2 races in 2 weeks

Well my month is up and I am back where I want to be,....right at 182- next phase is more loosing!!! I want to loose 10 by the first of the year- yes I know sounds totally crazy because of the holiday season- but I am going to try really hard!! I am also thinking about joining weight watchers-not sure if I will but I have done it before and I loved it- I think that the group support will give me the push I need to keep going on this journey!!!!

I have run two races since my last post- last weekend was the Monster Dash 5k- tons and tons of fun. One of my BFF's let me run with her son and man that boy gave me a killer work out! It was one of my best speed work runs ever!! Thanks BUD! This race was so much fun and no pressure- it was not chip timed but we ran and tricker-treated as we went! (who wouldn't love that) I went with my usual group of wonderful friends and we dressed up as Gatorade Bottles here is a picture of our fun!

Today I ran my 1st 15k- well really it was almost 10 miles-9.94 (not that I was counting :-) It was a fantastic run!! I ran with my friend Beth and she helped push me! We ran our 9.94 miles in 1:42mins! So almost 10miles in that time-WOOOHOOO!!! That was about a 10:30 pace. When I ran the Soldier Field 10 mile it took me 1:58- that was on May 28th- so I have taken over 10 minutes off of my time!! 1:30 off of each mile, I can not believe that!!  I continue to amaze myself (I do not mean that to sound self-centered) I am doing things that I never even thought were possible! I am surrounding myself with people that believe me and I am proving to myself that I can take control of this journey I am on! Here is a picture of Beth and I pre-race!!! We rocked it today!!