Run Mary Run!: March 2012

In June 2011 I decided to partake in a journey that would change my life in ways that I could not imagine.

Running.

Heavier than I had ever been, I decided to stop playing games with myself, with my life. If I continued on the path I was on, I would be unhappy for the rest of my life. I have two beautiful little girls that deserve to have their mother around for many many many years. I want to make them proud. I want to teach them to be healthy, active, happy. I signed up for my first ever 5k, Oct 15, 2011. I downloaded the C25k app on my phone, and after summer vacation, I hit the road. At 208 lbs.

Fast forward to August 2014. Heavier than I even was before, and stopped running. Time to stop making excuses and get serious!

Sunday, March 4, 2012

It's official!

I always thought people were crazy for exercising on vacation.... Well, I am now one of the crazy people. We were planning a weekend away to atlantic city and I knew I wanted to run the boardwalk. I packed all my stuff and was prepared to go. But then Friday night it was pouring and so windy! Saturday morning I got up and it was cloudy but the boards had begun to dry so I decided to head out. After taking a week off I was planning on a 9 mile run, but about 3 miles in it started to pour AGAIN. But rain makes you run faster! I managed at 4.37 mile run, not quite where I wanted to be, but more than doing nothing.

Now that I had a weekend totally off, and a week with very little runing, I am ready to hit everything fall force. Diet & training!!!!!!!!