Back to basics...

I am finishing up week 2 of my original Team in Training - training schedule. Tomorrow I will wake up early and go out for 36 minutes. Hoping to get close to 3 miles. It's just too darn hot still to go out past 7 a.m.

"rest" day

Following my old Team in Training schedule, today is a rest day.. no running. In order to keep on my path to try to reach my miles in 2012 goal, I did 3 miles with the Leslie Sandsone DVD with 2 lb weights. It is my "go to" workout on days that it is raining or just too hot. However, I am kind of feeling so over this DVD. I could practically recite every word that comes out of Leslie's mouth. I need to make a run to the library and check out a different DVD for a couple of weeks to shake it up!

Bringing training back

Last week was a pretty good week for me. I did 18 miles. Right now for the year I am at 452 miles for the year. I am hoping to get to 500 miles before the end of this month. That means I need to do around 3.60 miles a day average. I decided yesterday to break out my old Team in Training schedules from 3 years ago. I will start out slow, but work up to long runs one day a week. Not sure if I will be doing the Half in October or not, but I do want to pick up some 5Ks.

It's that time of year again.. Back to school! Big changes this past year. Marcelo graduated with his MBA, I started back to school at FSCJ in the Spring, and Bela just started 4th grade. I have not done a super job blogging about my walk/run journey. But I hope to add more the remainder of 2012. Again, this year I decided to go for the 1000 mile challenge. I am way behind, and was feeling dispointed in myself. However, despite a few weeks off here in there for a slight injury in my leg, and weeks of, ok I'll admit it, pure laziness; all in all I have remained active. I think that is the key. Don't completely give up. So you had a rough week or month!? Big deal! Don't stop now... keep the momemtum up! That is what this blog means to me. I am holding myself accountable and sharing with you my struggles and my triumphs. So far this year I have done 408+ miles. Like I said, I am behind in schedule.. but not giving up! Today I woke up with horrific cramps, and really did not feel like doing the 2 miles I had promised myself I would do. I kept thinking about something I wrote on facebook just yesterday... "There are days when you just do not feel like exercising. Those are the days that really matter! Anyone can excercise on a "good" day. It's those that are really dedicated and committed that do it on days that they feel lousy!" Yes, I wrote that. Brilliant, right? So I better walk the walk, and talk the talk! I dragged my butt up this morning at 5 a.m. and did 2 miles of intervals. Was it humid? Oh yes. Did my back kill me? Yes. But am I glad I did it? YES YES YES! Whatever is holding you back today, and usually it is ourselves, don't let it. Do what you planned on doing!

Time to beat

I PR'd at the Imagine the Possibilities 5k in January with a time of 35:58. I was very happy with that time! Now to beat it.

5k

Gearing up for my first 5k of 2012. Looking forward to beating my PR of 41 minutes. Keeping my fingers crossed!

End of the year report!

Total miles for 2011: 732.05

Best month: June
Worst month: July, with December a close 2nd.

Goals for 2012:
1000 miles!!!!
Make my worst month, my BEST month!