December in Review

When I was creating this post several hours ago my phone rang and it was Nikki asking me if I wanted to go running. At first I told her no because I had already showered. Minutes after hanging up the phone with her I knew I had to call her back and change my mind. I mean, seriously it's 50+ degrees on December 31 in OHIO!!! So the kids and I headed to the local track and Nikki and I did a combination of running/walking/sprinting for 3 miles while the kids played on the football field. So glad I changed my mind! It felt great to get out there today!

Now even though I ended up with my lowest mileage month since I started running again in February 2009, I was still sucessful in maintaining my fitness level through my Daily Challenge!

December Stats
33.5-- running miles
2.5-- elliptical miles
0-- bike miles
36-- total miles
150.4- weight as of December 31, 2010

Current 2010 Stats
1,099-- running miles
55.4-- elliptical miles
5.1-- bike miles
1, 159.5-- total miles


All things considered, I am happy with my December. I ran 34 miles, did 2.5 miles on the elliptical and completed all 31 days of my Daily Challenge to the tune of 496 sit ups, 496 push ups, 496 dips, 496 squats, and 496 minutes of jump rope and 10 "boy" push ups today! I am quite certain my December workouts had a little something to do with the numbers on the scale today! I am down to 150.4 from 152.2 on November 30. I would say that is very impressive considering I managed to drop weight during the Christmas season when a lot of excess eating took place!


Marathon training starts in ten days. I am looking forward to training with Jenn! I have a bit of unfinished business with a little thing called 26.2. I will cross that finish line in 2011 upright and smiling with a little help from my friends!!

I will be back this weekend with my year in review post!

Keep running, you're simply the best, and you inspire me!!

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words

I haven't done a lot of running in December however, I have kept up with my daily challenge so far! In fact, I will be doing 20 sit ups, 20 dips, 20 squats, and 20 minutes of jump rope shortly. With that being said, I thought you might be interested to see what we have been up to in December!!

Kaelynn and her Aunt Kourtney at Higgins Christmas
Grant giving his Aunt Kourtney a smooch at Higgins Christmas

Kourtney and I at Higgins Christmas

Grant and daddy making Grant's wish list on the Polar Express

Kaelynn and Grant with their best buddies Ellie and Andrew on the Polar Express

Grant waving to the camera at his Pre-K Holiday Program

Kaelynn singing at her 3rd grade concert

Kaelynn at ice skating lessons wearing her favorite blue skating outfit!

Grant showing good sportsmanship at his last basketball game!

Happy Holidays!!

Keep running, you're simply the best, and you inspire me!!

Thirteen Minutes of Jump Rope and Counting

If you follow me on Facebook or Dailymile you know that I have given myself a challenge for the month of December. It is simple really....do the same number of exercises as the day of the month it is. When this challenge started it was pretty easy....most people can do 1 sit up, 1 push up, 1 dip, 1 squat, and 1 minute of jump rope with out too much of a problem. Fast forward to today (day 13) and I am still doing just fine with the sit ups, push ups, dips, and squats but let me tell you...the jump rope...wow!! I didn't realize how much of a workout jumping rope could be. Thirteen straight minutes of jumping rope, during which time I was questioning my sanity for coming up with this challenge, and I was sweating like I had just run a 5k! Speaking of running, I need to get back on track. I need to find my groove again. I ran a whole 3 miles last week...yes T-H-R-E-E and that was only because I was so stressed out that I knew I had to get outside and escape it all for a little bit. Thank goodness for awesome friends who willingly took my kids so I could make it happen. I think the 1,000+ miles I have run so far this year are catching up with me. In fact, I recently shared with a friend that I was feeling burnt out from running. So my goal for the rest of December is to take my workouts one day at a time.

Keep running, you're simply the best, and you inspire me!!