Running again!

For anyone who is interested, I dusted off my running blog (http://runlikethewindmomof3.blogspot.com/2010/02/and-we-begin-again.html) and wrote a new entry.  That's right!  This MomOf4 is getting back to the gym.  I have some new goals and they all begin today!

Have a great day out there!

5K Progress!

I have been working towards running my first 5K race since the beginning of the year, and last week I hit a big milestone: I ran the entire 5K on the treadmill not once but twice! I decided to try running it last Wednesday, and I did it again on Friday. I will go Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week since I have MOPS on Friday.

I really surprised myself. I am slow right now, but I have 6 more workouts until my 5K race on April 13th. I plan to bump up the speed on the treadmill .1 mph every workout until my race. If it gets to be too much I will just hold steady. My goal continues to be to run the entire race without stopping.

Do you know what the best part of this running program is?

Last night DadOf3 and I took the kids to the park. We ended up playing freeze tag and I was a formidable opponent! I have always played tag with the kids but just kind of knew that they were going to catch me and I didn't try too hard. Last night I ran hard and outran them! Ha! Of course they did "catch" me in the end but I was no longer a sitting duck waiting to be tagged.

Progress!!

If you want to read more about my journey to become a runner, you can click here.

Monday of Sister and Nephew's Visit!

Woo hoo! This is a great day! I actually ran for 20 minutes without stopping this morning! And best of all my sister was there to witness it! Woo hoo!

My sister and I took the boys to the gym. They played while we worked out. I walked for 5 minutes, ran for 20 minutes, walked for 5 minutes, ran for 10 minutes, and walked for 10 minutes for a total of 50 minutes. I feel great! There is no way I could have done that the first week of my Couch to 5K training.

We are having a blast with my sister and nephew here!! Last night we ordered pizza. After supper, the kids played and then went to bed by 9:00. DadOf3, Sister, and I watched Knocked Up and it was hilarious! We sent the movie back to netflix and hope to get Enchanted by Wednesday.

Princess will be home from school in about 20 minutes. It is big homework night. We kind of slid off the homework bandwagon during Spring Break. I was going to make her read every night. Oops. We will incorporate reading this summer as a requirement for going swimming.

Everyone is napping so the house is quiet. A nice blogging opportunity. :)