Better to Laugh

I have finally gotten back into my calorie counting routine.  Yea!  I feel so much better now that I am eating nutrition dense foods instead of sugar and fat laden holiday food.   Sweets and fats are a food group, you just have to eat sparingly, and that word is not in my vocabulary in December.  Of course, I still eat chocolate.  Bite size chocolate is just enough to give you a taste of heaven without a huge calorie count.   Mmmmmm…

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Today I had a friend on Facebook list me as an athlete on an application that lets you tag your friends on a poster.  I had never really considered myself a true athlete, more like someone who exercised so that they could eat ice cream and not hit the obese section on the BMI chart.  My goal had always been to not be last in competition, not so lofty a goal.  I had the “run to eat” not “eat to run” mentality. 

Things are slowly changing, though.  I am actually trying to get my 5K to under 28 minutes by March 6 so that I can have a preferred start in the 500 Festival Mini Marathon coming up in May.  I think about how a food will fuel my body before I eat it; although, I still eat ice cream and cheesecake once in a while – but not together!  So, maybe, at age 45 almost 46, I am becoming somewhat of an athlete.  Wow!

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Well, the holidays are over.  Whew!  I really miss having a routine, especially when it comes to eating.  I kept up with the exercise, but I still gained 5-6 pounds that are hanging around.  Today I dropped a pound, so I am on the rebound.  My new goal for spring is to run a 5K in 28 minutes or less, so that I can get preferential placement in the Mini-Marathon.  Losing those pounds will definitely help my time.  Now, if we can just get rid of the ice and snow; running inside on an eighth mile track is really boring.

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I was playing badminton with the kids on Friday, and today my right ankle is swollen and left knee hurts.  Apparently, I can run/walk 26.2 miles over rough, hilly terrain, but I can’t play games where you have to run a few feet and stop suddenly.  What is up with that?  I hope it doesn’t take long to heal; I want to RUN!

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Terry and I completed our first marathon (a trail marathon) yesterday!  He could have finished much faster, but he stayed with me.  I am thankful that he did; I needed his support, especially at miles 18-23.  He encouraged me to run 3/4 of the last mile so that I could beat 7 hours.  God is so good; I didn’t know if I had enough physical or mental preparation, but He saw me through.  Thanks, also, to all the people who supported me; Kara, the signs were a great inspiration!  Race details are below.

• 26.2  –  # of miles completed
• 06:58:49  –  time it took to complete
• 26  –  # of stream/water crossings
• 17  –  degrees at start of race
• 1  –  fall on frozen, icy mud
• too many to count  –  hills, mud bogs, jumps, leaps
• a day in the woods finishing my first marathon with my Honey  –  priceless

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