So this is it…I have officially registered for the half marathon (HM) in Kelowna on October 11, 2009.  There is no turning back now.

I started the C25K program April 6, 2009, and it helped me immensely in getting my endurance up.  I struggled the first week with my 60 second jog intervals, and am now running 2 miles straight in about 22 minutes.  My longest timed run so far had been 25 minutes.

I’m still technically in week 9 of C25K right now, which is supposed to be 30 minute runs, but after taking a break for a couple weeks to fight the cold from hell, I’m off schedule and just trying to get in 3 runs a week for now, upping it to four by the middle of July when my “official” HM schedule starts.

I’m also trying to figure out the highly interwoven relationship between what I put in my body and what my body will do for me in terms of running.  This morning I learned the hard way that apparently my body DOES NOT like it when I eat brownies and hamburgers and vodka/sodas all weekend and then try to run on only a cup of coffee today…I limped through 2 miles this morning, with 1 mile ran, and the last mile jog/walked.  The wind and rain didn’t help, but I’m pretty sure it’s me and not Mother Nature to blame on this one…oh well, I’ll have to do better tomorrow!  Back to lots of water and clean eating…

Height: 5′6″

Weight: 160.4 (2 lbs up from Friday…praying that it’s water weight from my off plan weekend…)

Training: 2 miles walk/run