September 26, 2011

Double Digits










  1. Why must you be such a rockstar all the time? 10 miles is fantastic! Congrats.

  2. When you started running did you start on your treadmill or outside? I want a treadmill but we are living in a hotel right now. Um, yeah the hotel has one but I have a fear of working out in front of other people. I don't want to see my fat bouncing around let alone expose a stranger to that sight. I feel motivated and ready to go... until the thought of people seeing me pops into my head. I know, it sounds ridiculous but it's where I'm at. Hopefully when we move into our new house in another week(ish) we can afford a treadmill and I can start with the C25K.
    Good job on getting 10 miles in. I'm inspired by you every time I visit your blog... if only I could get over myself.

  3. I am training for Marine Corp Marathon in Washington DC on Oct 30,, I had my 18 mile training run this week,, ugh !!! it was fun though,, great training buddies make it so much easier :-). You should check and see if there is any running events while you are in Arizona,, you might come across a half that is within reach for you .

  4. Thanks for the info on the treadmill. Gonna look & see if they have one in stock at our Sam's Club. Otherwise they do ship but it adds another $175 to the price.

    Deb N.

  5. Love Sam's Club (I used to work there!). My husband gave me the choice between getting a treadmill or joining the gym for Christmas this past year. I weighed the pros and cons and decided on the gym membership. I'm glad I chose what I did because working out with others is inspiring and challenging. I kinda kick things up a notch when others are around! Plus, I can use other equipment besides the treadmill. I've also bumped into friends there and made new ones. I'm a highly social butterfly, as you can tell.

    Congratulations on the 10 mile run! I've only run 6 miles on the treadmill, so far. I do want to run more outside to make good use of my Garmin and the new Cuddl Duds shirt I just bought at Kohl's. I think I'll be working on the half-marathon for next year and maybe the full the year after that. Can't believe I just uttered those words!

  6. I hear ya on the incline issue with the treadmill. When I first started C25k last summer, I never used the incline feature because it was so much harder. I just wanted to be able to say I completed the distance. Once I finished the program, I signed up for my first race. I found out quickly that I should've been using the incline! I was up to a 5mi distance till around March, and life has gotten very crazy for me this year and I haven't been running. I'm actually back to C25k again but started at week 6 instead of week 1. I hope to be back at my 5mi distance by Christmas. As for the mini-marathon, I would actually LOVE to complete that distance. I just don't know if I will be able to push myself that much, that fast. That's a lot of distance to work up to in 5 months (granted, it can definitely be done). If I could get to that distance, I'd be at a snail's pace. I'm mentioning all of this because my husband and I are actually moving to Bloomington (an hour south of Indy) in a week or so and it would be something to work towards. If I decide to bite the bullet and sign up, I'll let you know. It would be great to meet you.

  7. I will not be doing the mini because there is no way I would be ready but I usually go to support some of my friends so I would love to meet up! Let me know!

  8. Maybe i could walk it!?!? My uncle ran it last year i believe. Im totally being inspired by your blog. but DONT assume i hold you to high standards!! We all have weaknesses and its ok if we get a little weak sometimes. (I read your blog yesterday where you were feeling so down in the dumps because you felt like you were letting your readers down) So i thought id throw that in!!



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