Goal: Train every day except Friday this week.

Unfortunately, I have not completed that goal a single week since I have started. Reasons have varied from within my control, aka lazy, to not being within my control. The good news is I feel like I am still up with the group because I can walk 3 miles easily. I know training will get even more important when I start running intervals and increase the mileage. Hopefully I will be in a disciplined groove by then. I should not say, "hopefully", because discipline is "just doing it"...it doesn't just happen. Already, today, I was very tempted to not get out there. I talked myself out of it this morning saying I did not get up in time, but this evening, I said if I don't put my shoes on and get out there I have lied to myself when I said I will stick to the training this week. I loved it once I got out there, but it was getting dark so I did my Tuesday training for 30 min. and will do the 50 min. tomorrow. I also need to get a grip on my eating this week. Went to Baskin-Robbins 2 X last week. That is NOT discipline, that is plain old fashioned "bad girl" stuff. I need to figure out "why" I do that. I had lost 3# the week my son was in the hosp. because I ate 3 healthy meals a day, drank water and ate no snacks. I sabotage myself for some odd reason. I probably need to make an appt. with Mark.

I am excited that my son ran the St. Patrick's 5K on Saturday. This was his 2nd race and he shortened his time by a full minute which is great! He registered for the Chicago marathon along with his wife, Kristy and of course, me. We are all very excited about doing this marathon. Thank you so much Mark & company for leading us on!