Schedule for this week

How did last week go?

You know I could feel the difference on Saturday when I did the full 3 miles!
(Yesterday though I felt really good)

This week we will not add much distance but focuas on time, try to jog/run one minute faster on each mile.

Monday run 1.5 miles
Tuesday cardio
Wednesday run 2.0 miles
Thursday run 2.5 miles
Friday off
Saturday run 3 miles
Sunday Yoga or cardio

This Weeks Schedule

Monday Run 1.8 miles
Tuesday Cardio - try a new exercise program, Yoga, Boxing, spin class
Wednesday run 2 miles
Thursday run 1.8 miles
Friday - off
Saturday 2.5 miles
Sunday - off

Family Activities

This week my family and I have rented a "Swing Dance" DVD from the library we are going to be learning to dance together.
Also we played Twister yesterday and if you want a workout play that with your kids!

This Week

I have to say it feels so good to get back into the longer runs! Shorter distances are that; short, you don't have time to get in a rhythm, or a pace of your own. I have to be careful because I start daydreaming or thinking about things when I run, which is okay but I have to remember to keep my pace steady. I have found when I'm upset I run really hard and then I am dogging the last part. So today I decided to start pacing myself better. My thought with going back and starting my training over is to help me correct and push through some of my trouble areas, ultimately making me a stronger runner?
Yesterday I listened to a discussion about giving your children your undivided attention during certain conversations and situations. Though what they are telling you may not be how you would deal with that situation, listening and giving your child that few moments to talk through their thoughts and feelings may give them the confidence to go and do what they need to do or build up their relationship with you, so if/when a major conversation needs to take place they will trust you will listen to them. This goes back to setting a pace perfectly! In life we run through the motions why not take a few extra seconds to hear our loved ones and be that person that our family depends on? Why not take a few seconds off the run so that the beginning of the run is not so fast and the only enjoyment was to say look how quick I ran from A to B and not forgetting how incredibly hard it was to run from B back to A. Setting the pace and disciplining ourselves to do it correctly the first time will help with our running, work and our home/family time! Just my thought for today!

This Week

Monday Cardio - I mowed and edged the lawn, my upper body is aching!
Tuesday run 1.5 miles
Wednesday run 1.8 miles
Thursday run 1.5 miles
Friday off
Saturday run 2 miles!
Sunday off
Pick a new place to run or different time so you can people watch!
and remember Have fun, have your kids ride with you to make it something everyone can do!
Amy

Change

Does not matter if you are ready or not, change happens!
Think back you and I were completely happy in our mother's belly's, some of us, were running out of room. while others had plenty of room to stretch and swim around but change came. We awoke to a freezing cold world where funny things were touching and poking us and then we got to meet some sweaty lady that we knew as soon as we heard her speak this is familiar. That familiarity is what pushed us along everything else was new, but the voices of our mom's and dad's was known somewhere in our brains so life was okay. It didn't take long to see if you made noise those parents would come running and figure out what you needed. Then you hit 5 and mom and dad took you to this giant building with all these big kids running around they snapped a couple pictures and left you there with a handful of other kids your age and one adult? This was kindergarten and it was okay because mom and dad and your new best friend Bob said it was okay.
Before I left my job a few weeks ago, we talked about change all the time and how in the cut throat business world you will adapt to change or you will be left behind. So if I refuse to change I'll be left in the dark ages. With how technology changes I could very well be but, if you flip over the thought process and look from a different angle will my refusal to change be weak or strong? Let me explain look at a VCR? Do you have one? If so how lucky are you? It was the first DVR you could record television and fast forward through commercials, now if I stay up with technology I'd have to go buy a DVD player to play my movies on and a DVR to record my television shows plus with a DVR I have to purchase a cable package. Come to find out during my move, the free channels on television with bunny ears are NBC, CBS and ABC, so unless you need 150 channels of advertisements you may be getting ripped off. Oh and their are 10 free Spanish channels that tells me the Hispanic community has protested against cable and they are getting their television stations for free. Just something to consider free vs. 40 cable bill. Anyway while running I find it helps to break in a pair of shoes but then I'm told a pair of shoes can only log a set amount of miles before you need to get a new pair. My running shoes are good to go and I've been running in them for 2 years now. I do have two pairs I enter change so that has helped the life of my shoes but I have also bought both pairs on clearance sales. I found one pair at a Nike outlet and like those shoes for shorter faster runs where as I think my feet swell when I run longer distances so on those days I enjoy my Adidas shoes. According to magazines and sites I've read I should have thrown out my shoes twice now! Change will continue to come but for now I've had enough change.
Happy weekend!

walk

On our walk today Lex and I explored acorn trees. We brought home some acorns and made necklaces with them. We were able to walk that much further because we were "exploring" and having so much fun!

This week

This week let's not kill ourselves!
Monday - walk
Tuesday 1 mile jog
Wednesday cardio
Thursday 1 mile jog
Friday 1 mile jog
Saturday cardio
Enjoy this week!

Back at it!

After a long break its time to get back in the saddle! Today was my first run in a few weeks plus it’s my first run after committing to my second 1/2 marathon. I'm still hoping I'll be ready for a full in the spring but right now I'm focused on trying to improve my time, my training and enjoying my new work out partner. She is a mother of 4 two are in school and two are home with her so she ran today with a double stroller as I ran with her pup! Let me tell you I got the lighter end!
First run and the first difference from a mile high to sea level is I CAN TALK while I run! Never in Louisville could I hold a conversation and I was able to today!
I'm super excited to be out again and will start logging miles to keep myself accountable.
Cheers,
Amy

The compliment!

So with a busy schedule comes the mundane items, laundry, breakfast, lunch, getting out the door on time and so on. As I checked out at the grocery store this morning, I had my daily salad in hand, without looking at the receipt the teller thanked me by name? I thanked the checker who’s name I don’t know though he wears a name tag and helps me every Monday thru Friday? My first thought why do I stand out? My second thought was if he knows me maybe I have gotten to the point that this is my habit? Have I made it to the point my body would just naturally plan on dropping the kids and driving me to the store before work for a salad? My point is now that I have been running for 12+ weeks my body is getting tuned with the regular Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday run and salad for lunch. I have found complete enjoyment in my run times, I take time to focus on my running or time to work a problem out in my head (those days I have a much slower run time but I think they are necessary) either way I have fit my run into my normal crazy schedule and it seems a salad as well.
Upon arrival at work I talked to one co-worker about the morning, another about the weather and another whom I rarely talk to said whatever healthy lifestyle change I had made, they thought it was working and to keep it up because I was motivating her to keep on track with her small healthy changes! What an honor to be the person unknowingly motivating someone else to do something good for them self.

This weeks run times change up a bit
Tuesday 3 miles
Wednesday 4 miles
Thursday 3 miles
Friday rest
Saturday 9 miles!
Next week do 3,5,3 rest then 10 miles!

MS Runner

Very interesting and inspiring check out this site...

http://www.msrunner.com/

Moving Outside

As the rain and snow subside and I get to move my runs outside I'm finding the importance of keeping track of time! Though I've never been much of a scheduler, I have found keeping my children on a general plan helps them and I'm slowly learning it helps in running as well. My run times inside had gotten pretty good. Last night I went out at 7:33 I had the dogs and we jogged up the street and out of the neighborhood. It was the first night it felt like summer, I was in a tee shirt and capri's and the sun was setting behind the mountains I was not hot or cold and enjoyed my jog. I am intentionally saying jog because when I got home at 8:20 I had only completed a 2.5 mile loop? My goal of 10-11 minute miles was not obtained last night! While running on the track I have a constant reminder of the time so each lap I can calculate my time. Being outside enjoying the mountains, the evening breeze and the Lake gave me a great run and let my mind go free to enjoy but I decided I was looking to much at my surroundings and not focusing on my end goal. Today's run is 3 miles I'm doing it outside again during my work lunch hour so I'll have to keep myself on pace! I'm giving myself 40 minutes and 20 minutes to make lunch and make myself presentable for the end of my shift.
For this week 3 miles Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Rest Friday, Saturday 6 miles and Sunday Yoga with weights for upper body.

tests

Finding the positives in your running, job, personal life, and look at how you perform when you run. Pick one area to work on when you start to notice an improvement focus on that positive feeling. Once found it seems the thoughts in your mind come alive and dreams seem completely reachable! So why not live in this mindset all the time? Why do we have to fight to get to this happy place? It seems that over time we have been programmed to always want more instead of being happy with what we have attained. Partly this could be so that we go out each day and try to do something better or different or is it America’s marketing! Whatever it is I think it is important to take look at what you have accomplished if you have been running for one straight kudos. Last night I ran trying to beat the clock and I was so impressed with myself I went home and treated myself to a long bath. My legs are like rubber bands today but it was worth it to have the thought of I just obtained my goal for this run and I did push myself but I also finished it!
This week start longer runs on the weekends this Saturday 6 miles followed by cross on Sunday, rest, 3,3,3, rest then 6 miles again then it goes up from there! 15 weeks until my half race and I’m still thinking I will go have fun finish and survive!

Decisions -

It is a dreaded time, almost decision time! Should I try to run a full marathon in the spring or do I do a half marathon in the spring and a full marathon in the fall? As of today January 20, 2010 I have 111 days until the Fort Collins Marathon/half marathon this is a down hill run so gravity will not be my enemy. This race is on Mother’s day so afterward hopefully we can all go out for a big brunch. I felt very confident a few weeks back with my 7 miles followed by coming in dead last at the group run I shattered my confidence. Last year I ran the Boulder Bolder in 1 hour 30 minutes not a fast time but not a ridiculously slow time either. Looking at that time 6.4 miles approximately 1.5 hours I’m looking at a 3 hour ½ and 6 hour full exactly the cut off time? Should I go with the half marathon and give myself a confidence boost? Also, looking at the costs of the races is a little scary, when looking at ½ marathon entry fees go from 65-105 and full marathons are 80-150. So now I know why so many people pick races much further out because to do one a month you’d have to have a column on your monthly budget permanently in place. As of today I lean towards the ½ in the spring and full in the winter. This way working on distance and speed will make me a stronger runner less likely to hurt myself plus this will help me continue my commitment to myself to make this a life long change not a temporary look what I did goal! That being said I reserve the right in the next 11 days to change my mind  Amy

This weeks training

For this weeks training, let's do 3! 3 miles tonight, tomorrow, Thursday and Saturday followed by 3 reps of 15 count weight training one day arms, next day legs and interchange. Each day do some sort of Core exercise, I'm learning a strong core helps with our running! Have fun

Dead Last!

Last week proved to be a juggling week! It seems so easy once a routine is established to continue with a workout regime, if a run is too long to do it at lunch I go home eat dinner, do dishes, help with homework or play with the girls, get everyone ready for bed, read put them to bed and head out to run. Last week Lex, awoke feeling ill, so as we do we split the day I went in to work in the morning and Neil that afternoon, no lunch for either of us or should I say no “Lunch hour” no big deal I will run later. Later with a sick child turns into an elliptical run right next to her laying in my bed, we watched “The Biggest Loser” and I moved at a pretty good pace for 45 minutes, as we talked about what they were doing on the show. 7:02 the alarm sounds, I notice Lex is soundly sleeping, wow almost a full nights sleep I think back pretty sure we only got up once. I lay in bed wondering if I have any excuse in the world to use not to go? Nope I’m out of excuses, for the last month I have been trying to go meet with a running group. First and third week absolutely no parking at the trail heads the second time – I did not feel well and let it get the best of me. In bed I think to myself and try to physic myself up. I have gotten comfortable with my running, why not go with a group and see how my speed and distances compares to others, learn about their training schedules get some motivation? So I roll out of bed turn the alarm off hop in the shower- mostly to wake up but also to shave no worse feeling in the world than coarse leg hair rubbing or grabbing onto workout pants, it’s almost painful! I arrived to find a large group already mingling I talked to another new girl much younger than I who was anxious to do a much longer run. I head over and say good morning to the other mom that asked me to come to the running group almost a month ago and meet most everyone else, all super nice. As we stand in a circle everyone says their name and distance they want to run, our run as you recall was 5.5 miles on Saturday so there I am, Amy 5 to 5.5 this morning. The rest of the circle goes round most doing 4-5 miles some 3 and a couple 6-7 and two running 11-13 miles. Good so far my run distance is right in the middle, I’m not looking like an underachiever. As we start out I am with the group as the group gains stride they pull away a little at a time then I notice it is me and the super nice pregnant woman who forgot her belt so she’s taking it easy as I give it all I have? I continue on look at the scenery which is a nice treat to be on a new trail dirt road which is much easier to jog on. I find myself looking out enjoying looking at the trees or the individual houses, one had a considerable amount of junk I wondered when and how they had built up that much stuff – I’m a thrower, I’ll let it pile for a week or two then I go through and throw stuff out need it or not it’s going in the trash if I don’t readily see a home for it. I start to wonder where the two mile marker is when individuals start passing me headed back to the starting spot. They do not pass with the normal, jogger nod or hello but, I get kudu’s and cheers and “You’re doing fantastic!” Remarks that make me immediately think do I look that ridiculous? I push on even after the next group and the next group passes, one group offers for me to turn with them and run with them, which gives me hope that I am almost to that 2 mile mark I was looking for a few hundred feet before? I thank them barely able to speak, but decline – I want to get my 5 to 5.5 miles in and I think if I was at the rec center would 2 miles have been this hard? Heck no but it’s all flat? I push on and get back to focusing on my breathing and jog on enjoying the outing, I have to at this point all these people are telling me I’m fantastic! As I round another corner I see the dirt hill which is the two mile marker! I see a dog sitting on the driveway watching as I come up the dirt road he puts his head back down as I approach, probably thinking not anything to worry about, or is it because of my speed he decides he still has time to sleep? Whichever it is I will start to focus on speed after I get my mileage numbers up I decided to myself and I continue on. When it is finally approximately time to turn around I start back down hill much easier and find myself enjoying the scenery that much more. As I get back to the meeting destination everyone is inside already eating and I notice looking at their wrist watches going over each timed mile. I think for this conversation I’ll go get my fruit and the join in when the conversation is not about how long it took. Next week though I thought I have a shorter run I will not be dead last maybe second to last and that would give me a lot of confidence going into the following week. So look for the positives in your exercise, how it makes you feel after, or noticing nature or attractive people in the gym or the flaming idiot that thinks they are super cool at the gym, but really they are their cracking you (to yourself of course) whatever it takes to get you there even if your schedule is altered still do something for yourself!

Complex vs. Simple

Simplicity – Seems to be a hot topic with the economic downturn individuals are returning back to the basics, even to the point of reevaluating old necessities with a second look finding life without is not so bad. Looking at a picture of my grandparents last night I wondered how much or less stressful it is to live now than back 50 years? Here we have all this technology making life easier or really does it? An article in this month’s backpacker talks about the increase of individuals doing parts or the entire Appalachian trail. This trail is the longest in North America taking approximately 6 months to complete. One of the hikers interviewed said, I used to be a fancy car, big house kind of guy but now that I’ve been laid off and forced to change my life I couldn’t be happier. So let’s apply this to our workouts; fitness clubs get expensive, trainers even more and do you get short term results? Yes and if you can forever afford to see the trainer then that may be your healthy path. For some others a running group or group of friends works or for us we touch base on this blog, and even this blog is not affected by technology as one sister’s computer has crashed, though we hope to have her up and running soon, it would be nice to get her perspective as well. Try to remember anybody can get fit, if its cold out go to the library and rent a fitness dvd. If it’s nice out head to a trail head and walk or jog until you’ve reached your goal and seen something new. Remember my back side I took my kids roller skating and I guarantee you we burned some calories once we figured out what we were doing. If you go to the park do not sit on the bench get up there do the slide, swings and try the monkey bars, I can’t do them, but I try each time!

Roller Skating?

Roller Skating?

Today starts week 6 of my training! Week three for Chelsea, and we are still trying to get mom out, she has been skiing and painting so getting plenty of exercise just not jogging, yet. Here it is January 12 the race is 16 weeks away and I’ve already been able to get my body conditioned to run 7 miles! At this point I feel very confident in being able to cross the finish line. This week the training is 2 miles/weights, 3 miles, 2.5/weights, rest, 5.5 and Sunday cardio/weights. On Sunday I had taken my girls roller skating and my youngest, Lex shot out onto the floor and whirled around with a large smile covering her face. Liv/my older daughter however waited for me to lace my skates up, she held the wall and waited patiently. As we entered the floor it had been a few months for me and I would have loved a few laps to get situated. However, she was latched to me not showing signs of letting go. As we skated slowly around Lex, caught up to us whirling up on my side quickly doing a 180 and looking at me like, “Please don’t run into me” as she feel I felt my entire body go up in the air, it was a surreal feeling like a moment of zero gravity which gave way to sharp pain in the bum area when I landed on the hard ground. The three of us lay on the roller skating floor for a second before trying to move. I was the last one up and today, two days later still in pain. As I stood up and started to skate I told the girls we were not going to hold hands we were going to figure out how to skate together just not balancing on one another. Liv was furious with me to the point I thought she was going to cry and take her skates off. Then after 3 painfully slow laps, something clicked and she was off we enjoyed the rest of the hour got a snack and headed home with both insisting we come again soon. So the actual pain in my butt I’m going to say is completely worth it this time! Pain right now is going to get me what I want in the end, I’ll be crossing the finish line and my oldest will have built new confidence in herself!

Monday

Just like that we’ve gone from “Happy Friday” to “Crazy Monday,” though my household was not so crazy this morning. Unusual my oldest daughter decided to wake up at 5:50. She walked up stairs and jumped into bed with us and proceeded to ask me to feel how soft her hands were? We for the first Monday in a long time were early to school, and we also enjoyed breakfast together. A GREAT morning for all, so as I drove to work I wondered, “Does 10 minutes make that big of a difference, or was it because Liv (My oldest) was in such a great mood?”
Look back to Saturday Morning, you’ll note exercise this weekend called for 3 mile run, weight training and then Cardio for Sunday, A neighbor had told us that one town over they were going to have a Oatmeal Festival that was a lot of fun and it had a 5k (3.2 miles) so go enjoy some Oats then run with a group of people how fun! Unfortunately smaller towns allow for no parking when a crowd arrives, which quickly made the outing frustrating! So I had woken up in plenty of time, I had found the location, I drove through the parking lots several times, listened to my dog whine and my youngest daughter ask, “Can we eat yet?” So many times that by the time I gave up arrived at home, I found myself so ruffled I got both the dogs on their leashes in 15 seconds flat grabbed clean up bags and said, “I’ll be back.” The sun felt so awesome, still enough snow out that I couldn’t start to jog until I got out onto the main road but once I started I was off. I ran for almost 2 miles before I started to cool down and let all the thoughts go away. Instead of doing the 3 miles I did 4.5, which I figure I had to walk .5 coming in and out of the neighborhood. At home I had built up my, “Only allow positive things in wall!” and found the rest of the weekend to be Fabulous including dinner at a friends house followed by a birthday party, sleeping in Sunday, cleaning house (which should be a nightmare) roller skating and another fantastic meal with my parents and a long time friend.
With the added bonus of great meals this weekend, we used some lower fat options and recipes and trust me we were fully satisfied! One example:
“Healthified” Crunchy Asian Salad – Dressing - 1/3 cup canola oil, 1/3 cup rice vinegar, 3 tablespoon sugar, ¾ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon pepper. Salad -1 package 3oz. Ramen noodle soup mix (any flavor) 1 bag 16oz. Coleslaw mix, 8 medium green onions sliced, ½ cup sliced almonds 2oz. 1 medium red bell or green pepper, 2 seedless oranges peeled and chopped, 2 cups coarsely chopped fresh baby spinach leaves. First – large bowl, beat dressing ingredients with wire whisk until well blended. 2. Break up ramen noodles in bag before opening. Discard seasoning packet from soup package. Add noodles and all remaining salad ingredients except oranges and spinach to dressing; toss to mix well. Stir in oranges and spinach. Serve immediately or refrigerate up to 8 hours. (From this months Healthy Meals by Betty Rocker)

Happy Friday

Good Morning – Happy Friday! This by far is the best day of the week; it seems Friday morning I can get my girls showered, hair dried and them to school on time without a fight. Friday is the day where work is busy so time fly’s by and normally at 5:30 when I shut off my desk light, I feel like I have enough loose ends tied up that I can leave and not constantly dwell on what I have to finish on Monday morning. After a super busy day yesterday I jumped in the Mini (not a Cooper but a van) and drove 32 miles to a meeting. When I finally arrived home 9:57 pm after the tightly scheduled day and small detour – I get lost often, though born and raised in Denver, I still manage to get turned around. I knew from sitting all day I wanted to move just enough to stretch but not do a full work out so I was not up wired which would make falling asleep would difficult. I decided to Elliptical for 25 minutes at a steady pace not full out kill myself but steady, followed by crunches 75, then 150 side crunches finishing with 100 butt ups. The exercise was short and sweet and I was not a sticky mess. After which I went and cleaned my face, teeth and get ready for bed, made some hot coco and went and treated myself to an episode of Dexter.
Today Friday is one of my rest days (I have Monday’s and Fridays). This weekend looks good not anything I am freaking out about; 3 mile run tomorrow with 15 minutes of weights and then cardio on Sunday. For Cardio I have decided to go attempt the cycling class for the 2nd time. The first time about one month ago I went on a Sunday morning arrived 10 minutes before class to find the room filled! The class consisted of individual’s mostly in spandex and biking shirts with their clippie shoes on, they were already peddling to get their hearts warm. As Chelsea had warned me I had a bottle of water and a towel so I did not immediately look like a complete newbie! Minus of course the loose clothing and actual sneakers no clippies shoes here. That however changed really fast when the bike I had chosen in the back of the classroom was pointed out by the instructor from the front of the room. He yelled would you like to join the rest of the class, I expressed my desire to stay in my place to which he said that’s fine but please put a exercise mat under your cycle so you fit in with the class and don’t completely stick out! An awesome feeling took over me when I looked around and saw 30 other cycles all had big black mats under them! Even better when I jumped off and rolled my bike forward I could barely push the darn thing up to get the mat under it, a wonderful nice old gentleman helped me which at first made me grateful and I thanked him a few times, but then I decided I need to improve my upper body strength, as I should be helping grandpa and not vice versa! I did survive the class and was able to keep up for the most part. Not to say I did not pray for the class to end 30 minutes in because I thought my legs were actually going to catch on fire, but I finished strong and was sore for the next three days. The pain I have learned tells me I’m working and getting results. Though so far I don’t see the results on the scale or in my clothing I’ve decided I have a 6 year old daughter and if it took me the last 7 years to put on this weight it is okay for it to take some time to get the weight off. So this weekend I challenge you to go try something new, push yourself a little. A
Speaking of slowly loosing weight check out this article found on 9news.com about one of my favorite shows the biggest loser. http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=130266&catid=188

Since Colorado seems to be part of an arctic freeze, I took my run inside last night. I decided to run on the track as my right knee has been giving me a hard time on the tread mill. The run was a simple 3 miles, I told my husband, Neil, I’d be home in 30 minutes and found myself 42 minutes later still on the track? I kept wondering why the night before 7 miles had seemed almost easy and wondering what I had done differently in 24 hours to make this run seem like it would not end? After thinking about it all night this is what I have come up with: Could it have been? Recovery – after a longer run should I have scheduled a rest day? Diet should I not have ate Taco Soup – though I love Taco Soup I had made it with Beef and not ground Turkey as I normally do, could this be the problem? What kept sticking out was my entire outlook was not positive. First as I left to go to the gym, I had told Neil I’d be home in 30 minutes – realistically I needed to drive to the gym in the snow, I needed to check in, stretch and then actually run around the track 30 times. I’m a relatively new runner 30 minutes was not ample time so when I looked up and saw myself still at the gym I was disappointed with myself, however I’m the one who inadvertently set myself up for failure where as the night before I had given myself an hour and half, I was positive the entire run even to the point of saying to myself, “You rock!” and “Check yourself out,” when the muscles in my stomach and legs started to ache around mile 3, I told myself this is when the burn starts but to see results push through for a couple minutes and the pains would subside, it did and I kept going. So last night I learned to give myself time! Tonight I will go with positive outlook and see how the 2.5 miles goes.
A

This weeks running schedule

Chelsea and Amy will follow a 5 day training program with increased mileage each week to prepare for the 1/2 coming up in May 2010. Two days a week need to be rest days.
This weeks planned runs include(each day), 3, 2.5, rest, 3 miles and end Sunday with aerobic workout/Cardio.

Mission - The mission of this blog is to keep 3 ladies on track. Our goals are each different but common as we all want to cross a finish line, take care of our bodies a little better, and maybe lose some weight while most importantly fulfilling a commitment to ourselves. Since we each live in different parts of Colorado we thought we could blog about our trials and errors to one another and let the readers in on the progress and setbacks.
3 Ladies
Marny is our mother and new to running and when I say new I mean new last weekend we laughed about feeling body parts jiggle, a feeling that is so disgusting! Yet we felt compelled to laugh about it and name our blog, "Giggle to the finish!" Her goal is to run a 5k this summer. At this point she is working on jogging short distances, walking an equal distance, then repeating.
Chelsea is my younger sister, and has graciously accepted my challenge to run a half marathon with me in the spring and a full marathon in the fall. Though not labeled a runner she went out last Saturday and ran 5 miles!
Finally me, Amy I guess I'm the experienced runner? Don't be fooled I have finished one running race and have a lot of weight to loose if I expect to finish a full marathon in 9 months. Chelsea and I will work off the same training guide.