londons run

we finished! and we are both alive! hurting, but alive! brig did end up running. in fact, he totally dominated.

legs are aching, booty’s aching, feet are hurting, hot tub already visited, ice cream eaten, now resting on the couch while baby sleeps. yes!

brigham did the race in a whoppin 1 hour and 36 minutes!! a.ma.zing. i am proud to say that i beat my last 1/2 marathon time by 10 minutes which means i did this one in 1 hour and 42 minutes. i also placed 2nd in my age group {out of the girls}. yay!

there were pictures of sweet london {a little girl that lost a fight to cancer} all throughout the course that helped me to keep going strong! i would much rather run a 1/2 marathon than have to fight cancer. i admire everyone out there who does have to fight such a terrible thing.

 

before

after

did anyone else do london’s run?

do share!

londons run!

everyone please wish me {and my husband} luck on our 1/2 marathon this weekend! i am excited/nervous. brigham is injured/nervous.
if anyone else is doing it, good luck to you!!!
p.s. this time i will not be choking down energy gels. i will go for something a little more tasty, even if it requires more time and energy to eat it.

goals

dont we all start the year out by making a few goals for ourselves? i sure do. i have so many that i think i forgot about half of them by february. thats what happened last year.

here’s a hint. make goals that are realistic. if you want to run a 10k by the end of the year, then make a list of ways that you will accomplish that. ex: how many times a week you will run, how many miles a week you will run, how you will eat better to be able to run that far, etc.

my physical goals this year include:

1. run 1/2 marathon
2. work out 3 times a week, 30 minutes each time {running, gym, walking..whatev}
3. learn more about nutrition, cook and eat healthier meals

if you sign up for a race, you will train for it. especially if you have already paid :) that is my biggest motivation to get out and run, as well as my husbands. the other day he almost decided to not run the 1/2 marathon we signed up for because he didnt want to train for it. then he realized that he wouldve lost 45 bucks! he is now training again :)

set some goals! realistic ones. make a list of how you will accomplish it. review your goals each week!

have fun!

what are some physical goals you’ve set for yourself for 2011??