You spin me right round baby, right round...

In the last few weeks, I have been extremely busy.

Besides being busy, moving into a new apartment, dating a new boy & being sick for almost two full weeks, I haven't had time to/have motivation to work out. Fail on my part.

But, this past Saturday I decided I was jumping back on the saddle. My new roommate & I woke up at 7am (on my day off, I might add) and headed over to our friends' fitness center to try a spin class. They were having an open house that day, so everything was free. SCORE!

Woah, baby. I've heard it was tough, and I now believe it! My ass STILL hurts two days later from the seat. Couldn't they make the seat a LITTLE more comfortable, so while you're pedaling to your hearts content, your ass isn't taking all the pain? Yeah. Ouch. Besides the sore booty, surprisingly my legs didn't feel like dead weights when I woke up yesterday morning. I guess all that lifting and squatting while moving kept those nice and strong. ;) I had been wanting to try a spin class for a LONG time now, so I'm glad I finally tested the waters!

Talk to me: Whats your favorite classes to take at the gym? I'm thinking of joining some sort of gym in the next few weeks or so once I get situated.

Run Forrest Run 5k Experience!

the training.

the anticipation.

the excitement.

the nerves.

I'm pretty sure i experienced all of these thoughts and emotions running through my head in the hour leading up to the race on that Saturday. did i train long enough? this wait is KILLING me! oh my gosh, there's so many runners around me, i love this feeling. uh...am i going to trip and fall or pass out?

i started my running adventure at the end of august/beginning of September, using the Couch to 5k program. the first week was HARD. i could barely run a full MINUTE, let alone 3 miles! and now, here it was a mere 13 weeks later, running a 5k.

and ok, ok. i know 3 miles isn't far. but for me, it is a milestone.

i initially was going to run with my friend Babs, but she hurt her knee a few weeks ago and hasn't ran since, fearing she'd make it worse. for awhile i thought about not doing the 5k. after getting off the jillian cruise, i have been super motivated and working out regularly (and loosing 7 pounds in the process. WHAT?! where'd the fat fall off from? haha...) so the Friday before the race i went down to the convention center where the health and fitness expo was being held and signed up for late registration.

5 minutes, $30, a shirt & bib later...I WAS REGISTERED. I went and walked the course to become familiar with it, grinned ear to ear, and then went home and did a happy dance. (literally. i danced around my studio.)

Saturday i woke up quite early. I stretched, ate a banana & some peanut butter, drank some powerade. I wanted to make sure i was set to go! Headed down around 8am, and watched the end of the kids’ 3k. Dude, those kids run FAST!

Finally, they corralled us 5k-ers into the street, and with a countdown of “10, 9, 8...RUN FORREST RUN!” we were off!

Stupidly, I did not check to see if my laces were tied tightly, so before I even hit the 1 mile mark I had to stop to tie my left shoe. Seriously?! I picked up my speed to catch up on some lost time, and ran my way through the next mile or so where...MY DAMN RIGHT SHOELACE CAME UNDONE. UGGHHH!

I made it through the 3 miles though, and when I turned the corner and saw the finish line i couldn't believe it was over.

31:05 was my time. I’m happy with it. It could use much improvement, but hey! Its my first and the only goal i had was to finish, and that i did!

Afterwards, I met the wonderful Cindy Lou! We were both on the Jillian Cruise, but hadn’t met in person. She found me on Facebook, and I spotted her afterwards and we chatted and gushed for a half hour. We have a lot in common and I’m glad we met! HI CL!! :D

So now I am hooked and want to do more. I actually made a goal to run the HALF marathon next November. it sounds crazy, but I think I could do it.