Day 64: I signed up for a 1/2 marathon

I have a friend who loves to run ultramarathons. Her last race was 50k. That's definitely not my thing, but I think it's really cool that she's into it. I've run two marathons before and I'll probably do it again someday, but the training commitment is just too much for me right now. I love what lifting weights does for my body and I don't want to give that up so I can plod along for 3 hours on a Saturday morning.

Anyway, this friend is running a 50 mile race on June 16th and asked a bunch of ladies we work with to come camping and running with her. I decided on the 1/2 marathon distance. I was considering just doing the 10k, but if I'm going to be driving a couple of hours I may as well just do it, right? I've got 7 weeks to train so I'll probably try to get a couple 10 to 12 mile runs in on weekends and be more consistent with my running during the week.

Did I mention the race sponsor is a winery? So that's a bonus.

Speaking of friends, that other friend who I leant phase 1 of Body Revolution to still has it sitting on her desk. Yep, didn't even bring it home. I know she's running more and eating better so I'm glad she's got that going for her. It's not like I need it anytime soon.  Still, though.

Workout 9 was this morning. I must be a sicko because I LOVE the jumping jack pushups. They're completely ridiculous and hard and I can do them all! This is my 2nd week of discs 9 and 10 and I already feel like I've been doing them forever. Usually the 2 week timespan goes by so quickly. Last week threw me for a loop.

Speaking of last week, I ate a lot of sugar. Way too much. I was so far off my game that whole week. I'm really glad it's over.  Another reason I must be a sicko - I love Mondays. It feels like a fresh start and I'm so ready for it.

Day 40: awkward social situations

Just finished up workout 6...forever! I kept to my heavy 10 pound weights when she said medium just like when I was in vacation. I had been thinking of getting myself a digital scale as a 2 week reward but now I'm thinking 12 or 15 pound weights would be much better for me physically and emotionally.

I've been raving about the body revolution to a couple of co-workers and yesterday one of them asked if I would meet her early in the gym so we could do them together. She's really fun, but there's a part of me that thinks "No! You can't just start out at week 7! Don't you appreciate what I've been through? There's no way you could possibly keep up!"

Im so full of crap sometimes.

Anyway, I can't get to work any earlier than I already do. I suggested we meet in Saturday to do cardio 2 and then I'll lend her phase 1. I hope she likes it. She's seeing a nutritionist right now and is looking to make some changes although she kinda has a history of talking a lot about starting a program and then not doing it. This is one of the reasons why I'm not so sure about this situation and then I feel guilty for not being supportive.

Switching gears: Tonight I'm going over to a friends house for a tequila tasting. I haven't known her very long. She's actually more a friend of the boyfriend's. She has a few varieties and I think it will be interesting to see if I can taste a difference.

The second objective if the evening is to go through her match.com profile and help her respond to some eligible bachelors. She says she's been on the site for ages but is too freaked out to respond to anyone. Should be a hoot.

My game plan is to eat like normal throughout the day so I'm not starving when I get there. This saving up calories for a splurge later in the day has backfired on me about a million times so it's about time to try a new strategy.