as i bid a fond farewell…

written by: cyn knight
day: 75.2

so today is the day i say goodbye to thechunkygoddess.
it’s bittersweet – but i have valid reasons (click HERE if ya missed that post explaining why I am moving my blog) & it’s time for a fresh start.

i started this blog here:

and am elated to end it here:

440 days of getting to where i am now was well worth it.

i hope ya’ll will follow me to my next venture : the racy redhead – my new blog where i will continue this journey with a few twists and turns!
any changes made are strictly for the better!

thank you to every single person who has ever even clicked on this page – nevermind my amazing readers. i ♥ ya all!

now hop on over to the new spot and let’s do this thing already!

peace, love & margaritas bloggy peeps,
xxoo
cyn

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this happened today…

written by: cyn knight

i swore i wouldn’t start the 10k trainer app (link to app) until after my first 5k (THIS SATURDAY!!) but…
i didn’t run all weekend and just wanted a decent run today.
for the record – loving it!

peace, love & margaritas bloggy peeps,
xxoo
cyn

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paleo, a weight gain, running & a move?

written by: cyn knight
day: 70.2

happy humpity humps blogtropolois!

i really hate when i slack and let days pass without blogging.
not because i have this vast wealth of knowledge to share – but because after a few days i always feel compelled to recap what i have been up to.
like ya’ll are on the edge of your seat wondering…
clearly you are not & i need to get over myself.
so in saying that…
i am just gonna write about what comes to mind and leave the recaps alone from now on – unless it’s something momentous of course.

so, today is day 2 on paleo.
i am digging it so far. i got a little munchie in the afternoon yesterday but i didn’t have enough protein at lunch and it’s the time of day i am usually munching on something carby (popcorn, crackers & cheese, etc).
and while i know technically you are not supposed to track food on paleo – old habbits die hard and i, of course, am.
for the time being at least.
i just like to see the numbers & it’s going to take me awhile to let go of that need to be anal retentive in regards to tracking.

i am catching hell about switching to paleo.
from the vegans no less.
and i get it – it’s a pretty major departure from being a devout vegan (which btw i have not been since june now).
but this isn’t some whim.
i did a lot of reading and research and what really was the deciding factor for me to give paleo a whirl is the positive effect cutting wheat/gluten & dairy out of your diet has on your digestive track/belly.
and mine has been waging a war on me for 3+ years now.
no matter how *healthy* i eat – i have ongoing belly issues that for a lack of a better phrase – suck ass!

i won’t get on my bangwagon about it – you can read about *leaky gut* (google it) and autoimmune diseases and the paleo diet on your own.
but if you have suffered for yearsssssssss, like i have, with belly issues – i guarantee it’s worth rsearching.

and i have always stood by my guns that cutting dairy out was better for my body than the meat when i was a vegan.

i am only on day two – so i am certainly NOT an expert – but the *bloat* i typically feel at any given point in the day from noon on – has been non-existent the past two days so far.
we shall see!

now this is where i make a confession.
ugh…
i have gained a few pounds since my last weigh-in on october 27th.
a few as in 5.4 lbs to be exact.
in just three fucking weeks no less.
ugh…
but i have no one but myself to blame and the past few weeks have been foodapalooza topped off with me throwing all caution to the wind and eating GOBS of garbage.
if i weren’t running – i bet it would easily be 10 – 15.4 lbs!
no joke!

speaking of running…
it’s going fabulously & is the one constant thing in my life (minus the given things like dean and the kiddos) that brings me non-stop happiness & immense self-pride!
i have ten days until my first 5k and dean & i drove the race route over the weekend & it has motivated me to leave the comfort of the level bike path and to run only in my hilly neighborhood until the race.
afterwards i will complete c210k – which continues where c25k ended.

i don’t want to sound cocky and say i am not nervous about the 5k – but i am not nervous about the 5k.
i ran one yesterday and today (depending on which app you ask as i run two simutaneously and they both differ) & while it was easy peasy – i wasn’t dying and in need of a lung transplant either.
i am anxious for the race – but in a good way.

and one final thing.
i am contemplating a whole new blog thing.
i probably will move the blog to a new address – which means yes, you will once again have to follow my ass elsewhere (still wordpress but another locale) – but the facebook, twitter, instagram & all the other social media whoring will stay the same.
i love this blog & everything it represents but in a lot of ways i feel like i have outgrown it. the name especially.
i may still techinically be a wee bit chunky – but i don’t have that mentality anymore and to be honest – while i do care what the scale says it is so much more for me now that just that.
i am a runner (wow, i am huh?) and fitness and living a healthy lifestyle is what is my focus now.
i want my blog and the message i put out there to be solely about that.
weight loss and looking better are just benefits of my focus.
am i being ridiculous for wanting to start a whole new blog????
your thoughts my dear kittens???

peace, love & skinny margaritas bloggy peeps,
xxoo
cyn

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friday foto dump vol: 15

written by: cyn knight
day: 65.2

tee gee eye effin eff bloggywood!
it’s that magical time again…
just me unloading some of the MANY photos i take in the course of week and basically yapping about them mindlessly.
fun, right?

so let’s get started…

here is hunter zipping skylar up in the new guitar case he got for his birthday last weekend…
clearly she is hating every nanosecond of it…

have i ever mentioned that my daughter has been begging for a drum set since she was two?
i thought it a silly whim…
not the case – she is campaigning BIG time for a drum set for xmas this year and seeing this kickass junior drum set @ guitar center did NOT help!
(how stinkin’ cute!)

still trudging along in the #50milesinnovember!!!

this is old news but you KNEW i was going there…

saw this during the week on one of my runs…
yes.
nothing irritates me more than the this need people have nowadays to make xmas a three month long celebration.
it realllllly loses its magic and thanksgiving is lessened in this xmas mania!
i mean maybe this family just loves xmas, or has some valid reason for jumping the gun? but wtf?!?!?!
let’s slow life down a bit instead of the constant fast forward!

♥skylar♥
yes, she is STILL a lion king freak!
i have a friend who’s grown daughter loved lion king as a child – she is still a lion king freak complete with lion king tattoos.
that will be my daughter.
grown, sporting lion king tattoos and banging away on her drums!

did i mention i finished the c25k this week?
heh.
cheers to me!
(i promise i will stop with the gloating now)

me & my girl lisa…
like my new trim & color?
yup – went a bit bolder & next weekend i am back in the salon to do something a little different and fun!

last night’s little stop at toys r us.
was an absolute zoo – apparently a HUGE sale – but the kiddos didn’t care.
and i saw this…

pickles BLT
the cutest little redheaded lalaloopsy EVER!
she is a roller skating, gum smacking waitress.
adorbs!
i shall make her an honorary member of the redheaded posse!
heh.

well that about sums it up…
crazy busy weekend as always & not that we have specific things to do – just a bunch of this and that & there just isn’t enough time.
even on a three day weekend.

BUT… i will clue ya’ll in that dean and i are getting some much needed time alone.
we have a hotel room & a kickass night out to see one of my most favorite bands at our favorite watering hole…
super psyched!!!

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happy weekend!
and happy bloggin’ kittens!

peace, love & skinny margaritas bloggy peeps,
xxoo
cyn

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warning: MAJOR gloating ahead…

written by: cyn knight
day: 64.2

happy i-rock-balls thursday blogorama!

so i am just going to get right to the gloating…
and trust me – i am gloating ALL over the internet so if you follow me in other places – sorry, but not really.
i am gloating dammit!
*smirk*

i did this today…

yup, i finished the c25k and am officially a graduate.
i am happier about this than when i graduated high school! maybe because this was harder??? who knows???

today we had remnants of yesterday’s nor’easter with slushy snow, some pretty radical wind gusts and a whopping 36 degrees but i was determined to get her done…
and even despite the shit-ola weather… the view was spectacular today!

happy happy!

and i learned something about running in cold weather.
less is more because my weather gear (the underarmour pants and hoodie i got from the gap) WORK like a MoFo!
i was stripping and unzipping the last 15 minutes of my run and wishing like hell i hadn’t overdressed!

but my run was superb – 2.9 miles 34 minutes is pretty good and leads me to believe that I will reach my goal of completing my 5k (a little over two weeks away!!!) in under 40 minutes!

so yeah – i am happier than doo-dah and feeling pretty extra nifty!
this is a dream come true.
not only did i finish the program but the past eight weeks changed my life and i WANT to keep running & getting better.
happy bloggin’ kittens!

peace, love & skinny margaritas bloggy peeps,
xxoo
cyn

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ch-ch-ch-changes…

written by: cyn knight
day: 63.2

happy humipty humps blogosphere!

so clearly things aesthetically are changing around here.
i dedicated an entire blog post to it yesterday.
i feel my journey is changing and therefor so should my blog.

i cleaned things up a bit and simply because it’s cleaner, puts more focus on the writing (working on that peeps!) and it just looks better without a sidebar of this and that.
plus i think not having everything within mouseclicks reach kinda forces y’all to look around a bit?
(pretty sneaky aye?)

but enough on that…
so what’s all the hub bub about change…?
well lemme break it down for ya by category.

dean…
i don’t think it’s a giant secret that things between dean and i are going superbly. he is amazing and not just to me but to my children too; what more could i ask for?
so we have decided to take things to the next level (into 2013) by combining our families and moving in together.
not a single detail to spill at this point – but it is in the works and will happen.
YAY!!!
bottom line: i am extremily happy and want a life with this man…

the ex…
i haven’t written about him in awhile and that has been by choice. i battle even now with whether or not discussing him is the right thing to do, but our situation and the demise of our relationship definitely had/has an impact on me.
so in saying that…
brian has been in an inpatient substance abuse program for the past six weeks or so. that is all i plan on saying about the program and simply because i don’t know anything about it other than the minimal amounts he has told me.
but what i will say is that i am elated he is there and do see some pretty powerful changes in him already.
so for our daughter’s sake – i am rooting for his recovery!
and because the insistent fighting has all but ceased – my stress factors are ridiculously lowered and it makes for a more peaceful existence for skylar and i.
YAY!!!
bottom line: i am letting go completely – it is no longer my job to take care of him.

running…
this is a no brainer and a C O N S T A N T source of conversation in my world lately.
 i know y’all are so sick of hearing me cack about it – imagine how the poor souls in the RL (real life) feel… buggars!
i am on the cusp of finishing the c25k and even just writing the words evokes a bevy of strange yet wonderful emotions.
these past eight weeks have changed my life.
i ran 33 fucking minutes in a row today.
i was only supposed to run 28 but i felt great and kept going.
YAY!!!!
bottom line: c25k is only the beginning…

food…
i write food because i just loathe the word diet – even though the term is technically that.
anywho.
this is one aspect of my life that is either on the up and up or i am just failing miserably at… and honestly, i am just fed up with it being out of control.
i have been hovering around the 170lb. point for MONTHSSSSSSSSS and simply because i am playing god with my diet and trying to manipulate the system lately.
true story – there, i fucking said it.
so…
after much research, discussion, questions and thoughts i am going to try PALEO (site to takes you to my favorite paleo site thus far) after the holiday weekend.
yes, me the former vegan/vegetarian.
but to be clear – i chose to be vegan/vegetarian more for health/ethical reasons and not because i didn’t like the taste of meat.
BUT…that does NOT mean that i am still not appalled by the meat packing industry and the disgusting mistreatment of animals – i am! and because of that i will try my absolute hardest to consume organic /free-range/locally grown animals as well as produce.
(so anyone out there with advice, comments, links, suggestions, etc. in regards to paleo – please, send them my way!)
YAY!!!
bottom line: no frankenfoods for me thank you very much…

me…
at the core, i am better than i have been in years.
maybe even my entire life.
i feel like i have everything i have ever wanted either now or within my reach and it is finally sinking in that i am worthy of every ounce of happiness i have or that is coming.
and it has taken me a lifetime to feel that way.
i have goals i have yet to meet (that is another post down the road) and i feel this resurge in the need to achieve them and i am actually excited again about that!
i have been copping out since april and i am done.
i can do any fucking thing i want – i mean what the fuck – look at what i have done in a little over a year!
and it is high time i acknowledge that fact instead of wallowing in self-pity and my crappy defeatist attitude.
fuck that noise.
i want to be healthy, thin and fit and not cop out in ANY aspect of my life.
YAY!!!!
bottom line: look the fuck out universe – the take-no-shit bitch is back and she has decided to be the amazon goddess herself – wonder fucking woman!
happy bloggin’ kittens!

peace, love & skinny margaritas bloggy peeps,
xxoo
cyn

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run cyn run…

written by: cyn knight
day: 61.2

happy monday-ness blogtropolis!

i have to just say that i had a kickass run today — day one of week 8, the last week, of c25k (couch to 5k) went splendidly!
and i have to admit that i was one nervous MoFo.
but i have come to learn a few things in the past seven + weeks.
i need to stretch…
i need a little warm-up run on top of the warm up walk…
and i need to get out of my own head and think positively!
when i do these things, like i did today, the running ALMOST seems like second nature.

i am not afraid of the 5k – i really think with the proper prep over the next almost 3 weeks i am gonna rock balls!
heck, i am actually getting excited about it as opposed to glazed-over-eyes & sheer terror!
heh.

gotta run (heh, get it?) but tomorrow i will be back with ROCK OUT with your CROCK OUT!

peace, love & margaritas bloggy peeps,
xxoo
cyn

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written by: cyn knight
day: 60.2

well i have just been THE worst blogger this past week… !
but lemme explain!
between a hurricane, no school, halloween, two birthday parties — one of which was my own child & the other was a member of the redheaded posse, running, PMS’n like a icy sea hag in heat, trying to maintain a relationship and just the typical hustle and bustle – blogging faithfully wasn’t in the cards!
but here i am!
still icy and sea haggy – but here nonetheless!

skylar as crumbs sugar cookie lalaloopsy!

halloween was a lot of fun & a MAJOR shout out to mother nature for allowing us to have a rally pleasant night weatherwise. i was really worried!
and yes, i realize communities have been devastated by hurricane sandy and trick-or-treating was postponed or canceled, but my three year old daughter doesn’t fully understand that and was really looking forward to it…
(so no nasty comments and/or emails like i got after hurricane irene last year – just a mama trying to make her little girl happy over here!)

hunter’s birthday was nice.
surreal, but nice.
i have yet to wrap my head around the fact that my firstborn is EIGHTEEN!
*le sigh*

running…
well, it wasn’t my best week… i ran less and for less distance.
BUT…
as the runs get longer (no more walk/run intervals) i am pushing myself a little less. for this past week at least.
i needed a little breather and to lessen up on myself a wee bit.
but can you believe that i start week 8 tomorrow?
WEEK EIGHT!!!!
the last week!
woah!!!!
my first 5k is in less than three weeks!
holy shit!!!
i am really doing this aren’t i???

and speaking of running…
i do in fact agree that the NY marathon should have been canceled.
It’s unfortunate but certainly not appropriate.
My only beef is that it should have been canceled last tuesday when the aftermath was evident and not after mayor bloomberg was politically bullied to change his decision.

but major kudos to all the runners who took disappointment and turned it into something positive by volunteerimg and helping out in staten island! (posted a link to this on my facebook page)
if and when i ever get to marathon running status – those are the runners i hope to run next to!

well kittens, i just wanted to make a quickie post and just catch up!
this week i plan on getting back to normal…
ROCK OUT with your CROCK OUT, regular posts, etc…
now i gotta go see what y’all marvelous peeps have been up to…

peace, love & margaritas bloggy peeps,
xxoo
cyn

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how frankenstorm made me run faster…

written by: cyn knight
day: 54.2

happy we-survived-frankenstorm monday!

NASA photo

frankenstorm theme song…

i gotta tell ya… sandy was a royal bitch & while us inland rhode islanders seem to have had it pretty good (lot of power outtages and some trees/limbs down) the coastal peeps are still gettimg semi-hammered!
dean had to leave his house today – he lives on an inlet beach and by 5pm the water was on the road.
scary to say the least and i had to get bitchy on him to make him take the severity of the sitution serious… but he & cameron are safely at a hotel right up the street from their house.

(not taken by me) coast guard house in narragansett, ri

like i said, we had it pretty easy.
before things got too-too crazy i went out and ran!
my best run to date no less!
go figure?!?!
and yeah, i got soaked and was the only soul (dumbass) out there running — but it felt superb.
today i started week 7 (OMG two weeks left!) and i ran 25 minutes straight without any walking.
TWENTY
FIVE
MINUTES!!!

just sandy and i on the bike path today…

i have to be honest, my last two runs (friday & saturday) were major struggles and left me with some serious self-doubt.
am i being too cocky/confident?
is november 24th too soon to do my first 5k???
am i going to fail miserably????
ughhhhhh!

needless to say, today’s run was JUST what i needed to put this in perspective and give me that boost i so clearly needed.
i can do this.
i AM doing this!
i know this roller coaster of emotions, feelings and doubt are part of the process because running in SO many ways is just as much mental as it is physical.
and it is hard not to reside in my head no matter how hard i try.
BUT…
this much i cannot deny; no matter how defeated i may feel when my run feels like shit.
seven weeks ago i could barely run a minute straight and today i ran twenty-five!

that’s right!

peace, l♥ve & margaritas bloggy peeps,
xxoo
cyn

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YEAR TWO: THE YEAR I HIT MY GOALS!!!!
my fitness goals

1. make exercise my priority — workouts 5-6 days a week.
2. begin a running program
3. run a 5k
4. do a perfect military style pushup
5. have a complete stanger ask me if i workout… (heh, so vain, but would be SO cool!)

day 1 — thursday — september 6th
60 minute walk pushing skylar
not the way i had hoped to start YEAR TWO off…
but my goal is some form of movement/exercise EVERY single day…
so today was a success!!

day 2 — friday — september 7th
30 minute express workout @ gym
30 minutes elliptical
60 minute walk

day 3 — saturday — september 8th
sightseeing day @ wickford — WALK, WALK, WALK!!!

day 4 — sunday — september 9th
45 minute walk pushing sky around the hood!

day 5 — monday — september 10th
60 minute walk (to and from gym)
30 minutes elliptical
30 minute express workout
working off the weekend!

day 6 — tuesday — september 11th
60 minute walk pushing sky on the bike path

day 7 — wednesday — september 12th
30 day shred — level 2
nowhere near the workout i had envisioned for today but at least i got this in!
and man oh man — i forgot what a kickass workout this level is.
i was sweating my beans off!
i ♥ jillian!

day 8 — thursday september 13th
30 minute stationary bike
x25 minute walking on treadmill
not my best workout but considering i felt like ass i am pretty freakin’ proud that i made myself go to the gym.
the me who didn’t give a shit just a few months ago never would have!
PROGRESS!

day 9 — friday september 14th
60 minute walk to the gym
30 minute express workout
30 minutes stationary bike
awesome workout today — i need it before EVERY weekend!

day 10 — saturday september 15th
walked all day at the aquarium
great family day!

day 11 — sunday september 16th
DAY OFF

day 12 — monday september 17th
60 minutes walking
30 minute express workout @ gym
20 minutes stationary bike
great workout but in the middle of the bike i felt pain in my back!
booooooo!
i cannot be hurt!!!!

day 13 — tuesday september 18th
DAY OFF due to pulled muscle in back.
taking today off and will ease back into things tomorrow.
UGH!!!
i am so upset — i cannot be hurt!!!

day 14 — wednesday september 19th
week 1 — day 1 — c25k
18 minutes running
50 minutes walking
yup — i gotta wild hair and decided to check out the c25k app i downloaded months ago and said fuck it and just did it.
and i love it!
and…
i WILL finish it this time!

day 15 — thursday september 20th
90 minutes walking with peyton

day 16 — friday september 21st
week 1 — day 2 — c25k
10 minutes running
20 minutes walking
yay!
really enjoying it so far — let’s hope this drive & determination stays for the next 8 weeks!

day 17 — saturday september 22nd
DAY OFF

day 18 — sunday september 23rd
week 1 — day 3 — c25k
42 minutes walking
8 minutes running
lesson learned today…
do not overeat and run — the hardest day yet
thought i might die 🙂

day 19 — monday september 24th
week 2 — day 1 — c25k
20 minutes walking
10 minutes running
made it through the first day of a new week!
i was a wee bit nervous but amazed on how easy it was.
maybe this DOES work?!?!?!

day 20 — tuesday september 25th
DAY OFF
boo @ me.
no legit excuse — i let the day get away from me & didn’t make working out a priority.
well i hate the way this feels & need to remember how shitty and unaccomplished i feel!

day 21 — wednesday september 26th
week 2 — day 2 — c25k
10 minutes running
50 minutes walking
30 minute express workout.
yeah now that’s more like it.
i do admit that i struggled a bit early on in the c25k ran/walk today. but i did it on the way home from the gym and i had a pretty hard workout.
my first since i hurt my back and lemme tell ya that even just a week of not weight training has made me regress. i had to really push myself today!
but at least i got my ass out there and WERKED IT!

day 22 – thursday september 27th
90 minute walk

day 23 — friday september 28th
week 2 — day 3 — c25k
10 minute run
20 minute walk

day 24 — saturday september 29th
DAY OFF

day 25 — sunday september 30th
DAY OFF
ughhhhh… was out and about walking around but no formal exercise.
BOO!

day 26 — monday october 1st
week 3 — day 1 — c25k
10 minutes running
20 minutes walking
i was reallllly worried about today but it went GREAT!
this program just amazes me.
hell, i amaze me!

day 27 — tuesday october 2nd
DAY OFF
i loathe PMS and what it does to me…

day 28 — wednesday october 3rd
week 3 — day 2 — c25k
20 minutes running
40 minutes walking
30 minute express workout @ gym
made up for yesterday’ *meh*
did the c25k run/walk both to and from the gym & it went great!
i can feel my endurance building tried a new app – mapmyrun — which i ♥!
making plans for my 1st official 5k in november!

day 29 — thursday october 4th
DAY OFF
ughhhhhh!
thursday are just effed up lately!
boo!

day 30 — friday october 5th
week 3 — day 3 — c25k
55 minutes running
1219 calories burned!
holy fuckballs!

day 31 — saturday october 6th
DAY OFF

day 32 — sunday october 7th
week 3 — day 3 — c25k
10 minutes running
20 minutes walking
getting one last week 3 run it!
(in the freezing rain no less)
go me!

day 33 — moday october 8th
week 4 — day 1 — c25k
57 minutes running
i am loving this…

day 34 — tuesday october 9th
week 4 — day 2 — c25k
16 minutes running
15 minutes walking
30 minutes on the incumbent bike
struggled a wee bit and only because i ran @ 6pm.
lesson learned — i am a daytime, preferrably morning *runner*!!!

day 35 — wednesday october 10th
32 minute run

day 36 — thursday october 11th
week 4 — day 3 — c25k
(twice)
55 minute run
go me!
upped my pace as well & really felt this run today — but i am determined to do this and NOTHING will stop me!!!

day 37 — friday october 12th
week 4 — day 3 — c25k
(twice)
today felt great — i felt invincible!!!!

day 38 — saturday october 13th
week 4 – day 3 — c25k
(twice)
53 minutes running
just trudging along & trying out my new kicks (saucony’s) that i just love!
i logged in 25 miles this week!
GO ME!!!

day 39 — sunday october 14th
week 4 — day 3 — c25k
30 minutes running
last day of week 4 — trying to condition my body because week 5 is when the REAL endurance challenge begins and i admit that i am a wee bit nervous.
but i got this — i refuse NOT to!

day 40 — monday october 15th
week 5 — day 1 — c25k
running 55 minutes
week 5 — past the halfway point and where the real work begins.
i am trying to remain positive but i admit i am a wee bit TERRIFIED!

day 41 — tuesday october 16th
week 5 — day 2 — c25k
51 minutes running
i was reallllly leery of today but i made it through with ease.
i even ran 10 minutes straight at one point.
wow.

day 42 — wednesday october 17th
week 5 — day 3 — c25k
53 minutes running
WOWOWOWOWOWOW
i did it… i ran for 20 minutes straight without stopping.
ME!
i feel so fuckin’ amazing that i did this…

that’s right, i officially bit the bullet and registered for the turkey trot 5k in just 5 1/2 weeks!!!
i AM badass & can do anything i put my mind to!

day 43 — thursday october 18th
week 5 — day 3 — c25k
33 minutes running
(23 minutes NONSTOP)
ran 2 miles without stopping just to see how fast i could go.
10:55 min/mile!
go me!
5 weeks ago i could barely run a minute straight!!

day 44 — friday october 19th
week 5 — day 3 — c25k
50 minutes running
10 minutes warmup/cooldown
40 minutes running
totally felt it today — in my knees even, the first time for that.but man do i feel fuckin’ badass!

day 45 — saturday october 20th
week 6 — day 1 — c25k
36 minute 5k
i reallllly struggled today.
knee pain and just having BIG problems keeping my pace.
but oddly i am not totally hating my time seeing how it wasn’t all running.

day 46 — sunday october 21st
DAY OFF!!!

day 47 — monday october 22nd
week 6 — day 2 — c25k
57 minutes running
MUCH better day… phew!

day 48 — tuesday october 23rd
week 6 — day 2 — c25k
running 59 minutes
GREAT RUN!!!!

day 49 — wednesday october 24th
running 57 minutes
my pace was a wee bit slower today and my head was definitely not in *the zone*???
tried out new app — runtastic — that i am diggin’ as it automatically connects and logs run onto myfitnesspal!