First things first....
The news I promised on Tuesday is.....
I signed up for the Peachtree Road Race!! It's a 10k... which is hilarious to me right now because I'm just scratching the surface of a 5k distance in my running right now. The race goes down my street, so last year I got up at the butt crack of dawn to watch the Africans run by, then went back to bed and got up again to watch the average Joes run/walk by.. all 55,000 of them!! It was so inspiring!! Older folks, in shape folks, not so in shape folks.. some of everyone was out there!! And the outfits!!! Some people get really creative. I saw a couple of the Geico cavemen run by, there were guys in suspenders and tighty whities. pink afros.. everything. So you know I've already been thinking of my running outfit.... Wonder Woman!!! We'll see if I have the balls to do it! If I go through with the outfit, I promise to post pics!!!
Here's why I rock...
I actually went back to my gym yesterday! I got on the treadmill and the elliptical. Today, I got on the treadmill for a bit and did a spin class. Oh the sweat my body has seen in these past few days.
Oh yeah!! I'm down another pound!! 178 baby!!! I'll be very happy to have a 2-pound loss this week. That would make my day! I'm working on it!! I'll be hitting the gym twice a day this week to get my butt in gear.
On to why I suck...
Running on the treadmill is very different than running on the track. I could not complete my run yesterday. After 5 minutes, I was like "what the hell?" I was sweating bullets and looking pitiful!! So I walked for a bit and ran another 8 minutes but had to walk again. I did that maybe two more times before I gave up and went to try the elliptical. I was like.. "oh I can do 30 minutes on this bad boy.. easy!" Um... so 10 minutes later I was like.. "I'm going home!!" So I took my sweaty butt home and took a long shower.
Oh and today... same thing on the treadmill. I may have to go to the track tonight to make up for my dismal showing at the gym.
I figured out I haven't been working out hard or long enough these past few weeks.. hence the lackluster weight loss and my awful gym performance. But I'm going to put the work in to make my goals happen!!
And with that.. I'm taking a nap!!
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3 comments:
How exciting! You'll do great! I just took part of our Capitol 10K today (only attract 10,000 runners) and did a run/walk. It was SUPER fun and I can't wait to do my next one.
I also agree running on a track is very different than the treadmill or on the road for that matter. What are you doing for training?
Awesome!!! You will nail the 10 k run! Have fun and enjoy the moment. Just keep praticing and you'll reach your goal.
Congrats on getting back in the gym. Yes running on the treadmill is alot different than on the road/track. Just find your comfort zone and go from there.
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