National Running Day..

Happy National Running Day everyone!!!   I posted a status on FB about running day and added now keep in mind that just a few months ago I would have rolled my eyes at anyone w/ a running day status.  So As I said yesterday I wanted to complete one of two goals today. Either to run for as long as I can at a nice stead pace or to complete a mile faster than my fastest mile so far.  So I went w/ getting my fastest mile. My goal was under 14 mins. I think my fastest so far as been like 14:26. So today I tried, I ran and watched that clock. I had to stop about 1/2 way through because as always there is something my youngest feels I need to take care of immediately. So I had to add about a min to the actual time the treadmill was running.

I DID IT!!! I ran it in 12:58 w/ a minute break while I walked around my house fixing the current need of my child. So I am calling it a 13:58 mile yet if I counted the walking around the house I did while not on the treadmill for that min it was probably a little less. So I am proud of this accomplishment. I know it isn't super fast. I'd really like to get up to 9 min miles.  But for now this was super hard. I mean I was dripping sweat. I sent my BFF a pic of the small puddle that was growing on my chest and she is laughed and said ewwww, I told her it was my "fat crying"  she laughed super hard and when I told DH the story he laughed really hard as well. I thought everyone has heard the term "Sweat is fat crying" But DH had never heard it. So that was pretty priceless.

Can you say Tomato

This is me right after the run, smiling, dripping sweat and great red face.  I didn't do my C25K training today inn attempts to reach my fastest mile goal so I will be back to that plan day after tomorrow. But I felt there was nothing wrong w/ mixing it up for today.

Oh and today was also my weigh in, so I knew it would be a gain but it wasn't as bad as I expected. It was a 1.6 lbs gain. this week is time to turn this around and make up for the last week & 1/2.