Yell It Out Now!

This spring, I'm going to do the Mississauga Half Marathon on Sunday, May 16th.

There.

I've said it out loud.

I've made it public. Now I must commit.

When it comes to goal setting, the wise ones always say to vocalize your goal and tell people what you want to accomplish. Since my loud ex-cheerleader voice doesn't translate onto the screen, I'll do the second best thing:

I'M GOING TO RUN A HALF MARATHON IN MAY!!!

That's not bad, eh?

Vocalizing and publicizing your goal is a good way to help keep you on track to accomplish it. So there it is and in all its "nakedness" onscreen, it seems a bit daunting, given my current state.

These days, I'm slowly making my way through 5-6 mile runs. I found this great program online called MapMyRun.com that allows me to plan route maps anywhere and to also chart goals. It's a pretty good site. And I'm following the 10 per cent rule: add only 10 per cent of my previous mileage to the next week's long run. Right now, I need all the tools to help me get to that half marathon running state by May.

Other tools that are helping to keep me on track are:

1. My Garmin 405
2. My Asics DS-Trainers
3. My super duper, ultra-fashionable new spring running jacket I recently bought at Lululemon. (With a little help from my sister-in-law Sandy who gave me a fabulous Lulu gift cert for Christmas.) It's called the "Leader of the Track Jacket" and hopefully it'll make me run fast. (And maybe if I'm lucky it'll carry me to the finish line! Hahaha. Wishful thinking.)

When it comes to getting motivated, nothing beats new workout clothes. And when I want a fitness pick-me-upper, I always head to my fave place: Lululemon. Oh Lulu, I love you so...For it is here in Lululand that I can feel fabulous and fit again. Though I've been back at the gym for six weeks and running for the last four weeks postpartum, I'm still carrying some baggage from the pregnancy.

Ah, yes...I know it takes time.

Tic-toc.
Tic-toc.
Tic-toc.

In the meantime, while my body slowly morphs back into its old shape, I'm having fun getting back into the groove and finding gear to help me along the way. If you have any other cool suggestions, let me know.