Well, I am pretty sure I won't win the half-marathon, but I am still going.... I'm not gonna lie, it's tough, the training is grueling on my ol' body and as the weeks go by, the more time I have to devote to running. I am up to mile 8 now, so I guess I should watch 8mile, huh? haha... Anyways, I ran my long run in Circle C this past Sunday, and it was tough because there are a few more hills there than I am used to, and I got really discouraged. I am a weird runner... For instance, I have a tough time at the start of my runs. The first and second mile are the hardest for me. It takes me a while to get rolling, and that was my difficulty on Sunday. I wanted to give up and quit, go get me a diet dr. pepper* from Sonic and call it a day, and save my Sunday, November 16 for church instead of a stupid race in San Antonio, but I was listening to my ipod and a song came on that reminded me that I am such a wimp. Jesus beared much more pain and intolerance for me than just running a half-marathon, so I sucked it up and kept going. I know I cannot do it without God's help. In fact, I am desperate for that help every time I run. I just keep reminding myself what my good friend, Kristin, told me about her half-marathon experience: After mile 6, your body goes into autopilot and it goes by faster. I am really praying on that advice, but I did tell my dad that he needs to be at mile 9 or 10 of the race in case I need him to jump in and run the rest with me for encouragement. It seems like such a huge "mountain" to climb, but I know I can do it, with His help! Keep me in your prayers and send me some encouragement as I run my half-marathon in San Antonio on November 16 at 7:00 AM!!
Another discouraging thing about my training- I haven't lost any weight. In fact, I think I've gained weight, which is really depressing. I work out 4-5 times a week running and I burn 700-900 calories in each run I do now, but I just can't shrug the weight... I don't get it because I'm not eating unhealthily either. I eat my fat-free yogurt, fruit snacks, fruit, skim milk with my cereal, sugar-free strawberry jelly with reduced-fat peanut butter on my diet bread for lunch... Not exciting, but I guess my body's metabolism has gotten slower (if that's even possible) and my old age is showing through now... :(
Enough about all that negative stuff... Now for some exciting news- we got moved in last week and it is AWESOME being a homeowner!! I love my new house and I look forward to spending time with my family (Travis and the puppies) in the house each day. We painted three rooms: master bedroom and bathroom and the office last weekend and my mom is coming this weekend to help hang pictures and decorate, which will be the finishing touches. I can't wait for our housewarming party on November 15, and you are all invited!!
I'll include some pics from our closing and some new pics of Timber and Snuggles (well they are a few weeks old now and Timber is already bigger!).
Until next time, all my love!!
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