Sorry its been awhile

58 days out till the big day :) :) :)  I am so excited!!

It has been so long since I have posted on here!  I have been so busy training that I haven't had a chance to update my blog.  Between work, training and my long commute to and from work, I feel so busy, I can't imagine ever trying to train for a race like this and having other responsibilities like a family!  This weekend it really hit me how dedicated I actually have become to this program.  I went on my 13 mile run along the lake front and it was bitterly cold out, and then at mile 7.5 I stepped in a puddle.  The next 5.5 miles were tough....my feet were frozen and I physically didn't think I could run it.....but I did!!  I mentally had to talk myself through it, and think about small milestones, like at the Field Museum, I told myself I had to run to Navy Pier.  At Oak street beach I told myself I only had to run to Castaways, this really helped seemed it not seem so overwhelming.  This weekend is a 15 mile run, which is the first time I have ever ran over 13.1 miles and I am excited to hit this milestone.  The next 3 weekends I will be running 15, 16 and then 18 miles!  I hope the weekends start to warm up quickly...I am not a fan of running in the bitterly cold.  I am really sick of stepping in icy puddles and having to wear so many layers.  Warm weather needs to get here quickly!

I am running a half marathon on the weekend of March 27th, and I am so ready!  My first half was such an amazing experience, but the other two went so array I am ready to finally have one go well again.  I unfortunately had to learn the hard way how to race, and after a few good long runs, I am hopeful this one will go much better than the previous ones! 

On a side note, one of my favorite shows Too Fat For Fifteen is returning to television and I am pretty pumped.  I am such a fan of all the weight loss shows on television that has popped up lately, but this one is by far and away my favorite.  Its about a weight loss center in NC  for obese teens.  Its so hard to see kids that are that big (the new cast features a girl that weighs 511 lbs!), but it is so great to see them overcome all their issues.  I am such a sucker for all of these shows.  I rarely if ever cry at movies, but I cry almost every week while watching the Biggest Loser.  I wanted to throw my remote at the television when a dad on 'I Use to Be Fat' told his daughter that she should lose weight so she could one day get married...the poor girl was 18 maybe she should get healthy first!  And the people on Heavy just make me sad, they have such an addiction to food it is unreal....  Like I said I really am addicted to these shows, but watching others go through the same struggles I do every day makes me inspired!  If they can do it, I can to :)  I think another reason I enjoy these shows so much, is that they showcase the fact that weight loss is a mental struggle just as much as physical...more on that on a different post!