Counting Down the Days

Fourteen days to go until the stepkids are gone!

That means there are 15 days until my first 10K!

I can hardly wait for either event.

Yesterday I ran 3.5 miles. I feel guilty every time

I run these short runs.

Mainly I feel this way because my body is telling me I can run longer.

I have to remind myself that these are my short runs, and my long run (on Friday)

is soon to come. I burn about 450 calories every time I run 3.5 miles.

Have I told you how difficult it has been to lose weight at this point?

My body is fighting me every second.

I almost want to quit.

I don't mean to quit being healthy and working out.

What I mean by "quitting" is to quit anticipating when I hit 120 pounds.

What is 120 pounds anyway? I'm 125, as healthy as I've ever been in my life with the exception of shin splints and a sore knee. LOL.

Well... goals do change. I'm not holding my breath. Maybe this is something I just need to think about more. Right now I'm focusing on increasing my endurance and stamina to run well and finish the 10K in under 1 hour and ten minutes. Right now (in an air conditioned gym setting and on the treadmill at 1% incline) I can run 10:30 miles. That's ten minutes and 30 seconds per mile. Mathematically that's under 1 hour and ten minutes for the 10K. I'll be running outside early in the a.m. all week next week except for my long run. We're talking 5 a.m. runs. Yikes.

Fuel for Today:  Eating clean

Activity:  Kenpo P90X (first time doing it)

Have a happy and healthy day!