of the rest of my cold. This chicken soup can cure a cold faster than I can sneeze! I love it!

Two days until my first 5 mile trail race. It is the first of a series called the Serious Series. If I do all three in the series, I get awarded a glass plaque stating that I did the serious series. I'm excited! So excited!

Results are still pending, but I crossed the start line at 1:40, and crossed the finish line at 42 minutes and change.  The course was very very hilly, the worst of the series (Serious Series).  I started in the back, worked my way to the middle, and I was working the hills.  As people were using the downhill portion to gain speed, I went down hill moderatly, and was able to power up the hills, passing every one in my way.

About half way through a tough hill, I kinda wheezed out a "not another one". The guy next to me told me to turn around and go home.  I looked at him, yelled "on the left", and kicked it into high gear and left him in the dust.  Kiss my dust! 

In the final straight away, I had two women on my heels.  One passed me, barely getting infront of me when I kicked it into high gear again, and powered right by her.  She and I crossed the final sensor neck and neck.  Whether I finished in front of her or not is not the issue, the fact that I found that final burst to make it to the end! 

No matter where I placed, I am proud of myself!  I did it!  I kicked butt and took names!  I did it!

*Results are in* I placed 5th in my age division (out of 40 women) and 150th out of over 500 runners!  I kicked booty!

nice long run

did 6 miles of incline training.  After saturday's race, never again will I curse incline training.  that is what got me through the 5 miles of hilly, rough, backwoods!

4 miles of quarter mile sprints, heavy lower body weights.  I have a 5k race tomorrow, so a nice light afternoon run today!

50 min of weights

4.1 mile afternoon run.  I hate the wind.  i hate the wind, i hate the wind!  I am so sick of the wind!  Did I mention that I hate the wind???

Ran an evening 5k.  Had only 5 hours of sleep the night before, and made the mistake of doing squats and lunges and heavy lower body weights the day before.  But I still came in at a personal record of 23m 49s.  Sprinted the last 10th of a mile, blowing three people out of the water.  I came in 20th out of the women, and 73rd out of 300 runners.  Not too shabby! I done good! This time last year I was 200 pounds and couldn't even fast walk 3 miles. Now I am placing in 5k races!