Run Baby, Run

I have this goal of shedding some extra baby weight before going to the beach in July...on my BIRTHDAY, I might add.  I have been watching my calories and doing some yoga (my 4 year old calls it WOAH-GA, which makes it sound a bit more fun).  I really like yoga, or woah-ga, it is my exercise of choice.  The breathing and stretching is quite relaxing, and I have to say I look forward it.  It isn't as easy as it looks.  If you doubt, see how long you can hold a side plank...I'll wait...

 

This is exactly how I look doing it...keep believing that.

 

So, the time has come to step up my game.  Yoga is working, baby fluff is slowly melting, but I need a little bit more cardio to reach my goal.   

 

I don't like running, or jogging, for that matter.  I have tried to like it.  In school, I tolerated the shuttle run (chalk erasers anyone?),  running the mile, etc.  I did my best, but it really was never my thing.  In college, two of my closest friends were runners, and still are.  They run marathons and triathlons.  I tried running with them, but didn't really run enough to ever keep up.  I have several mommy friends who run.  Two of them just finished the Glass Slipper Challenge in Disney World,  10K and Half Marathon in 2 days.  I just don't like running, but I REALLY WISH I DID.

The thought of jogging through the neighborhood, enjoying the sunshine, breathing in the fresh air, and gaining peace of mind, sounds heavenly.  I spend so much time trying to figure out how to breathe without passing out and not trip over my own feet, heavenly is far from how I feel.
 

The other night, my running sister-in-law messaged me.  (These runners are surrounding me, its a conspiracy, I tell you.) We are going to the beach together in July.  She wants us to do this together:

http://www.raceit.com/search/event.aspx?id=30384

 

I have I mentioned I really don't like running? 

But I said yes.

 

I keep saying to myself: "It will be good for me. It will help me shed the fluff. There is a t-shirt, a medal, and breakfast when I finish."  I like the last one the best.  If I am going to work hard training for something give me something materialistic.  MOTIVATION...I like it!

 

And so, somehow I am going to start training for this thing.  One of my Glass Slipper friends gave me some pretty awesome tips.  Maybe in the end I will like running, a little bit.  Maybe I will like the free t-shirt, medal, and breakfast more.

 

Run Baby, Run   (10 points if I you are singing Sheryl Crow)

 

Leah