Training again.

Well, since the last blog I've started training again for another 1/2 marathon.  I'm in my third week and hard to believe that I'm really enjoying it.  And here's something to make you faint....I've done all my training runs OUTSIDE!!!  This week's long run I almost made the 7 mile mark.  I did 6.65 miles on Tuesday, my biggest mistakes right now are letting myself sleep in and starting my runs too late in the mornings.  By 9am here in El Paso, it's just too darn hot to be out there running in the sun.  When will I ever learn?  I just like sleeping in though.    I can't believe that I've gone from forcing myself to go outside once a month to outside four times a week.  I think my treadmill misses me.  So far training has been good.  I think I'll be ready for the race in October.  I know that I will finish and I'm hopeful that I will finish faster than May.  I think I need to get a new pair of running shoes soon, to break them in so I don't end up stopping at the mile 10 marker to change shoes this time.  

   I'm dropping in the weight department but not near as fast as I think I should be.  But then that's not really news.   I'm always so hard on myself in the weight department.   I made it through July, two birthdays and an EID celebration without a weight gain.  For that I'm extremely grateful.  I do have one challenge to get through.  At the end of next week I am going to Washington state to see my daughter and Princess Emma Daun for first time.  Continuing my training there will be a way to prove to myself that I am serious about running now.  So with that said I'm off to start pulling the clothes and items I need to pack.  I work right up until the day I fly out, so this weekend will be cleaning and packing. 

 Looking back over the last three years, I've been blessed in more ways than I think I even know.  I'm a work in progress, but I am progressing.  and I will continue to look forward and occasionally look back to remind myself of how far I've come!