15 weeks and counting

15 weeks to go!!

Sunday I was still recovering from my exhaustion, so I didn't push it

12/3/12 - No run, 60 minute high-cardio Zumba

12/4/12 - 4.5 miles, 60 minutes. {mile 3.7-4.2 @ incline of 6}

12/6/12 - 3.6 miles. 38 minutes

12/8/12 - 3.1 miles, 36 minutes - Santa Sightings 5K

Week total: 11.2 miles, 1 hour Zumba

Santa Sighting 5K

The Sighting 5K

SO excited to participate in this race!!  It was a rainy Massachusetts morning, but a mild 54°

There were a lot more up-hills than I was prepared for, but overall it was still a great run and the Christmas spirit kept us all going strong!  We even enjoyed an after-race meal and cocktails at a local Mexican favorite spot!!!  Definitely a new tradition for my friends and I :)

16 weeks to go!

16 weeks to the half marathon. Not exactly on track :/ I'll be keeping a record of every day that I run each week, distance and time

11/26/12 - 3 miles, 36 minutes

11/27/12 - 3 miles, 38 minutes

Week total: 6 miles

Cue the flu.... Pretty annoyed...

First 5K

(Wow!! just found this post that I never published, needless to say that means I haven't been keeping up with this :/  I will be posting weekly from here until the half-marathon, possibly with entries in-between)


Last weekend I participated in my first 5K.  It went well, as far as I am concerned!  A close friend of mine asked me to run it only a week before, so I think I did pretty well!  We had a blast and decided to sign up for another one!

Committed

It's official!  I have 6 1/2 months to train for the 2013 New Bedford Half Marathon and I am so excited to get an early start on training this year.  One thing that I plan to do is more total body workouts, not just cardio.  As much as I love the way that running makes me feel, I want to have a better total body fitness in 6 months.  I think that it is a very realistic goal.  My sister is now home from college and dedicated to workout out, as is my mom, so I hope that we can stick to a plan and see the results together!

This a schedule I found for a half-marathon training program.  I think I will test it out for a few weeks and decide later if I will stick to it.  The duration is only 12 weeks, and I have twice that to prepare, so maybe I will take 10-12 days for every week of the program.  We'll see.

I am really excited to get back into running as an every day occurrence, not a chore.

Tough Mudder 2012

AMAZING.  Seriously can't believe I completed Tough Mudder for a second year in a row and lived to tell about it!  That was one of the most incredible things I have ever done and honestly feel so accomplished.

  Our team name was Run Like A Girl, my sister and I were captains with 7 boys!  We had so much fun, and we were definitely one of the crowd favorites ;)  My Uncle's bedazzled jock strap probably helped our publicity a bit!  My mom and aunt were the best supporters out there!  They were at as many stops along the course as they could go, which was quite a hike for them considering they weren't even competing.  They had an endless supply of Gatorade, peanut butter crackers, and baby-wipes for our eyes!

This year's event was so different from last year!  Last year was cold, wet and really really muddy.  This year was HOT, DRY and not very muddy.  It has been such a dry, hot spring/summer that I can only imagine how difficult it was to keep the course slushy and muddy.  It was somewhat disappointing, but still SO much fun.  Proud to say that we completed all but one obstacle as a team.  The second to last obstacle was the 1/4 pipe which was MUCH taller than last years, with about a 20 minute wait.  By that time, we could see the finish line and decided we were happy to be alive with no missing appendages, so a few of the boys gave it a go, but the rest of us decided to sideline and watch.  The run through the finish line was painful after taking a serious digger just as I was coming through the electric field!  So worth it though, to get that orange headband and a beer :)

I am so excited to find out where the Boston event will take place next year, and start getting my team ready!  We will be back :)

To find out momre info about Tough Mudder visit their website or Facebook page

I'm Back!!

Hey everyone!!
I have been SUCH a slacker :(  After my last "10 day pledge" I struggled with "end of the semester" craziness and then immediately left for vacation.  I had an AMAZING time in Aruba with wonderful company and came back rested.

The lat 2 weeks however, I can't make excuses for.  As of right now I have just over 4 weeks until the Tough Mudder event on Mt. Snow in VT.  I am so excited about making this an annual event!  Last year was my first race and it was such an incredible experience.  This year my team is so awesome and I cannot wait to kick that mountain's butt!!

I have decided to go back to a modified "real food" lifestyle from now until the event.  I am not looking for weight loss, but I really did like the mentality of better food choices.  I don't have a whole lot of will power when it comes to snacks, so I am better off if I say no from the start.  I will be training for the event in many different ways including cardio classes such a zumba, as well as rollerblading, running, and maybe even swimming, mixed in with strength training.  My sister and I are the only girls on the team, so we are getting ready to pull our own weight!! 

Zumba class tonight.  Can't wait, I haven't been in weeks!!