In the past few weeks, Run DMT has been spotlighted on several websites and it’s giving me a big head.
Marathon Training Schedule compiled a list of top running blogs and Run DMT is #64. Then, RN Central.com shared 50 Inspiring Blogs for Your Post-Pregnancy Weight Loss and Run DMT is #5 on the list. How exciting is that?!
I’m flattered to be considered an “inspiration” to others for post-partum weight-loss and I hope yours is going better than mine because I’m sill struggling to lose the last of my baby weight 19 months later. What’s that old pregnancy rule of thumb for weight-loss? Nine months up, nineteen months down? That sounds about right.
Five unflattering pounds are still sticking around from my pre-pregnancy weight but I don’t put a whole heck of a lot of value on the scale since most of my old clothes are fitting me.
So the numbers on the scale are not dropping but I am definitely toning and shrinking inches, thanks to our Love My Abs Challenge. If you haven’t been following along, you should go over there RIGHT NOW and check it out! Each week, I’ve been sharing photos and a brief recap of my progress.
Tomorrow, we’re moving onto to Week 4 and 200 reps, but it’s not too late to join in the fun. Even if you fell off the wagon, you can simply start over at 100 reps at Week 1. It’s not about how many reps or how long, but more about making a commitment to a better you.
Speaking of wagons, I will be catching a carriage ride over to Orlando this weekend for the Disney’s Princess Half Marathon. I don’t feel prepared at all for this race, but it has nothing to do with training. I still haven’t figure out what to wear!
Should I be Belle or Tiana?
Both princesses are equally smart, brave, fearless, beautiful and good role models for my girls (next to their mom, of course). But…
If I dress as Belle, I’ll wear a yellow running skirt, matching yellow top, a tiara and carry a red rose.
If I dress as a Tiana, I’ll wear a green top, green shorts and a magnolia rhinestone hair clip in my hair. I wanted to find a green tutu to wear over my shorts, but I haven’t had any luck yet. 
As any stylish, runner (a.k.a stunner ) will tell you, tiaras and tutus are a must for any Disney Princess race. I think what I wear will be a game time decision, but I would love to hear your vote: Belle or Tiana?
The girls have the Gasparilla Jr. Race on Saturday. Next year, Liam will be old enough to run the Gasparilla Jr with Emmalynn, but this is Allana’s last year to run it as she’s getting too old for it now. The thought of it makes me all melancholy, but she’s moving on to bigger distances with her mom.
And who knows maybe she’ll run a Princess race with me someday. Then she can be Belle and I’ll be Tiana! There. Problem solved. Hopefully, by then I would have found a green tutu or made one or bought one of these shnazzy sparkly skirts. A runner mom can dream, can’t she? Like a wise mouse once told me, “If you dream it, you can do it.”
And now for my running stats!
I suffered from a stomach bug for two days after the Rock ‘n Roll Half Marathon, but I think the forced rest helped me run under 30 minutes for the first time in nearly a year.
2/15
3.1 miles
Time 29:35
Ave Pace 9:33
Max Pace 7:31
2/16
4 miles
Time 41:09
Ave Pace 10:17
Max Pace 7:59
2/18
6 miles
Time 1:13:27
Ave Pace 11:51
Max Pace 8:56
2/21
3.1 miles
Time 30:21
Ave Pace 9:48
Max Pace 7:06
*Proudly submitted to Stacy Uncorked, because when I blog about my training, it’s usually pretty random.*
It’s the gift giving season around the world and the joy of giving is the air. Let’s spread some of that gift giving joy in the blogosphere with an ornament swap!
I swore off owning pets for years. Then we rescued a lost dog in our neighborhood and we found ourselves pet owners when our girls begged us with their own puppy dog eyes to get a dog.
