MAY 22 8am

that is the date of the first 5K I will be running in!   I am officially registered for  the 5K at the Lilac Festival in Rochester.  I am  excited and it was a leap of faith .  I still have 7 weeks of training left.  I start week two tomorrow.  I was telling my good friend  today that I had to run  my farthest yet ; 6 minutes straight this week.  When I looked down at the timer on the treadmill ;5 min and 43 seconds had past before I checked the time ,  I could not believe it!  The time passed with no problem, no difficulty breathing, nothing. I felt great and I was so proud and happy .  You have to realize I could hardly even make it around a short block.  Sure I walked, did the occasional sit-up but what I am doing for a non-athletic person who has trouble sticking to exercise  , I am thrilled with my progress so far.  Perhaps, I am in the honey moon stage and I do still doubt how long I will continue to pull this off.  But, for now I am very motivated.  My goal for doing this from the beginning has been to complete a 5K.  I am realizing the other benefit is that I can lose a little weight so I am going to change up my diet a bit.  I feel I eat healthy but the quantity still matters .  So, along with the running, a little cross training , walking and controlling my portions I hope to achieve my goals.  I have to be careful not to go into deprivation mode which is a problem for me.  I deprive myself so much that I set myself up for failure.   I easily can become obsessed with food , what I eat or don't eat to the point it is all I think about. I obsess and micromanage it to death. Trying to get healthy and having a fitness goal has really made me look at my food issues too.  I hope to accomplish a balance it that arena also!  Thank you for asking when you see me or just reading and supporting this blog. The emails are great too.  I  appreciate it!


Lilac Festival here I come... with my sneakers this time!

I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and moving on.... yea me :D

This  morning I completed my 3 week training to jog for 30 minutes!! It was an about.com e-course I highly recommend to anyone wanting to become more active.  (here i am givng advice now)  This program is what got me moving every morning.  I really looked forward to waking up and opening up my laptop to find an email  telling me what I was to run for the day.  Today I completed the 3 week training with 5/1 x5  run 5 walk 1   5 times.    I started with 1/1 x10.....

Tommorrow I start the actual 5K training program e course they offer through the same site.

I was given an idea yesterday when I looked up the dates of the LILAC FESTIVAL in Rochester that we go to every year.  They are having a 5K  on May 22 the last day of the festival.  I am seriously considering registering to be a part of the Lilac Fest. in a new way  ( I have been going for 15 years) and as an inbetween goal to the Summer Fest 5K  (august)which seems sooo far away.  Am I crazy?? Can I do it?  I have 8 weeks to get ready. 
I mapped out 3 miles  today on the way home from dropping the girls at school  Wow!  (NOT winning ~  that is along distance to be jogging along) That would truly be amazing if I could pull that off in 8 weeks.  I have to say it was daughting but I am thinking about it!! 

2 WEEKS!!!!!!!

I have been working on my program for officially two weeks this morning!!

yes!  I am doing it and today I actually forgot I was running :)  I looked down and my interval was only seconds away from being completed!

Here are my concerns..... :)

Today has I am going along my merry running way only 10-11 days in this thing and  for the first morning i really just wanted to get it over with.  Negativity started setting in while running.  i ran 3 min 5 times with walking 1 min in between.  my  mind started to wander.  I was thinking about if this is hard  (it was not really hard , just annoying) I thought how will this be when i am in the rain, it is a hot summer day etc?? I am running in such a controlled enviroment.  I worry about  what will happen after i reach my goal ,will i still want to do this?  will i make it to the summerfest run????
i am running at an incline of 2.5 and 3.1 mph)  can any of the  experienced runners see and problems with that>  Am I on track?
just venting  my frustrations , i guess this is one of the reasons i started this blog to be able to do that and move on.  thanks for listening if you are and think SPRING!!!!

I am feeling very motivated...really

Today's run: Run 2/1 x 6 for a total of 18 minutes. Don't forget your 5-10 minute walks for your warm-up and cool-down!

That is  one of the messages I recieved in my mailbox last week.  I am doing it and following along.  Actually sweating a little , something I normally try  not to do!!

I have down loaded a set of songs on a small little music thing I clip on my shirt.  I love that,  it makes the workout go fast and I love the songs I have on it so far.

Still 6 months away but I don't want to tallk numbers or how long ....I just want to keep it up!

I have been looking on websites for running clothes and shoes.There are some very stylish outfits out there for the she runner.  I also want to get a better pair of sneakers once I start running outside.  I new this would lead to shopping somehow.

In Charlie Sheen's words,        "I'm WINNING!" 
let's see how this week goes... :)

Tuesday

Thank you for the nice emails and for signing up as a follower, i appreciate it! 
i know it is not the most interesting blog to keep up with but it seems to help me knowing others are out there trying to achieve fitness goals too or are just supportive in my endeavor.  i am currently moving on the treadmill for 30 minutes ; half of that is actual jogging.  i just finished two days of 2/1 x5 , (run 2 min-walk 1 min) followed by 1/1 x 5.  Certainly, more than i have ever done in the jogging area before. 
I did have a scheduled workout with a friend at Fitness 19 yesterday and went on the elliptical for 20 min and did a little with weights but i managed to still use my treadmill at home later  in the afternoon.  The thing i see struggling with is boredom.  I am kept on my toes watching the minutes because i  am following this program run 2 walk 1 but i feel like i am starting to get bored and it is only day 5!!!
i do look forward to opening my email every morning to see what my jogging task is for the day! 
Overall, just wanted to say thanks to your replies and for following.  I  truly do,  appreciate it!!!!! :)