Next Saturday

Well. . .it's almost time. My 5K is Saturday the 18th, I can't believe how quickly it has snuck up on me. I have been training a little but not as aggressive as I did for my 1st one. I will just do my best and see how it goes. I'm sure I'll jog a little and walk a little until I cross the finish line. The main thing is that I finish. It's been a crazy last few months. I started working part time to earn money to pay for my summer college course and the weather here has been cold up until just a week or so ago. I've been running a couple days a week and I have been building leg strength doing leg presses. My legs are REALLY out of shape from this winter. . .it's frustrating.

I start class a week from today. This is also my last week at my job since I figured full time school would be as much as I dare take on at once.

So I guess I'll post my 5K results. . .hopefully I can finish under 45 minutes. lol

I am runnin'

My 5k is quickly approaching....and I'm trying to get my legs & body in shape. I'm running both on the treadmill and today it was finally warm enough for my first 'road run' I did a little over a mile and it KICKED MY A**. No really, I felt the burn in my butt, calves and knees. My lungs are also needing whipped into shape...my heart rate gets high when I'm running, but that means I'm burning calories :)

I've gained an unusual amount of weight in a short period of time. I'm weighing in at close to 115 lbs which is about a gain of close to 10 lbs in the last 3 months. I like the weight but it needs to be firmed and toned, lol. I'll keep posting my progression as I work towards the 5K.

Another 5k!!

I needed some motivation to get exercising regularly again so I registered for another 5k. May 18th is the BIG DAY so that gives me 2 months to whip my body and lungs into shape. My only goal for this race is to beat my last 5k time, which I will have to look up. lol I started running/training last week and so far so good. I'm running 3 times a week and started plyometrics a couple times a week to help build strength in my legs and butt. I'm really looking forward to completing another race, I'm no "athlete" but I do my best and that's always good enough :)

I recently went to Pittsburgh for my annual post transplant clinic and my LUNGS look fantabulous! My FVC was 113% and my fev1 was 94% can't ask for better results to celebrate my 5 yr ttransplant anniversary :)

My weight is good and a little higher. I weighed in at 109 lbs which is good considering I'm only 5'0". It also got me thinking. . .I love my weight but I would love it even more if it was more muscle and less squishy. I admit I have been REALLY slacking on my workouts so I decided to find my motivation.

Day ONE (again) of P90X
Chest and Back
AB Ripper X

I already feel the pain and I finished the workout less than an hour ago. Here's to 89 more days of dedication and extreme pain :)

It's been a while. . .

I have totally neglected this blog. . . I haven't been completely neglecting exercise, well not COMPLETELY haha.

I have been crazy busy with moving. I was planning on running the 5K to cure diabetes in Oklahoma, but we moved to Idaho before that so I guess I'll have to find another 5K to do in the spring. :) I am excited about being home for a couple reasons. I have been riding my horse a lot and I LOVE that! Also the locally owned gym here is just $10 a month and they offer a freaking amazing class called Targit I have mentioned it before and I'm excited to be able to go to class. I am also hoping to be fit in some lap swimming at our small city pool. . .I used to teach swim lessons at this pool back when I was like 18-19yrs old. haha!

I am going to really try to keep up on this blog and my workouts! I have enjoyed almost 5 years with my new lungs and staying active & working out plays a big role in keeping them healthy for another 5x5x5 years :)