Weight: 189.6 

I'm only down about 1/2 a pound this week, but damn it, there's an 8 instead of a 9 in that middle spot! 

My food wasn't the best this week. Acutally it wasn't the food so much as the Dew.  It is laced with crack, or meth, because I just can't quit it!  Hoping to ease up a bit this week, or at least stop at 8 oz instead of 20.  

Exercise was good, working out all five days, lots of Zumba, swimming and some time in the weight room. 
Have I mentioned lately how much I love Zumba?  Currently I am going to two instructors, getting to know their routines and picking up the new ones pretty easily.  My favorite instructor stopped me last night on my way out of class and said she enjoyed having me in the class and watching my get into it.  If that doesn't make you feel good, I don't know what could!  
Tomorrow I will rest as my body is screaming at me for a break, but Sun it's back to the grind to try out a new Zumba instructor at the OV club. 

Sunday is also the Urban Cow 1/2 marathon.  I thought I could just ignore it's evening happening by deleting it from all my calendars and such, but now, emails got me. 
I'm bummed.  Feeling like I quit, bummed my body isn't up to par for that.  I need to get another run scheduled before Thanksgiving so I know I can still do it.  I guess this also means I should lace up my shoes and get back out there...

weight:191.8

Zumba yesterday

Today ran 1.94 miles in 27:49 averaging at 14:20 per mile.

No pain today except for some tight muscles.

Weight: 191.6

No running but a lot of other stuff!

Swam two mornings for 30 min, went to 3 Zumba classes and 2 days of strength training on the machines at the gym.

Need to look at the gym schedule for Sunday and find a Zumba to go to and get in some more strength training.

Thinking I'll start running again on Wed...

and with that, I'm out.

I set out for a 10 mile run this morning, mapped it from the house to the trail and back.

I've rested most of this past week, with my long run on Mon and a swim on Tues, that was it, so no pounding or stressing.

Within the first mile the pain in my foot started to scream, so I found a street and turned around and ran about our neighborhood for around 3.5 miles. By the time I was home, my knee started to ache and my hip was starting to give way. So, I'm out.

Too much, too soon, on a frame with too much to carry around.

So the new plan consists of swimming and running 2-4 miles three times a week and Zumba 2-3 times a week with some strength training before. If I can get myself off the couch in the evenings, I have a bunch of yoga routines I can do at home while watching my favorite shows.

The fourth round of Biggest Loser started Fri on my Mom's board, so I'm back there with a bunch of women cracking the whip and throwing out support and help.

In a nutshell I'm going back to trying to lose weight and not worrying about the training. I'll give a couple of weeks and probably start getting ready for the Turkey Day 10K, and find some 5 or 10K's to get me through until summer. I know I can finish those and I can work towards getting a little faster without the stress of a 10 mile run hanging over my head.

weight: 192.6

Umm, ouch...

9.7 miles in 2:30:??? averaging out to be depressing....

So the first 2/3 of my run weren't going to bad, just under half way in I could check mileage to time and it was looking like a good pace. The last 1/3 went to crap.

If I were 40 lbs lighter, I probably wouldn't be having such issues, but I'm thinking it's too much too soon.

No final decisions yet, partially to see if I can walk tomorrow, but I may be looking at gifting my entry to some other, better trained person.

Now don't worry, I'm not going to stop running all together. But thinking I'll jump back to the 5K and 10K crowd for a long while. Getting to a pace that I'm happy with, then maybe, big maybe, I'll shoot for it again.

8 miles on the bike trail (8.1) in 2:05:17 averaging at 15:30.

Ran a different section, that was much friendlier. It's really just a long extension of where the boys and I go, but starting from the other end.
Hoping I can walk later!

3 mile loop on bike trail (2.98) in 45:48 averaging at 15:24. Not thrilled, but had tight legs, so wasn't expecting a blazing time. Blah

weight 192.6

Long 7 mile run on the bike trail in 1:47:46 averaging at 15:22.

For the big hills at then end that sucked me dry, I'm okay with the average time. Hoping to get down to closer to 14:30 average for race day.

1/2 way to the 1/2!

Back to training after vacation!

Weight 195.0 (not bad considering aforementioned trips)

Ran 4 miles (4.03) on bike trail with the boys in 1:01:19 averaging at 15:10 per mile. Close to where I was.

First kettle bell work out from Tren. Umm, ouch, but in a good way.

weight 195.0

2 mile run (2.01) in 28:42 averaging at 14:18.

Up with the birds; nice & quiet run.