Happy May!

Its the first day of May, my favorite month of the year!  This month is going to be a crazy one.  It will mark the end of my first year as a teacher, I'll get to see my family for the first time since March and I turn 24.  I've got a big "hoopla" planned for my birthday.  Though its not really a party or spending time with friends, I'm going to have fun with it.  This year will be my last year in the 20-24 age group, and I plan on at least making a PR while 24.  This May also marks 2 years since I graduated from college and started my journey to a fit and healthy life.  Though I'm not at my "target weight" yet, I am happy with where I am and where I am going.  So, with my coffee in hand, ready for the last 15 days of school, I propose a coffee toast to May:  May it be a good one!

4th 5K and new goals

Ok, I know it's been a while. Sorry. Teaching leaves very little free time. I took an entire week off, then ran a little bit last week, then yesterday I ran in the Franklin YMCA Applefest 5K. It was a pretty good finish despite not having trained very much. It was just 30 seconds slower than my PR. But boy am I feeling it all over today! It was the first race I got to run with my best friend Thrisha! We started together, but she finished 11 minutes faster than me lol! This was by far and away the largest race i have ever participated in with over 900 runners! It was cool to be running beside someone the whole time. There was a little girl about 9 years old using me as her pacer. Everytime I caught up to her, she would sprint off ahead, but in the end, I won!

Thrisha and I are running another next month, and she's hoping to make a place, I'm hoping for a PR! I have decided that I was to run a 5K every month for an entire year. It's going to get tricky because of the cold weather coming, but I'm going to do it! Here goes nothing!

Weight loss goal number 1

This morning I stepped on the scale and it said 199lbs. I finally did it! I've been trying and trying and I've finally reached my goal of getting out of the 200lb club! It feels great and I know that I can reach my next goals, 150lbs and run a half marathon, whichever comes first! This is so exciting! Woo! 30 pounds gone since May, 60 gone since my highest weight! It feels good!