Transitions can be difficult, but change is always good.

The end of the Spring semester can't come soon enough.  I'm transferring to another program at another school, so that I can finish sooner than later.  In any case, my educational path is following my fitness journey.  I'm still enjoying my Crossfit time, but I realize that must be serious and start to increase my run mileage regularly.

This past week, I actually logged over ten miles in three runs, not counting any runs during my xfit wods.  This is by far the most that I have ever run in any given month, ever!  When a friend posted on FB that she couldn't attend a special event because of her previously planned 'training' session, it hit me like a revelation on wednesday morning that 'there is absolutely no reason for me not to run today'.  Even though it was already past 8:30am and the sun was already out, I got my laziness out of bed.  Heat and I don't get along, unless of course, I am on the beach or at a resort drinking mai tais poolside.  I ended up logging a hearty 7.4 mile jog.  Another good thing garnered out of this miracle event was that I started logging my runs via www.mapmyrun.com.

Tracking run routes and times energizes me simply because it keeps me in tune with my efforts.  When the mapmyrun.com app gave me instant feedback of "Good Job" after logging my my weeks run workouts, it felt really good and motivating to keep up my runs.  Every bit helps!

Thanks, Big D, for nudging me today to update my blog.  Man, where does the time go?  And, quadruple thanks to Hot Momma class for kicking into high gear!  More on this later.....

Basic training: I can only imagine how hellacious it could be for the unfit.

So, here I am, a crossfitter for two years now and I can barely run continuously for four or five miles.  Yeah, I know I'll get there, but I feel as though I should already be there.  I'm such a lazy runner, but thank goodness for wonderful friends.  Friends, like Robin, Courtney, Tiff, and Gay, who encourage me to keep running or better yet, push me to keep going and ignore the 'lazy' thoughts in my head.  And, the other friends, like Deanna, Di, Monica, Jai, and so many others from HAF, who simply ask me how my marathon training is going.  All this pressure is working and I appreciate it!  Now, if I could only look forward to doing my weekly running homework.