1 Down 51 To Go...

Well, I did it! I survived my 1st week of Coach Ebaugh's 1/2 marathon boot camp.
We spoke on the phone a little bit ago (Coach is celebrating Veteran's Day in Williamsburg this year), I reported my time -13:54, and she congratulated me on my success the 1st week. "One week down, fifty one to go!" she exclaimed. She's too chipper first thing in the morning, yet another way in which we are polar opposites. I was, however, reminded this morning of one thing that we do have in common - we are stubborn. You can pretty it up if you want - call it tenacity, determination, focus, call it what you want but we are some hard-headed ladies! That was the force dragging my rear end out of my nice warm bed at 6:00 AM today. At that hour I'm not thinking about calories to be burnt, blogs to be written, nope - I'm thinking "I've been challenged, and that little sister of mine probably thinks I will sleep in today". 

(side note: I did remember to lay my clothes out last night - big help!).

The Week 1 Top 10: Positives vs. Negatives of the Week

1. I finished 3 miles!
2. I got up at 6:00 AM TWO days this week to get to the track and get my work-out in which is a MAJOR accomplishment for me.
3. That endorphin rush carries me through to 2PM when I inevitably crash.
4. I now have a nifty little blog and 7 followers (that I can see)!
5. I am not as sore as I thought I would be.
6. I still don't have a running app for my BlackBerry that's worth anything, and today my Pandora wouldn't work either...I guess we could call this one "technical difficulties", oh, need new ear buds too, apparently my inner ear is deformed or something and they just won't stay put if I'm doing anything more than walking
7. I don't have cold weather gear, but I will soon! Thanks JTP!
8. There has been an overwhelming outpouring of support from my friends and family and I know that I need that. I'm needy and aware of it :). THANK YOU!
9. I cannot run more than a 1/4 mile straight without stopping to power walk, but I'm hopeful that will change in the near future.
10. I simply cannot smoke another cigarette and keep this up...I'm breaking up with my cigs officially and finally this weekend. This won't be the first time, but I hope it's my last.

I'm officially "off" til Monday, have a fantabulous weekend, catch you next week!