Still growing

My last post was not supposed to be such a downer.  I wrote about my first 5k and I really enjoyed the experience. 

 

Then after writing and publishing my post I ended up reading "5 Lessons from My 5th Half Marathon" over on Roni's Weigh.  I am going to actively try to accept more encouragement.  As Roni said, "support comes when you're open to it."  

 

And I definitely need support.  

I finished

Well, I finished my first 5k.

 

It was horrible!

 

The way I felt during the run and my time, 42 minutes and 21 seconds.

 

Ugh. I had thought if I did poorly I would get a time around 36 or 37 minutes not 42! Oh well, I did run more then I walked so that is good. I guess it just gives me a time to beat next time.

 

Man, I just had really hoped for a little better. I can list all my excuses for why I ran so horribly (didn't feel good Saturday, was up for a little over an hour with a sick baby the night before) but I don't want to use those to feel better. Fact is I ran slow and I walked, which doesn't usually bother me. I made it through the first mile ok but at about a mile and a half my shin started hurting so badly. I have never had that much shin pain. That is what started my walking, my shin. I should thank the kind of crazy older lady that I ended up walking next to for getting me running again.  She started out by just encouraging me, saying it was ok to walk, but she went a little to far, ended up saying I was her hero because I was out there walking. I know she meant well but it really sucked having her tell me that, more discouraging then encouraging, am I the only one who would feel like that?  Of course, she didn't stop at that, she kept on talking and it got strange, I don't think I even said more then two words the whole conversation.  At one point we went past one of the volunteers, you know the ones who are suppose to cheer you on, and he yelled at us that there is no walking in triathlons, she was pissed! Started yelling at me about how he probably has never even done a tri before, oh did I mention that she was telling me all this while walking backwards, yep backwards, because when she first started talking to me apparently I had slowed her down so she said keep it up and that she was going to walk faster now cause she had people waiting for her, that was ok with me but then she turned around and just started going on and on, I honestly don't even remember most of what she said, it didn't make much sense. I guess I can't really explain how strange it was, it was weird. So if her goal was to get me to start running again just in order to get away from her it worked.  That rant may have sounded bad, sorry, way to go lady for being out there at all, I really am impressed by you doing the whole tri not just a relay, I hope when I am your age I am still doing these events.   

 

After running to get away from crazy I made it about a half a mile before walking again.  I walked about half a mile, ran half a mile, walked half a mile all the way back.  I probably would have walked more but my awesome friend Linette, found me and ran the last bit with me, pushing me to go faster.  So I finished wanting to die strong. 

 

All in all the tri was a good experience.

And now I know what it feels like to run/walk a 5k. 

 

The girls on my relay team did great!  Diana started us off with a fantastic swim, barely missed her PR by like 18 seconds.  Then Melanie completed her first ever bike race and I ended the tri with my cruddy 5k run. 

 

 I had a lot of fun watching everyone and getting to hang out with some of my favorite people. 

 

Diana, Linette, and I decided that we are gong to train and individually complete the entire triathlon in March 2013.  We will all be 30 then and thought that would make it even more fun.  Why would being 30 make it more fun?  I don't know but I am going with it.  =)

 

Linette, Me, Diana, and Melonie

 

Even with my HORRIBLE time I am really excited to run another 5k. 

 

Linette just texted me, It's a baseline for improvement!

 

So, here's to improvement.



My first real race

Man, I had every intention of posting this first thing Monday morning but Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and now almost all of Wednesday have come and gone and I still haven't posted.  This week has been nuts, fall break at the kids school equals a busy time for me. 

 

Back to the run. 

 

This past Sunday I ran in a fun run 3k.  I was super nervous and my only goal, which I am pretty sure I mentioned before, was to run this nonstop.  I didn't care what my time was, well, we should say that I never verbalized that I cared what my time was.  I had a number in my head that I really, REALLY wanted to beat but I guess I didn't want to get greedy and I knew that just being able to run the whole thing was going to be hard enough. 

 

 Well guess what?!!! 

 

Not only was I able to run the whole 3k, pretty easily I might add, but I beat the number in my head, which was 24 minutes.  That's right!  Melinda, my sister in law, and I were able to finish in 23 minutes and 20 seconds.

 

23 MINUTES 20 SECONDS

 

Sorry about all the bold caps but I am pretty excited about our time.  We had done some "checkin' out the course" runs and had finished in about 26 minutes.  And I had been running at about a 13/14 minute mile when jogging in the mornings, I am by no means a fast runner.  I really didn't think that I was going to be able to knock off 2 minutes.  2 minutes!!  Ok, I'm done now. 

 

Here is a picture of Melinda and I after the race.

Jon isn't the best photographer, but I love him anyways

 

  Jon and the kids came out to support us but they completely missed us finish.  Oh well, maybe next time. Since there will definitely be a next time.  I am running the 5k portion of a relay triathlon this coming Sunday with some friends.  I hope that race goes as well as last weekends.  

Friday Favorites Vlog link up

 

Today I am linking up with Holly and Emily, two pretty amazing women, who have put together a vlog link up of Fridays favorites.  I was so stinkin' nervous making this video.  You see, I hate talking in front of people, my mind gets all jumbled up and I usually just start to cry.  I know, pretty sad huh.  I can handle up to about four people, anymore then that and I turn into mush.  My Tuesday morning Bible study has actually been pushing this for me cause I have to share my feelings in front of people every week, so maybe I will get over this soon but I doubt it. 

 

Anyway, back to the vlog. 

 

I made it so I might as well post it and link up.  I think it is a pretty sad little video, I mean, at one point I say that I don't have any favorite things, really.  Also, sorry I am talking so fast.  Good luck deciphering my gibberish. 

 

Thanks for checking out my blog. 

 

Can't wait to watch everyones, I do love seeing your mannerism and hearing what you sound like in real life.   

 

 

 

 

And here is a cute picture of my baby just because

 

 



Change

My sister excepted a position as a law clerk in Phoenix today.  I find myself sad but excited for her.  And jealous, jealous of the change that their family is getting to go through.  I don't know why but I have been craving change lately.  We have a great life and everything is good right now but there is something inside me that is yearning for change.  I can't explain it exactly.  I can't even really understand it myself.  I just feel unsettled, like there is something else for us.  I have been praying about it a lot. I don't know.  We have a nice house, it is completely torn apart still but slowly getting put back together, maybe I am just wanting a complete home, but I don't think so.  I love our house and am excited to be transforming it ourselves.  I would be sad to move.  I love the kids school but find myself thinking maybe I should switch them to the one in our neighborhood, we could walk to school, save money on gas, but the kids school has a great community of Christians which is awesome in a public school.  Plus the Spanish program they are in is great, they are learning so much and being bilingual is such an asset now a days.  Our church is wonderful, I definitely feel like that is where God wants us right now. 

 

I don't know, maybe it is just that I am jealous.  But it feels so much deeper then that.  I don't know, maybe God is preparing my heart for something.  Maybe it will be something minuscule.  But maybe not.  Maybe there is some big change coming up.  

Wednesday: weigh in day

It happened...

 

I lost weight!

 

 

I finally busted through and am down on the scale.  I am very excited about this.  I think that I might owe Jillian a big THANK YOU.  The 30 Day Shred is the only thing that I have been doing differently and now I lost weight.  Wow, I really hope the scale keeps moving downward.  I can't wait to hit that 175 goal, hopefully that will happen next week. 

 

Here it is, my weight is...

 

 

176.4

 

that is right, I lost almost 4 pounds! 

 

Yippee!!!

 

 

I weighed in over on Roni's blog again, go check her out.

How many miles?

How many miles do you think I would have to run everyday to be able to eat as much ice cream as I want?

 

Just wonderin'