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When I ran my first 5k 2 weeks ago, my son was so excited about my "running race". Leading up to race day, he demonstrated for me how super fast his running shoes made him go--it's all about pushing those elbows back as fast and with as much force as possible. When he finally understood that I was the only one running, he was like, " Aw! I wish I could run in a running race that was just my size." So I found one...
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When I ran my first 5k 2 weeks ago, my son was so excited about my "running race". Leading up to race day, he demonstrated for me how super fast his running shoes made him go--it's all about pushing those elbows back as fast and as hard as possible. When he finally understood that I was the only one running, he was like, " Aw! I wish I could run in a running race that was just my size." So I found one.
Continue reading "Thanksgiving Day 2011 Turkey Trot Austin" »
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Ok. So I only have one 5k under my belt. I'll be running my second one on Friday night. After Tweeting with @ReneeJRoss (blogger, weight-loser, runner extraordinaire) I decided to start training for a half marathon. A few short months I was skeptical that I could even run a 5k, but after getting out there and actually doing it, I'm convinced that a half marathon and even possibly a marathon are within my reach.
Over the past couple of years, I have danced some serious cha-cha (two-steps up, three steps back, reverse and repeat ad nauseum) towards getting back down to my ideal weight. I made more progress than I had made in a long time when I did the Advocare 24 Day Challenge. During that challenge, I lost a lot of fat and inches, and looked amazing. I continued after that and lost a little more weight. Then I had to sit out of the gym for a little bit and never got back into my fitness routine. That and my un-awesome habit of stress-eating and here I am on the 'three-steps-back' leg of my cha-cha. I plan to do the 24 Day Challenge again, but since I want to keep the weight-loss results and build on them afterward, I need to work on establishing some healthy habits first. Thus, the half marathon training.
I found this totally doable 12 Week Half Marathon Training schedule for Beginners on Fitsugar.com. I like it because it keeps me running every other day and gradually building on to my mileage. I plan to follow it strictly, so I don't injure myself. Today was my first rest day and I did a lot of stretching this morning. I think I'm going to take advantage of the rest days and do my upper body and core training on those days.
More than anything, training for a half marathon will get me focused on an actual goal and physically working toward achieving it on a regular basis. I have other goals. I'm kind of hoping that by making progress on this one, the productivity will spill over into my other projects. :-/
Time will tell.
P.S. I also joined MyFitnessPal.com because I need to be aware and reminded of how what and how much I eat every day. It's also nice to have a place where everybody there is as neurotic about calorie consumption as you are so you're not so much preaching to the choir as singing along in it. [Best metaphor I could come up with--what do you want--I was raised in church.] If you're on MyFitnessPal, friend me--> Homegirlruns.
P.P.S. Please check out my son's first Kid's 1K race report. :-)
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Although it's still 80 degrees down here in Texas, I'm busy knittng scarves again this year. I've been taking cell phone pics and uploading them to my personal Facebook page. My good camera broke, so until I get an newer fancier one, I hope you don't mind the casual quality of the photos of my projects. This is what I'm working on at he moment. I just finished the grey infinity scarf as a gift for my mom and have also made my first sale to a customer in Boston! I'm not set up to do any e-commerce yet, but soon come!
More, better quality pics, project details and patterns to come! Keep warm
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Last Saturday, my husband son and I joined RawBella, Mr. Hoover (of Hoover's restaurants) and helpers at the GMZ Soular Foods Community Garden in East Austin. We planted winter vegetables and strawberries and had a great time during the process. My 3.5 year old probably had the most fun. Here are a few pictures of him and others hard at work...
Zack, "I like planting SOOOOOO much."
Continue reading "Soular Foods Community Garden Winter Planting" »
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As an Advocare distributor and holiday food lover, I would be remiss in my duty not to share with you guys these three lovely ways Advocare can help us get through the holidays parties and dinners without piling on the pounds. I have already added two days of weight training to my workout schedule next week, and will probably fit an extra run in there too. I'm still working to lose more fat and inches and don't want to lose any momentum this week. If you're in the same boat as me, please check out Advocare's Three Holiday Helpers:
Continue reading "Advocare Holiday Helpers: Guilt-free Holiday Eating" »
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Homegirl's first 5k & outdoor run is in the bag!
I totally did not train properly for it. Mostly because my first run went so well. After covering almost 2 miles in less than 30 minutes, I was like 'Pshhh 5k? I GOT this.' Only I didn't. After not training for the 5k, I still ended up running a 12'52" (12 minutes, 52 seconds) mile to finish the race in just over 40 minutes. Considering that it was also my first time running outside (I only run on treadmills because...you know...the dogs), I am actually satisfied with that time. Still kicking myself because it could have been so much better. I was holding out on putting this post up with hopes for an official finish line photo, but a search for my bib number over at Brightroom.com, the official race photographers, turned up not one photo of me in action. I was chip timed though, so there is some official record of my first 5k. A Facebook friend of mine told me she saw me running on Fox News Austin, but I couldn't find the video. If anybody else does, please send me the link. I'm rambling. On to my official race report...
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Homegirl's first 5k & outdoor run is in the bag!
I totally did not train properly for it. Mostly because my first run went so well. After covering almost 2 miles in less than 30 minutes, I was like 'Pshhh 5k? I GOT this.' Only I didn't. After not training for the 5k, I still ended up running a 12'52" (12 minutes, 52 seconds) mile to finish the race in just over 40 minutes. Considering that it was also my first time running outside (I only run on treadmills because...you know...the dogs), I am actually satisfied with that time. Still kicking myself because it could have been so much better. I was holding out on putting this post up with hopes for an official finish line photo, but a search for my bib number over at Brightroom.com, the official race photographers, turned up not one photo of me in action. I was chip timed though, so there is some official record of my first 5k. A Facebook friend of mine told me she saw me running on Fox News Austin, but I couldn't find the video. If anybody else does, please send me the link. I'm rambling. On to my official race report...
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