Well this seems strange...

Hey everyone!

So...I've done something I never thought I'd do.

I've...I've....(sigh)...I've signed up for a race series.


Yep! This semi-motivated woman is going to be running 6 races in 2015 (this counting my upcoming 1/2 marathon...which is in less than a month...yikes!).  These ones will all be in Chicago and will be 5 miles or less...but still for a girl who truly hated running (wanna know how I started my running journey? See my first post!) this is a huge step for me. I think I can officially say that I'm a runner now and being part of that kind of a community is really kinda cool.  I run because I enjoy it but I really hope that I'm inspiring people to be more healthy, or at least to take steps to be more healthy.

 This is going to keep 2015 moving (because I don't have enough going on the way it is...) but it's also kind of nice to know that I'm going to have some personal time carved out for myself. And that I'm taking steps to stay healthy.

Talking about health- do you think it is better to have a goal weight or to go for a feeling of fitness? I've been in both camps and I'm not sure which is best so I thought I'd ask you.  I personally feel that the BMI system is a bit messed up; for most of my college career I was .6 from being considered obese for my body type.  This is hard for me to wrap my brain around since I worked out and danced for most of those 4 years...I just don't understand how and while muscle does not get considered in those measurements.  And why do we focus on a number when 5 pounds of fat is different than 5 pounds of muscle? But truly, that is another project...but please tell me your ideas and thoughts!

The race is so close now and I have been surviving the treadmill runs, whoo!  Details on my costume are not done yet...but I have a fun weekend planned with friends and crafting might have to happen with them :)

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Until next time, keep running strong!
Actress on the Run

Days until the Princess 1/2 Marathon: 17 days