Friday, May 20, 2011

The New Exersice Plan

Last year I participated in the Corporate Challenge while 6 months pregnant and to the surprise of many I actually managed to jog a good bit of it coming in with a time of 56 minutes for the 3.5mi course.
I miss you Rita Ramos!!

 I was mortified by the possibility that I might not be any faster this year, and without the excuse of carrying another life with me (Abbey wasn't riding on my back or front for the race) I would have had to hang my head in shame. Having run a total of 3.5miles since the 2010 race I was honestly concerned I might not even make it up the .3miles up the Madison Ave hill to start this years race.

9,200+ people participated...have I mentioned I get claustrophobic and don't like crowds?

So with a little help from the new iPod nano my hubby had gotten me, blaring Rihanna - S&M in my ears, I was able to drown out my heavy breathing and finish this years Corporate Challenge at 39 minutes flat - Whew!! Which meant I could go to work today, show my face in public, and most importantly prove to myself that I can still "hang."

And I even managed to receive a special mention in the company wide announcement of our teams standings:"And our winner of Most Improved is Kelly Vincent with a time difference of 17:00 over last year!!! Guess it’s a little easier to run a race when you’re not seven months pregnant!"

The non-pregnant version...

So now that I've conquered my local "Everest" I'm determined to put BOB to work (again ladies, it's not the BOB you're thinking about...minds out of the gutter). With Abbey strapped into the new jogging stroller my goal is to run at least twice a week. I've signed up for spin class at The Revolution in Clifton Park for Wednesday nights and will be unmerciful in my pursuit to get my girl friends signed up to suffer along side me...Becki...hint, hint...

On top of the new running regimen little Miss is just weeks away from walking which mortifies me for so many reasons. Though I'm trying to stay positive, focusing on the  additional exercise I'll be sporting once she takes her first steps and I spend the next decade running after her...hey, maybe I'll manage to be most improved again next year!

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