Month: July 2010

June in Review

I ran 75.9 miles this month. I had some wrong calculations when I said a few posts back I’d do over 80 this month…my weekly running schedule is off track from the calendar, so if I tacked on the rest of this week I would have been over 80. Regardless impressive numbers.

I also worked out 21 out of 30 days this month. Rest days are important, but it’s so much better to think of exercising as the rule and not the exception.

I’m only down 3 pounds this month, but I’m okay with that because I see and feel the changes in body regardless of what the scale says.

So looking ahead…

I’m pretty sure I’m gonna do the Virginia Beach Rock & Roll half marathon Labor Day Weekend

and I actually am also looking into a half marathon in New Orleans Halloween Weekend that a friend might join me for

Tomorrow I leave for Nashville and kicking off my 10K weekend 🙂

End of June Measurements

So last month I took my first set of measurements and here we are one month later, I knew it was going to be a big month and it was.

  • Chest: 36 (0)
  • Waist: 36.5 (-1.5)
  • Hips: 43.5 (-4.5)
  • Upper Thigh: 27 (-1)
  • Above Knee: 17 ¾ (-1.25)
  • Calf: 16.5 (0)
  • Upper Arm: 13 (-2)
  • Mid-Upper Arm: 12 (-1)
  • Neck: 12.5 (-0.5)
  • Wrist: 6 (-0.25)

That’s a loss of 12.75 inches – I counted my upper thigh twice and upper arm twice, but didn’t include the above knee or mid-upper arm measurement in my total. 

Seriously though I woke up one morning and my hips fell off. Really. I looked in the mirror and was like WTF. My bottom half is disappearing…I wish my middle would follow suit and soon!

I needed this, these numbers make me feel great seeing that my scale is the devil. I’m only down about 2.5 pounds for the month, but clearly I’m getting leaner and toner.

Huzzah!

P.S. The 3 miles I did this evening were great, if I have taken my water bottle with me I would have been up for doing a 4th mile. Sometimes it’s just getting your ass out the door….if there’s a will there’s a way.