2 posts tagged “health”
Last night I ran my first 5K race, the Midsummer Night's Run in downtown Lexington. I had a blast. Running down the empty streets while street-side strangers cheered everyone along at every turn was exhilarating. They weren't all strangers either, Sadie was there near the two-mile mark to give me a much needed shout of encouragement.
I ended up running much faster than I thought I would. I wasn't able to run the entire way, I probably split my time between running and walking fairly evenly, but I'm still very satisfied with my results. I now have a benchmark,and a goal to strive for.
Next month there is a Race for The Cure here, and I'll be running that as well.
For the curious here are my results from last night:
Final Time: 41:12
Chip Time: 38:45
Sadie and I have been struggling with our weight lately. About a year ago, maybe longer, we toyed with the Abs Diet for a few weeks and it worked. But we got lazy, lost sight of our goals, and here we are again feeling flabby and looking for a cure.
For awhile we were doing the calorie counting thing combined with three or four days a week of cardio. We were becoming healthier, but the fat was just hanging around. My mind turned to the Abs Diet. It worked once before when we weren't really serious about exercise, so now that we have that mindset it should work even better.
We went down to our local bookstore last night and picked up a copy of the book, then over to Wal~Mart to purchase some exercise mats. I know the timing isn't great--smack dab in the middle of the Holiday Buffet--but we're starting immediately.
The book promises results in six weeks, but it's a life changing program and one I think we can stick with.
