Motovational Monday.......

Today is THE DAY! I am starting training for my 1st HALF MARATHON. I am registered for this race!

Here is what my 1st week of training looks like.

MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT
28 Run 45 mins	29 Strength training ARC 45min water zmba	30 Run 45 mins	31 Abs/ cardio water tabata	1 Run 40 mins	2 Run-Endurance 6miles water tabata

I always concentrate on my distance rather than my time, I think going off of time rather than distance will help me with my pace in the long run.

I am also adjusting my diet so I can get the most out of my body. I spent time the other day googling the subject. I found a lot of information but none that really spelled it all out like a training plan does for running.

 Here is my Monday weigh in pic.

0.69% weight loss     from last week

  
Total miles logged in January to date:  35.16

HAPPY RUNNING!

Jen

SAY WhAt! Training for my FIRST HALF MARATHAON!

YEP! You read that right! I will start my 16 week training plan next week. Wow! Way back in May of 2011 I would not have EVER thought I would be training for 13.1 miles! I would have said you are flipping CRAZY! This girl has not even ran a 5k yet! Here is a picture before my first 5k.

I walked/ran this race. I finished with a time of 45min. 

 

THE SECOND I CROSSED THAT FINISH LINE I WAS HOOKED!

In 2011 I completed a total of 4 5k races. 

In 2012 I completed  11 5k races, 1 12k race, 1  2mile run race, and 1 2mile walk.

I am still coming up with my training calendar. I will post it next week. 

Reflecting on 2012........

Here is a review of my year in pics.

My new workout buddy, friend, and neighbor and I after our first walk together. Check out her awesome blog Losing it?!?!?.

Geared up for a cold run.

This was the 12-12-12 challenge. I ran a 12k (my farthest distance to date)

At the jingle bell 5k in December

The Edmond Turkey trot 5k and my 38th bday.

Girls on the Run fall 5k

Glow Run 5k

Alzheimer walk in OKC

Head for a Cure 5k

Race for the Cure 5k

Prairie Fire 5k

Rear in Gear 5k

Mother's day Girls on the Run 5k (first race I ran 99% of EVER!)

Run 2 Believe 5k

Jog 4 a Paws 2mile run

Me on the elliptical in March at the Y

Coldest 5k I had ever done. It was 13 and felt like -2. 

My starting weight in 2012 was : 165

My ending weight was: 146.4

Total weight loss % for 2012: 12.00%

I'm back, and a little history ..

So I have had this blog since 2009 and have never really taken off with it. I am going to give it another try. First of all here is a little back story on me,with pics.

I started my getting healthy and fit journey in 2011. I started walking at the park with a friend. Then got the idea to do a 5k walk/run May of 2011. I then wanted to do more races. I started out at 168lbs. My first 5k I walked/jogged it. I finished in 45min.

Fast forward to January 19th 2012. I joined the Y and went to my free training sessions. I was at 165lbs at that time. I started to workout almost every day of the week. I also did a boot camp class through the Y. I started to see the number going down!

In may of 2012 I did my 5th 5k. This was the same one as in 2011, I finished with a personal best time of 35min. I think I ran most of it. I can finally run a full 5k, I have ran 2 5ks all the way through.

I am now down to 146.2lbs. I have been holding between 150 and 145 for 5 months. I am at my wall! I still have about 20 more lbs to go.

In total I have ran/walked 16 5ks since may 2011. On 12/12/12 I ran my 1st 12K (7.4 miles). I took the rest of December off.

I try to do one a month. I am currently upping my millage on my weekly runs. This year I will run 5Ks,10ks and will also train to do my first half marathon on May 5,2013.

New Blog!!

Welcome to my newest blogging endeavor!! This was inspired by two of my friends who have Workout/weight loss blogs! I have re-posted some old blog post that I have made on my other blog . I really started this journey last April. To date I have lost a total of 11.6 lbs. I will be posting when and what I did as far as working out, I will try for 1 hour a day, more realistically it will be 30 minutes a day. I will also be doing a weekly weigh in on Mondays.

I need all the encouragement I can get!

A 10 !!

So today I thought to myself, hummm.. your size 12 jeans keep falling down, maybe you should just for laughs try on the size 10 pair. I did and........

THEY FIT!!! THEY FIT!!!

They may be just a little snug, but I can get into them without laying on the bed!!!!
OMG!! I am so happy!! I have not been in a 10 since before (3yrs ago) I got pregnant with Monkey Boy!!!!

I know to some this may seem silly or like a brag, but it is neither! For my height and stature this is great!! At my heaviest I was in a size 14. I still have 21 more pounds to loose to be at my goal.

Really, I am alive

I am very bad at this whole blog thing! I promise to be better. I guess I need to do up dates on the boys and Christmas. I am down 10lbs from my starting weight!!!! I am so happy about that. I guess having the flu right after the holidays is a good thing, I did not gain any weight eating all that yummy food, HA!