Well, today I ran the most I've ever run: 6 miles. I'd have to say I'm rather proud of this because 5 months ago I couldn't run 10 minutes straight. I'm a slow runner, more of a jogger, but I ran for an hour and 15 minutes today. It was icy, I slipped a few times and I wanted to quit about a million times, but I'm almost halfway to my half-marathon goal. I have 55 days until the Get in Gear Half-Marathon. It has been seemingly more of a mental battle than a physical one, but being someone not used to running more than maybe 3 miles at a time (in the last 5 months that is) it has been grueling on my body. I get sore every time I run, but I know I am accomplishing something so it doesn't bother me so much. I still haven't quite figured out how to eat right and that has been frustrating as I'd like to try and drop a few pounds (or inches) in this pursuit. Now that I'm focused on this half-marathon, I've been looking for a few more to run before I head back to Korea for the summer. Possibly the Green Bay half-marathon?
Picture: Brittany, Kate and me after the Snowflake Shuffle 5K in St. Joseph, MN. I ran right around a 36 minute 5K which is normal for me, but I'm looking to improve on that :)
And for those interested, this is the half-marathon plan I've been using.
