runInspired

I came across this pic and I think it sums up how I feel right now better than any rambling that I can do :D You know what they say, a picture is worth a 1,000 words!

Life seems to be getting busier. Softball season, working out and just wanting to be more active, outside. It's one of my favorite times of year. I spent the day planning or should I say dreaming of my running future. My Gold's gym competition is almost over. A couple more weeks max and with my first 5K under my belt, I feel confident enough to train for anything. My main focus is going to remain my weight loss goals but I know that I have to continue my fitness goals in order to meet them. I think training for events will help keep more motivated and accountable. If I focus on these things, plus diet and my regular exercise. I'm sure the weight will just continue to fall off.

I've decided on two more 5K challenges. The first one is May 16th, it's another local competition at the Oakdale Chocolate Festival but is sponsored by the shadow chase running club. I think it will be more competitive then the last but still relatively small. I might let Mariyn participate in the 1 mile kids run. She seemed really interested in Saturday's event. I'm still thinking about letting Mariyn but I think she is responsible enough. The other 5K event is a Nike Women's Festival in Sacramento on June 6th. I'm sure this one will be more competitive but I'll have 2 other 5K's under my belt and plenty of time to practice. It's relatively inexpensive and we get a lot of goodies for participating. The best part is the money raised goes to Women's causes. I love that. I really love that most of these activities raise money and awareness for charities and other not for profit organizations.

Depending on how these go, I am heavily considering doing a the Nike Women's Half Marathon in San Fransisco. It's in October, which will mark 1 year of my weight loss and fitness journey. 1 year of hard work, determination, commitment and blessings. A half marathon is 13 miles and while I know I'm no where near that now, I think it might be possible come October.

Tonight, I did cardio kickboxing. It was a great workout. My legs have been sore all weekend from the run. I wasn't too sore today but I just wasn't ready to lift weights. I'll resume my weight training tomorrow. I'm optimistic about my weigh in. A little nervous but I think I had an o.k. week. Guess we will just have to wait and see!