I'm Thinking About...

...running Chicago...

Am I crazy...

...considering how nervous I am about my knee?

...considering the price tag?  ($175 just for the registration fee + hotel + travel + food)!

...considering I have bombed my last two half marathons?

What is my deal???

XOXO

Another Little Workout

I'm slooooowwwllly trying to get back into a running routine.  I did 1 mile on Tuesday and 1.25 miles today. I have prefaced each run with a .15 mile warm up walk.  I have followed each run with a .25 mile walk.  I am trying to take this very carefully.  I want to give my knee a chance to get back into it without hurting it right away.

After today's run, I did some strength training...trying to avoid using my knee.  Hopefully, I will feel okay tomorrow.

XOXO

2013 Goals

I really haven't set any yet...

Just two floating in my mind...

1.  Get into Nursing School.

2.  Heal my knee, so I can run again...

I did run a mile tonight.  Just one, but I wanted to test out my knee.  I ran it really slow.  1.01 miles in 10:15. So far, my knee isn't too bad.  I walked for a quarter mile (slowly) afterward to keep my knee loose and then I soaked in an Epsom salt bath.  It may sound like overkill, but I'm terrified I am not going to be able to run again (WHO AM I???).  

Get out there.

XOXO

2012: A Year in Review

Let's recap 2012, shall we?

1. Run 500 Miles in 2012
• :( No dice - I ran about 367.5 miles in 2012.  Dailymile says I have gone 482 miles in 2012, but that includes my biking.  If you throw in the miles I walked or the miles I completed total in races (if I walk a race, I cut the mileage down that I added to mile running total), I did move over 500 miles this year.  I did not, however, RUN 500 miles in 2012...boo...damn knee injury and damn trip to Europe...
2. Run a 10k
• Get in Gear 10k
3. Run a Half Marathon
• I completed 3! Lake Minnetonka Half Marathon, Minneapolis Half Marathon, and Monster Dash Half Marathon
4. Complete a Duathlon
• Minneapolis Duathlon
5. Complete (at least) 12 Races
• I completed 3 5k's, 1 7k, 1 10k, 1 10 Miler, 3 Half Marathons, 1 Duathlon, 1 Color Run and 1 Warrior Dash.
6. Hit my Goal Weight of 130
• I weighed in this morning (after a delicious New Year's Eve) at 151 pounds.  I didn't hit 130, but I did lose 2.6 pounds this year.
7. Be a Better Mom
• With a toddler, patience is key.  I've worked really hard on this and just spending more time with Bean in general.  It has been a good year :)
8. Be a Better Wife
• I was and still am trying to not be so stubborn and apologize when I go crazy :)
9. Be a Better Friend
• I tried to make more time for my friends this year despite everything else that was going on.  I also tried to be more accomadating and flexible.
10. Be a Great Bridesmaid
• I don't know if I was great, but I tried to be good. :)
11. Get Into Nursing School
• This was not my year... :(
12.  Get a House
• This WAS our year.  We have a great house that we really love!!!
13. Pay Off a Student Loan
• We did not pay off a student loan this year, but we had another year of paying of a good amount.  It was pretty much either pay off a student loan or get a house this year...
14. Dress Better to Feel Better
• I did dress better at my job, but it didn't make me feel better like I had hoped.  
15. Floss More
• While I wasn't perfect, I was darn close!  I was really proud of how well I stuck to this goal in 2012.  Going to keep it up!!!

11 out of 15 goals completed isn't bad!  I'm okay with most of my progress this year.  What else did I do or accomplish???

• No soda in 2012!
• No fast food in 2012 (I maintain that pizza is NOT fast food...)!
• Got a new job in the medical field that I think I will like and will help me get into nursing school!
• Pretty much maintained my weight loss!

What will 2013 bring???  We will have to wait and find out!

XOXO

Monthly Update: December

December is over!

1. Run 500 Miles in 2012
• Knee injury = 0 miles.  Mileage total stays at 367.5/500.  
2. Run a 10k
3. Run a Half Marathon
4. Complete a Duathlon
5. Complete (at least) 12 Races
6. Hit my Goal Weight of 130
• No sir.
7. Be a Better Mom
• :)
8. Be a Better Wife
• :
9. Be a Better Friend
• :)
10. Be a Great Bridesmaid
11. Get Into Nursing School (Failed...)
12.  Get a House
13. Pay Off a Student Loan
• We keep working on this one :)
14. Dress Better to Feel Better
• Had a job change...and I get to wear scrubs!!!
15. Floss More
• Like a boss!

XOXO