Monday, February 23, 2009

I'm baaaaack!

Well, I made it through my weekend away. Did I make it to the workout room? No. Did I overeat while gone? No. Not that one makes up for the other, but it's definitely better than not working AND overeating. :)

I shared a room with my sister during my little weekend away, and yesterday we started talking about running. Now, I am a fat chick and fat chicks do NOT run...but it is something I have always, always, always wanted to do. A 5K has always been a dream of mine, but not a realistic one in the past. Now I find out that my sister also wants to do a 5k...now she isn't a fat chick at all, but she IS a relatively round chick, being 8 months pregnant right now. We both have some training to do, but we decided to do a 5K together...sometime after the baby is born and when I am not quite as fat a chick as I currently am.

I got online yesterday and looked for local 5K's and found one I have never heard of before...the Cave Spring Road Race. It takes place on June 13th, which is 4 months away. I don't know if that is enough time to train to be ready for it, but we are dang well gonna try! I may not be able to run the whole thing, but I firmly believe that I can get through it even if she has to drag me over the finish line. (This will be much easier for her to do if I am able to drop a few pounds before then, LOL...) I am so excited to think that I have a goal to work towards...we are going to go ahead and sign up and pay our money too, so that we can't back out.

I plan to go to my first WW meeting Saturday morning and I am so excited I can hardly wait! In four months I could lose around 30 pounds or so if I really put my mind to it, especially when mixed in with walking/running/training to run the 5K.

I can't imagine how it would feel to actually finish a 5K and cross the finish line...the thought is so foreign to me...I don't know what would feel better...finishing a 5K or accomplishing a goal I have made for myself.

I really feel like I can do it this time!

10 comments:

  1. I would also like to do the Cave Spring 5K; do you have any info that you can pass on about it. I would like to go ahead an pay as well. I have recently had surgery and will not be able to train for it until April, but that will be a great goal for myself to get back into shape.

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  2. Thanks for commenting!

    Here is a link to some info on the race:

    http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=1703498&assetId=e13a4882-4caa-4de2-98df-700cbc71458f

    Have you done a 5k before?

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  3. Yes, years ago I won one for my age group. One of the greatest moments of my life.

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  4. WOW I can't imagine actually winning! Heck, I will feel like a million dollars if I can drag myself over the finish line, LOL!

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  5. You said:
    "In four months I could lose around 30 pounds or so if I really put my mind to it, especially when mixed in with walking/running/training to run the 5K."

    Thats a great set of goals. Best wishes.

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  6. Thank you very much Jim! It seems do-able to me.
    :)

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  7. I used to say "I don't run, I smoke" - great mantra, huh? Now I don't smoke so I feel like I have no excuse anymore! I can't wait to hear about how you do with the Couch to 5K program - I've heard great things about it.

    Good luck!

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  8. Oh awesome!!!! I too want to be a runner. Let me tell you something,, fat chicks CAN TOO run!!!! I am proof! I am up to 2 miles at 4.0 on the treadmill. takes me 1/2 hour but I get it done. You can totally do this! GO FOR IT!!!!!

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  9. B4 I had surgery I was doing the treadmill in the basement but not in a couple of months. I hope in the first week of April I can start on my tread mill again. I was also doing the 4.0 and it was also taking me 1/2 hour to do 2 to 4 miles. The 5K is 3.5 miles long isn't it? Does anyone know?????

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  10. I mean to correct the above post. It took me an hour to do 4 miles.

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