Mission Accomplished.

Couch to 5k week 5 is officially on the books, and ladies I must say I am LOVING working out in the morning! While my spurts of energy after workouts aren't lasting as long as I would like (perhaps because I am not eating right, or perhaps because I go and sit for five hours straight) but its so nice to have my evenings free, and to be ABLE to go to bed at a reasonable time. Not that that has happened, but the potential is there you know?

Its so nice to get to work feeling refreshed though! :)

Weekly Stats: 

Day 1  
5 minute warm-up, Jog for 5 mins, Walk for 3 mins, Jog for 5 mins, Walk for 3 mins, Jog for 5 minutes
2.46 miles @ 12:31 per mile  


Day 2 
5 minute warm-up, Jog for 8 mins, Walk for 5 mins, Jog for 8 mins
2.43 miles @ 12:34 per mile  


Day 3 
5 minute warm-up, Jog for 20 mins
2.59 miles @ 11:33 per mile 


At this point, I want to publicly apologize to all those joggers I made fun of over the years, for going so slowly, for not really working out, etc.. I was wrong. Way wrong. I was naive, I had no idea how hard it really is. Please except my humble apologies and I bow to your greatness.

We have a couple more days of interval training then they are sending us out to pound pavement for the full time. I didn't even run the whole 20 minutes this morning, throwing in two minutes of walking before jogging the remaining time. For the first time in.. ever.. I actually felt I was going to throw up right before it told us to walk again. Guess that will teach me not to eat/drink anything (little) before I dash out of the house!

This week I really want to focus on eating a more balanced diet. I believe I've blogged about my sporadic eating habits before, now adding a calorie burning, exercise and my bad habits are catching up with me. More veggies (gag), more fruit less processed. No soda.

Wish me luck?

I'll need it!

The Goal: Morning Runs

Week Six of our Couch to 5K training. According to our app we're just starting week five, which is due to us repeating week four twice. With all of our traveling and what not, I worked out once during the first week of July, and then last week we scrambled and got three days in, doing two days back to back. 

This week we're changing things up a bit, despite the fact that neither Rebekah and I are morning persons people tomorrow we're going to try excersising before work. I'm actually happy about this, as I have begun to dread our night time runs.

Those of you who have been exercising a while, know that exercise gives you more energy, which is the LAST thing you want right before bed! Needless to say my late nights have been catching up with me, and I was super happy when my dear friend finally got my hints about "how nice it was to exercise in the middle of the day and have your evening free" etc.. etc..

We'll let her think it was her idea ok? :)
Cause she doesn't read my blog at all, and will "never" know! 
The world needs more friends like me. I know. 

 So tomorrow morning at 6:45AM I will haul my backside out of bed, throw on my workout clothes, consider running a brush through my hair, grab some water, crate the dogs and head out to run. My mental self is happy about that prospect while my physical self is already lamenting the loss of an hours worth of sleep. 

However this will be good for me in the long run I think. I hope. My life would be much smoother should I actually be able to be productive in the mornings! 

About Me

Who Am I?

I am 20

I am a college student

I am an aspiring photographer

I am the oldest of six

I am a home body

I am sarcastic

I am becoming more out going

I am A.D.D.

I am Random

I am a dog lover

I am Mom to two Dachshunds

I am a volunteer puppy raiser for the Guide Dog Foundation

I am a book worm

I am a sleep lover

I am a morning hater

I am addicted to Dr. Pepper

I love God

I just happen to love my my life

..most of the time anyway