Hippie Chick - Quarter Marathon - Completed!

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Yesterday was the big day!

Originally, back in November, I signed up to do the half marathon. My training was going great, made it to 9 miles, then life happened.

With pains and a crazy life I allowed my training to fall off track, for about 2 months or so.

I was determined to stick to my goal and not give up comletely so I switched to the Quarter marathon.

Originally my sister, Nat-Again, was going to do it with me. She kept her eye focused on her goal. Exercised diligently and lost a lot of weight. She looks Amazing! But then severe tendinitis got in her way and she wasn't able to participate.

My 20yo daughter did it with me.

We drove the hour plus to arrive at our destination and met up with 20+ friends from church and community. Most were doing the half and they have all been very inspirational to me.

Being still morbidely obese I was self-conscious about coming in last or being "different" from everyone else. I was pleasantly surprised to see we all came in different shapes and sizes. As we stood around taking in the thousands in attendance I told my daughter it's great to know I'm not there being judged by others. We all have our own stories, we are all there to do our best whatever we, ourselves, define it to be at that very moment.

The 6.55 miles was tough. The scenery beautiful, the road easy, the environment motivational but the distance added to the heat added to the fact my training had slacked off made it a challenge. I had to talk to myself, become my own cheerleader and told myself giving up was NOT an option.

I was pleasantly surprised to see I had beat the goal I had set for myself. (2:15:00) I finished in 1:57:11 coming in 934th out 1056 (those doing the quarter)

I WILL be signing up for it again next year. I hope I can stay focused on my health and will be able to accomplish a new Best next year>


Krista

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Trial Run....

Saturday, May 04, 2013

...Or should I say Walk.
I really needed to know if it was even possible for me to try for the quarter marathon. I set the goal to walk for 2 hours today. Just got back.
It was hot! I hadn't hydrated during the week so I felt a bit dehydrated. It was slower going than I had been at. In a 2 hour time period i walked 5.95 miles. I think a quarter marathon is 6.55 if I've figured it out correctly.
I have NO pain while walking. My pain comes once I stop and sit down then start moving again. After the walk I drove 2 minutes home. In that short time, when I got out of the car and started walking again my feet killed!

I think the Hippie Chick Quarter Marathon is doable. I have to get over my hangup of finishing last, my goal should just be to finish knowing I've accomplished something greater for myself regardless if I cross the finish line last.

Goal for this week leading up to the event. HYDRATE daily. Walk for an hour or so Mon, Tues and Wed. Nothing planned for Thursday or Friday unless it's just a little leisure stroll with the kiddos.

Any suggestions from the pros out there would be appreciated!
Thank you for all the support on my previous blog!


Krista

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Frustrated!

Friday, May 03, 2013

Can't really think of a better title than that.
I was doing so great, like happens often, then I let life gets in the way, which ALWAYS happens. I stay drowning in struggles for a few months before I pull myself out again and then have another two to three months of success before I start the cycle all over again.
I've been seeing a wonderful counselor off and on. She's kind of my sounding board to keep me sane, pats me on the back and puts me back in the war letting me know I CAN do it! For some reason I brought up my frustration with my dedication to my health and the cycle I go through. She started digging deep to help me figure it out. Wow, very interesting and brought tears. The Ah Ha moment has not come yet but I know it's something I need to work on.
The half marathon I trained for is next Saturday. My training has been thrown off, I've gotten walking in but nothing intense like I need. The pain in my feet and knees and hips are still there. It doesn't take as long or as far to get them hurting. I've got to decided if my body can do 6.55 miles in one week.

I'm grateful for my Spark Friends and team challenges that keep me somewhat conscious of my choices and make me want to put ME back on the list.


Krista

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Left at Home and Moping

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

My two oldest boys play high school basketball. The senior is a starter for Varsity, the junior plays JV and some V. Tonight is our leagues championship game. (We've already clinched a spot for the state tournament.)

This game is HUGE. Against our rivals who are undefeated in the season and ranked 8th in state. Last year when we played in the league championship my senior son was still recuperating from all the ligaments being torn in his ankle during a game with the same team we're playing tonight.

My 5yo had a fever yesterday. Woke up with it today but then it disappeared. She's been up running around and playing. Then at 5 things changed 103 fever back, dd moaning on the couch. I'm missing the game. Staying home with my sick little one. I haven't handled my emotions well. Ate of track BUT have logged everything .

Still need to work on my emotional eating! Did great with my exercise today and have gotten in all of my steps


Krista

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What Brings On A BINGE?

Monday, February 18, 2013

Well for me it's...

*No School and all 7 kids home
*Daycare kids here
*A day or two away from TOM's arrival
*Financial stress
*An appt with a Counselor
*My husband with an eye issue, not working, underfoot
*My 5yo waking up with 102 fever
*10 people all wanting me to do things
*a messy house
*a million things on my "to-do"list
*Kids' leftover Valentine junk
*Girl Scout cookies

My tummy hurts! A full-out binge? I've got to say no. In the past I would have kept going, I would have sat down with a book or tv trying to ignore the stresses escaping to a different "world"and FOOD. Today I reached out to my sister via text who, knowing I was in crisis, responded right back. Once putting little ones down for a nap I jumped on the treadmill, in my normal street clothes, and walked for 30 minutes at a incline of 5. And I'm taking the time to process my thoughts by coming on SP and blogging.

Will today's binge impact my weight on the scale tomorrow. Definitely. Will it impact my weight for BL weigh-in day? Maybe. Will it stop me from continuing to go forward with my goal focusing from this moment forward? Heck NO!


Krista

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