OK another goal for 2006

Is to do at least one century ride with a friend from Indiana, Jayme and a friend from Canada, Chris. We will converge on Jayme's place and do a ride somewhere in Indiana... In the mean time these are some pictures from a trip George and I took to Sparta WI where we went biking..

Today's weight

Scale reading today was 157.6...

So the EXTRA from the holidays is coming off. I'm sure there is a pound maybe 1.5 that might be true gain and not just water weight.

Now I need to start getting back on track with resistance training and cardio workouts.. Tomorrow is run club and that might be a good time to kick it in again.. Had hopes for today but I literally and honestly did not sleep a wink last night. Not sure if it was the conversation/discussion between George and I or something else but my fail safe method of falling asleep, watching a movie I've seen to many times to count, didn't even work. At 3am I was starting to panic, knowing I had to work today, then it was 4am, then 5, then 6 and time to get up. Being fair skinned and redheaded a bad night of sleep really shows on my face and today is no exception, yet I tried to lay down after I got home, but it wasn't working so I checked up on the blogs I follow.

Glad to see Lisa is feeling better, yet she too needs some sleep it sounds like. Rob thanks for the tip on the socks, I wear wicking material for tops and bottoms just never thought bout the socks. Kiles looks like you had a great time over the holidays with your winter wonderland. Julie, well I am just always impressed with her running and it looks like she had a great one today in the new snow and on her Bday to boot. Sarah had some fun shopping this week and STILL got some deals without standing in line at 4am. Found Ben's blog via Rob and downloaded a kick ass spreadsheet to track my running in 2006. Daemon seems pleased with his newest body fat readings inspite of the bit of holiday gain. I always love reading KT's blog, she writes with such enthusiasm,its fun to read. And a hello shout out to Amber and Turtle Guy.

I wish you all the best for the coming new year and no matter what YOUR goals are I hope you achieve them all in 2006 and if not I hope you learn something about yourself in the process.

Obsessed or Driven?

I'm not sure which I'd consider myself? yesterday I added one more thing to my plate for the coming year. I sent in an application to the leanness lifestyle bootcamp intensive. This is something I am not unfamiliar with and know what to expect but also know what I will get out of it.

In Jan 2002 when I was 215 pounds, I joined the leanness lifestyle a members only weight loss site. There was something to David Greenwalts no bullshit approach that appealed to me AND worked for me. It worked even better when I applied for and was accepted to one of his intensive challenges, DIVA II, in April of 2002. I began that challenge at 182 pounds and 10 wks later was 157. Using the principles set forth in David's program, which in its simplest form is clean eating, counting calories, and exercising both wieghts and cardio. In April 2003 he offered up another intensive challenge, Advanced Diva, I was once again accepted. I began at 151 and after 16 wks I was 131. Was it easy? NO NO NO it was not, but being 215 pounds wasn't either.

So fast forward to now... I am still a member of the leanness lifestyle, but like any drug addict or alcoholic can sometimes do, I have fallen off the wagon, my drug of choice being food. And I don't know why but I know doing this upcoming bootcamp, if I am accepted, will once again be the kick in the pants I need. I got an email from Dave that he wanted to reach a goal and have this be his best bootcamp to date but he was falling short of a goal he set for himself of participants. So in order for him to reach his goal he made an offer that personally I could not refuse. For past participants the entry fee would be $147.

I filled out the application right then and there. I didn't even think about anything else or I guess ANYONE else. Later that night when I spoke with George about it, he didn't seem to pleased. It has NOTHING to do with the money either, as most things don't for him. He said with everything else you want to do this coming year you want to add one more thing to your plate. George, having particpated in a mens intensive when he was a LL member, knows the intense focus that will be involved. He told me he thinks my plans/goals for the upcoming year are obsessive in nature. I don't know if I agree with that analysis or not to be honest.

I do know that getting back to 135-140 for a living everyday running around weight WON'T make my life any easier, it WON'T necessarily make me anything but someone who won't look at herself every single day in a mirror and HATE what she sees looking back at her.

I don't know why I continue to push myself to be honest. Maybe just to know I'm alive, to know I CAN do something or maybe that one time will be the time or the thing that makes me finally proud of something I've done.

Not that I haven't been proud of things I've done, but were they things to keep my mind off of other issues? Where they things that allowed me not to focus on the problems in front of me? Or are they things that maybe just one day will make my mother say she is impressed and proud of something I've done? Will I ever get to a point where enough is enough? But then again what is wrong with always wanting to do more?

I don't think my goals are all that lofty really.
1 - participate in LL bootcamp 5 wk intensive ( if accepted)
2 - attend Jen Hendershott's PHAT camp for a weekend
3 - compete in a body building competition in May
4 - do a 190 mile relay run in June (this dependant on run club getting enough team together)
5 - after BB show in May concentrate on training for LaSalle Bank Marathon in October
6 - within training for marathon run various local, 5ks, 10k's, etc. as part of my training runs

I'm not so blind or stupid as to think that my goals won't affect others around me. I know they will. And I can't guarantee that if I obtain a goal that I won't want to better it the next time BUT that does not mean I am not happy with what I did. Heck goals 1 and 4 are dependant on acceptance and getting enough of a team together so they may not even materialize.

I don't know maybe I am seeking something that I might NEVER find. Hell I might not ever know what it is I am even seeking out, let alone find it.

Down 2 already

Well I know its only water weight but sure was nice to see scale down 2 pounds this morning from yesterdays 161.6 to today's 159.6.

Tried to make some changes to my blog but not being very computer savvy I just about screwed it up.. Somehow I did mange to post a link to my food logs at the leanness lifestyle so for now I'll just be happy that I figured that much out. I tried to add another link and all the sudden that whole sidebar got dropped to the bottom... no idea what I did but managed to delete it and get it back so I will stop fooling with it for now..but I sure see some really cool blogs with awesome pictures in the title bar and count down trackers and such... Oh well I'm a numbers cruncher best to stick to what I know!

Got appt next week with chiro. to see if we can't relieve this nagging and constant pain in my right hip. I know some of it is NOT stretching but being that this DR is a runner and triathlete herself, perhaps she can assess my gait, my shoes, etc. If I were brave I might even try Sarah's accupunture, but will see if chiro can't work it out first. I HATE NEEDLES - I always told my mother that you'd never have to worry I might become a junkie, at 40 yrs old I still tear up when I have to get a shot.

Just a few days left

Doesn't it always seem like time just flies by when it gets close to the new year? I always find myself wondering where the time went. While I don't necessarily see eye to eye on most things with my mother, she was right about one thing, time does seem to go by faster the older we get. I wanted to be 18 so bad, mainly because we had such a terrible relationship and I wanted out of the house and out from under her rule.. And since that day in Sept that I turned 18 many years ago, the years have just seemed to roll by faster.

However I think 2006 will bring some great things, just as 2005 has. Not all of them will be perfect but all of them will be lessons learned along the way and they will continue to mold and shape me and hopefully make me a better, stronger and wiser person.

Picture collage from California

George put this on our desktop at home I thought it was kinda cool and wanted to post it in my blog. This is from a trip we took to Santa Cruz California this summer. We went to the Dave Draper Bash, met all kinds of wonderful folks to include Dave Draper, his wife Laree (talk about wonderful people), Bill Pearl, and Ed Corney. It was a fab. weekend. George even rented a convertible and on the drive back to the airport we stopped along the way for some pictures. It was a bit chilly but that didn't stop us from driving with the top down and the heat blasting.

Facing the Truth

Well I knew it wouldn't be pretty when I stepped on that white floor monster today, but I did it anyway. I know a good portion, at least 3-5 pounds, is water weight and I just gotta chug the water and eat super super clean and I should be back in the 150's quickly.

I had seen the 155 mark a few weeks ago but today was 161.6. So I really have my work cut out for me in order to go to Jen Hendershott's PHAT camp. So far two clean eating days are under my belt, now I need to get moving again in the direction of the gym. However its super crowded with idiots that are off this week from school, college and work, but no reason I can't get downstairs in the basement and lift some weights and either hit the treadmill for some miles or get my butt outside for a run.

I would have taken care of the run part if the freaking UPS guy would have shown up already. gotta love that window they give you of OH sometime between 2 and 6 pm and of COURSE its something that must be signed for don't ya know. so its 4:47pm and I sit and wait for the brown truck and wait and wait and wait.... I'm sure he will show up at 5:59pm, when its too dark to run outdoors... Maybe that will give me an idea of what to buy with my Running Store gift card, a light so I can run after dark!

Getting back on track

Not sure what's worse, to give up sweet stuff all together and NOT crave it after a while or to give into the temptation, eat it, then its like a junkie trying to give up heroin, you have given your body a taste and now it craves it again.

I got up today and said enough is enough though. I know the cravings will be with me for a few days but if I can just get past them, knowing they are only there cause I allowed myself the indulgences over the last few days, I'll be fine. And so far today all is good. I'm sure I haven't gotten in my gallon of water, nor did I get to the gym but I have eaten clean all day and its 9:30pm, tummy is growling but a chocolate protein shake will take care of that.

I was afraid to get on the scale but even that reality will have to come for me tomorrow. I know some programs tell you weighing every day is a bad thing, personally I think that is bullshit, but that has also come over the last two years of realizing that you can have a 1000 calorie day BUT if its mostly carbs, then the scale will tend to bounce up. I've learned and I know it takes over eating 3,500 calories over what your body needs to literally gain 1 pound but a lot of things like a womens cycle and where she is in it, a very heavy leg day, not getting in enough water, constipation... many things can effect the scale but for me weighing every single day has helped me to see patterns in my cycle, it has helped me NOT to freak out when I see a two pound gain over night but know I had a few to many processed carbs the day before - so while it may not be for everyone, weighing every single day for me keeps me in check. Not doing it every day allows me to pretend that somethings didn't happen, it allows me to NOT see the reality.

And face the reality of my last few days is what I MUST do tomorrow - it won't be pretty but it also won't freak me out, its hard to explain, otherwise I will just be able to continue to play head games with myself.

Ok off to make my protein shake, read a bit more in my Non runners marathon guide, then lights out.

Aren't they a cute couple?

The kids

Caitlin, Nick, Zack and Colin on Christmas Eve.

Caitlin and Colin

Hopefully Ms.Caitlin will buy some new jeans with her Target gift cards :o)

Merry Christmas All

Wow what a whirlwind this day always is! so much hype for one day then in a flash its over and your left with empty boxes, wrapping paper to pick up and a bare tree :o)

The day was great. I won't say it was great for my diet but I decided to throw caution to the wind for a couple of days and just enjoy the holidays, all the food, the drink, the treats - of course when you don't eat like that on a regular basis it sure does reak havoc on your digestive system.

Christmas eve was spent with George's family at his brothers house. We had meatball and sausage sandwiches, cesaer salad, apple and pumpkin pie for dessert. George had gotten some wonderful vanilla flavored cognac to sip on and boy oh boy was that stuff YUMMY! George's mom does the coolest stockings for the adults. The kids get to open gifts first, then while they are off playing with what they got, the adults get to go thru their stockings mom makes up. She puts the coolest stuff in there, BP gas cards, Target card, M&M's, batteries, tissues, chap stick, just all kinds of wonderful things. Afterwards we had to take the kids to thier mom's side of the family - George and I are always invited to stay but I think it gets to George.. he isn't one that is much for crowds and his ex has a huge family so I think all the people, kids, adults, noise, hustle and bustle in general starts to overwhelm him - so we had a drink and left, they kids came home round 11pm or so... I can recall George waking up at 3am, telling the kids they needed to get to bed, we already had all the gifts under the tree.. well when we woke at 6:30ish, they were both sound asleep in the recliners.

They woke up once we started moving around making coffee and such, so we opened our gifts.. I think the kids were happy with what they got. At least I hope so. Of course I know between the gift cards we got them and what they got from their mom's side of the family, they just couldn't understand why target wasn't open today... They were told their rooms had to be cleaned if they expected to go to Target tomorrow to spend the cards... I hope George holds to that since he also told them their rooms had to be cleaned before anyone opened gifts and that was 2 days before Christmas, then this morning he said ok we can open gifts but then you have to clean up your rooms... so he always goes back on this and they both know it, but we will see if he sticks to this tomorrow when they are both wanting to go to Target - call me a hard ass but one thing is for sure I won't be taking them IF the rooms are not clean - there is nothing wrong with children having certain responsibilities and being made to stick to them or suffer the consequences if they don't. Like I said we'll see what happens.

I do have to say George was so right on with the gifts he got me.. I guess he does listen when I mention things in passing. I got the Oral B sonic care toothbrush I wanted(I know call me weird but this thing is GREAT), I got the Core Secrets exercise ball and DVD's I had been talking about, a gift card to the Running Store (he addressed it to his future marathoner) decisions there, new shoes, some new cool weather running clothes.... however the surprise gift was certainly the jewelry I got. We had gone to the Arnold Classic in March and at the expo there was a vendor there selling this cool jewelry, Gym Gems, and there was a belly ring I liked, 14K gold and it had a barbell on the end, very unique and very cool if your into bodybuilding, so he got me that belly ring along with a necklace with a barbell on it and a ring! The ring looks like a barbell with weights on the end and then its wrapped around so the two ends meet, its very cool

Its such a unique ring but the story of how he even got my ring size is even better.. I had figured he found a ring he had seen me wear before in my jewelry box, I don't wear them often cause its kinda hard to grip a barbell or dumbbell with a ring on and if you wear lifting gloves well a ring presents other problems, but anyhow that isn't how he did it at all.. I guess he got some ring sizers from a jeweler and one night when I musta been pretty dead dog tired and out like a dead person, he sized my finger. How he did this without me waking up is a miracle I am SUCH a light sleeper, but somehow he found the chance/opportunity and took his chances. I mean how cool is that eh?

I think I was pretty ok with what I got George. He is pretty hard to buy for so I always try to go practical.. I finally found a clock for our workout room downstairs.. it has a lifter on it that said Lift hard or Go home, finding a bodybuilding themed clock wasn't easy, got him some other things he could use, like new sweats, gift certificates for oil changes, couple sets of the ear phones he likes.. just little stuff. I could only wish someday to be able to afford a nice gift for him like he does get for me... and he does this all the time not just necessarily on special holidays.. He's the kinda guy who buys you flowers for no reason at all and after all those are the BEST flowers to get!

THANKS for the suggestions

So yesterday while in Borders I did pick up the Non Runners Marathon Guide and a copy of Runners World magazine. I'm not even to the week one training but I LOVE what I've read so far. How this author talks about how we let life be an excuse for so many things.. Matter of fact another blogger I know continues to let life get in their way and I think I might have to copy those parts of the book and send them to this person.. Because it just does NOT apply to running a marathon, it really speaks about things we want in general.

I do know that I can not train for a marathon while training for a bodybuilding competition - the two disciplines do not go hand in hand. While running is a GREAT way for me to get in my needed cardio, training for a marathon would tear down to much muscle that needs to be built for the stage.

However with that said... My competition in May 6th and there is no reason I can't, as I said, use running as part of my cardio training. It does say in the book that the training for the marathon is 16 wks but you have abuot a month of preliminary stuff to do, well even though by that point I will be beyond the preliminary training point......

Ok getting off track I guess basically what I'm looking at is BB show May 6th and 5 months and a couple wks after that its October and the LaSalle Bank marathon in Chicago?? Could this be an almost like it was suppose to happen moment?

I'm gonna read the book now and read it again later, could this really be me talking? I person who hates to run actually thinking about doing a marathon, 26.2 miles all by myself? do I have what it takes?

Books on Running

When you began running were there any books you read that helped your training? When you thought for the first time about pushing out your distance on runs, did you just do it? What about when you began to think about running your first marathon, were there any books or manuals you read that helped you with your plan?

I came to borders to have a look see and there are tons of books and training logs and such, its really enough to overwhelm a person. How do you know which is better than another? I don't so I'd thought perhaps I'd ask all of you that read this and are runners.

As far as reading goes, I won't say I'm not a reader, I do like to read, always have ever since I was a kid but I can't stand to read things that are long and full of techno jargon - I mean if your not a computer person, its kinda hard to pick up a book on computers and understand what you read if its all in techno language... Same with running, or cycling or weight lifting... Heck it took me a while to figure out when reading about resistance training what a PR or PB was (personal record or personal best) - I hate books that are written with the thought in mind that you just KNOW what these acronyms mean... oh my spot with eletric is open gotta move quick!!

Day 50 - T minus 138 and counting

Today was a cardio only day. I woke up with a slammin' headache and terrible cramps, being a female can truly suck sometimes. No babies in my future so bring on menopause! hot flashes and all, as much as I'm freezing cold all the time, I think I'd welcome the hot flashes :o)

I went to the gym feeling lousy and told myself "self just get in 30 minutes and call it a day" well I got started on the treadmill and found that it was actually relieving some of the cramping, so I kept going and before I knew it I had gone a bit over 5 miles. I wasn't out to break any land speed records or anything but did find myself running at 7mph for short moments at a time.

George just kept looking at me mocking me saying "i'm not a runner" and well I really don't consider myself one. I'm a wanna be runner and I think I will FEEL like a runner when I can actually run a 5K without stopping. Then of course, since I am the hardest on myself, I won't feel like a runner till I can run a 10K without stopping to walk, and so on and so forth... He just looks at me, smiles and says yeah sure you'll be doing a marathon in the next year, I can see it... Lord knows George can always see things in me that I don't, so who knows.

Round 2 for the day

Ok got back to the gym and got my cardio in... Wasn't the most vigorious I've done but it was something.. per the elliptical settings I completed over 5000 strides for a distance of over 4.10.. Someday I will figure out exactly how and if this distance on an elliptical relates to miles in any way. Did cardio coach Volume 1, pretty much kept heart rate in 75% range.

Really thinking about calling Polar and checking into this exchange program... I've chatted with others that have used it to upgrade and that is what I want to do.. not sure what model but definately one with down loadable files and one that could track running, cycling and other activities, not necessarily a tri. HR monitor, but one that could track 3 activities seperately. Kinda looked at them on line tonight, just perusing not really reading about all the bells and whistles, but heck if I can get like $150 on trade for the one I have, that would make a few of them I looked at only about $150.. that is doable... Plus I still have the HRmonitor I got when I did that bootcamp class this spring.. it was part of the fee for joining (included in the price) so that would still leave me with two... so maybe I could just look for one to track cycling and running, and use the other for my other activities like resistance training, and my various cardio activties at the gym.... hhhmmm decisions, decisions...

Day 49 - T Minus 139 and counting

Baby its cold outside! I guess on days like today I'll always wonder why I didn't move to Florida or California or at least somewhere warm 99% of the time..

Yesterday was kind of a ugh day... I'm not sure what is going on with me. Between the constipation issues, which make no freaking sense cause I'm eating pretty damn clean and healthy, my TOM which is around the corner and any day now and now all day yesterday I was suffering from dizzy spells, I feel like I'm falling apart at 40.

I seemed to be ok upon waking up Sunday, so we headed to the grocery store as usual, about 1/2 way thru George is looking at me and talking to me but I just couldn't focus on what he was saying, nor could I focus on his face... it was like he was there but he seemed so far away???? I grabbed onto the cart for fear of losing my balance and falling on the ground... He looked at me and asked if I was ok and I said yeah just feel a bit dizzy all the sudden "well is your blood sugar low" he asked " no don't think so, I ate breakfast" I said, so as we walked past the bakery in the store they had cookie samples, he got me a cookie, I ate it but didn't feel any better. We finished up the shopping but I just kept getting these dizzy spells that came and went. This lasted all day yesterday... ALL DAY! George even went with me to Sam's Club as he was to worried about me driving myself. Thankfully I feel ok today or at least free of dizzy spells...

Today George was able to pick Colin up from the LC, so I only had to drop him off then head home... Well duh I missed my exit on the way home.. Being that I was not traveling in the usual 5pm rush hour traffic, the ride went pretty quick and I guess I wasn't paying much attention to where I was, cause my exit came and went, without me taking it... And I have the WORST sense of direction as it is, so now I'm in expressway hell trying to figure out how to get off the next exit and find my way back, with all the construction its not like its easy off and easy on.. So finally I get myself to where I know where I'm at, get back on expressway and head for home. Get home, change to gym clothes and off I go again... Totally spacing how crowded the gym would be with kids home for the holiday break.

The free weight room was PACKED with a bunch of high school and college age lunk heads, pretending to be weight lifters when in reality they were standing around flapping their yaps! I was so pissed trying to navigate amongst the children, I skipped cardio and opted to go back later tonight to get it in. I did get an arm and shoulder workout in..

BB standing curls - 1x10x25, 2x11x35, 1x12x40
Tricep pushdown - 1x10x30, 1x11x50, 1x10x55, 1x10x60
Preacher curl - 1x7x40, 1x12x35, 1x2x40
DB Seated Tri Ext - 1x9x35, 1x10x35, 1x8x35
DB side Raise - 2x11x15, 1x15x12 - tried for 20 lb db's but a 5lb jump is a bit much and the lunk heads seemed to have the 17.5 pounders somewhere in their possession.

It was a good workout I just don' t have the time or patience for those that want to stand around and shoot more bull then lift weights. pump the damn iron or get the hell outta my way.

A little farther today

Not wanting to lose what little stamina I've built up from the 5k training class, I've decided to make an effort to get out with the run club.. They run Tuesday and Thursday nights but until the trips to Deerfield are done I don't get home in time, and they run on Saturday mornings.

So despite the 5 degree temps (and below zero windchill) I got up and met the group at Starbucks downtown at 8am, after some announcements we headed off. The route on Saturday's is a bit longer than the 3 miles I'm use to, but gotta push yourself sometimes right.. So today I did 4.4 miles, not really sure how long it took since I didn't start my monitor when we headed off. I had it on monitor, to keep a check on heart rate but not exercise so really not sure bout the time. I know we started round 8am and Suzy and I got back to Starbucks by 9. The path was a bit snow covered and slick in spots but being out with the group made me push myself to run more. I'm still a run/walker but today I wanted to keep up as much as possible.

Like I've said before our run clubs moto is no one runs alone, so even if a slower runner, such as myself comes out, on of the more seasoned runners will keep my pace. I will be so thrilled the first time I can actually go and run the entire distance, don't care what the speed or time will be, I know I will just be thrilled to run it completely! In time grasshopper in time!

AH a Day to myself - sorta

I've been so tired this week for some reason? The trips to Deerfield can really be very draining. I know I know seems weird to think sitting in traffic can drain you but it really does. Throw some mother nature on top of that and all hell breaks loose.

But today Colin has a play at school they are going to see so he won't be going to the learning center today. They have been reading the Christmas Carol for the last couple of months in language arts class (we use to call it English) and they are capping off the reading with the entire 7th grade going to see the play at a local playhouse and then eating at Old Country Buffett (YUCK in my opinion).

I am off work today so no work, no ride to Deerfield, just kind of a day to be a slug or whatever.. So you think I'd sleep in? Nope never been able to, even as a kid I was always up early, my best friend could sleep in till noon, but 7am was about my limit. Even times when I'd be out doing the party girl thing till 3am, still up round 7, draggin ass the whole day mind you... must be something about my internal body clock, its been years since I've had to set an alarm even.

I do have to do a work thing tonight... Our boss is taking us gals out to dinner. I know I should be thrilled but its to a French resturant and they don't cook to healthy, so I'm spazzing over what I'm going to eat there. Tonight is also the run clubs monthly social outting and I will pop in over there after the work thing.

I'm having a hard time believing its already darn near the end of the year... But lots to look forward to in 2006.

#1 Colin will be done with learning center and I know he will be heading back into class full time making those teachers that had no hope for him doing double takes! YES!

#2 In March I will get to go to Minneapolis Minnesota to Jen Hendershott's PHAT camp with a friend of mine from Gurnee Robin and I am hoping even if Julie doesn't go to the camp, that she lives close enough that I will get to meet up with her - I am always amazed at her running skills.

#3 In May there are two things going on first is the bodybuilding competition on the 6th, then we are off to the Bahamas on the 8th! I will be so freaking ripped I can't wait!

#4 in June, well I've expressed an interest with my run club to do a 190 mile relay from Madison Wisconsin to Chicago IL - imagine this from a gal that doesn't like to run or didn't like to run :o)

I'm sure many more things will be added to the calendar in the time to come. Gosh even Caitlin will no longer be at the junior high anymore.... She will have her first formal dance this year too, with many more to come for her I hope... I never went to any dances or proms so I will get to live it thru her.

Well my tummy is talking to me and saying FEED ME, so its off to make some eggbeaters and morning star sausages, do some laundry, straighten the house a bit, then hit the gym for legs and cardio!

Really stepping outta the box....

www.greatmidwestrelay.com - 190 mile relay race from Madison Wisconsin to Chicago IL

this website was posted on my running clubs message board. Its not until June 2006 but they are looking to see how much interest there is as far as forming a team is concerned. I checked out the website and this actually looks like a GREAT time. And this is coming from someone who honestly really does not like to run but is totally hooked on the high of completing a race. I know its been 2 5K races, no big deal but I'm finding I do like it. I have trouble getting my butt out the door to go it alone, but I find myself looking forward to the Saturday runs with run club and wishing I could make it back in time for the Tuesday and Thursday runs.

I posted my interest on the run clubs board, as long as they are looking to have fun and not necessarily finish in first place, I'm a good contender for the team..