Getting back on track and the AF Half Marathon!

So several times I have written drafts trying to find ways to explain my delay in writing my next post. At this point, what is the need? Sometimes things happen and you fall "off the wagon" as they say. I am sure that if I ever get the hang of blogging on a regular basis I may eventually go into the details of what "pushed me off the wagon"(PCOS and all that jazz).

Now I am back to square one and have gained all the weight back. Even worse, I am up to 156 lbs.
I had lost my motivation to get fit. To try and get it back, I decided to follow the example of some family members and sign up for a half marathon! Needless to say, I have a lot of work to do!

The half marathon is in American Fork on June 21st (for anyone who may still feel like signing up or cheering me on). What is also great about this marathon in particular is their cause. The half marathon is in the support of cancer patients and helping them pay for their treatment. If you are interested in signing up or just want more information, check out this link! http://afhalfmarathon.com/

Last month we actually moved from American Fork to Salt Lake City in order to be closer to campus for Tyler to go to school. Luckily for us, our new apartment complex has a fitness facility! I am not much of a "going to the gym" person myself but with the added convenience and the desperate need to build up my endurance for the half marathon before the big run. 


I will do my best to keep you all more posted on my progress. I know how to use all of this equipment, I have just never been a huge fan. For those of you who are gym goers, which equipment do you like t use to build endurance for long distance running? By the way, this treadmill is terrifying and sounds like it wants to send me into oblivion so I am learning to avoid it.

 

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  1. UnknownApril 28, 2014 at 2:59 PM

    That is great Katrina! Good luck! I want to do something like that some day. I need to get myself back into working out every day. I have been trying to eat healthier though. So I guess that will help with getting healthy. Maybe go meatless for a month. That is what I just did/am doing and it is pretty easy actually. Good luck!

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