Kris, Jessamyn, and Abigail Milo

Tonight’s run in Google Earth (click for bigger image):

unofficially, of course, as my race isn’t for 2.5 weeks – but I did run 5k tonight non-stop

5K training is going really well. Last night I jogged 3 miles non-stop (5K is 3.1 miles). So now I know I can complete my goal of not having to walk at any point in the race, and I still have 3 weeks of training left. So now I can concentrate on getting into a good running groove (it takes me a good 1/2 mile just to find my pace). Also, even though I aid I didn’t care about my time, I think it’s pretty obvious that I do care I’d really like to finish my 1st 5K race in under 30 minutes. I think i can do it, but time will tell (my 3 mile jog last night took 31:35).

Weight Watchers works really well (obviously, the running helps). I like that I can eat anything I want as long as I keep the portions down … that system works well for me. I’m down to 152 (160 before I started) and I’m starting to feel better and better about myself. Fitting into medium size coats and t-shirts is awesome. For some reason, though, I find myself constantly worried about winter creeping up on me which means less activity and more eating – bad news. Weight Watchers is too expensive to do continuously, so I may have to get back to it in the spring if things go bad over the winter. Time will tell.

Jessamyn had to work, so it was a good day to test out the Schwinn Jogging Stroller

Tags: abi

I came across an interesting article which I’d thought I’d share … click here. And a brief summary of the article is contained in this quote:

Running will give you a more intense workout in less time. However, a person would need to be at a reasonable fitness level to run 4.8 miles without causing themselves distress. Whereas, it would be easier to ride 20 miles on a bicycle, at 10 mph, to burn the same amount of calories. There would also be far less stress on the body’s joints.

I’m glad I’ve finally started to follow thru with my desire to run a 5K, but I’ve always loved biking and will probably switch over once my race is finished. Obviously, if I fall in love with running between now and then, perhaps I’ll scrap the bike idea … we’ll see. We’ve already bought a trailer to pull Abi behind a bike and pro and I both have bikes, so biking could be a little more of a family event perhaps (although, pro and I are at different levels, so riding together would mean a slower pace for a longer time so pro could keep up and I’d still get the same calorie burn).