{Running}

I've decided to run a half marathon. I have run off and on in the past but never really serious...

Yup. A couple weeks ago I just up and decided to run a half marathon. I looked for one in Dallas and signed up for one on October 27th. 13 weeks later. I found a training schedule that was 12 weeks long and just repeated the 1st week since I was so out of shape.

The first day I ran was in the middle of the afternoon [I had just decided and didn't want to miss a day of training....] and it was absolutely terrible. 3 miles in 50 minutes......ouch. But 4 weeks later I got 5 miles in 45 minutes - no too shabby.

I'm 4.5 weeks through my 13 weeks of training. Haven't missed a day yet - Working it. Evette and I run 5 mornings a week - We get Thursday and Sunday off. 13 weeks of training for 13.1 miles. Appropriate, no? My goal is to finish the race alive and in one piece.

My logic was that if I could train in the middle of the summer, being out of shape, and hauling a baby around, then I could run in the fall, being in shape, without a baby.

I'm so lucky to have a coach and a cheerleader that live with me. Evette is my coach and the husband is my cheerleader.

When Evette and I go running she sits up points out everything, waves to all the dog walkers we pass, sings to herself, and looks up at me gives me a big ol toothy grin. The husband is always cheering me on, telling me how awesome I am, how proud he is of me... it's great.

This is after my run last Saturday [yes, the husband was right there with the camera waiting for me - good cheerleader :) ]. I like my Saturday runs because the husband is home and I don't have to haul around that adorable butter-ball. I love this second picture - My coach and I chatting about my run.

78 miles down so far and only 213 left before the day of the run.

Here we go.