Week 7 Day 2

PAIN!!! I haven't hurt this bad in a long time, my legs are killing me......I made it the 25 minutes tonight but it was TOUGH. Alisa was out with her back tonight, but Amber had previously decided to join us so having her in the vicinity while running was helpful. I think I would have given in and walked tonight without someone there. I feel like there isn't any rhyme or reason sometimes to the ease of running. Sometimes Day 1 is killer hard to run, but this week Day 1 was WAY harder than today, Day 2. Day 3 is usually pretty consistently the easiest, so we'll see how Thursday goes. Must go ice and take lots of drugs.......

Week 7 Day 1

25 minute run tonight......Painful at first, stopped and walked 15 seconds, then kind of got in my groove. At one point I wasn't breathing any harder than when I walk, and Im like hey I feel like I could go for quite awhile if only.......MY LEGS DIDNT HURT SO BAD! My right calf hurts so bad.....and its so frustrating to know that it would be so much easier if my leg just wouldn't hurt so bad. When I got to the 25 minute mark tonight, I decided to keep going to see what I could do and to try and make it up to Alisa, and I ran an extra 4 minutes!!! Its so much easier at the tail end of the run time than it is at the beginning. Can't believe we are on week 7, and our 8th week of running!

Alisa and I have had a lot of people talk to us about starting, or telling us their progress, and we are so excited. You should know that we are both doing this as "obese" people and so anyone can do it. Im not having any weight changes because of the stupid Depo shot, and I've still been able to move along. So don't let your weight make you scared to start. Michael on this past Biggest Loser season, was running way more than us at like 350lbs. Push yourself, and KNOW that you can do it.....

WEEK 6 Complete!

25 minute run tonight - it was hard!! I stopped once and walked for 20 seconds, and then ran an extra 20 to make up for it at the end. I ran about 1.5 miles. My legs hurt less afterward tonight than usual - before I ran I took ibuprofen and iced them awhile - maybe that helped. Cannot fathom that we are on week 7. Each day of week 7 is a 25 minute run - YIKES!

Alisa and I will finish the 9 week program right before I leave for Mexico. I've been in contact with a couple people in my Mexico class about running while we're there and several seem down for it. Don't want to get behind....

Week 6 Day 2

10 min run, 3 min walk, 10 min run

Our ipods were both out of commission today, so we ran music-less, and that my friends is HARD. Without music I hear my every gasp for air and feel like I am waiting for every minute to pass, and waiting for 10 min to pass TWICE is hard. My legs still hurt really bad - Ive been wondering if its tight calves, shin splints, or maybe planting my foot wrong when I run (heel vs. toe first, etc.). So much pain after the run and then every day after....still taking advil and icing quite often. I know that when some weight comes off my legs will likely be much happier and maybe less likely to scream out in pain.

Speaking of the weight....went to the doc this week (lady doc), told him about having been running for 7 weeks now, and not having any change in weight. He said the Depo birth control shot is killing it for me, and that I prob won't see any dramatic weight changes til its out of my system which is in October - BLAH. He said not to be discouraged because Im still getting healthier, and more fit.....so Im trying to focus on that.

Day 3, Friday, is a 25 minute run!

Week 6!

Week 6 Day 1
5 min run, 3 min walk, 8 min run, 3 min walk, 5 min run

Well it was definitely a Day 1 run and definitely a Monday. I had a really long day, on very little sleep last night, and my shins were hurting today - I DID NOT WANT TO RUN TONIGHT. If I didn't have Alisa scheduled to meet our place at our time, I know I would have sat on the couch and been lazy and then felt really really guilty that I didn't go. So I'm glad I went, but man was it hard today! Crazy that we ran 20 minutes strait on Friday but these little increments were hard today. Everything on our bodies hurt. I've noticed that even though its painful or miserable at times, I don't feel like "I need to stop or I'll die" like I used to. I more feel like "You feel miserable, and its hard, but you've felt this before its nothing new, and you can finish!" Came home much more energized than when I left so it really was a mood booster.

A lot of people we know are inspired by us and are starting the program themselves. Its very cool!

We decided today to shoot for running the Race for the Cure on Oct 2nd!

Ashley told us tonight about a 2 mile race on Sept 11 so we might try that one as well. The world is our oyster!!

WE DID IT!!! WEEK 5 OVER!!

We ran 20 minutes tonight - holy moly!! Alisa ran 1.5 miles and I did about 1.3 miles, all without stopping. WHO ARE WE??? We were fat girls who could hardly run the 90 second runs a few weeks ago and now we are running 20 minutes without stopping - what???? It was rigorous tonight but not total doom. Once I got to like 18minutes I felt like it was easy to push on. No noticeable pain while running but afterwards - OUCHIE - my shins are on fire.......keep reading a bunch on shin splints and trying to do exercises for them. Im so so proud of us, who would have ever thought we'd make it to Week 6. We are a good team, and would have likely given up long long ago without each other. Here's to us, and accomplishing a huge run tonight!

Week 5 Day 2 - MILESTONE

I wanna pause and remember this day and this feeling for a long time. I know it was only two legs of 8 minute runs, but it is a lot for us, after really struggling on the 90 second runs only a few weeks ago. Breathing was easier tonight, endurance was easier, afterwards was easier, everything was easier. I really wish we could do this day a few more times but we are off to 20 minute land on Friday. I think we can do it....but its gonna be a big jump!! My mentality is really changing, and I am so so grateful.