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From 0-1 page views a day to 37 views on 8-7 and now I'm still seeing 2-4 page views everyday so welcome! I hope I can keep you entertained!

How much is to much?

I spent most of the day asleep, I tend to do that after a long stretch at work. Now it's 1 AM and I'm awake. Guess who has a 24 hour gym? Yay! I'm thinking a run and some weightlifting are in order.

My goal for 2012 was to run 12 races this year. I'm at 8 so far and my 9th is tomorrow. I am aiming for 3 half marathons, 4 10ks, 5 5ks. So far I'm at 2/2/4 respectively. I had planned to run 1 race a month and leave it at that. My previous racing history included a grand total of 4 races in 2 years, so this was a big goal for me. Now my running friends are trying to get me to more and more races and I'm finding more and more that I'd like to run, but how many is to many? Let's be honest, I'm not running a 5 minute pace or anything. My average time for a 5K is around 38 minutes. Then there is the cost, 20-30 for a 5k, 30-40 for a 10k and 50 + for a half marathon.

So here's I've got planned and italics are the extras
Aug - Wounded Warrior 5K
          Torchlight 5K
Sept - US Air Force 10K
           Alzheimer's Association 5K
Oct - RnR Half Marathon
         Cowbell Half Marathon
         Go! St. Louis Halloween 10K
Nov - D.A.R.E to Run for Backstoppers 10K
          The Skippo 10K Trail Run
          Jefferson County Memorial Hospital Turkey Trot
Dec -  Arthritis Foundation Jingle Bell Run 5K

So at what point is it to many on the 5Ks? Or is that short of a distance really that big of a deal since I'm training for a half marathon?

- the iene

Caffiene and nicotine that is. In the past 2.5 weeks I've had 1 soda, as opposed to the 2 a day habit I had. In the past week and a half I've had 4 cigarettes, as opposed to the 1/3 pack I'd been smoking for the past month and the pack a day I'd smoked for a decade before that.

All of this another piece of the equation in why I haven't bothered to be in the gym or on the running paths as of late. I've been trying to indulge in as much sleep as I wanted being sick and withdrawing and whatnot.

But again with the excuses, ;)

Excuses, excuses

I'm still not quite over this cold though I am improving. However, I haven't been getting good sleep at night thanks to the congestion and cough.

Between the cold and work I still haven't made it out for a run or even to the gym. My 2pm to 2am isn't helping the situation. Tomorrow my shift is noon to midnight and it's already 5 am so I definitely have no plans on hitting the gym before I head back to work. I did take the opportunity to spend an hour with my boyfriend after work tonight. I hadn't seen him in a week and his ambulance happened to be posted outside of my hospital. Like they say you make time for the things that are important. :)

I'll hoping be back in the gym Thursday or Friday. Definitely will have a run report for Saturday, if nothing else.

That's What She Said

Not many people know but a quick glance at my list of completed races should give an idea on how I feel about the Go! St. Louis franchise of races. It was the very first 5k I ever registered for and completed, then I did it again the next year and the year after that I did the half marathon and in 2013 I plan on making it my very first marathon!!

Yes I just said that in 8 months time I'm going to run a marathon.