Run Betsy Run. (I’m trying.) & 90 Day Fitness Challenge Update #10

Thanks to WhatWouldSummerWear for the neat photo.

Sometimes The Business of Life includes… GETTING HEALTHY.

I’ve committed (rather than been committed) to running.

FIVE MILES.

At one time.

Really.

I run, don’t get me wrong, I’ve played sports for most of my life. Apparently running for me works when I DON’T KNOW I’m running. Like playing soccer. Or, as my volleyball coach use to do, and drop me off 3 miles from school and… well, you get the picture. Or when I ran down from Mt Whitney because I was getting low on water, my flashlight battery died, and it was dusk (and that was around 13 miles downhill, switchbacks and rocks all the way).

Oh… I also do sprints ’cause I know it’s over soon. I may be heaving and hurling, but it’s over.

But just going out and run for a couple of miles?

This I don’t get.

And I know it’s all mental. But it’s uncomfortable, hot and sweaty business and I know it’s going to be another 30 mins of more of the same. And I KNOW can stop. At anytime. I should stop. Any sane person would.

But I also know it’s just about the most efficient exercise out there. Have shoes and road, you can exercise. It’s great cardio and gets you (and keeps you) in shape. And since my  Go Betsy Go 90 Day Fitness Challenge is winding down, I’ve got to come up with a plan to keep the good and keep on whittling away at the bad.

Enter my trainer , and all-around nice chick, Laura Dosdall.

She’s convinced me to start training to eventually run 5 miles (Or was that a 5K? She’s pretty mum on the topic.) Right now 1 mile is daunting. (Did I tell you how much I do not enjoy running? I really dislike the activity.) Well Laura is going to teach me to love it.

I’m going to start with just the first mile. Tomorrow.

Wish me luck.

And here are the stats from Betsy for Week 10.

So as of 7/30/10 :

• Bust: 36.5 inches (No change from last week, -2.5″ total)
• Waist: 29.5 inches (No change from last week,  -3.5″ total
• Hips: 38.1 inches (-1.1″, -4.50″ total, Hooray!)
• Upper arm: 10.5 inches (-0.50″, -1.50″ total)
• Upper thigh: 21.0 inches (-1.0, -4.75″ total)

Total inches lost this week:  , total 16.75″ since starting.

HOLY CRAP! I’ll take those numbers. I sort of plateaued the last few weeks and now, my body, decides to be nice. (I plan on writing a nice thank-you note to the bod later on today.)

Goes to show you, keep on keepin’on and everything works out in the end.

Read all about the 90 day health challenge I’m doing, you can read all about it HERE.

Check out my partners in the Go Betsy Go! 90 Day Challenge: