Momma Mel of 5: Treadmill Run

Monday, January 31, 2011

Treadmill Run

Treadmill runs are mentally tough. The impulse is to check your time, check your mileage, check your speed over and over and over for however many miles or minutes you can handle it.

Today I had to run 6 miles on the DREADMILL. I would have rather gone out in the cold and wind but I was worried about my foot creating too much pain for me to be out 3 miles and done. Then what, I hope for a magical sleigh to pick me up; chances are my chances of that happening aren’t that great.

Dawn, what a great sport she is, ran inside with me and we chatted for the first 2 miles then we both upped the speed a little and quietly tried to find our bliss. I caught mine alright up until mile 5 when my foot pain started creating knee pain.

I finished out my 6 miles with a growth to my running. I left with my head up high, a limp in my proud step knowing I am a runner.

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My Start

In 2001 my neighbor quit smoking and started running and convinced me to do so also. It was a gradual process of quitting smoking and learning how to exercise. Running became something I enjoyed doing most of all. I trained and ran my first 5K that year. The following year I decided to do the 1/2 marathon; I accomplished my goal by running the entire race. I don't think I loved it then but I liked it well enough to train for the Chicago Marathon. During my training, like at the 17 mile run mark, I ruptured a disc in my back, L4. I was out! The pain was excrutiating, I couldn't walk alone to the bathroom let alone continue running. My then boyfriend, now husband, helped nurse me back and we started doing sprint triathlons. The training was much easier on my body and I made the decision to never train for long distance running again. Nothing was worth that pain.
In 2005 Jimmy and I were married and our focus became increasing the size of our family. I had 2 children from a previous marriage and we wanted 2 together. The idea of 2 became the reality of 3 and we each got fatter and fatter and fatter with the pregnancies. I found myself at a STURDY 241lbs at the final pregnancy of Walter.
That was enough of that, I decided to lose the weight I had put on and decided to make my family lose some as well. Within this past 15 months I have lost 96lbs, and the family has lost much too. We are happier, healthier and have athletic goals in our sights.
I am currently training to COMPETE in the very 1st Kalamazoo Marathon with a hope time of sub 4 hrs.
This is my journey, please enjoy!

Quote of the Day

"Many of the great achievements of the world were accomplished by tired and discourged men who kept on working."

-Franklin Roosevelt

Monday, January 31, 2011

Treadmill Run

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