The new plan

Sorry guys, still no pictures...they're on Andrew's camera and I haven't had the chance to get them from him. Andrew, if you're reading this, SEND ME PICTURES. :P

So Monday morning I sparked Natalie and told her I needed a maintenance plan so that I would continue to have a schedule and actually keep up my workouts. She asked me what my goals were, and what I wanted to ultimately accomplish, and I told her I wanted to actually run an entire 5k, and maybe to do longer races later. So now I'm doing a 5k on May 7 (the day before Mothers Day) and a 5 mile race on June 19 (Fathers Day). The one on May 7 is a fundraiser for breast cancer, and if you would like to help me reach my fundraising goal, you can go to my personal page at kintera.org. Andrew, if you're reading this, DONATE. :P

So my running schedule has a lot of constant runs, starting with 3-3.5 miles this week all the way up to 6-6.5 miles a few weeks before the 5 mile run. I can't really describe just how intimidated I am by the last few weeks of my schedule, but when I think about how much I accomplished in 5 weeks, 2 months seems like plenty of time (sort of). On Monday I jogged 2 miles straight, then conditioning Tuesday. My right ankle has been bugging me since the 5k last Saturday, so I decided to rest and ice it for two days. Then on Friday I did 4 miles (FOUR MILES) jogging for 4 min. and walking for 1 min. I only had to rest for 1.5 min. twice and 2 min. once, and I made it through the whole thing. FOUR MILES. Saturday was a conditioning day, and then Sunday I tried for 3 miles, though I had to stop and walk several times so I didn't make it constantly running. But it's a good start.

My aunt Charlene and cousin Tonya were here this weekend, and I was sleeping on my sofa bed, so today I'm just kind of wiped out. And I asked Natalie about my ankle, and she said I should switch out a few runs with swimming this week, so that will start tomorrow probably. For some reason I feel really guilty or lazy or something about not doing a workout today, but when you think about it I've worked out 5 out of the last 7 days, and the total distance was something like 11-12 miles total. I should deserve a break, right? If only to catch up on sleep and let my body chill out for a day? Maybe I'm just rationalizing, but hopefully I can jump right back into it tomorrow, either conditioning or swimming, maybe in the morning.

So that's my long-winded update...wish me luck, donate to my May 7 5k if you want to, and look forward to pictures of my April 9 5k eventually. :D Love you all!