A new week starts. This weekend we celebrated Connor's first birthday....all weekend long. Family was visitng from out of town and while we love having company and spending time with family it, inevitably, screws with my diet, workouts, etc. I always want to spend more time with family than watching what I am eating or making time for a run or workout.
Despite all that, I was looking at the pictures from the birthday party and while my shirt was billowy, I was VERY unhappy with what I saw. I knew then I needed to change my eating habits dramatically. Running is NOT enough. I got a book in the mail on Saturday, "The Runner's Diet." I haven't been able to get through much of it, but what I have has reminded me that I am completely ignorant of what and how much I should be eating for the type and level of activity I am doing. I guess this is a process.....
Anyway, I ran this morning and was pretty proud of myself. I ran 3.16 miles in 38:42. It seems like a lot but I know I was cooking while I was running because my average moving time was 5.1 miles per hour. If I could keep up that pace, I would make my goal of running the half marathon in 2.5 hours. Now, granted, its going to take a lot of work and time to get there...but it's a start and a motivational boost that I really needed.
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