Back on track....

I feel like this has been many a blog title before with me. Ah well.

Just a quick update.

My running season has officially begun.

I'm gonna say it started on Feb 14th with the first 5k of the year. I ran in the Chili Bowl with my sister. It was wet and slushy and slippery and we goofed off a lot but it was very fun.

I am looking at upcoming races and not quite sure yet which one will be my next. I would like to do what I did last year and do a race a month. I have other plans on the same day as the races I want to do in March and April so I will have to try to find something else. There are several races in May that I want to do.

So I started a training plan to be able to do a 10 mile race in 10 weeks. Even though I can't do that race, I would still like to try to train. I started Tuesday with a very easy 2 mile run. The pace was 4.5 mph and I felt very comfortable running the entire time on a treadmill.

Today was my 5 mile run. The pace was between 4.5 mph and 5.3 mph on the schedule. I did bump it up to 6 a couple times just to save some time. I was mad when I got to the gym because I forgot my earbuds for my mp3 player. When I realized that, I really didn't think I would do the entire 5 miles on a boring treadmill. I put my mind to it though and I did it in 1 hour and 3 minutes. That's the longest I've ever been on a treadmill in one straight run. I was so proud of myself though when it was over. It made me realize that it really is a mind over matter issue. The girl next to me was trying to support me and even though she was done with her run, she stayed with me for the last 2 miles. She also noticed that my strides were too short and that I was working to hard. I took her advice and took longer strides. It felt better but I still felt like I was taxing myself a little. I think it's just about getting used to it.

I'm supposed to run 6 miles this weekend. I planned on doing it outside but the weather is supposed to be pretty rough and I don't have access to a treadmill but I will find a way. I know now that I can!

So there you have it... my running goals, my accomplishments in the middle of week one and one more thing... I am going to have killer Jennifer Aniston arms this summer. I worked them hard yesterday and I know I got a good start :)