I did it! I got it done! And I am excited!

Can you tell?

I finished the 5k on the treadmill today in 45:51 and averaged a 14:49 mile and I am so happy about it.

I also have news on the calf problems. There not here right now. I got to try out some new insoles today and they're magic. I, apparently, have very low arches and all of my pressure points are in my heel and the very outside of my foot. The new insoles are amazing. I couldn't believe that I was able to run today completely without pain. It was so very nice.

In other news, I am desperately trying to stay healthy because all of the men in my house are sick. Well were sick. The boys were diagnosed with pneumonia and they have been a bear about it. Not that I'm blaming them, but thank goodness I was able to get out and run because that helped keep my head clear and sane.

Tomorrow is  Alpine Pass, oh and I'm down another 2 pounds. 278! I'm sitting at 18 pounds lost so far. Thursday is also 90 days at the gym. Sheesh - its such an eventful week, and I can't wait to see what else it brings!

I'm really trying not to focus too much on how much weight I've lost, but I'm not going to lie when I say that I'm a little more than pleased that today, exactly 1 week after joining the gym, I've lost 8 pounds!

I think I lost 2 pounds in sweat alone today, but still!

What I am more proud of, and I think this is far more important, is that last Wednesday I could only do a quarter mile in 15 minutes, and that took some doing. I really had to work for it.

Yesterday, I did .55 miles in 15 minutes and I still felt like I could have gone a little more, but I didn't want to push it. Plus, it was the very beginning of my work out and I still had all those machines to hit.

I am so proud of myself. I am also proud of the hubs. Who has started joining me at the gym! Yay!


Oh so yesterday, we ended up just kind of free styling it and taking it easy, but today was our step class.

I loved it, because it made me work really hard. I hated it because I could not keep up. I felt like I was keeping half time while everyone else was on 4/4 time. I'm still definitely going to do it though, even if just to catch up to everyone else!