The Ohio Runner

I am going to make a real honest attempt to write in this thing more, even if it's only a few sentences. I am beginning to think that I need more help in my quest for my first marathon. Encouragement, tips, suggestions...whatever. I have been having back pains for the last month or so and just now figured it out. I have over 500 miles on my Brooks...duh!!!!!!!! Tomorrow I am buying my second pair of Brooks...they are awesome. I used to be an asics girl.

I think it's weird that I am soo good (apparently) at encouraging other people but that I can't encourage myself. I know that it takes a lot of self-talk and postive thinking. I am that postive thinker for my neighbor and my husband. My neighbor and I got to the metro park by our houses and run this major hills 2-3 times and run around the park once usually. I am much quicker up the hill and that motivates me...especially on the 3rd hill...not to stop and walk because I am like her hero or something. She tells me all the time that she wants to quit but she sees me up a head and has to finish the hill too. That makes me feel good. My husband has run 2 5Ks because of me. One of the girls that works at the Y that I got to..has asked me to help her to begin to run. How can I be such an influence on people, when I have trouble encouraging myself?

Weight-wise? I still would love to lose about 5 more pounds. I have lost a grand total of 35 pounds.For Lent...not for the Catholic way but for the challenge...my husband and I gave up all sweets and fried foods. I think that helped a lot. Tonight was the first night I had fries and they didn't taste all that good to me....the person that loves fries. WEIRD.