Thanks, Meg and Yapper! It wasn't a bad crying, it was just strange in general. Everyone seems to be doing great. Keep it up.

W5D3... ... and oh my God, I DID IT! If you'd told me six weeks ago that in six weeks I would be able to run for 20 minutes straight, I would have laughed SO hard. I took a hint from goddess9 and switched the function on my watch so that just flashing zeroes were visible, and everyone who told me that this run would be a mental hurdle rather than a physical one was absolutely right. I honestly think that I would have struggled a lot more with this if I'd been able to just glance down at the timer. I figured out roughly how far along my route I would get in a MINIMUM of fifteen minutes and swore that I wouldn't check the time before I got to that point, and then when I got there I added a little more... and a little more... and a little more again, and by the time I actually looked, it was 18:44, and I found that there was enough HTFU left in me to speed up a little bit for the last minute so that I could hit a fixed point at the finish (instead of the middle of a bridge!). I didn't count my warm up walk today like I usually do, so I did 1.7 miles just running and I feel so so so so good. I'm sitting here grinning like an idiot.

Ran W3D2 of C25K this morning with Copper. I'm also planning on working on my core on my off days starting tomorrow. I found a 15 minute core workout plan on the RW web site which I think I can do. I am sick of working around my gut (yes, I know that diet has a lot more to do with that). What is everyone else doing on their off/rest days?

I walk the dogs every day I don't run with them, and I go to an aerobics class 2-4 times a week - I think music just motivates me. My iPod is helping a lot with my running. The class includes some weight training, and core/ab work - I just can't get myself to work my abs unless someone is making me. I also found this in the Ladies Locker Room, and am thinking about getting my kids or husband or friend to join me in it: http://hundredpushups.com/ Yapper - humidity kills me. I couldn't figure out why my last 30 minute run felt so much harder than the 45 minute run until I realized the humidity had really increased.

Today is my "complete" off day (no exercise of any kind), but on non-running days, I try to weight train or do some cardio...or both.

I also found this in the Ladies Locker Room, and am thinking about getting my kids or husband or friend to join me in it: http://hundredpushups.com/

I'm almost halfway through that program.

That hundredpushups.com sounds like a fun challenge. I wonder if I can get my soon to be 11 year old boy to do ti with me? I knew you guys would come up with something! Thanks all!

I started the 100 push-ups about four weeks ago. I was sooo bad when I started. My first set was 2-2-2-2-5. Yesterday I did 7-7-5-5-7! I'm still way behind and not even close to 100, but I can't begin to tell you how awesome it feels to do that many with confidence! It's a fun challenge. (Wingz started a RA group to support those doing the challenge) I did W9D2 last night. I ran my favorite hiking trail with my dog. It was an awesome run. I knew that I'd have some tough hills at the end. I just took them slow and completed them all. My inspiration this week: Jamie Donaldson. Yeah. Every time I think that I'm having a tough run. I just think of her rocking this Badwater course!!