Tom posted a comment with this question….”How is your overall health going? Are you still carving off weight? Keep on going!!!” Good question Tom!
I feel fabulous. Really great!
I have now lost 14 pounds since starting this a little over 6 weeks ago! I want to tell everyone that has been putting off getting into shape to stop putting it off. Do it now. When you can start your day looking forward to “slipping” into your jeans how can it NOT be the start of a good day?
Yesterday I met with Kevin (trainer) at Cardinal Fitness at 9:00 for ½ hour then hit the bike for another 60 minutes. On my way out the door my friend Radka called to see if I might want to take the kids swimming later at another gym. Sounded great. I have been looking on runnersworld.com for some alternative exercises that runners do when they have injuries and one of the things I found was “pool running.” I thought the kids could have fun and I could try out some pool running. What I did not expect was that Radka wanted to take a Zumba class before swimming. I have never done Zumba and I wasn’t planning on MORE exercise in one day, but after watching a few minutes of the class I thought it looked like so much fun that I wanted to at least try it for a few minutes. It was a blast!
I was glad Kevin wasn’t there because he would NOT have been happy with me (we are trying to get my foot healed in time so I might actually be able to run!). But Kevin will be happy to hear that I only participated for about 20 minutes and it did not mess up my foot! I am really looking forward to more cross training. I wasn’t able to do the pool running because the pool at this gym was too shallow. Like a lot of people, I find repetitive exercise to get a bit boring.
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May 18, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Tom Britt
hey brenda, GREAT JOB!!!! I remember the look in your eyes about 5 months ago when we were talking about this. Now look at you! What an achievement! How did your son do? I caught the video of you crossing the finish line (posting today on GeistTV.com) and you looked like you could have gone further (of course, I only saw the finish line, you could have passed out for all I know after you walked out of view of the camera). Maybe next year you can tackle the half???? ; )
May 19, 2008 at 7:41 pm
BrendaStaples
Hi Tom. Thanks! It was such a great experience!
Thanks for asking about my son. He had to go out of town and couldn’t run with me:( Actually my whole family unexpectedly had to go out of town and of course that would usually include me but there was no way I was going to miss that race. Not after all this hard work! Althought it was a bummer not having them at the finish line.
No I did not pass out after I was off camera, but I had thought about it a few times at about 2.5 miles (did I mention that I was sick that day? yes, really)
I saw the video. How cool is that?? I can’t get over what a first class event this has been. I have submitted my e-mail address for notification once registration has opened for next year! I haven’t decided yet if I want to tackle the half or dramatically increase my time on the 5k I am thinking half. Either way, I am in!
Sweet.