Getting my groove back

I forgot how much I HATE  LOVE running!!  There are some days I just can't convince myself to get out there and run.  I know I need to, I know I will feel AMAZING after I'm finished, but the thought of getting up, putting on my shoes, and sweating is the last thing I want to do.  Especially after being out of it for so long.  But then I do it.  I seriously have to pep talk myself from the moment I wake up, but I do it.  PLEASE tell me I am not the only person who does that.

This week has been a great week for running.  After the eating disaster this past weekend known as Easter, I knew that I was going to have to buckle down on my cardio if I wanted to rock my pink shoes on stage at a training this weekend.  Monday morning I woke up, and self-talked all the way to the gym.  I was going to force myself to run 3.1 if it killed me.  Dropped the tiny girl off at the kidz club, drank my BioCharge, and found the perfect treadmill.  I had downloaded "Happy" and "Talk Dirty to Me" earlier that morning so I set those to be the first 2 songs I listened to, and hit GO!  It was the best 32 minutes I've had in a long time.  I felt like I was in the zone!!  Endorphins were raging, sweat was pouring, and my back actually wasn't hurting.
Tuesday is a work day for me, so the gym wasn't an option.  As soon as the hubs got home, I put on my shoes and headed out for a run.  I told myself it was going to be 30 minutes or 3 miles, whichever came first.  Unfortunately, we live in Texas and yesterday was the hottest day of the year so far.  The 30 minutes came first.

Today, was sprint day!!  I did 4 sets of 30 seconds sprints at 100% followed by 2 minute active recovery.  I will increase that next week.  But for now, my legs are feeling stronger already.  I will continue to do some weight training as well, but the focus is of course on my running and training for that 26.2.  I made the decision today that I will run my first "official" 5K in over a year next month.  I CANNOT WAIT!!  I was shooting for the 10K but a friend is running her first 5 and I want to be with her to cheer her on!

How is your running this week?

Just a mom, who runs, and is sometimes crazy

Hey y'all!!

Welcome to the blog!!  I've tried to do this more times than I want to admit, but made the decision a few weeks ago that I was going to train for and run a FULL MARATHON!  (See, I told you I was crazy!)  So I figured a blog would help hold me accountable.  I will also be sharing recipes, workouts, and fun stories here, so I hope you will stick around.

I've run 4 half-marathons in my lifetime, but nothing since January 2013.  I will get to why I took the year long hiatus in another post, but I am BACK, Back again, shady's back, tell a friend.  Sorry, I digress...  I felt that I needed a place to post encouragement for other runners, as well as a place to vent when I feel like I'm never going to be able to make it.  I hope you will join me on this journey and find training ideas as well as some laughter along with way.