I think I might just be crazy.
J and I decided we needed a fitness goal. So we're signing up for the Highland Heartbeat Challenge. 12 mile walk/run and 10 miles biking. Got less than 4 months to get in shape, which is apparently enough time
I did 7 miles hiking yesterday and I was ready to tear my feet off when we finished and my legs hurt today. Hrmmm... But even if I collapse and die on the day ,its good to have a goal, right?
My boss is training for the North Run. He's not the fittest guy around, but he got some sort of training schedule which looks pretty good and he says it has been helping him prepare for it. I think he started off walking/jogging for just 15-30 minutes every other day, with a two day break in there once a week... so basically 3 days per week of 15-30 minutes walking and jogging intervals. Then it gradually increases from there. I bet 4 months would be enough time to build up some momentum if you do it that way. Just don't stress yourself out and start off with too much at once. It can make you get pretty down on yourself when you struggle to meet your first few goals. If you start slower, you can build some endurance and confidence as you go.

(Not that I am about to attempt running 12 miles and biking 10, but still!

) Good luck with it!
Man, I was baaaaad all weekend. I ate too many cupcakes (I could blame that on mapleleafgirl72, but she didn't force me to try one of each kind she baked!

) plus I even ate at McDonald's yesterday before I came home and I am seriously regretting that decision. I haven't had fast food in 6 months and my body is NOT happy. My stomach is all screwed up and I woke up starving and shaky this morning. Not a great feeling. Plus I weighed myself and it looks like I gained 4 pounds over one weekend, but I guess some of that must be bloating from eating too much sodium (thanks McD's!). It doesn't seem possible to gain 4 pounds in 2 days, does it? Anyway, I wasn't really working out much last week because I wasn't feeling very well, so I can see it will be a real struggle to get back on track this week.
