I guess I like venting here about the Chicago marathon, and talking about what direction my training is going in for 2012. It's nice to have a place to say that besides my mind: I will run the Chicago Marthon in 2012.
Today, I ran 5 miles around my neighborhood. It was nice and relaxing. I am excited because I am actually going to Chicago this weekend---it kind of amps up that Chicago marathon thing! I have decided that on Saturday morning---before my sister's bachlorette party---I am going to do a 6 mile run along the lake.
I think it's going to be great.
It's nice that I can go to Chicago and focus on this marathon that I will be doing---it could be--that after my sister's wedding, I won't ever go back to Chicago until the marathon.
This last Friday, I did a little ---what I call-- a "mini-triathlon". It was exhilerating! I did a 10mile bike ride, followed by a 2 mile run, and then I finished it off with a 300 swim. Who would have thought I had it in me!
It makes me realize--that yes--I can, in fact, do a triathlon. In June, I am going to do a triathlon. It's a 10mile bike ride--3 mile run--400m swim---and I am so excited about it!!!!
Learning that I have this ability within myself to push myself physically than I ever have before is exhilerating.
I have been also slowly been losing weight. I'm excited to say that I stepped on the scale today and weighed 151.2. I was very happy with those numbers. It's so hard to learn how to eat less, but I am thinking I am doing pretty good.
As the Disneyland Half Marathon approaches me in September, I become nervous and excited and happy about finally getting to reach that far.
I just try to think about the days when I will have kids around me and there won't be any more time for ME time.
That's what gets me out the door every morning. I need more ME time in life.
After the Disney half marathon, I will have about a year before the Chicago Marathon.
I think that's when I will start doing some weekly video blogs on the subject.
Heck---I might as well start doing weekly video blogs now!
I think I will, I will do a post of me running on the shore of Chicago this weekend.
It will make me very happy to see all this progress I've been doing.