Go! St. Louis 5k

This past Saturday was such a great day! A group of friends and I all met bright and sun-shiney early to drive over to STL together for our 5k race. I decided a few weeks ago that I wasn't going to "push" myself for a new PR because I had originally signed up to do this race as encouragement for a dear friend who was trying to lose weight and had just started the C25K training.

She and another friend worked hard for weeks before the race, and were up to 25 minutes of straight running with the schedule showing 30 minutes straight on race day. We had a blast! Our end time was right at 40:xx which is about 4 minutes better than my first race! I was so proud of her- she really pushed herself to keep going and made it about 2.25 miles in the 30 minutes. Then we did walking then jogging intervals until the 3 mile marker and then she practically sprinted to the finish line!

Here's a group shot (we are missing one lady...)

Note our totally awesome matching shirts!! (Elise joined our running group after they had already been purchased...sorry friend!) The front says "You don't have to be fast..." and the back says "You just have to be movin'! -Jon G" Love them! Perfect motto for our group! (O:

After our race, we hung out for a while before the 50 Yard Dash that two of my friends' sons took part in. They were so stinking cute I can't even tell you! My heart felt like it was literally breaking when all these cute kids took turns dashing towards the finish line. These two were, of course, my favorites! (O:

Leland and Jaxon before their race (I love that every bib has the #1!)

So cool with their shades on (O:

Waiting with their Mommas/Running Buddies for their turn.

(Sorry you aren't looking Elise- this is the best one I had of the group!)

Jax is so proud of his medal!! (O:

(Again, sorry Elise- Leland wanted nothing to do with me after

the race...so no medal picture for him) :-(

Something I LOVE

In case you didn't already know this about me, I LOVE the Gap and Old Navy and shopping online. Yes, all of the above= potentially deadly combination. Well, the other day I got an email from one of these stores about one of their other lines: Athleta. Awesomeness!! The prices are I guess about average, maybe a little high, for athletic gear. But, they have this one skirt that I am completely drooling over currently.

The best part- they offer TALL sizes. Not that I need to use those sizes because I'm tall...but I have read several reviews of ladies saying they order the tall for a little extra coverage. I can't decide if I really love this pattern, or if I'm too plain for it and should just go for the black one. Either way, it's not like I'm getting one any time soon...$60 isn't exactly my idea of a deal. Maybe I can save it for a fun birthday gift to myself! (O:

Anyway, just thought I would share!

Monday, April 5, 2010

Weight: 180 (How I kept from gaining weight this weekend is well beyond my comprehension!!)

Breakfast: Special K cereal bar, grapes and 2 brownie bites (they were calling out to me while I was on my way to work...I gave in, but now I'm DONE WITH THEM!! The rest are for my coworkers) (O:

Lunch: Applebee's Oriental Grilled Chicken Salad. I'm sure it's not GREAT for me, but at least it's not Easy Mac and chips from the basement...haha

Exercise: None planned for today, maybe a walk if the weather is nice after work.