My Magical Journey to Running the Half Marathon TR Link! p.107

[MHTeacher]

Congratulations, Carissa! You're doing great!

Hope you're feeling better from your stomach "bug."

 

[All7OfUs]

I did it, Carissa!! I did the first day. Weather turned crappy again, but I knew it would. I just wanted to test out that first day, and see if I died. It almost happened, luckily my heart is still barely beating and I have most of my alveoli left in my lungs. Legs had to be extinguished with white foam- it was ugly. Finally made it back to the homebase mostly alive.

 

[luvpoohandcompany]

I did it, Carissa!! I did the first day. Weather turned crappy again, but I knew it would. I just wanted to test out that first day, and see if I died. It almost happened, luckily my heart is still barely beating and I have most of my alveoli left in my lungs. Legs had to be extinguished with white foam- it was ugly. Finally made it back to the homebase mostly alive.

Doesn't that feel good!

 

[RockinDisney]

Did Week1 day 2 in Orlando, somehow that made it easier, I am back in NY today and Doing day three of week one, Although I think I am going to do week one twice as I am still out of breath when I am done.... Carissa-Thank you SOOOO MUCH for inspiring me to do this!!!

 

[All7OfUs]

Did Week1 day 2 in Orlando, somehow that made it easier, I am back in NY today and Doing day three of week one, Although I think I am going to do week one twice as I am still out of breath when I am done.... Carissa-Thank you SOOOO MUCH for inspiring me to do this!!!

If you're only "out of breath", I may have to do week 1 until about say.... November!

 

[RockinDisney]

Self promoting-look I have a TR see the link in my sig, I even mention running on day two

 

[Goofster57]

Hope your having a great time with your family!

 

[winkers]

 

[RockinDisney]

That is AWESOME

 

[carissanboys]

hope you had a great weekend catching up with family!

Congrats on the continued weight loss....

Thanks! Just got home today. We spent two nights in Williamsburg with the whole family. Had a wonderful time.

So proud of you getting back out there! Awesome! You are so right, anything is a great thing!

Hope you had a super fun time catching up with the family- that's important too.

The family time was much needed. The boys and I all had a blast. But, I am looking forward to getting back to a normal routine so I can get back to running and finish the C25K program!

You are doing a great job Carissa! Your determination is an inspiration! Keep it up!

I hope you had a fabulous time with family this past weekend.

Oh...Dan is headed your way April 9-13 for his band and chorus trip! They are staying in Virginia Beach, going to Busch Gardens, performing at Norfolk State University, touring the USS Wisconsin and the Nauticus museum, and visiting Colonial Williamsburg. It should be a great trip!

Cool! They're going to do lots of fun things!

Congrats on the 3 lbs! Good job!

Thanks! Although, I probably gained it back this past week.

I have had a bug for a couple of days, too. I told Jill I might be able to lose some weight if I could stick to this 'half a cracker a day' diet!

Congratulations on the continued progress.

Thanks! Hope you're feeling better.

Congratulations, Carissa! You're doing great!

Hope you're feeling better from your stomach "bug."

I'm much better, thanks!

I did it, Carissa!! I did the first day. Weather turned crappy again, but I knew it would. I just wanted to test out that first day, and see if I died. It almost happened, luckily my heart is still barely beating and I have most of my alveoli left in my lungs. Legs had to be extinguished with white foam- it was ugly. Finally made it back to the homebase mostly alive.

WTG Liesa!! Make sure you don't go too fast. Slowing down can make it a lot easier if you're struggling.

Doesn't that feel good!

Did Week1 day 2 in Orlando, somehow that made it easier, I am back in NY today and Doing day three of week one, Although I think I am going to do week one twice as I am still out of breath when I am done.... Carissa-Thank you SOOOO MUCH for inspiring me to do this!!!

That's awesome!

Self promoting-look I have a TR see the link in my sig, I even mention running on day two

I'll be over to get caught up soon.

Hope your having a great time with your family!

Thanks Keith! We were!

 

[Charleston Princess]

Welcome back, Carissa! Sounds like you had a blast!

 

[eandesmom]

Welcome back! It sounds, and looks like, you had a great time

 

[DrMomof3]

Glad you had a good trip!
I blame you for my insanity....

Amanda

 

[carissanboys]

Welcome back, Carissa! Sounds like you had a blast!

Thanks! We did. It was nice to have adult conversations!

Welcome back! It sounds, and looks like, you had a great time

Thanks Cynthia. I'm going to post a couple of pictures here too.

Glad you had a good trip!
I blame you for my insanity....

Amanda

I saw that you signed up!! I'll be over to your PTR soon. So much to get caught up on.

 

[that's nice]

Welcome home!!!

I don't know how much I missed but I'll just jump back in from here!!!

 

[carissanboys]

Welcome home!!!

I don't know how much I missed but I'll just jump back in from here!!!

I haven't posted much in the past two weeks so you didn't miss much.

 

[carissanboys]

So, here is a brief breakdown of how the past week went. My parents drove down from Maine on Thursday and spent the night with us. Then they drove to Williamsburg on Friday with Sully. They were invited by my aunt (my dad's sister) to stay at a condo with her and her family (my 4 cousins and their families). I drove over on Saturday and Monday and spent the day with everyone, but drove home at night. Tuesday one of my cousins went home so the boys and I took over their condo for two nights. And on Wednesday we went to Jamestown Settlement. Here are just a few pictures:

This last one was after the boys got to help hoist a sail - very cool. I think Owen is pretending to a pirate?

Yesterday my Unofficial Guide 2010 showed up. Haven't had a chance to look through it yet, but I will.

~ W6D1.1 ~

It felt good to get back on the treadmill today and back on track. My eating was okay for some of the week, but the two days I spent there in Williamsburg overnight weren't great. Add that to not working out and let's just say I'm not getting on the scale anytime soon.

I decided to start week 6 over again today to give myself a chance to get back in the groove again before trying for the 25 minute run. My legs were tired, but I was surprised that my lungs/breathing did okay. It was a battle with my mind at first. I kept telling myself that I wouldn't be able to do the 8 minute run since I hadn't worked out all week. But, I just distracted my brain and before I knew it, it was over.

Anxious to finish the C25K program just to say I did it.

“Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn."

~ Harriet Beecher Stowe

My totals for today:

Speed: 3.5 for warm up, 4.0 for jogs/3.3 for brisk walks, 3.0 cool down
Duration: 37 minutes
Distance: 2.27 miles

 

[All7OfUs]

Jamestown looks wonderfully immersive and fun!! Hooray for a great time!

Don't beat yourself up too badly over the slip in eating! If it had been me that had taken a long break, I'd have gone back to Week 1!!

 

[dismagiclover]

Great job getting back on the treadmill! Looks like you had a nice time in Williamsburg. Those mini vacations are always refreshing

 

[Charleston Princess]

Jamestown looks like a lot of fun!!! Cute pics of the boys!