So, remember way back in March when I had my RBFPA day? Well, I do. That day sucked. Balls.

The one good thing that came of that whole experience was a renewed dedication to myself - or rather, my body. Since then I’ve been a lot better about what I eat, making sure I get my body moving, and taking care of my mind.

Part of this project of making myself better involved setting up a running goal around mid-April. Why running? Well, partly because I kept using my lack of stamina as an excuse to push off joining a soccer league. I do miss those muddy, shin-aching, ball-kicking evenings of team sports. But mostly because it’s something that is really hard for me to do. I’ve always been more of a sprinting type since I was a wee lass. In April, running a 5k distance without stopping seemed akin to asking me to do a standing back handspring while balancing a pint of Fuller’s on my head.

Funny thing happened though - I actually accomplished this goal last Friday. To celebrate, I committed myself to a weekend of debauchery, including copious amounts of beer drinking, not counting calories, and other unmentionable sins (*cough*).

So now I’ve been trying to figure out what to do with myself. I thought about doing a triathlon. The biggest obstacle for dedicating myself to that goal are the dickwads on Craigslist who don’t answer emails about their bikes for sale. Now my newest goal is to extend my running distance to 10k. In a month. It’s for a good cause though.

I’ve registered for the Swedish Summer Run, and you should join me. You can do a 5k walk, 5k run, or 10k run. It’s for a good cause (ovarian cancer, which my Mom died of, so it’s pretty personal to me) and you can see me sweaty and gross, which may or may not be a bonus.

Also, because I’m hitting a motivation wall, I’ve set up a private list on my livejournal account to track my workouts and my macros, which will help keep me accountable for what I’m doing and putting into my body. If you are a voyeur like I am, you may be interested in all my silly statistics. I know I find other people’s similar updates informative and interesting, and maybe I can provide the same. If you want to be on the list, let me know.