August 1 and 2, 2012
Yesterday was a busy day. I wasn't sure if I would have time to run. But really, I just HAD to make time. I realized yesterday that if I was going to do this and succeed, then I am going to have to make an effort. There are going to be some days that I won't have a choice and I won't be able to run. But yesterday I had a choice and I like to think I make the right choice!
Dylan woke up later than usual yesterday. I actually woke him up a little after 8:30 am. On any other day that would be awesome but yesterday we were going to Florence and I had planned to leave by 9:30 am. That left me with little time to run, get him ready and get myself ready to go. So I made the decision to just go for it, got him up, got running ready and went for it.
I chose to nix the usual route and stayed close to the house. Dylan and I ran around the block a few times until my RunKeeper said I had met the mile mark! I was so proud of myself for following through and getting it done! After that we went home, got ready, and hit the road for Florence, SC. We were going to see a friends new baby boy! We had planned to leave at 9:30am but we left at 10:30 am...not too bad :)
Here are some stats from yesterday...
Time: 14 min 52 sec
Distance: 1.24 total miles
Run: 1.24 miles
Walk: 0.0 miles
Rate/run: 12 min mile
Calories burned: 187
And here is a picture of me and baby Trey...
Congratulations to my good friends, RP and Angela Gensel :)
Today was an awesome day for me! It was by far the BEST running day! I live close to Target. So today I decided to run all the way to Target (I looked up how far it was on my MAPS app) which is almost 1 mile from my house. I didn't say that I would run back. I just thought I would see how it went and then make that decision when it was time. The point of going to Target was to kill two birds with one stone. I needed to go anyway to get a drying rack for Dylan's cloth diapers. I wanted to dry them outside in the sun. They say it's better for the diapers! We love Fuzzibunz and Bumgenius, by the way :) So, I figure why not run there and get it all done?! It was great!
We RAN all the way there. Took a 5 minute break inside to get the drying rack and cool off! (It's upper 90's right now) Then, made the decision to RUN back!!! Towards the last leg of the run, I got extremely tired but thankfully Pandora had an upbeat playlist on Black Eyed Peas Radio that I made it!!! And it felt GOOD! I am so proud of myself :)
Here are today's stats...
Time: 23 min 13 sec
Distance: 1.88 total miles
Run: 1.88 total miles
Walk: 0.0 miles
Rate/run: 12 min mile
Calories burned: 270
After 4 days of running, I am feeling really good. I hope I can keep this up when I go back to work. I am a teacher and I am currently on summer vacation. I have 1 full week left :( I am going to miss my little man while I'm at work but I will look forward to our running time together. I hope he will learn from me and work hard to stay healthy!
~Running Mommy :)
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