If I can run 5 miles in a row, why can you still park a car in the shadow of my ass!

58 minutes and 58 seconds

that's how long it takes this turtle to run 4 miles on a treadmill.......And it wasn't pretty! Me and my friend, Angie, took a trip to Endurance House in madison to get our free 1/2 marathon vouchers with purchase of NEW shoes today. I guess now I am committed...yikes! At least I got new shoes :)

Me and running don't always get along.....

I don't think my treadmill is very accurate. I ran 3 miles in 50 minutes.....I'm pretty sure I can do it faster than that but whatever. The first mile-not that good, second mile felt awesome, third mile- mind over matter....... It's a far cry from a 1/2 marathon. Tomorrow i'm taking off to do some things around the house. jacob and taylor both working on stenciling projects in their rooms I want to help them with. I'll try to post pics when they are done....

Good thing I wasn't wearing corderoy

30 minutes on the treadmill, again. I could have gone farther, but my thighs were chaffed. Mental note- do not run in the purple shorts EVER again......unless my thighs get smaller :) Tomorrow rest and Saturday a long run. I may have to grease up with something for that one.

Any suggestions for fast running music? I find myself skipping past the majority of jeff's country and slow songs. I'm probably skipping past songs more than actually listening to music.

baby got back

Ran on treadmill for 35 min. without stopping. It actually felt pretty good. I have found if I throw my T shirt over the time/milege thing and just listen to my music It goes by faster. Can't wait for the snow to go away so I can run outside. I'm not a winter person.............Why am I in wisconsin again?

Yertle the Turtle

We have one last xmas celebration at Jeff's mom's house today. Hit the treadmill - ran 30 minutes straight. didn't feel that great.

It's ON!!!

Forgive me bloggers, it has been many months since my last post. I have been exercising very sporadically since the Danskin........OK I took 2 months completely off. Thanks to my friend, Audrey Dikkeboom, I'm going to attempt to do the Madison 1/2 Marathon this coming summer. New years resolution : Be more consistent with my workouts, Decrease crap in my diet.....I can't stop all together-my body would go into shock! I am going to shoot for the 1/2 marathon in May and either the Danskin Tri in July or the Trek Tri both in Pleasant Prairie, WI. Whatever works out for my sisters and friends the best. There ,I said it out loud and in writing and now I have to do it............

Today I hit the treadmill. My trainer (Who I promised not to say the F-word to so he would help me) said "Make it hurt" and I did. I ran 15 minutes, walked 2 minutes, repeat until I got to 3.1 miles. It didn't feel too bad. I felt really out of shape. I hate it when I can feel everything jiggle when I run. I did it at my usual turtle pace and finished in 52 minutes. I have a lot of work to do..........