6.5 Miles

These Runner's World magazine pictures motivate me. I love them. They make me want to stick with my goal and not quit.

On Friday my friend and I ran our longest run yet. 6.5 miles. It was so hard. Running outside is sooo much harder than treadmill running. There were two things that made it hard.....

1. The weather. I know I am a big baby, but we ran at 8:00am and it was only 29 degrees. Not fun.

2. The hills. They were hard too! Atlanta has some really nice inclines. I think that we ran uphill for at least 1/2 of the way.
I thought this picture was funny. That is how we felt. Until next week. Each week we add about a mile on to our distance. I hope I can make it. Spring, please come soon..... I need warmer weather. I would rather sweat more than freeze.

Running

This is how I feel today! If only I looked that perfect. I am training for my first half marathon. I was a runner in junior high and high school and I was pretty good. The longest race that I have run is a 5k. I am great at short distance but not so good at long. My friend Tiffany and I are training for the Country Music 1/2 in Nashville. Should be fun...Lots of music!!! Music makes running so much easier. The weather has been so cold and yucky here. The coldest winter in years. So, the treadmill has been my best friend. On Saturdays we usually do our long runs outside. Last Saturday I ran my 1st long run on the treadmill. I ran 6 miles and watched Food Network. I thought that I was going to go nuts running that far on the treadmill, but it was pretty great. I have lost no weight doing this but I feel fantastic and my body is getting less flabby!! Yeah! You all should try it!!!

Anyone else ready for Spring?

I know that we didn't get much snow compared to some of you all. But we sure did have fun playing in it all day. Brian made it home from work and they decided to create this huge snowman. They had a great time. Other than how cold it is outside, it was such a beautiful day. The snow is so pretty. I am soooo ready for Spring though.......