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in training...


i'm just a little competitive. hubby might disagree with that, but i am! so several years ago in an effort to lose my baby weight after princess and get healthy i started running. our pastor gave me a training program and i did it! the whole thing...loved it. but then winter came and out went my running.


while i have still continued to exercise fairly regular, okay, from time to time i don't, but for the most part i stay active - i usually need a boost of competition to keep me going. so hubby took up running when he quit his job. so of course i couldn't be outdone and started back in. then a friend of mine was talked into running a local fun run with her family. she decided she liked it and maybe we could do a 5k together. i said sure!! then she told me she picked up info and the date is nov. 1! yikes!!!


then i watched tons of people i know run the 5k this weekend. soo.....i came home and printed off a training schedule! over the next 9 weeks i am in training to run a 5k on november 1st! the 5k is a benefit for preemie babies and nicu unit. fitting since i had a preemie myself!


so today i began...this week i'm to walk briskly for 5 minutes to warm up. then i run 60 seconds and walk 90 seconds for 20 minutes! i have to say..so far so good! i came home feeling great and ready for another day!


anyone else want to join me??????

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Anonymous said…
Hi there!
Just a quick note re Viv's "Obama picture." We actually DVR'd the speech and set up the photo session during the day :) The actual speech was on way past her bedtime. My parents have a photo of me as a baby watching the first man land on the moon so I thought something similar with Obama would be cool.

Good luck with the 5k. I trained for my first 5k 9 years ago and ended up running a marathon (yes, I'm competitive). Sounds like a great cause for a run.
September 3, 2008 at 9:27 AM
The Gang's Momma! said…
have at it girl! i got my own training plan arriving shortly - in the form of a 1 year old who likely will be walking then running around the house within weeks of arriving home. :)
September 3, 2008 at 2:49 PM
Kori said…
Will you forward me the training schedule? I am not committing to do it, but I might. =)
September 4, 2008 at 8:12 AM
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