Hello everyone! I hope you have all been doing well and enjoying your time. I am enjoying my first two weeks of summer vacation. It was a pretty hectic end of the school year with a semi-formal dance I planned, end of the year activities, 3 all day college tour and beach trips, a promotion ceremony, and not to mention my own kids end of the year activities. But I'm up and at it again, ready to move forward and continue on this weight loss and 1/2 marathon journey.
So today is day one of a 12 week training program. I am really excited because I am WAY ahead of where I was when I did the 2009 1/2 marathon. The 1/2 marathon I'm doing is the Disneyland 1/2 marathon during Labor Day Weekend. They have a STRICT pace which is 16 min miles or a 3 hour 30 minute time limit to complete the race. I did try this race back in 2007 and had not trained for it so I was picked up by the bus. That's right I was ordered on a charter bus blocking the road because anyone on the wrong side of the bus did not meet the pacing requirement and would not be able to finish the race, I was in that category. I was so humiliated and had to tell my family and coworkers that I couldn't finish the race. In order to redeem myself I signed up for the race again in 2009 and trained for it. When I first started training my pace was a 20 minute mile. I was able to get my pace down to 16 minutes exactly and I finished it. I earned my finishers metal but something was not quite right. I wasn't excited, I wasn't feeling accomplished. I figured out that I did it just so I could say I did it. I didn't lose much weight. I ate what I wanted because I was running at night so I thought I'll work it off. But it didn't come off, actually I weighed 289 pounds when I ran the 1/2 marathon which was painful. I hated it, I cursed it every step of the way.
This time is so much different I was excited to start training this morning. My weight is the same as the 2009 1/2 marathon but physically I can run and walk for a longer distance then when I first started training. I am also mentally strong. I am determined to lose the weight, get healthy, and complete this 1/2 marathon without cursing it. This morning I did 3 miles and finished with a 16:43 minute pace and I was able to (drum roll please) run for 1 mile straight!!!! I haven't been able to run for a mile straight since I was in high school on the varsity soccer team. That was a HUGE accomplishment for me because it used to always hurt to run. I enjoyed my 3 miles this morning; taking in the fresh air, the mountains, and the sun. I see it in a different light now and I am grateful for that.
Thanks for your continue support and encouragement! I will keep you posted!
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