Time to Start Running!
Can I say … what a CRAZY week I had! My gosh, I’ve never been so busy and soo challenged at work before. It was CRAZY busy, but the week flew right by. I’m not sure if I’ve ever expressed it before, but I love my job. I love what I do and love the company I work for. It’s always about ‘something different’. I love change, and my everything is so dynamic where I work that things are always changing! It’s going on 6 years that I have been there, and there is not one day I can say that I was ever bored or did not feel challenged.
Anyhoo …. My week was so crazy busy that I just never found time to blog. So, it’s 5:52 AM on Saturday now. I’m up for my first meal and I”ll take a quick moment to catch you up on my happenings.
So, I’ve decided that my next fitness goal challenge is to do a 5 KM run. I’m not a long distance runner, so this will be a good challenge for me. I’ve always been about short distances. Either with track, or soccer. I’m going to train to win. My plan is to run 5 KM in the next week, outdoors. I’ll time myself and then do some research online to see what time a 1st place finisher does. Then, my goal is to train myself to be able to beat that time. I’m going to visit the Running Room and invest in some good runners. I already know about the food part. I don’t need to get too lean, but losing about 5 lbs would be good. Also, helps to get me to what I consider my ideal weight of 145 lbs. As I might have blogged earlier, I allowed myself to climb higher than that, and currently sitting around 153 lbs. I just can’t help but build muscle. It’s hard to sacrifice muscle, and I’m one of those fortunate ones where it does not take too much for me to be able to pack on the muscle to my frame. Being 145 lbs, makes me feel good and light. For my height and bone structure, it’s a good weight for me to be at.
To get me back into goal oriented mode, I snapped some before pictures this week and will now blog my progress to my first race. Also good … I have a wedding early October, so this will help to ensure that I fit nicely into the dress I’ll be wearing.
Today is going to be a fun day. My hubby and I are participating in a Dragon Boat race. We’re on one of my company’s team. We’re racing against other companies and organizations to raise funds for United Way of York Region. It should be fun times!! We did it last year, and had a blast. Hopefully, we get some good weather today. Anyhoo … I’m off to make up some whole wheat wraps, made up with some chicken breast that we can bring along to eat through the day. From what I remember last year, it’s only hamburger and hot-dogs that they sell out there. So, yuck … I’ll bring my own food. I figure the wraps, along with fresh veggies, nuts and fresh fruit will hold us for the day.
If I don’t get a chance to blog again tomorrow, have a great weekend!
Cheers, Nke
August 18, 2007 at 4:27 am
Good luck, running is one of the best ways to condition your legs for training. I wish you good luck on your challenge and sit back and enjoy that runners high once you are done.