10/25/11

Okay, so I have been slacking.  I mentioned in one of my first posts that it is really hard for me to stick with things, but today I started all over again.  I woke up this risk cold morning and got on the road.  It was amazing!  I fed Ewan and gave him to his daddy to watch for a bit, then went.  I love my life and family, but for that hour I didn't have to worry about anyone else besides myself. Today I decided to also add a healthy diet to my exercise plan in hopes that loosing weight will encourage me and make running easier.  So today I ate pretty well except for some chocolate covered pretzels that I found.  They were a little too yummy to resist.  So I figured I would weigh myself every Sunday.  But I thought I would start today.  I weigh 261 pounds.  Here is a picture of me and Ewan.  I realized looking through my pictures that I don't have very many pictures of myself since I had Ewan.  And the pictures I do have I don't like very much.  Ewan is adorable and I love to take his picture, but I am self conscious about the weight I have put on since I got pregnant and had him. So I figured putting it out there for the world to see will inspire me to get it down. I have decided to track my weight and the miles I go.  Today I ran a mile and walked 1.5, for a total of 2.5 miles.

10/11/11

So day one of training for the marathon has come and is almost over.  I woke up this morning and thought to myself "ugh."  I have to go outside and exercise and it is cold and windy.  But there are other people in this with me and they are going to be training today and I can't let them down come marathon day.  So... Ewan and I got dressed and braved the Ellensburg windy weather and walked for about 2.5 miles.  When I think about 2.5 miles compared to the 26 miles in March it pales in comparison.  But I guess I have to start somewhere.  I need to stick with it though.  I am really good about sticking with an exercise program or a healthy eating plan for about 2 days, at which point I kinda fall of the wagon and go back to my old ways.  But I think with Cielo helping me and holding me accountable everyday I can do it.
I also have found out that it is no longer just Cielo and I, my older brother Andres and my dad will also be training and participating in the marathon.  I think it will be great to have them along.  I mean how many people can actually say that they have done a marathon?  I think it may be one of those bucket list things.  So day one ends, and I am beginning to feel more excited about the prospect of participating in this athletic quest.

10/10/11

So yesterday my brother mentioned to me that we should do the Yakima River Canyon Marathon.  At first I thought.  YES sign me up, after all since having Ewan my brother has suggested several different runs that I have participated in.  The first was a 12k,  that I walked and jogged through pushing Ewan in his stroller, then came the 10k Dirty Dash, followed by the 5k Warrior Dash.  Each pushed the boundaries of what I thought I could physically do, but with the support of my brother and my family I did them.  So of course I said yes.  Then I thought to myself... exactly how far is a marathon, and what did I agree to?!?!

So this marathon is 26.2 miles.  It needs to be done in under 7 hours.  So I started having second thoughts about the whole thing.  But after some words of encouragement from Cielo I decided that this is a good goal. So I have 173 days to get ready to walk/jog/run a marathon.  So I thought to myself I need a training schedule and new shoes.  Propelling myself that far no matter how fast (or slow) I go, I need some really good shoes.  I also need to get out there and exercise.  Cielo and I are going to hold each other accountable.  He already came up with a training schedule.  Goal one for tomorrow is 1 mile.  I can do that. I figure baby steps and consistency is the key.  Plus I am looking forward to the benefits of consistent exercise.