Just looked up my "chip time" from yesterday. The gun time was 39:14, but the chip time was 38:55. Only 19 seconds more than the last 5K! I still paced 12:32. Better than I thought! Now to shave about 10 seconds off each mile. I KNOW I can do that in the next 2 weeks. By the 5K in October, I REALLY REALLY REALLY want to make it in 60 minutes or less. That's shaving 32 seconds off my mile time. I guess I have a little work to do, huh?

5K #3 done. WOOHOO!!! I am tired......the last 1/4 mile of it was ALL UP HILL! Are they TRYING to kill us????? I actually came in about 30 seconds behind last 5K time, but, these hills were pretty nasty. I need to rest up for a day or 2 and then start some slow runs and keep upping my long run a little. I have another 5K in 14 short days. I really want to beat today's time at that one. Then it'll be on to training for the 5 mile on October 20th.

Down 31#. Rock on! Go me!!!!

30 pounds. THIRTY POUNDS!!!!!! I am now down 30 pounds since January 3rd. Amazing! All this hard work is paying off! I'm getting in shape and I'm now 6lbs less than when Dan met me. I'm BELOW my weight I was when I got pregnant with Molly. I really would like to lose another 20. Maybe 30. I'll keep taking it a pound at a time.

On the exercise front, I'm running this race in Eau Claire on September 9th. I need to beat my last 5k time of 38:36. That was my 2nd 5k. I paced 12:25. My goal for the Sept. 9th one is to pace 12:00. I know I can do it. For someone who hasn't exercised in over a decade, and has only been running since January, this is pretty exciting!!! It's pretty hilly, but, I've been working at it. I'm also planning on running this race on October 20th. Just days after I turn 30. For some dumb reason I thought this was a 5K. Nope. 5 MILES. since I was planning on just the 3.1miles, this 5 will kick my butt if I don't start making my long run a little longer each week.

Oh, my goal for the next year is to lose the weight I want to lose and start training to run a 10K (6.2miles) by May. THEN, I will run a half-marathon by next September. Yup. 13.2 miles. all at once. I can do it!!!!!

ta ta for now!!!!