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

Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder...

I figured that I hadn't updated here in quite some time.  Things have been pretty crazy here the last month or so, but I figured I owed you all an update :)

• I started a new job!  I am no longer working at the school, but I'm now back in the healthcare field working at a local hospital.  I am still on orientation, but I really like it so far!  Lee started a new job, as well, which he really likes.  Two new jobs at once, however, makes things a little...nerve-wrecking...
• I was doing physical therapy for my knee for a while, but despite being religious about doing my exercises, it wasn't getting any better.  Aside from that, it was expensive (especially when they wanted me there at least once a week), so I stopped going.  Unfortunately, when I stopped going, I was so frustrated that I also stopped doing my exercises...
• Despite zero exercise and not eating the best since Thanksgiving, I am still holding my weight under 150 lbs.  In the new year, I would like to keep my weight around where I am, but I want to be fit again.  I've slacked since my knee injury, but I want to get better again.
• The holidays have been quite busy...need I say more???

Hopefully, things will keep settling into place and I can start working on my knee again.  Lee and I are also planning on trying to be healthier as a family...since it is easier to do it as a family and keep it going.

Happy holidays and best wishes in the New Year!

XOXO

Monthly Recap: November

November is over and December is here!  One month left to finish these things!!!

1. Run 500 Miles in 2012
• November was spent trying to heal my knee.  I ran a total of about 3.5 miles, therefore bringing my 2012 mileage total to 367.5/500.  With one month left, 132.5 miles to go, and my knee still injured...it really isn't looking very promising...  I would have to run an average of about 4.3 miles a day to hit that goal... *waaa*waaa*
2. Run a 10k
3. Run a Half Marathon
4. Complete a Duathlon
5. Complete (at least) 12 Races
• I did 1 race this month (Fast Before the Feast)...so my 2012 race total moves to 12/12!  BOOYA!!!
6. Hit my Goal Weight of 130
• Not happening
7. Be a Better Mom
• I have been really working on patience and spending time with Bean
8. Be a Better Wife
• Doing what I can
9. Be a Better Friend
• Struggling to find time for friends right now, but I'm really trying :(
10. Be a Great Bridesmaid
11. Get Into Nursing School (Failed...)
12.  Get a House
13. Pay Off a Student Loan
• Just gotta keep chipping away...
14. Dress Better to Feel Better
• Still doing it...
15. Floss More
• Missed a few days, but still keeping it up

XOXO