Fresh Start

Ok, so tomorrow our Fabulous in Fall challenge officially starts - it is going to be the motivation I need to get back in gear. Unfortunately our gym was out of commission for about a month due to a flood, so today was the first day it was open. I went - I am out of shape. I need to get serious - 2 months til my next race.

Speaking of my next race - my marathon has now turned into a half marathon. Without going into a lot of details, I have had a number of continuing training set backs, so I think the smart thing to do is the half. I still will go out and challenge myself and have fun and raise money for a great cause - but I won't kill myself in the process. I am disappointed because I wanted to do the full, but realistically, I just cannot do it at this point. I talked to the Team in Training people and they said that if I keep doing halfs (and I am signed up for several over the next 8 months) then I should be able to do the Chicago Marathon next year no problem. We'll see.

So my goal for the challenge is to lose 15 lbs in 11 weeks. My larger goal is to get focused again and get back on track. I think a lot of us are in the same boat, hopefully we will all find the support and motivation we need!