Bahama Mama

Tanner and I went to the Bahamas over the summer with Mom and Manny!

Two years in pictures

I finished the Palmetto Half in two hours and ten minutes. Exactly ten minute miles all the way through!!!

Determination

This morning I woke up bound and determined to complete a five mile run without stopping. At the start of my run I got a little winded and thought I might not make it however, after the first mile and a half I got my rhythm down and my breathing regulated. I ran a complete five miles this morning only pausing twice to fix the radio on my phone because it shut off. I am extremely proud of this accomplishment especially because my training has not been as consistent as it should have been. I planned my run yesterday by scheduling a time to go and mapping out the course I was going to follow on logyourrun.com(you can view the route I followed below). When I planned my run I did not consider how up and down the roads that I would be taking were and by the time I reached the end of Hillsboro Rd (the name says it all) my legs were on fire but I kept on trucking along my five mile path. I finished the run in fifty minutes. I am fully aware that it is not a record breaking time but I am proud of the fact that I was able to maintain a constant speed and complete five ten minute miles. My goal is to get down to 8 minute miles before the marathon. Fingers Crossed!

Today's Stats:

Date: 08/17/2011 6:23 PM
Type: Run (Training run)
Distance: 3.06 miles
Time: 0 hr 32 min 00 secs
Average pace: 10:27 min/miles
Route: Three Mile Route
Calories: 284.5

Anniversary

On May 23, 2011 Tanner and I celebrated our two year wedding anniversary. We spent the day at the Cypress Gardens in Charleston, SC. Tanner planned our day and I have to admit it was absolutly perfect. We started our day by going into the Butterfly House, this was my favorite part, there were so many different kinds of butterflies it was beautiful. We then walked the trails around the garden and took time to visit the various gardens and look for different types of animals like, alligators!! AHHHH We concluded our visit with a canoe ride through the river. The canoe ride was incredible the view and scene around us honestly took my breath away.

A picture of us!

First OFFICIAL Half Marathon Training Run

Today I began training for the half-marathon I will be running in November. The training schedule I am going to follow is a 13wk training schedule and began with a two mile run on day one. Here are my stats...

Date: 08/01/2011 7:25 PM
Type: Run (Training run)
Distance: 2 miles
Time: 0 hr 19 min 04 secs
Average pace: 9:32 min/miles
Route: 2 Mile Run
Calories: 209.6

I am honestly exhausted right now and have no idea why I decided that I would be able to run a marathon!!! My time was not bad for the first day of training however my breathing needs some SERIOUS help! By the time I made it to the house I was hyperventilating and that was after the cool down!