So much has happended since running my 10K in mid-July!
My physique has changed; my feelings about running have changed; my feeling while I am running has changed, and my overall fitness has changed - ALL FOR THE BETTER!!
I'll address my physique today. As you may remember, I mentioned in one of my July posts (as I was nearing the end of my 10K training) that my weight loss had stalled out. I wasn't getting any leaner, but I was working mega hard! I was also disappointed that I still had a soft mid-section (YEESH!)
Well, I am happy to report that I am in the middle of a very exciting body transformation cycle that is extremely encouraging. Yes, I have lost a few more pounds (I am now down to 117 lbs, which is what I weighed on my wedding day over 12 years ago)! But what is even more exciting than that is how lean, strong and fit I look and feel. I really feel healthy and vital. My mid-section has even lost its underlayer of flab!
Sure, it's taken 5 months to get to this place. The work has been tough at times. Thirty minutes of running seemed unattainable on March 14th. A 10K seemed a little excessive on July 15th. Now, I eat those races for breakfast!!! ;-)
My current workout regimen is Interval Speed Training, where the warm-ups and cool-downs are 1 1/2 mile runs, with 400m and 600m sprints sandwiched in the middle. It seems impossible, but it's not! I don't have special powers, but I do have the drive! Come on; put it in gear and join me!!!
Get your motor runnin'!
;-) Missi
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Friday, August 19, 2011
Post 10K Update
Hi Friends,
Guess what! I'm still alive and kicking. Or, I guess I should say, alive and running!
I inadvertently decided to take a month off, due to a very hectic schedule of birthday parties, a 25th high school reunion (Go Broken Arrow Tigers Class of 1986!), an extended vacation at my in-laws (which included painting their house for a very generous sum of money), several trips to the zoo, tons of swimming (thanks to our very sweet neighbors who let us use their pool A LOT) and many inside playdates to beat the heat!
The blogging hiatus is over now, though. School has started, and I now only have one child at home all day. I should be able to find the time to write something down on a more regular basis!
So here's what's been going on concerning my running:
At the end of my last post on July 11th., I mentioned that I would be running my 10k on Friday, July 15th. and that I would let you know how it went!
Well, it went GREAT - better than expected. Or, rather, better than I expected. Turns out, my hubby had no doubts that I was going to crush it! And I did, posting a time of 56.35 (roughly 9-minute miles). Now, I know that's not breaking any records, but it's pretty darn good for this 43-year-old gal, who has only been running for a few months!
I do have to interject right here and now, though, that I was reluctant to "bring it!" In fact, the night before "race day," my hubby gave me the pep talk that this was, indeed, going to be a "race," that I needed to treat it that way, that I needed to push myself, that I owed it to myself to "see what I could do."
So, I did! I ran my little heart out. It was exhilirating, challenging and fun. I am now very confident about what lies ahead! I'll keep you posted.
Happy trails,
Missi
Guess what! I'm still alive and kicking. Or, I guess I should say, alive and running!
I inadvertently decided to take a month off, due to a very hectic schedule of birthday parties, a 25th high school reunion (Go Broken Arrow Tigers Class of 1986!), an extended vacation at my in-laws (which included painting their house for a very generous sum of money), several trips to the zoo, tons of swimming (thanks to our very sweet neighbors who let us use their pool A LOT) and many inside playdates to beat the heat!
The blogging hiatus is over now, though. School has started, and I now only have one child at home all day. I should be able to find the time to write something down on a more regular basis!
So here's what's been going on concerning my running:
At the end of my last post on July 11th., I mentioned that I would be running my 10k on Friday, July 15th. and that I would let you know how it went!
Well, it went GREAT - better than expected. Or, rather, better than I expected. Turns out, my hubby had no doubts that I was going to crush it! And I did, posting a time of 56.35 (roughly 9-minute miles). Now, I know that's not breaking any records, but it's pretty darn good for this 43-year-old gal, who has only been running for a few months!
I do have to interject right here and now, though, that I was reluctant to "bring it!" In fact, the night before "race day," my hubby gave me the pep talk that this was, indeed, going to be a "race," that I needed to treat it that way, that I needed to push myself, that I owed it to myself to "see what I could do."
So, I did! I ran my little heart out. It was exhilirating, challenging and fun. I am now very confident about what lies ahead! I'll keep you posted.
Happy trails,
Missi
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