December

Day One:  Ran 35 minutes.  Covered 3.1 miles.
Day Two:  Cleaned house - about an hour and a half
Day Three: Recovery day
Day Four: Nothing - Chamber After Hours function after work
Day Five: Nothing
Day Six: Nothing - Company Christmas party after work
Day Seven: Nothing
Day Eight: Ran 43 minutes and covered 3.71 miles.
Day Nine: Cleaned house for an hour
Day Ten: Ran 35 minutes - VERY obvious I haven't exercised in a week!  Ran on a treadmill and didn't track how far I ran.
Day Eleven: Recovery day.
Day Twelve: Ran 35 minutes on the treadmill - noted 3.1 miles.
Day Thirteen: 32 minutes on an elliptical trainer.  THAT is a workout!
Day Fourteen: Nothing.  After being in hotels all week and driving 4 hours from Alabama to home I was beat.
Day Fifteen: RACE DAY! Ran 32 minutes and covered 3.12 miles!  PERSONAL BEST!!
Day Sixteen: Nothing
Day Seventeen: Nothing.  I rarely run on Mondays.
Day Eighteen: Ran 31 minutes.  Not a good night at all.  Only covered 2.55 miles.
Day Nineteen: Nothing - working an hour and half away from Natchez.  Driving back and forth every day.
Day Twenty: Nothing.  Still have the hour and half commute.
Day Twenty-one: Nothing.  Friday night and packing for the holiday!
Day Twenty-two: Rode my bike 32 minutes - covered a 3.76 miles.
Day Twenty-three: Nothing.  VERY full day of visiting family and friends!
Day Twenty-four:  Walked 40 minutes.
Day Twenty-five:  MERRY CHRISTMAS!  IT SNOWED 12 INCHES!  But the weather was really miserable all day.
Day Twenty-six:  Nothing.  Enjoyed the snow from the inside.
Day Twenty-seven:  Nothing.  Took 8 hours and two tow trucks to get back to Natchez.
Day Twenty-eight: Nothing.  Just glad to be home.
Day Twenty-nine: Ran 43 minutes.  FELT GREAT!  Covered only 3.51 miles but I enjoyed the feel of being outside again.
Day Thirty: Rode my bike for 34 minutes.  Covered 4.31 miles.
Day Thirty-one:  Nothing.  Started getting a cold yesterday.  Was miserable all day. Came home from work and crawled in bed.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!  I have to say, 2012 was one of my most proud years.  I did something I never thought I could do - and then I did it 4 times!  I RAN a 5k.  RAN one!  And each time I ran, except for the one with the busted knee, I ran it about 3 minutes faster than the previous one.  I could not be more proud.  This is almost as good as when the scales at HealthQuest hit the 50 pounds lost mark.  It just goes to show you CAN do anything you set your mind, and your heart, to.  ANYTHING.  Next on my list - moving up to at least a 10k this year.  I really think I can do it.  I ran 4 miles twice in November and I think I can build back up to that and then past it.  I'd like to aim for a half marathon but I did learn this year that I have to go slowly.  I'm not a spring chicken anymore and it just takes me a little longer to progress than someone half my age but I do progress.

My heart will thank me for it.

May your 2013 be your best ever!

Day Thirty-one:  Home, in the bed, with a cold.  Happy New Year!