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Question for long distance runners
I am slowly working my way up to running long distances. To date, my longest run has been 6.44 miles. At the start of the year I laid out some goals for myself, one of them is to add a mile to how far I can run in one shot each month. This month I am trying to get up to 7 miles in one run. The question is, am I pushing it…
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May Succes!
Hey everyone! I'm feeling pretty good about my May goals. On Facebook I usually post an "End of Month Report" for my friends to keep up on how I'm doing, it's part of what keeps me accountable and active. Here's how I did in May: Here's my end of month report on my health & fitness progress: I set a goal of 150 miles to…
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April Success
Just wanted to share my success this month. I beat my weight loss goal by more than a pound, and I had put C25K as my other goal, but ended up not doing it. Not to say though that I didn't run 5K, I actually self trained without C25K. So Saturday the 20th I ran 3.16 miles in my neighborhood, and then on Sunday the 28th, I…
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Rustic Potato Leek Soup
Just had this with some sugar snap peas and garlic bread for dinner. Yummy yum! Been eating this recipe for years, but had never calculated out the nutrition info, and was very pleased to find that 1.5 cups is only 232 calories. So here is the recipe. Enjoy! 4 slices bacon, chopped 3 large leeks, white & light green parts…