My awesome friends and I signed up for a hard-core 5K, called the Spartan Race, for August. The course includes a wall climb, crawling under barb wire and leaping over fire. This is serious!! I haven’t been jogging since my vacation back in May so it is time to get serious. (OK I lied. I completed the Chase Corporate Challenge last week which was a 3.5 mile run. I jogged half way and then walked to the finish line in 50 minutes. I did worse than someone who walked the entire way! Is that even possible?!!)

So to get back into the running mentality, I jogged last night for a mile and I ran out of gas. Hopefully I can be consistent with my workouts so I can complete my dream of running a half-marathon in my lifetime.

Are you a runner? Do you have any tips for a beginner?

xoxo,
helen

I’ve taken up running – well really jogging but let’s pretend! – lately and I’ve been doing better than I expected. The first week I could barely do a full lap around the track and now by week three, I completed 4 laps which is one full mile without stopping! My fitness goals really do change week to week. My new goal is to be able to do a full 5K run without stopping. Here’s to new goals and new accomplishments.

Any new fitness goals you want to share?

xoxo,
h