August - A Quest To Become More Active!

August 31, 2015 ~ As I take a moment to reflect back on a journey I am reminded that you should never give up! On July 21, 2015 my sister and I did our first virtual 5k and made a pack to become more active. My cousin would be getting married in September and this would be our driving force to loose weight. Little did we know that we would inspire others to join us and the month of August would be the start of a great habit.

We all look at ourselves in the mirror and don't love what we see. We are our own worst critics and are too hard on ourselves. If you could only see yourself in someone else's eyes you would understand how important you are to others. The only real way to change these thoughts is to change our habits and form new (positive) ones. For me, walking/jogging/running as been a huge positive habit that I don't love but that I do look forward to each night. I get to enjoy the company of friends and family while they encourage me not to give up. We have been walking (sometimes jogging/running) almost every night and I can tell a huge difference.

August 1, 2015

Road Shark Run Virtual  - 5 miles

August 2, 2015

3.1 miles

August 3, 2015

Remember The Fallen Virtual 5k (Roni's Race) - 3.5 miles

August 4, 2015 

3.2 miles

 August 5, 2015 

Summer Soulmate Virtual 5k - 3.1 miles

August 6, 2015 

3.1 miles

August 7, 2015

3.1 miles

August 8, 2015

Diva Dash 5k - 3.1 miles

August 9, 2015

3.2 miles

August 11, 2015

Unplugged Virtual 13.1 miles - 

(My very first Half Marathon)

August 13, 2015 

Suck It Up Buttercup Virtual 5k - 3.1 miles

August 14, 2015

I Only Look Back To See How Far I've Come 10k - 6.2 miles 

(My very first 10k)

August 16, 2015

3.1 miles

August 17, 2015 

3.1 miles

August 18, 2015

3.1 miles

August 19, 2015 

3.1 miles

August 20, 2015

Empower & Inspire Like A Girl Virtual 5k - 3.1 miles

August 22, 2015

KC Royals Charities 5k - 3.3 miles

August 23, 2015

3.1 miles

August 24, 2015

3.1 miles

August 25, 2015

3.1 miles

August 26, 2015

Phone Home Virtual 5k - 3.1 miles

August 27, 2015

Soul Sister 7 Mile Virtual Run - 7 miles

August 29, 2015

3.3 miles

August 30, 2015

3.4 miles

August 31, 2015

3.1 miles

August 31, 2015

3.1 miles

For a total of 27 walks/runs (out of 31 days) isn't too dang bad and clocking out 103.9 miles this month is pretty amazing! If you had asked me to set a goal of 100 miles in a month I would have laughed at you. Now that this has been a consistent habit it makes me want to keep going!