Susan B. Anthony 5k & 120 miles Update

I'm not sure if I've mentioned it before but I've been following the Couch 2  5k program to help me be able to jog a whole 5k without stopping to walk. I listen to a podcast & he tells me when to jog & when to walk & it has been a great way for me to train.  This has been one of my goals for a little while & when I stumbled onto this program last year after my 1/2 marathon I thought it was awesome. The only bad thing is that I never really followed through to the end of the whole 9 week program. I would start & stop & start & stop again. Well....I'm happy to report that I finally got to week 9, which is jogging for 30 minutes straight with no walking intervals!!!! I was so excited to be going on to week 9 that I sat down at the computer to find out when there would be another 5k so I could go out & claim VICTORY for myself. It just so happened that the day I was to do week 9 was the same day as the Susan B. Anthony 5k & they lowered the price to only $15 so I was really excited!!! All I had to do was find a babysitter. It just so happened that my mom called & wanted to come hang out & see the boys & I asked her if she'd like to watch the boys while I did my 5k. She said yes!!!
Hurray!!! So Saturday morning my mom came over & off we went to the 5k. I particularly like this 5k because it's all girls & it's not quite as crowded as a lot of other races & they have lots of really cool drinks & snacks!!!

Here's Blake all bright eyed & bushy tailed.

Here's a pre-race shot.

And here's the after shot

(yes...that's a GoGirl...love those...nothin like my caffeine rush after a jog )

I did it!!!  I did it!!!  I really really did it!!!
I am happy to report that I jogged the whole 5k or 3.1 miles with no walking & I didn't feel like I was going to die when I finished....that's a huge thing for me.
My official chip time was 42 minutes & 14 seconds....
which is a little more than what I was hoping for but
Who Cares!!!!
I accomplished one of my fitness goals & that is the most important part.
My next goal is to get in under 40 minutes & then I'll set another goal. 
This was also the week that I hit 120miles for my summer challenge of 120 miles in 3 months!!
Yay Shannon!!! 
The challenge isn't over until 8/31/10 so I continue to report my miles & I am up to 146 miles right now.  I think I'll be able to get to 150 no problem.  I honestly have not budged past losing 5 lbs & it continues to fluctuate up & down which is frustrating but I am sooo happy that I can say that I can jog for 42 minutes without walking.  It's amazing to me.  I'm actually going to restart the Couch 2 5k with my friend Hollie & that should be fun.  I'm also starting a new Winter Challenge starting on September 1st & going through December 31st.  It's called Cat's 500 Fitness Challenge.  If any of you are interested in keeping healthy this winter click on the link above & join in the challenge.  You still have a few more days to join.  It should be fun...& maybe just maybe I'll lose a few pounds too.

If you are interested in the Couch 2 5k program go look it up.  There are a few different podcasts out there but my favorite is Robert Ullrey's...it's electronica, house, dance music...which I LOVE & it made my runs so much better than me putting my own playlist together. 
Go check it out...you'll be glad you did.