Catching up: Miles 0-25.95 | summer of 100, Health & Fitness

The original post about Summer of 100, I share with you, my friends, my goal of hitting one hundred miles by the end of Summer, September 23rd. 

In that previous post, you can read it here, I shared with you all that I was documenting these miles on social media and in my planner, kind of like a really brief journal. 

Since that original post, I have decided to add it to my blog. I am aiming for adding a week at a time, documenting and sharing all the miles I have put in that week. 

So, this is my first mile documenting post for this challenge. Instead of trying to break those weeks down, obviously, that would be really difficult, I am smashing them all together!

Miles 0-25.95

I am a quarter of the way there!

For someone who has never been good at running, to be able to say they have ran almost twenty six miles in less than a month, is an amazing feeling.

How motivating!!

Those twenty five, almost twenty six miles, have not been easy. If I knew more about running, that might would make things easier, maybe. I have made a point to read so many running posts on Pinterest! Some of it is a little confusing, and then some of it is so helpful.

My miles have accumulated on the treadmill and the bike at the gym.

IMPROVEMENTS

Not only have my times gotten better, I have seen a difference in my mindset, my anxiety, and my body. Your probably thinking, don't you already workout five to six days a week? Doesn't that help with all of those things?

It does! And I am so grateful. 

I tend to be in my own mind, way too much. My mind and I- we are always making lists, growing and cultivating ideas for my team, for my coworkers, for my family and house. 

And, well, I am a planner, on top of being a list maker.

Usually, on a for real note, I am planning what I am going to eat after that workout to refuel my body. Another reason I like to meal prep. It takes the guess work out of things, and it is one less thing I have to think about. 

If I workout at home, I am planning what chore I am going to do after I workout. 

You get the point. 

Running has added to my "clear mind time". I guess because it is so new for me, and I am honestly not good at it, yet, it requires a lot of mind work. I am telling myself "keep running, until the end of this song your listening to!", or "Just make it through this run and you are going to feel so much better!". My mind is busy focusing on my workout, my run; it is too busy to focus on all the other stuff in my head. 

Also, these runs sometimes turn into my extra "Jesus-time". I need all the Jesus time I can get!
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Music

This is another one of my favorite parts of running. 

Putting in my bluetooth ear buds and blaring whatever is motivating me that morning and doing a great job to keep me at an attainable pace, is mood altering. 

Otherwise, I don't listen to music while I am working out, I am usually listening to my personal trainer through my ear buds. My trainers are taped and I can play them whenever, where ever I want or need to. Love it. 

I certainly do not get to listen to the music I like when my kids are in the car with me. We are usually listening to the Frozen or Moana soundtrack, or they are watching a movie. Sweet spoilt babies. PS- I'll be glad when they learn to like wearing the headphones that go to my car. 

This time to turn on my phone and blare "my jam" as Blakeleigh calls it, is a blessing. 

Here are some of the songs I have been listening to over the last few weeks. 

• Ring, Drip, I Like It - Cardi B (my youngest loves the Cardi!)
• Waymore's Blues- the Tennessee Jet and Cody Jinks version 
• anything by The Steel Woods
• Sorry, Not Sorry- Demi Lovato
• anything by Post Malone
• Christian Workout Hits (a station on Amazon Prime)
• Truth Hurts- Lizzo

My music tastes are so scattered, I know. I even through some Ozzy in there sometimes. 

Judge me- I don't care!
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Coming up:

• weekly updates
• new music
• signing up and completing my first 5k!
• getting back on track with weekly running sessions
  I had gotten off track this past week due to my some stuff going on with my youngest, and my very first running blister! (YESSS!) But, we are back on track, and ready to crush my week with all the success- runs, workouts, eating right, housework, work and so much more!
• running in newer locations, to spice things up

until next week, ya'll!

PS- Comment below, and tell me what are some of your favorite songs to listen to while working out! Always wanting to update my playlists!

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