Weigh in Thursdays

I lost 7 pounds in this last challenge and over all 19 pounds since October 2011.  She also did my measurements and I have lost 16 inches since October.  I am happy with the results and hopefully I can lose more as I attempt to train for the Grand Rapids Metro Health Marathon.

Sunburst 2012 half marathon

I got my first medal and took 11 minutes off my previous race. Beautiful course and weather. Finished in 2:15.

Camping

Heading out to Holland State Park for a weekend of camping on the beach.  Looks like great beach weather.  I will need to do an 8 mile run on Sunday morning, but they have some nice bike paths in Holland from what I have read. 

Last week I did my 11 mile run in St Joe, that should do me for the half next week.  Got to run by Harbor Shores where they are having the Senior PGA tournament this weekend.

Hungry

Not feeling the whole diet thing the last few days.  We went camping this past weekend and I way too much junk food and did not drink enough water.  We did have a great time camping though.  That's what I wanted for Mothers Day.  I did get some exercise bike rinding and climbing the dunes

I did my long run on Sunday after we got home and I struggled through it.  It was one of those runs where I wanted to quit the whole time, but I didn't :)  I ran 9 miles, with a little bit of walking mixed in.  I drove to the town next to us, which is much more scenic.  That definitely helped pass the time.  Doing a long run after camping is not recomended, trust me.

Thursday Weigh In

Maintained this week :)  I'll take it since we ate out a lot last week.  I am packing up for camping this weekend to celebrate Mothers Day.

Sunday Long Run(late)

Ran 8 miles Sunday morning in 1:30. Still breaking in the new shoes, almost felt like I was getting a blister. Tried peanut butter GU for the first time. It was great. I think it might be my new favorite. I do not like the fruit flavored ones at all.

Under Armour Outlet

I got 2 new pairs of running shorts at the UA outlet for $10 each. Starting to really like the ones with the built in undies in the warm weather. Must not be a big demand for size XL running shorts, there were tons in my size in the clearance.

We celebrated our tenth wedding anniversary at Bentwood Tavern. It was awesome, can't wait to go back again. I had the Bangkok chicken and my husband had salmon. We also had an appetizer of homemade french onion dip.