Friday, May 3, 2013

Return to the run

Have you noticed this weather lately? Ok, rhetorical question of course. 

This weekend is the 36th Annual Lincoln Marathon. It's supposed to be rainy with a high of 63 degrees. So not exactly ideal weather to run 13.1 or 26.2 miles in. Lucky for me, I'm not participating this year. 

I am however running in the Girls on the Run 5k with my sister and niece in 2 weeks. To prepare, I started running 5 weeks after having Miles. My first two times out, I ran a mile and it was hard. It just blew my mind that I was in good enough shape to run a half-marathon, a 10k  and four 5k's last year, and I could barely run a freaking mile. 

Yeah yeah, I had a baby. I know what happened. But, I am 10lbs heavier then I was then and feel like I have a hole where my abs used to be, it's ruined my whole running groove. 

The weather halted my training for a few weeks, then I went out again. This time I was able to run 2 miles, at a pretty decent pace and it gave me a little more confidence for this upcoming 5k. I mean if I can run 2 miles, surely I can run 3.1 right? Yeah we'll see. 

Weather pending, I'm going to try to get some more running in over the next few weeks. I love the fresh air, the exercise and most importantly, the break I get from the kids. It refreshes my mind and it helps me drop weight. A win-win right?

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