State of the Union: Running

Here’s a final shot from the last race I did on July 5th. Jessica (right) did the 5-mile and I did the 2-mile and we both had to do some walking because it was over 90 degrees at 8 freaking a.m., but I was really happy with finishing at all.

Later though, last Thursday actually, I went out for a run and I did the entire 2-mile course plus an extra 1.1 miles to complete a 5K without any walking whatsoever, to prove that I could do it at 5:30 a.m. even if I didn’t run the entire thing the day of the race. I was pretty psyched. :)

I’ve been slacking a bit with the running for the past week though… It feels like I don’t have anything coming up soon enough to keep me sharp with the running, so it’s more of a push to really get me out there 3 times a week. Still pushing, though!

I’m also pretty sure that my “yay, I’ve lost 50 pounds!” milestone gift to myself is going to be a bike (of the bicycle variety, not a hog). Something to keep me active seems like it would be a good pick me up when I will still have 25-30 pounds left until I hit my goal weight. Only 5 pounds until that bike, though! :)