Update

So August wasn't as productive as I had hoped. After recovering (slowly) from my head cold, my husband and I went on vacation... so no running then. When we got back, I got sick again. So, after a month of not running, it looks like the Niantic Bay 5K is out of the question. The new plan is to do a turkey trot in November... and hit the gym just about every day after work no matter what. Ideally, when the weather is nice, I'll get up and run on weekends too. Not only will that help me keep up on the exercise, it will help me develop a routine for getting up in the morning.

So, on a more positive note, my blog made one of the top running blogs on Blog Nation. Tom Steiner says "This is a good blog that documents what it is really like for a beginner. A tool that would be good for a lot of beginners (or someone in a rut) is to use HoldMeToThat.com. You can motivate yourself through money." This is the first official feedback I have gotten! Yay! It's almost a little weird to think that other people read this.... In any case, I'm going to try the HoldMetoThat on the following terms:
 
Your Goals

For		By	Do
$10.00		September 30, 2012	go to the gym 3 times per week

 

Sick :-(

So this week has been a bit of a bust. I have a rather nasty head cold that leaves me unable to breath through my nose, so I have been recuperating on the couch. Hopefully, I get better quickly. 

I did get in a nice workout last Friday. I got in a full body lift and even did an extra interval of running. I have officially run 4 5-minute intervals.