What day is it anyway?

I know I drifted off the map for awhile now.  For those who know me they know that this time of year is such a hard time for me.  Add to that the stress of waiting for closure on all the stress of the last year...well it was a recipe for me to withdraw.

That said, regardless of the fact that I have not blogged faithfully as I promised myself I would, I still have continued to move.  Everyday, I get stronger, faster, and more confident of my abilities.  I'm beginning to think that I may actually succeed at what I am trying to accomplish.

I want to do a quick recap of February's goals and set some new ones for the rest of this month.  I'm saving my updated pictures and measurements for next week.  I am really excited as to how far I have come.  I am finally starting to see what other people tell me they see.

Here are my February goals:
Lose 7 pounds by March 1

Register for a 5 or 10K to be completed before June

Up my mileage to 18 miles/week

Run 50 miles in February

Up my speed to 5.2 mph consistently (I am currently at 5.0)

So how did I do?

I've done both a 5K and 10K virtually and have another one scheduled for St Patrick's day (10K)
For February my mileage has been 17-22 miles per week.  Thanks Angie!
In February I ran 74.5 miles!!!
My speed is still sort of variable.  I don't go below 5.0 and try to at least go to 5.1.  I am not consistently at 5.2 yet though.

And my weight?  As of 2/28 I had lost 16.6 pounds.  I can't begin to tell you how awesome I feel.  I have gotten into pants I hadn't been able to wear for a year and feel almost...pretty.  I definitely feel empowered and like I can do just about anything.

Now for some March goals.

• Mileage to 25 miles per week
• Consistent 5.2 mph
• Lose 22 pounds by 3/31
• Run 100 miles in March
• Find a yoga class

I think those are lofty enough, don't you?

I can't promise to blog everyday.  I realize that about myself now.  As I get healthier, I seem to have less time to sit in front of the computer and more things to do.  This is actually a good thing.  I know that if I try to make myself blog daily I will 1) end up wasting too much time online and 2) Disappointing myself because I know I will skip days.  So instead, I will try to make a valiant effort to blog twice a week.  If I manage to do more then I'll call it a bonus :)

Thanks so much for coming along with me.  I may only have a couple of readers but it helps to know that there are people out there rooting for me.

Jenn