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Last week I ran my first consecutive mile. It was hard. Really hard.

By the Monday I upped it to 1.2 miles consecutive and LOTS more intervals.

Yesterday I got up to 1.4 miles consecutive. Again...LOTS of intervals after that initial run.

Today.....*drumroll*

TWO MILES! ME! The girl who couldn't jog a mile in high school JOGGED TWO MILES!!!

Was it fast? Not really. I ran at an 11 minute mile pace for both miles 1 and 2....in fact we finished mile 1 at 11 minutes and mile 2 at 22 EXACTLY. Ho… Continue

Sorry if my workout summaries are so boring. I like being able to write it down and actually see my improvements on paper.....er...screen. :-)

I think I did pretty well today! Got up and hit the gym with Lauren (half marathon partner). We put in 3.4 miles total. Our workout called for 3.0, but we tend to not lump a warm-up or cool down lap in our actual mileage count. I ran 1.4 miles consecutive! And you know what? Aside from my shoes bothering me I think I could have done more! (I need to inve… Continue

Today's realizations:

Part 1: BY GOLLY SHE LIKES IT

I was in the shower and running through the mental checklist of things to do tomorrow (why must my to-do list invade my "me" time?) I'm going to the gym at 8 AM tomorrow morning to do the scheduled workout (3 miles and strength training). My thoughts did turn to "ah man, I'd rather sleep," I'd be lying if I didn't say that crossed my mind. But before I could fully process those thoughts my mind jumped to how I want to see if I can pull out a… Continue

I woke up and add a less than stellar breakfast. My roommate made amish friendship bread and it is delicious. I had a piece for breakfast. (estimating 300 calories???). I also had a soy latte with it (though to help compensate I left out the shot of peppermint I like and got an iced....120 calories and keeps me full for awhile). My snack was a pita with hummus. Not sure of the calories since it wasn't on the package. Lunch was sushi (4 pieces of nigiri- fish with bit of rice- and a california ro… Continue

So I woke up this morning knowing the day would be long (finishing writing a report that's been nothing but problems. Excel spreadsheets and I are not friends anymore.). I also realized I gained this week....

BUT...

I DIDN'T LET THAT STOP ME!

Instead, I:

- stayed within my calories (bit high on sugar, but nothing unmanageable)

- put in 4.4 miles at the gym

The feeling I have right now is FAR better than any I could have gotten from sitting on the couch with french fries I picked up on my w… Continue